University of Washington
Library Orientation
Scandinavian Political Science

Objectives in today’s orientation:

When you are done, please return to Jerry Anderson's home page for more information.

Establishing a research strategy:
Before starting any research project, it is important for you to establish a strategy to determine not only how to find the materials that you will use, but also whether the Libraries’ collections contain sufficient materials for you to complete your research successfully.

What kinds of materials will you need?
Books, periodical articles, statistics, etc.?
How do you find them?
Where are they located?

In using the on-line catalog and databases, it is especially important to establish your strategies for finding needed materials, whether they are books or articles. The system designed by UW librarians in conjunction with the UW Computing Services greatly facilitate your searches, as we shall see in the on-line demonstration.

Books:

Below are some suggestions of the possible headings and subheadings which might be of use to you. They are only examples. There are many more which you might use. To get an idea of the array of subject subheadings relevant to individual nations, look at those listed under the main heading "United States". This is a paradigm for all other countries. Below are some examples: Topical headings:

In addition to such subheadings under the main heading of a country, there are also topical main headings which are more generic or theoretical, but which may contain material about your topic, e.g.:

International relations -- Dictionaries

Sample “hits”:

Ziring, Lawrence, 1928-.
International relations : a political dictionary
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c1995.
International-relations -- Dictionaries.
Undergraduate Reference
CALL NUMBER: JX1226 .P55 1995

Dictionary of international relations terms.
 [Washington, D.C.?] : Dept. of State Library : [Supt. Of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., distributor] 1987.
International-relations -- Dictionaries.
International-agencies -- Dictionaries.
Government Pub Stacks US   S 1.2:In 8/30/987

Ali, Sheikh Rustum.
The international organizations and world order dictionary.
Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, c1992.
International-agencies -- Dictionaries.
International-relations -- Dictionaries.
Suzzallo Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: JX1995 .A4595

International relations research directory.
London : Europa, 1995-.
International-relations -- Research -- Directories.
Research-institutes -- Directories.
Suzzallo Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: JX1291 .I565

 The principle behind subject cataloging is to give the most specific heading to a work. Thus, if a work pertains to three countries or less, specific heading will be given for each country. If the work is about more than three countries, the subject heading will be more inclusive, e.g. Remember also to look for bibliographies and bibliographical references in relevant books and articles. the LC subject heading "Bibliography" is a subheading which can lead you to useful sources and shorted the time you use for your literature search, e.g. Political Science--Bibliography: Periodicals:

The strategy for finding periodical literature is much the same as that for books, except that you will need to use periodical indexes and abstracts. The indexes and abstracts which are listed in the section “Reference Area” below are useful for finding most of the periodical literature in the field of Scandinavian Studies. Also see the hand out “American Indexing Sources for Periodical Literature on Nordic Humanities and Social Sciences”.

We are fortunate here for the online system which was designed at the UW provides an interface making computer searching virtually uniform.  Previously you would have to learn a number of different techniques for different databases.  Now, at least for those databases on the UWIN and WILLOW systems, you can use the same procedures.  In almost all of these you will be able to employ Boolean searching techniques. In our hands-on review of some of the databases you will experience the versatility of the system and learn to search beyond author, title and subject  using the multiple searching modes made possible on our system, such as searching by:

On-line catalogs and databases:

UW Libraries Information Gateway

Selected on-line databases pertinent to Scandinavian Studies. (What does UW restricted mean?)

Anthropological Literature - UW restricted
Expanded Academic Index - UW restricted
Historical abstracts on disc - UW restricted
MLA Bibliography - UW restricted
National Newspaper Index - UW restricted
OCLC WorldCat - UW restricted
PAIS International - UW restricted
Social sciences citation index - UW restricted

Printed indexes. (In Reference Index/Abstract area, unless otherwise noted.)
Contemporary Authors [Z1224 .C622] (Shelf 18)
Historical abstracts. Part A: Modern history abstracts, 1450-1914 [D1 .H192]
Historical abstracts. Part B: Twentieth century abstracts, 1914- [D1 .H193]
Index nordicus  [DL1 .K85]  (Reference Stacks)
PAIS: Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin [Z7163 .P9]
Scandinavian biographical archive [microform] Microforms Newspapers
(Microfiche M-2798  CHECK THE SHELVES  847 microfiches)
Social sciences citation index [Z7161 .S65]
Studies on women abstracts [HQ1180 .S78]
Women studies abstracts [Z7962 .W65]

WEB sites:
This is just a minuscule sampling.

*(The above sources provide  links to many useful Nordic resources.)

