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International Government Information and Country Information A Subject Guide
Andrea Morrison, Barbara Mann
ISBN: 1-57356-479-6
ISBN-13: 978-1-57356-479-3
312 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 6/30/2004
List Price: $71.95 (UK Sterling Price: £49.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 8 1/2 x 11
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Description: This is the only authoritative guide that offers a subject approach to the plentiful resources provided by international government organizations, national governments, and other foreign information sources. In addition to an overview section, 21 chapters cover rich resources of topical, statistical, and analytical information on agriculture and food; crime; health; human rights; laws and treaties; transportation; women and children; and more. Each chapter provides descriptions of Web sites, books, reports, and other important materials, and concludes with research strategies and tips on the most efficient ways to search for certain types of information.

In addition to international and foreign government sources, this book covers resources from foreign organizations, foreign universities, and commercial publishers. Appendixes identify the acronyms and initialisms that are often used in place of international government organizations' full names; the organizations' Web site addresses are also listed. Students from high school to graduate level, researchers, and librarians will find this an important reference work.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
    General Information
    General Sources
    Subject Chapters
    Agriculture and Food
    Communication
    Crime and Criminal Justice
    Development
    Economics and Business
    Education
    Energy
    Environment
    Government and Politics
    Health
    Human Rights
    International Relations
    Labor
    Laws and Treaties
    Science and Technology
    Security, Peace, and Disarmament
    Social and Culture
    Statistics
    Trade
    Transportation
    Women and Children
    Appendix I: Selected Acronyms of International Organizations
    Appendix II: Selected International Organization Web Sites
About the Author: ANDREA MORRISON is Associate Librarian for Indiana University Libraries and current chair of the American Library Association's Government Documents Round Table (GODORT).

BARBARA J. MANN is an Education, Journalism, and International Documentation Librarian at Emory University. She has been International Documents Selector and International Documents Task Force Coordinator for GODORT.
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