EUROPE AND THE WORLD Research Resources Presenter: Kostas Kourtikakis Library Research Advisor kok2u

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EUROPE AND THE WORLD Research Resources
Presenter Kostas KourtikakisLibrary Research
Advisorkok2_at_ucis.pitt.edu
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• Research How do I do it?
• Step 1
• Find a topic that is of interest to you.
• Step 2
• Secondary Literature What have other people
  written about the topic you chose?
• Books
• Journal Articles
• Step 3
• Make an argument
• Step 4
• Primary Resources Support your argument with
  evidence
• Official Documents
• Memos
• Interviews etc

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• TIP Before you start, have a look at the
  following website!
• European Parliament Factsheets
• http//www.europarl.eu.int/factsheets/default_en.h
  tm
• For some general information, scroll down to
• 6. THE UNIONS EXTERNAL RELATIONS
• Many links to individual policy themes
• Foreign Policy
• Development Policy
• etc

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• SECONDARY LITERATURE
• University Library System Website
• PittCat
• Databases A-Z
• West European Studies Virtual Library

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• University Library System Website
• http//www.library.pitt.edu
• BOOKS PittCat
• Some tips
• Keyword search
• Search by Subject
• Examples
• European Union and Africa
• European Union and China
• European Union and Foreign Policy

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University Library System Website
http//www.library.pitt.edu

• ARTICLES Databases A-Z
• Recommended Databases
• Article First
• Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
• You can locate article citations by
• Keyword
• Title
• Author

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University Library System Website
http//www.library.pitt.edu

• BOOKS AND ARTICLES West European Studies Virtual
  Library
• http//www.library.pitt.edu/subject_guides/westeur
  opean/wwwes
• Go to
• European Union Resourcesgt
• European Union Research Guidesgt
• General Reference and Subject Guidesgt
• European Union Common Foreign and Security
  Policy
• European Union External Relations
• etc.

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• PRIMARY DOCUMENTATION
• Types of documents you are likely to need
• Commission Recommendations (COM documents)
• Declarations
• Resolutions
• Speeches
• Etc.

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• how they are cited
• Commission Recommendations (COM documents)
• COM (year) number and year
• Example COM(2002)0713 of 11/12/2002
• Official Journal of the European Communities
• L Series (Legislation) number/year and date
• Example EC Regulation 1357/2003 of 13 July 2003
• C Series (Information and Notices)
• year/C journal number/serial number and date
• Example 2003/C 207/03 of 3/9/2003

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• and where you can find them
• EuroLex The most comprehensive databse of EU
  documents
• http//europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/index.html
• West European Studies Virtual Library (at Pitt)
• http//www.library.pitt.edu/subject_guides/westeu
  ropean/wwwes
• Hillman Library - Microforms, 2nd Floor -
  Official Journal of the European Comminities,
• 4th floor (Journal section)

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• Council of the European Union Website
• High Representative for Common Foreign and
  Security Policy (Javier Solana) Website
• Directorate General (DG) EXTERNAL RELATIONS
  Website
• Directorate General (DG) DEVELOPMENT Website
• Directorate General (DG) TRADE Website
• Website of the European Commission Delegation in
  the United States

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• Council of the European Union Website
• http//ue.eu.int/en/summ.htm
• Look at
• Transparency
• (bottom right of the page)
• For documents
• Another good resourse is
• Press Office/Newsroom
• (at the top of the page)

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• High Representative for Common Foreign and
  Security Policy (Javier Solana) Website
• http//ue.eu.int/solana/index.asp
• Here, you can find
• Speeches
• Reports
• News Articles
• Communiqués

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• Directorate General (DG) EXTERNAL RELATIONS
  Website
• http//www.europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/i
  ndex.htm
• Information about specific
• Countries
• Regions
• Policies
• etc.
• (Look at the menu at the top of the page.)
• Also, check
• http//www.europa.eu.int/pol/ext/index_en.htm

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• Directorate General (DG) DEVELOPMENT
• Website
• http//www.europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/development/inde
  x_en.htm
• Also, check
• http//www.europa.eu.int/pol/dev/index_en.htm

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• Directorate General (DG) TRADE Website
• http//www.europa.eu.int/comm/trade/index_en.htm
• Also, check
• http//www.europa.eu.int/pol/comm/index_en.htm

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• Website of the European Commission Delegation in
  the United States
• http//www.eurunion.org
• The resourse of last resort!
• Choose A-Z Index from the menu on the left of
  the screen.
• Themes are listed in alphabetical order.

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• For more specific inquiries,
• you can e-mail Kostas at
• kok2_at_ucis.pitt.edu
• Thank you!