BRIEF TOUR/ORIENTATION TO SUZZALLO/ALLEN LIBRARIES

Reference Area
Index/Abstract Area:

Reference Stacks:

National Bibliographies:

Other Bibliographical Sources: Encyclopedia area: BALTIC STUDIES RESOURCES:

Below are some Baltic resources found in the Reference Stacks area.  For periodical materials in English most of the periodical indexes, abstracts, and databases  listed above will also be helpful for students studying the Baltic countries.  For more detailed research assistance, please see:

Mike Biggins, Head, Slavic Section
Suzzallo Library, 2nd. Floor
Telephone:543-5588
E-mail:  mbiggins@u.washington.edu

Bibliographic guide to Slavic, Baltic, and Eurasian studies.
New York, NY : G. K. Hall, c1995-.
Suzzallo Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: Z2483 .B48

Grant, Steven A.
Scholars' guide to Washington, D.C. for Russian, Central Eurasian, and Baltic studies : Armenia,    Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia ...
Washington : Woodrow Wilson Center Press ; Baltimore :  Johns Hopkins University Press c1994.
Suzzallo Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: DK18 .G66 1994

Smith, Inese A. (Inese Auzina).
The Baltic States : Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania.
Oxford : Clio, c1993.
LC Subject:   Baltic-States -- Bibliography.
Suzzallo Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: Z2531 .S65 1993

Baltic States : a reference book.
Tallinn : Estonian Encyclopaedia Publishers ; Riga : Latvian Encyclopaedia Publishers, 1991.
LC Subject:   Baltic-States.
Slavic Section Reference
CALL NUMBER: DK502.35 .B34 1991
Suzzallo Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: DK502.35 .B34 1991

How to get from here to there:  which political science sources are where
(and this isn’t everything)
(and you can count on its changing)
(and it’s not anyone’s fault – this is life in the computer age)
(Patience and Good Luck, and when all else fails, see your friendly reference librarian)

ON THE CD ROM STATIONS:

News Resources

Some Scandinavian Political Science Periodicals

Norsk statsvitenskapelig tidsskrift.
Pub. Info.:   Oslo : Novus, 1985-.
LC Subject:   Political-science -- Periodicals.
Suzzallo Periodicals Stacks
CALL NUMBER: JA26 .N67

Nytt norsk tidsskrift.
Pub. Info.:   [Oslo] : Universitetsforlaget, 1984-.
LC Subject:   Political-science -- Norway -- Periodicals.
              Political-science -- Periodicals.
Suzzallo Periodicals Stacks
CALL NUMBER: AP45 .N95

Statsvetenskaplig tidskrift.
Pub. Info.:   Lund : Statsvetenskaplig tidskrifts expedition, 1964-.
LC Subject:   Political-science -- Periodicals.
              Statistics -- Periodicals.
              Economics -- Periodicals.
Suzzallo Periodicals Stacks
CALL NUMBER: JA26 .S73

Scandinavian political studies.
Pub. Info.:   Oslo [etc.] Universitetsforlaget [etc.]; Beverly Hills
              [etc.] Sage Publications [etc.].
LC Subject:   Scandinavia -- Politics-and-government -- Periodicals.
Suzzallo Periodicals Stacks
CALL NUMBER: JN7001 .S3

Nordisk administrativt tidsskrift.
Pub. Info.:   Kobenhavn : Nordisk Administrativt Forbund i kommission hos
              Juristforbundets Forlag.
LC Subject:   Scandinavia -- Politics-and-government -- Periodicals.
              Administrative-law -- Scandinavia -- Periodicals.

Scandinavian political studies.
Pub. Info.:   Oslo [etc.] Universitetsforlaget [etc.]; Beverly Hills
              [etc.] Sage Publications [etc.].
LC Subject:   Scandinavia -- Politics-and-government -- Periodicals.
Suzzallo Periodicals Stacks
CALL NUMBER: JN7001 .S3

Nordisk kontakt. Politisk orientering. Ajankohtaista pohjoismaista politiikkaa.
Pub. Info.:   Stockholm, Nordiska radet.
LC Subject:   Scandinavia -- Politics-and-government -- Periodicals.
              Finland -- Politics-and-government -- Periodicals.
              Iceland -- Politics-and-government -- Periodicals.
Government Pub International Reference
CALL NUMBER: DL55 .N6
bound volumes in Suzzallo Periodicals Stacks

Tour of Suzzallo/Allen Libraries

1. Cashier/Circulation
2. Microforms/Newspapers

3.  Government Publications 4. Periodicals  (All Nordic periodicals found here.)
5. Suzzallo/Allen Stacks Other UW Libraries

1. Odegaard Undergraduate Library

2. Drama Library 3. Social Work Library
4. Art Library
5. Music Library
6. Architecture Library

A. Gerald Anderson, Nordic Area Librarian
Reference and Research Services Division, Suzallo Library
University of Washington Libraries, Box 352900
Seattle, WA 98195-2900
Telephone: (206) 685-1433
FAX: (206) 685-8049
E-mail: aga@u.washington.edu
URL:  http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/Nordic/nordspecialist/index.html