American Information Resource Center
Online Databases
AIRCs have access to more than 50 online databases such as Proquest Research Library, Gale InfoTrac One File, HeinOnline, Lexis/Nexis, Proquest Policy File, Newspaper Direct and other databases covering a range of subjects.
| Name | Content |
| Americans and the World | Comprehensive information on |
| Armed Conflict Database | Interactive source of information on armed conflicts worldwide |
| Associations: Gale Directory Library | Information source for more than 460,000 international and national non-profit membership organizations in all fields. |
| Biography Resource Center | Biographies and full text articles including Complete Marquis Who's Who(R) |
| Books in Print | Comprehensive database of world-wide English language book titles. |
| CIRI Human Rights Data Project | Contains standards-based quantitative information on government respect for a wide range of internationally-recognized human rights for countries of all regime-types and from all regions of the world. |
| Congressional Directory | Official current directory of the U.S. Congress |
| Congressional Research Service Reports | Includes access to Daily and Weekly Reports |
| Constitutions of the World & Dependencies and Territories | English translations of the constitutions of 192 nations and 144 territories and dependencies coupled with the relevant provisions that define the relationship between the state and dependency or territory. Oceana Publications, Inc. |
| Countries and Their Cultures | Country information provided by Gale |
| Countrywatch | Up to date information and news about countries of the world |
| Dialog | Online information retrieval system for multiple databases |
| Digital National Security Archives | ProQuest online access to formerly classified government documents |
| Dun & Bradstreet | Business analysis tools and credit information |
| Eastview Social Science and Humanities Database | Provides researchers with a unique opportunity to cross-search the contents of major Russian periodicals on social sciences and humanities. It is comprised of all 31 journals of the |
| Economic Engagement Matrix | From EEB, provides a snapshot of the most recently available economic information for a single or broad group of countries |
| EIU Country Data | A comprehensive source of economic indicators and forecasts for 150 countries and 45 regions. |
| EIU Country Reports | Access to Economist Intelligence Unit publications including: Country Report, Country Profile, Country Finance, Country Commerce and Business Newsletters. |
| Election Guide | Election Guide is provided by IFES, an international nonprofit dedicated to the building of democratic societies. It provides timely and accurate worldwide information on National elections, Political parties, Referenda, election related laws and political developments and voter turnout. |
| Encyclopedia Britannica | Online, desktop access to the complete multi-volume set and Merriam Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus |
| Europa World Plus | Political & Economic information on over 250 countries and territories worldwide, including regional reports |
| Factiva | Dow Jones & Reuters collection of global content and services including full text access to the Wall Street Journal |
| FOIA (Dept. of State) | Department of State Freedom of Information website |
| Gale Academic OneFile | Comprehensive database of 8,000 journals and access to podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN, and CBC |
| Gale Declassified Documents | Online access to previously classified government documents |
| Gale Infotrac One File | Source for news and full text periodicals titles |
| Gale - Thomson Gale PowerSearch | Combines the Gale Infotrac OneFile and Gale Virtual Reference Library and Gale Academic OneFile |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library | Encyclopedias, almanacs, and other specialized reference resources |
| Gallery Watch Briefing Room | |
| Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) | Public database of official texts of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources |
| Global Trade Atlas | International Trade Statistics - now to 4 digits |
| HRAF World Cultures | eHRAF World Cultures is a cross-cultural database of information on all aspects of cultural and social life. |
| HeinOnline | Image based and fully searchable historical legal documents. |
| International Crisis Group | Country specific information through CrisisWatch Database, Crisis History Database, and the CrisisWatch Bulletin |
| International Financial Statistics | International Monetary Fund (IMF) international and domestic finance statistics |
| ISI Emerging Markets | Company and financial data direct from more than 80 emerging markets in Asia, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. |
| JSTOR | JSTOR is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping the scholarly community discover, use, and build upon a wide range of intellectual content in a trusted digital archive. |
| Keesings World News | World News Archives 1937-present. |
| Latin American Newsletters | A leading source on economic and political information on |
| Leadership Directories | Also recognized as the Yellow books, and include Congressional, Federal, State, and many more. |
| Lexis/Nexis | Information aggregator with multiple national and international news and legal sources |
| Merriam Webster Dictionary | Offered from the Encyclopedia Britannica website |
| Net Library | Digital Books, Journals, and Databases. |
| NewsBank | More than 800 international news sources including Le Monde and The Times of London |
| NewspaperDirect (foreign newspapers) | Foreign and U.S. Press delivered in its original format |
| OCLC First Search | Online access to more than 72 databases with full text and abstracting services |
| Open Source Center (nee FBIS) | Open |
| Project Muse | Online scholarly journals in the Humanities and Social Sciences |
| ProQuest Research Library | Comprehensive database of periodicals and scholarly journals, full indexed for ease of searching. Provides Alerts and translations. |
| Proquest Historical Newspapers | 100 years of Christian Science Monitor, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times |
| ProQuest Newspapers (Newstand) | Full text access to Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, and Christian Science Monitor |
| ProQuest Policy File | PolicyFile provides online access to public policy research and analysis from think tanks, university research programs, research organizations and publishers. |
| Rulers | This site contains lists of heads of state and heads of government (and, in certain cases, de facto leaders not occupying either of those formal positions) of all countries and territories, going back to about 1700 in most cases. |
| Stat-USA | STAT-USA/Internet, (U.S. Department of Commerce) provides authoritative government information to the |
| SwetsWise - Swets Information Service | Online access to Bunche Library electronic journal subscriptions |
| Terrorism Knowledge Database | A comprehensive databank of global terrorist incidents and organizations |
| Thomson Gale PowerSearch | Combines the Gale Infotrac OneFile and Gale Virtual Reference Library and Gale Academic OneFile |
| Treaties and International Agreements (Oceana) | Over 13,000 treaties and international agreements, ratified and in the process of ratification |
| Ulrichs Periodical Directory | Global source for journal, magazine, and serials publications information |
| UN Common Database | Statistics databases from sources such as the Food and Agriculture Organization, International Monetary Fund, UN Population Division, OECD, UNESCO, World Bank, IMF, the World Health Organization, and others |
| United Nations Comtrade | UN's commodity trade statistics database |
| United Nations Documents | Access to the UN's Online Document Delivery Service |
| United Nations Statistical Databases | Selection of UN statistics including National Accounts |
| Uniworld Online | Directory of American firms operating in Foreign Countries and Foreign Firms operating in the |
| USAID Statistical Databases (EADS) | Access to multiple statistical databases including Direction of Trade, World Develoment Indicators, World Population Prospects, Index of Economic Freedom and more. |
| War Crimes Research Office | WCRO provides legal research and analysis to international criminal justice mechanisms on cutting-edge issues of international criminal and humanitarian law. |
| Westlaw | Legal and News Research |
| World Atlas | Offered by Encyclopedia Britannica |