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International Studies Research Guide

International Studies

Finding Books for International Studies

Because International Studies is an interdisciplinary Program, you will find the books you need in many different parts of the library. The call numbers listed below come from the Library of Congress Classification Outline, which is used to assign call numbers by topic area. If  you are stuck on keywords or looking for a good research topic idea, it can help to go to an area of the library that interests you and browse the shelf for inspiration. Or, if you need more sources on a particular project, check the shelves around a book you already have and feel is very useful as others will be in that same area. (Note: This list is alphabetical, but some areas are out of order, but indented to indicate they are considered sub-section of a larger discipline eg Statistics is under Economics and International Law is under Political Science). Some useful call numbers are:

ANTHROPOLOGY

GN1 - 890

Anthropology

GN406-517

Cultural traits customs& institutions

GN448 - 450.8

Economic organization. Economic
anthropology

GN478-491.7

Social Organization

GN492-495.2

Political Organization

GN495.4-498

Societal groups, ethnocentrism,
diplomacy, warfare etc

GN537-674

Ethnic groups and races

ECONOMICS

HB1-3840

Economic theory

HB 848-3697

Demography. Population

HC 10-1085

Economic history and conditions

HC 94-1085

By region or country

HD 4801-8943

Labor. Work. Working class

HD 8045-8943

By region or country

     STATISTICS

     HA1-4737

Basic Statistics

     HA 175-473

By region or country

GEOGRAPHY

G 1-922

Geography (General)

G 3180-9980

Maps

GB 3-5030

Physical geography

POLITICAL SCIENCE

JA 1-92

Political Science (General)

JV

Colonies & Colonization, Emigration
& Immigration

JV 1-5397

Colonies & Colonization

JV 6001-9480

Emigration & Immigration,
International Migration

JZ 5-6530

International Relations

JZ 4835-5490

International organizations and associations

JZ 4841-4848

Political NGOs

JZ 4935-5160

United Nations

JZ 5511.2-6300

Peace promotion/ Peaceful change

JZ 5587-6009

International security. Disarmament.
Global survival

     LAW

     KZ 2-6795

Law of nations

SOCIOLOGY

HM1 - 1281

History of Sociology

HM621-656

Culture

HM706

Social Structure

HM831 - 901

Social Change

HQ 1075 - 2030.7

Sex role, Men, Women, Feminism

HT 601 - 1445

Class

HT1501 - 1595

Race

  

Finding Books Using OneSearch and InterLibrary Loan

OneSearch is a tool to help you locate resources at HSU Library and make requests for books and other media from the other CSU campus libraries for free! Try a keyword search to get started and use filters and subject headings to help you narrow your search. 

If you aren't finding what you are looking for in OneSearch, you can also make an request through InterLibrary Loan and your requested item will be delivered to the Check Out Desk or as an PDF at no cost to you. 

 

Register for Interlibrary Loan

Go to http://library.humboldt.edu

Click on "Interlibrary Loan" on the left hand side

Log in with your HSU user name and password

Fill out the registration form

Note: You will only see the registration form if you have not already filled it out. If you do not immediately see a form, you are already registered for Interlibrary Loan and can continue to put in a request, check your outstanding requests, renew an item, and more.

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'How To' Videos for Books

The following short videos will show you how to accomplish some basic research tasks.