Political Science — International Organizations

AccessUN Indexes and some full-text access to current and retrospective U.N. documents, publications, treaties, and resolutions. See also UNBISnet and United Nations Treaty Collection .
CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online Citations, abstracts and selected full-text articles covering topics in international affairs, collected largely from university- and foundation-funded research institutes, non-governmental organizations and academic conferences.
Country, Religion, Topical Statistics -- OFFSTATS Quick and convenient, provides official statistics from agencies such as as UNICEF, World Bank, local ministries per country and other variables.
Directory of NGOs associated with DPI Associated with the United Nations Department of Public Information.
Eurostat Staff in the Government and Geographic Information and Data Services Department must log-in for patrons to gain privileged access to all Eurostat publications that are available in PDF format. For assistance, please visit the Government and Geographic Information and Data Services Department or contact staff at govpubs@northwestern.edu.
First: Facts on International Relations and Security Trends Joint project of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and International Relations and Security Network (ISN). A federated system of multiple databases and documents prepared by over 15 centers, agencies, and programs. Includes data on states and international organizations, statistics, chronologies, and facts on topics such as conflicts, arms transfers and military expenditure.
Index to United Nations Documents Citations to current and retrospective U.N. publications, including full-text UN Resolutions from 1994 forward and Summary Records (SR) containing voting records beginning in 1997. Five years of retrospective indexing will be added each year until the index covers documents back to 1945.
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences Citations from an international selection of publications, including over 2600 journals, in all areas of the social sciences with emphasis on economics, political science, sociology and anthropology.
International Documents Collection--Northwestern University Library Contains publications and documents of about 25 intergovernmental organizations (IGOs).
International Governmental Organizations An extensive A-Z list from African Development Bank to World Tourism Organization; produced by Government Publications and Maps, Northwestern University Library.
Inter-Parliamentary Union International organization of 130 Parliaments of sovereign states; supported by UN; contains information and data such as number of women in parliaments.
JSTOR Provides electronic access to back issues of core scholarly journals including almost 30 in Political Science. To browse the list of archives, click here. Articles have been digitized, providing full-image access.
NGO Cafe "... a think tank for NGOs to discuss, debate and disseminate information on their work, strategies and results" as well as to provide an understanding of NGOs in general.
OECD Index Bibliographic database containing descriptions of documents and publications issued by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and related agencies such as the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the European Conference of Ministers of Transport. Search the Library catalog NUcat for the titles you want. For assistance with this resource, please visit the Government and Geographic Information and Data Services Department or contact staff at 847-491-3130 or govpubs@northwestern.edu. See also SourceOECD .
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) resources at NU: A thorough guide to OECD materials available to the NU community; compiled by the Main Library's Government and Geographic Information and Data Services.
PAIS International Bibliographic index to the literature of public policy, social policy, and the social sciences in general. Journal articles, books, government documents, statistical compilations, committee reports, directories, serials, reports of public, intergovernmental, and private organizations, and most other forms of printed literature from all over the world are indexed. This database covers 1972 to the present. Go to PAIS International Archive for coverage from 1937-1976. (The archive will eventually cover 1915 through 1976.)
SourceOECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Full-text of periodicals and statistics. See also OECD Index .
UNBISnet Catalog of UN publications and documentation indexed by the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library and the Library of the UN Office at Geneva, and non-UN publications in the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, Voting Records, and an Index to Speeches. See also AccessUN and United Nations Treaty Collection .
United Nations Common Database (UNCDB) UNCDB provides access to 300 data series, covering a wide range of subjects, from 30 specialized international sources for all available countries.
United Nations/Justice/Statistics Collection Free international statistical resource. Some full text reports available.
United Nations Treaty Collection There are three databases in this collection: 1) Status of Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General; 2) United Nations Treaty Series; 3) Texts of Recently Deposited Multilateral Treaties. See also AccessUN and UNBISnet.
UN Oral History Project Yale University’s United Nations Studies Program has undertaken an oral history study to preserve the recollections of those involved in international political developments in which the UN has played a role. This resource contains over 150 transcribed interviews with key players, from numerous countries, involved in major international events. The transcripts are divided into two groups: 1989-1991 and 1996-2002.
Washington Information Directory A component of the CQ Press Political Reference Suite . Contact information—email, addresses, faxes—on over 10,000 federal government offices, congressional committees, NGOs, IOs, regulatory agencies, etc., searchable and browsable.
World Bank and IMF Network Libraries Catalog—JOLIS (Library catalogs) Includes references to books, journal titles, journal articles, working papers, conference proceedings, technical reports, videos, software, electronic resources, and published IMF and World Bank materials. Please check the Library's catalog NUcat for availability, and speak with staff Government and Geographic Information and Data Services Department .
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts Citations with abstracts from more than 1100 journals in political science and related disciplines. Coverage is international in scope.

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Lucy E. Lyons
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Northwestern University Library
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l-lyons@northwestern.edu
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Last updated: 06/24/08