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Hello Researchers!
This guide is designed to help you start your International Organizations library research.
Please feel free to email me if you get stuck, have additional research questions, would like to set up an appointment, or have other sources to include in the guide.
~Annelise
International & General Policy Research Tools
There are a number of quality resources to search for public policy information including articles, reports, white papers, and government documents.
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United Nations Digital LibraryCurrently, the UNDL incorporates digital content, mainly official UN documents and selected UN maps, with metadata from UNBISnet for UN-produced materials, as well as speech and voting records. Additional collections of digital materials will be added as they are created or are made available to us by UN departments, offices, and agencies.
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UNBISnet: United Nations Bibliographic Information System on the InternetUNBIS is the primary bibliographic database of the United Nations. Established in 1979, it offers access to documents of the United Nations and to non-UN publications acquired by the Dag Hammarskj?ld Library in New York and the UN Library in Geneva.
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IMF eLibraryProvides comprehensive access to International Financial Statistics (IFS), Balance of Payments Statistics (BOPS), Direction of Trade Statistics (DOTS), and Government Finance Statistics (GFS) databases. Also provides access to the International Monetary Fund's recent publications, including periodicals, books, analytical papers, and statistical tools.
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OECD iLibraryOECD iLibrary is the Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development's Online Library for Books, Papers and Statistics and the gateway to its analysis and data. Coverage includes development, economics, education, energy, environment, scitech, social issues, and more.
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World Bank e-LibraryThe World Bank e-library is an online, fully cross-searchable portal of World Bank documents. The collection consists of World Bank publications and Policy Research Working Papers, plus each new book and paper as they are published.
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World Bank Open Knowledge RepositoryThe World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (OKR) is The World Bank’s official open access repository for its research outputs and knowledge products.
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PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service)1972-present. Lists print and electronic articles, books, and government publications on issues of public policy, including politics, government, economy, marine policy, law.
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CIAO: Columbia International Affairs OnlineFull text of working papers, conference proceedings, policy briefs, economic indicators, and other resources in international affairs.
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Roger: The UC San Diego Library CatalogUse it to find publications from international organizations available from the UCSD Library. Use the “My Library Account" feature to view items that you have borrowed, renew items, request books, and more.
International Organization Directories
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Europa World PlusEconomic, political, historical, and geographic profiles of countries and global regions. Contact info for political, business, media, and cultural agencies and officials. Search or browse by country, region, organization, or people. Includes a directory of international organizations.
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Encyclopedia of Associations
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ISBN: 9781414477985Publication Date: 2014-04-04Encyclopedia of Associations: International Organizations
Encyclopedia of Associations: National Organizations of the U.S.
Encyclopedia of Associations: Regional, State and Local Organizations
National Directory of Nonprofit Organizations
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UN NGO Branch - Integrated Civil Society Organizations SystemThe integrated Civil Society Organizations (iCSO) System, developed by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), facilitates interactions between civil society organizations and DESA. The system provides online registration of general profiles for civil society organizations, including address, contacts, activities and meeting participation.
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Duke University Libraries - NGO DatabaseAvailable alphabetically, by region, and by subject.
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Database of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)Contains the profiles in English and in French of non-governmental organizations that have official relations with UNESCO. Maintained by the Union of International Associations (UIA)
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Open Yearbook of International OrganizationsThis information is part of the Open Yearbook, a free service of UIA's subscription-based Yearbook of International Organizations (YBIO). It includes profiles of non-profit organizations working worldwide in all fields of activity. The information contained in the profiles and search functionality of this free service are limited.
Melvyl
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MelvylThe MELVYL Catalog combines the holdings of all UC Library catalogs (it also includes WorldCat) and includes books, government documents, journals and select individual articles. Use the Request button to ask for books from another UC library. Items from these libraries arrive within 2-4 days.
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Melvyl - WorldCat Discovery (beta)The latest version of Melvyl. Note: Use the regular version of Melvyl to request books from other libraries.
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