GLOBALIZATION
AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:
Democracy and the New Economies

St. Olaf Libraries' Guide to Resources

Library Catalogs/ Literature Reviews & Bibliographies / Journal Articles /
Current Events & Newspapers / Primary Sources From Foreign Countries / Selected Statistical Sources /
Additional Resources on the Web / Evaluation of Web Sites /

Globalization was recently defined (Bealey, F. Blackwell dictionary of political science, 1999.) as a "term indicating a movement to a world society...." Hillary French (Vanishing borders: Protecting the planet in the age of globalization, 2000) uses globalization "to refer to a broad process of societal transformation that encompasses...growth in trade, investment, travel, computer networking, and transboundary pollution." The current conference will also have its own definitions.

Given the varieties of definitions, it is obvious that there is going to be a great deal of information about globalization in the St. Olaf Libraries. For example, if one were to do a keyword search in Sage, the Libraries' catalog, one would find 77 recent citations. In the "Social Sciences Suite" of Annual Reviews a search under "globalization" finds 10 essays contributed since 1997. And if one were to do a keyword search in Expanded Academic ASAP, the index often utilized as a starting place for refereed journal citations, one would find 240 citations in publications since 2000. Again, searching Lexis-Nexis general news for the last six months, one would find 528 citations. Finally, one could turn to the Web and search Google.com and get approximately 546,000 hits. Given the rapidly growing sources of information on globalization, the following compilation of resources can not claim to be inclusive. It is hoped that they will offer some valuable places to begin. Please feel free to consult a reference librarian if you have any questions.


LIBRARY CATALOGS

St. Olaf Libraries' Collections:
The St Olaf Libraries have a wealth of information related to globalization. While the reference collection will provide background information, items in the general collection will tend to cover more focused topics and provide more information about this topic.

Subject Search on Bridge 
     -Available on the library homepage: http://www.stolaf.edu/library/research/books.htm
Conduct a Subject search using headings you have selected. If, when viewing an item's record, you see a Subject Heading that looks more interesting, just click on it and the catalog automatically conducts a search.

2. Keyword Search on Bridge 
If a subject search is not satisfactory, try a Keyword search using a couple of descriptive terms. Try different combinations of words to get at what you need.

Other Library Catalogs:

MNCat: University of Minnesota's catalog. May be accessed from "Find Books, Journal titles..." on the library home page

Government Documents:
Search Sage just as you would for books but note the location of the item. Government documents are located on the 3rd floor of Rolvaag.

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LITERATURE REVIEWS & BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Annual reviews. 1950 -. [R.R. BF30 .A5]

Annually reviews key areas of research in various disciplines. Each AR contains 15-20 articles written by specialists which cover the theory and research findings on critical issues. Includes lengthy bibliographies. Full-text is available on-line 1996-present. Table of Contents is also available on-line 1984-1995. Select essays include:

  • Berger, S. (2000). Globalization and politics. Annual Review of Political Science, 3, 43-62.
  • Guillen., M (2001). Is Globalization Civilizing, Destructive, or Feeble? A Review of the Social Science Literature. Annual Review Sociology,27, Future Content
  • Kearney, M. (1995). The Local and the global: The anthropology of globalization and transnationalism. Annual Review of Anthropology, 24, 547-565.
  • Lederman., R (1998) Globalization and the future of culture areas: Melanesianist anthropology in transition. Annual Review of Anthropology, 27, 427-449.
  • Okongwu , A.F. & Mencher, J.P. (2000). The anthropology of public policy: shifting terrains. Annual Review of Anthropology, 29, 107-124.
  • Riain, S. O. (2000). States and markets in an era of globalization. Annual Review of Sociology, 26, 187-213.\
  • Schwartzman, K.C. (1998). Globalization and democracy. Annual Review of Sociology, 24, 159-181.

Bibliographies

Use bibliographies to locate more information on topics of interest. You also can find these in:
     Encyclopedias
     Subject Dictionaries
    
To locate bibliographies on Sage & other library catalogs, search: Keyword: globalization AND bibliography.

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JOURNAL ARTICLES

Why Journal Articles?: It's quite time consuming to research, write, and publish a book. Often, authors of journal articles can cover, in great detail, the most recent research in a very focused area. You get focus and currency.

Given the plethora of indexes, you will need to consider whether you want broad, general indexes or specialized indexes. Also, you may be tempted to limit your search solely to full-text articles. This can be a trap. St. Olaf and Carleton own many excellent journals which you may borrow.

Multidisciplinary Indexes

Expanded Academic ASAP.
     -See from our "General and Basic" category on the "Find Articles & More..." section of the library Web page: http://www.stolaf.edu/library/research/articles/
Covers over 1500 scholarly journals in many subject areas. A good starting point as well as a place to go when you aren't finding anything.

JSTOR:
An index to and full text of select, academic journals (up to 1995-87). Using the Basic Search mode, select the disciplinary areas desired, and search under title, abstract, or full-text.

