Internet Resources for Global Studies

1. Digital Libraries

• Collection on Critical Global Issues
• Food and Nutrition Library
• Humanity Development Library
• Medical and Health Library
• Virtual Disaster Library
• World Environment Library



• National Academy Press
• Thematic Guides on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change (CIESIN)

2. Internet Resource Guides

• International Affairs Resources WWW VL
• International Business & Technology (BRINT)
• International Network Information Centers (Univ. of Texas)
• LEADcat: the search engine for environment and development
• Virtual International Business and Economic Sources (VIBES)
• Virtual Library on International Development
• World Wide Web Virtual Library: International Development Co-operation

3. Search Tools

For a tutorial on searching techniques, please refer to Basic Online Search Strategies.

• Google
• Teoma
• WiseNut

• Vivisimo
• Dogpile
• MetaCrawler

4. Invisible Web

This is the portion of the Internet that is not indexed by the regular search engines; also referred to as "grey web" or "deep web."

• GrayLIT Network (scientific and technical reports from the Federal Government)
• Virtual Technical Reports Center
• Invisible Web Directory

5. Online Catalogs

IRIS will indicate the location and availability of books, as well as location and holdings of journals, magazines, and newspapers, at Rutgers University Libraries.

• IRIS - Rutgers Online Catalog
• Law-Newark - Newark Law Library online catalog



• Library Catalogs Outside of Rutgers
• webCATS: Library Catalogues on the World Wide Web