Global Resources Center, George Washington University Libraries

Former President of Washington D.C. Okinawa Association, Mrs. Mieko Maeshiro, visited GW Okinawa Collection on August 25. She kindly donated an important collection of materials on Ryukyuan cultures, language, and society including hard-to-find post-war memoirs and public health analysis on post-war Okinawa. Thank you very much, Mrs. Maeshiro!

Tuesday, September 27
9:30am to 11:30am
Gelman Library, Room 708 (GRC)

Please join us in the Global Resources Center (GRC) for an international student coffee hour co-hosted with the International Services Office (ISO). Take a tour of the GRC, chat with a specialist about your research and global interests, and enjoy a snack with your ISO friends!

Please RSVP: go.gwu.edu/GRCCoffee

Welcome to a new academic year! Now that the fall semester is underway, we're looking forward to helping you find the materials you need for your internationally-focused papers and projects. Our hours are M-Th: 10am to 9pm; F: 10am to 6pm; and Sat/Sun: 11am to 5pm. Graduate students now have 24/7 access to the GRC through swipe-card access. See you soon!

GWU grad students: The GRC is now available to graduate students for 24/7 study. We'll remain open to all during staffed hours; then graduate students will be able to access the space (and the computer workstations) via GWorld tap access.

Dear International Students,
Please join us tomorrow morning in the GRC (7th floor of Gelman Library) for an international student coffee hour co-hosted by the GRC and the International Services Office. Thursday, March 24th from 9:30am to 11:30am.

Welcome back to all returning GWU students and faculty, and welcome to all newly enrolled students! Now that the fall semester is under way, the Global Resources Center will be open on Monday to Thursday from 10am to 9pm; Friday from 10am to 6pm; and Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 5pm. We're looking forward to helping you find the materials you need for your papers and projects.

The second libguide is devoted to one of the most pressing geopolitical issues of our time: terrorism, particularly in the Middle East and Eurasia. It draws together a variety of sources and goes beyond a social science-centered approach to offer relevant insights from fields as various as engineering, medicine, biology, and psychology. Have a look at http://libguides.gwu.edu/content.php?pid=350282&hs=a

Introduction to Terrorism - International Terrorism: Middle East, Eurasia, and beyond - Research... An introduction to researching terrorism

The GRC has just published two new libguides, one on Central Asia and one on international terrorism. The first libguide focuses on Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, and provides both an overarching perspective on the complex region and a concentrated view of the political systems and social development in individual countries. Check it out at http://libguides.gwu.edu/centralasia

Please join us tomorrow from 10:00am to 11:30am for our International Student Coffee Hour. Take a tour of the GRC, chat with a librarian about your research, and enjoy a snack with your ISO friends.
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The GRC has just published a comprehensive libguide devoted to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. It covers the historical background, details the milestone events of 2014-2015, and provides links to up-to-date news, analysis, maps, and videos from multilingual sources. Please visit the libguide at http://libguides.gwu.edu/CrisisinUkraine

What happened and why - Crisis in Ukraine - Research Guides at George Washington University This libguide provides up-to-date information, news, analysis, maps, and videos from multilingual sources on the Russian-Ukrainian crisis. Reasons for conflict through timelines, historic background, maps and variety of views

Check out our new database on North Korea! One of the most recent GRC subscriptions, the North Korean News Database (NK News Pro) features news, opinion and analysis, research tools, and primary and secondary data from and about the politics, military, society and culture of North Korea. Mostly in English but some Korean language content is available as well.