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Scholarly Articles & Reports
- Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
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- What's included? Citations to and full text of over 8,500 journals and magazines, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. Covers a wide range of academic subjects including the arts, humanities, social sciences, sciences, technology, and more.
- What dates are covered? Coverage varies, but generally covers the mid 1990s - present. Updated daily.
- Historical Abstracts (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
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- What’s included? Indexing and abstracts of journal articles and other materials on the history of countries other than the United States and Canada. Updated monthly.
- What dates are covered? 1450 - Present
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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- What’s included? Archival journal collections in many disciplines, scholarly e-books, images, and primary source materials from institutions worldwide.
- What else should I know? Many journals in JSTOR have an embargo (called the "Moving Wall") on their most recent articles, generally ranging from 3-5 years. Other databases will provide more current results.
- PAIS Index (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
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- What’s included? Citations to journal articles, books, government publications, research & conference reports, publications of international agencies, and other materials from over 120 countries. Covers topics related to public affairs, public and social policies, and international relations. Updated monthly.
- What dates are covered? 1914 - Present.
- Sociological Abstracts (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
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- What’s included? The international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Citations and abstracts for journals, books, dissertations, and conference papers in areas such as social structure, inequality, social change, and social problems. Updated monthly.
- What dates are covered? 1952 - Present.
Websites
- Genocide Archive Rwanda
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Provides oral testimonies of survivors, rescuers and perpetrators; Photographs of victims and perpetrators, Remains of victims being exhumed; Gacaca Justice System court proceedings, and more. - Genocide Watch
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Genocide Watch's web site contains "an extensive archive of resources regarding past and present genocides." - Human Rights Watch
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The "Publications" section offers a variety of reports on human rights, searchable by issue and by country. - U.S. Department of State - Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
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The U.S. Department of State manages this site as a portal for international human rights related information from the United States Government. Includes links to annual human rights reports on various countries. - ICTR Judicial Database
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Search this database of cases handled by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Contains judgement, notices of appeal, correspondence, decisions, transcripts, and more. - International Criminal Court
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Provides information on cases regarding crimes against humanity in Democratic Republic of Congo, Darfur, Sudan, Kenya, and the Central African Republic.
- UNdata This link opens in a new window
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- What’s included? The United Nations Data Access System, providing access to current, relevant and reliable statistics for free. Includes official statistics produced by countries, as well as estimates and projections. The domains covered are agriculture, education, energy, industry, labor, national accounts, population and tourism.
- What else should I know? Produced by United Nations Statistics and Population Divisions as well as other United Nations agencies.
Suggested Books
Africa's world war : Congo, the Rwandan genocide, and the making of a continental catastrophe by Call Number: URI DT658.26 P78 2009ISBN: 0195374207
Surviving the slaughter : the ordeal of a Rwandan refugee in Zaire by Call Number: URI DT450.435 U513 2004ISBN: 0299204944
