This guide suggests resources--reference books, library databases, search engines and web links--to use for researching your Master's Projects. Use this table of contents or click on each tab to see each page.
The Duke University Libraries site library.duke.edu is your portal to all our services and resources.
Search & Find to access books, e-journals, databases that index hundreds of journals each, and more.
The default search 'Books and more' is for our catalog.
Using the Libraries most useful links:
You can search our website by using the main search feature, then navigate to the "Our Website" section in the results. Here are some especially useful sites.
Search for scholarship on theory and research in international affairs; includes NGO publications
The following databases are specific to fields related to public policy, such as economics and sociology.
Search for terrorism briefs, special intelligence reports, and podcasts related to geopolitics
Search for World Bank data, including World Development indicators (WDI). This is an open access database.
You can also browse all of our databases by subject.
Prof. Mirovitskaya's document links to guidelines for writing papers, citing sources, and avoiding plagiarism.
See also
Citing Sources
Research Tools on this guide under Strategies