 

Databases on Cambridge Scientific Abstracts

EconLit : Contains citations & abstracts for journal articles and books, & the Cambridge UP Abstracts of Working Papers in Economics.

PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) 1972 -
An index to public policy and political affairs around the world. Indexes articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, book chapters, and statistical directories.

Sociological Abstracts 1963 - Indexes 2600 sociology journals plus book abstracts and review citations.

ERIC database 1963-present. Indexes both education journals and research documents gathered by the U.S. Department of Education.

 

 

 

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CURRENTS EVENTS & NEWSPAPERS

Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe.
     -See (on campus only): http://www.lexis-nexis.com/universe-
Provides access to a wealth of current information printed in newspapers, news wires, analysts' reports, and foreign news sources. See Congressional Universe for laws, testimony, procedures, and publications of federal and state governments.
    *NB-Read the "Find out More Information..." screens; they greatly help explain government processes and publications.

 

Proquest National Newspaper Database
Full-text coverage of The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post and Minneapolis Star Tribune. 1986-present.

The New York Times
New York Times Index is on Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe , Proquest National Newspaper Database , and Expanded Academic ASAP. At St. Olaf, The New York Times is also available in print for the current month and on microfilm (1851-).

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PRIMARY SOURCES FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES

World News Connection (Online version of Foreign Broadcast Information Service. )

  • FBIS includes daily English translations of non-US foreign news broadcasts as well as English translations of articles from foreign newspapers and journals as well as some news broadcasts. Translated by the U.S. government.
  • 1995- present, use online edition: Be sure to check with a Reference Librarian for User Name & Password.
    • Click on Login (for linx browsers)
    • User Name: Ask a Reference Librarian for this.
    • Password: Ask a Reference Librarian for this.
    • Read terms and click on "I Agree"
    • There are several different search options. "Free Text Searching" has over 500 hits on "Globalization."

    When you finish searching YOU MUST EXIT by selecting "Exit" button which is located at the bottom of the Main Menu and each of the main Search Menus. You will prevent anyone else from using the system for 30 minutes if you do not exit the system properly.

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SELECTED STATISTICAL SOURCES
See also Additional Resources on the Web (below). 
  • University of Michigan Documents Center
    http://www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/Documents.center/govweb.html
    One of the most comprehensive Web sites for accessing government information. See for finding agencies, specific documents, statistics, and many other types of information.
  • World Bank.http://www.worldbank.org
    Includes data , research documents (    http://econ.worldbank.org/) , and the World Development Report [Rolvaag Reference HC59.7 .W659] which is described as "an invaluable guide to the economic, social and environmental state of the world today." (http://www.worldbank.org/wdr/)
  • World Trade Organization http://www.wto.org/
  • Human development report [ Rolvaag Reference HC 59.7 .W659]
    -     http://www.undp.org/hdro
    Compiled by the United Nations Development Programme.
  • World Economic Outlook: A Survey by the Staff of the IMF
    [RR HC10:.W7979] Most recent edition in Rolvaag Reference. 1986-1999 in the library stacks.
  • FedStats http://www.fedstats.gov
    See section under "Programs" for statistics from a range of Federal agencies.
  • United Nations Global Statistics Site
    http://www.un.org/Depts/unsd/global.htm
  • International Financial Statistics Yearbook. 2000. [Rolvaag Reference: HG3881 I583 2000]
    Covers major economic statistics for most world countries for the last 30 years. See for information on exchange rates, national accounts, social support, government finance among other topics.
  • International Monetary Fund http://www.imf.org/
    See Publications section for reports, working papers, and policy discussions.
  • Statistical abstract of the world. 1994 -
    Organized by country. Gives economic, political, and social indicators.
  • Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
    http://www.lexis-nexis.com/universe-
    Provides access to a wealth of current business information     
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ON THE WEB

Politics and Economics

Globalization and Latin America:

Globalization and Religion:

Globalization and Culture:

Globalization and Poverty


Understanding Globalization

Migration:

Borders and Boundaries:

Miscellaneous:

Social Sciences

  • Social Science Information Gateway
    The UK-based service aims to provide a trusted source of selected, high quality Internet information for researchers and practitioners in the social sciences, business and law. Search on "globalization" returned 39 full-text articles, working papers, & reports.
  • Political Science: A Net Station
    Comprehensive site located at the University of British Columbia Library. Strong global emphasis with links to countries and regions.
  • Policy.com
    Provides editorial coverage and access to primary documents related to topics of current interest. Be sure to cautiously evaluate the content of some of these resources; many are published by think tanks and lobbyists. See Web site evaluation guide linked below.

Journals:

United Nations Resources

 

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EVALUATION OF WEB SITES

Remember to critically evaluate Internet resources before using them in your research. Use the guidelines included in the "Evaluating Web Sites" section of the Library Web Sites' Instruction Guides.

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Created by Elizabeth Hutchins
E-mail: hutchine@stolaf.edu
February 8, 2001