Databases - Use for Literature Reviews - International Studies

International Studies Librarian

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Subjects: International Studies

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American University Library, B 46

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Subjects: International Studies, Political Science & Government, Public Administration

Scopus
Largest bibliographic database of peer-reviewed literature in the world. Provides citations and abstracts from over 26,000 peer-reviewed journals.
Especially useful for writing literature reviews because one can sort results by times cited.
Web of Science
Web of Science Core Collection contains several components: Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Conference Proceedings Index, Book Citation Index, Emerging Sources Citation Index, Current Chemical Reactions, and Index Chemicus. To search in a subset of the components, select the database then select the desired index or indices in the 'Editions' dropdown menu.
Dissertations and Theses Global (ProQuest)
Especially useful for writing literature reviews because of their extensive bibliography and literature review.
Citations and abstracts to Ph.D. dissertations and Master's theses from around the world. Includes the full text of most dissertations and theses from the U.S. and Canada.
JSTOR
Publications from 1st issue to a moving wall of up to 10 years - limiting access to articles published in the last 10 years. Full text of more than 2600 core journals in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. Excellent source for older (pre-1980s) articles.

Google Scholar (AU version)
Google Scholar may be the world’s largest academic search engine, indexing peer reviewed articles, books, conference papers, theses and dissertations, and other scholarly literature. The full text of items may not be available for free, but those that overlap with AU Library’s collections can be accessed there.
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International Relations, Political Science and Security Studies

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Gender and Sexuality

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Intercultural and International Communication

International Development

Latin American Studies