- Europa world year book
- London: Europa Publications Limited, (1926-)
- Includes entries on every country and several dozen major international organizations
- Country information includes brief descriptions of:
- Location, climate, language, religion, history, economy, education
- Consitutional and government (executive, legislative, judiciary)
- Political organizations, Diplomatic relations, Religion
- Press, publishing houses, and broadcasting concerns
- Financial institutions, trade and industry associations
- International organization information includes brief descriptions of:
- Contact information (address, phone, URL)
- Membership, Organization, History
- Call number: REF. JN 1 .E854
- Political handbook of the world
- Binghamton, New York: CSA, (1927-)
- Descriptions of every country as well as 100 major international organizations
- Country information includes brief descriptions of:
- Political/constitutional status, head of state/chief executive officer, cabinet
- Area, population, cities, languages, money, geography and recent history
- Government and politics, political parties, legislature
- News media, relations with the United States and IGOs
- Call number: REF. JF 37 .P6
- ILLINET
Online
- Catalog of books and other materials in the LFC Library
- Hint: Be careful of spelling, many international organisations use British spellings (labour instead of labor, organisation instead of organization)
- PAIS International (via Ovid)
- Indexes journal articles, select books, and government documents on public affairs issues
- Academic Universe
- Full-text of news media sources, including world and foreign language news
- Yearbook of international organizations
- London: KG Saur, (1921-)
- Over 11,000 entries from European Badminton Union to International Monetary Fund
- Description includes contact information, year founded, aims, structure, finance, relations with other organizations, activities, countries
- Includes a detailed subject index (for "peace" see "Innovative Change/Peace")
- Call number: REF. JX 1904.A42
- Yearbook of the United Nations
- Boston: Nijhoff, (1946-)
- Descriptions of major events of the last year in the United Nations including:
- International security, human rights, economic and social questions
- Also describes IGOs related to the UN
- Call number: REF. JX 1977.A37 Y4
- International Governmental Organizations
- Northwestern University Library, 1999.
- http://www.library.nwu.edu/govpub/resource/internat/igo.html
- August 31, 2000.
- Guide to web sites of major IGOs
- International Agencies and Information
- University of Michigan Library Documents Center, 2000.
- http://www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/Documents.center/intl.html
- August 31, 2000.
- Links to best web guides on international affairs
- Links to web sites of dozens of major international agencies
- The Africa Guide
- Contains e-journals, web resources, databases, bibliographies, and art on Africa and the African diaspora.
- Africa Resource Center
- News has stories from over 70 African newspapers and African coverage of the BBC, CNN, and The Washington Post
- Photo File includes pictures of people, cultures, wildlife, and places
- Annual report, international religious freedom
- Report submitted by the U.S. State Department to the U.S. Congress
- Paper copy available in Government Documents (DOC. Y 4.IN 8/16:R 27/13)
- Background Notes
- Brief U.S. Department of State overview of every nation in the world
- Paper copies available in Reference
- Country Reports on Economic and Trade Practices
- Annual Report made by U.S. Commerce Department to Congress
- Latest issue in Reference (Ref HF1410 .C69)
- Other issues available in Government Documents
- Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
- Annual Report made by U.S. State Department to Congress
- Available online: 1993- at State Department Website
- Available: 1992 to present: U.S. Foreign Affairs on CD-ROM (Reference Desk)
- Available in Print: Latest year in Reference (Ref JC 571 .U58)
Older issues in Government Documents
DOC Y F.76/1-15: (most issues from 1977 - present)
- Country Studies
- Formery known as Army Area Handbooks
- Introductory information on most countries of the world
- Donnelley Libary also has two copies of most titles in print
- Demographic Yearbook. Annuaire démographique. (Unesco)
- Demographic statistics by country
- Published annually
- Reference Room: REF HA12.5 .U45
- Progress of Nations, 1998
- Report by UNICEF on the status of children in each nation
- Statistical Yearbook. Annuaire statistique. (Unesco)
- Education statistics by country
- Published annually
- Reference Room: REF HA12.5 .U45
- Statistical Yearbook. Annuaire statistique. (United Nations)
- Basic economic and social statistics by country
- Published annually
- Reference Room: REF HA12.5 .U63
- World Constitutions
- Links to the texts of constitutional documents
- Compiled by Find Law
- World Factbook
- From the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
- Print version in the Reference Room: REF G122 .U56A
- Foreign Affairs Network
- U.S. Department of State.
- http://www.state.gov/
- August 31, 2000
- Official site, includes a wealth of information on U.S. policy.
- Congressional Universe
- Lexis-Nexis.
- http://www.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp/
- August 31, 2000
- Testimony includes full-text of select Congressional hearings.
- CIS Index covers all Congressional hearings since 1970.
- LFC Library has almost all hearings from 1990 on, and select hearings prior to that.
- Foreign Relations of the United States
- This series contains official U.S. State Department documents, usually published 30 years
after the events took place to provide a historical perspective
- The Donnelley Library Leisure Reading Room houses many of the volumes in this series
- Lake Forest College's collection starts around the turn of the century
- For a complete list of volumes published, see the official U.S. State Department site
- Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
- Annual Report made by U.S. State Department to Congress
- Available online: 1993- at State Department Website
1992 to present: U.S. Foreign Affairs on CD-ROM (at Reference Desk)
Latest year in Reference (Ref JC 571 .U58)
Older issues in print (in Government Documents)
- DOC Y F.76/1-15:
- 1977, 1979-1987, 1989-1991
- International Information
- Compiled by Northwestern's Governet Publications Department
- One of the best sites for IGO & Foreign Government information available
- University of Michigan Documents Center International Page
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