PSC 250
Model United Nations
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Finding Facts & Figures
- Finding News
- Finding Primary Documents and Reports
Finding Facts & Figures
The World FactBook
- Excellent starting point for basic information.
- Statistical information includes population, vital statistics, economic activities, employment, ethnic composition, religion, energy production and consumption, communication systems, transportation systems, military statistics, environmental issues and international agreements, and international trade
- Publication of the Central Intelligence Agency
- Also in print. Location: ref G 122 .U56a 2006
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
- Countries which are arranged by global region
- Includes location and size, topography, climate, flora, fauna, environment, population, migration, ethnic groups, languages, religions, history, transportation, government, judicial, labor, armed forces, extensive economic and trade data, health, housing education, media, tourism, and more
- Also in print. Location: ref G 63 .W67 2007
Europa World
- Provides the recent history, government, economics, and other topics for every country and territory in the world.
- Includes a statistical survey (covering area and population, agriculture, industries, finance, external trade, principal trading partners, transportation, and more) and a detailed directory (listing government offices, media sources, trade associations, and more).
World Development Indicators Online
- Provides statistics on countries.
- Covers 550 indicators for over 200 countries and 18 county groups, from 1960 to one year ago.
- Includes social, economic, financial, natural resource, and environmental data.
- Results can be exported to a spreadsheet.
Lexis-Nexis Academic
- Full text articles, especially current information, from over 7500 journals, magazines, television and radio news transcripts, U.S. and foreign newspapers, newsletters, etc.
- Hundreds of magazines and newspapers including the The Economist, New York Times, the Washington Post, the Financial Times (London), the Manchester Guardian, and the Times (London)
- Dates of coverage: early 1980s to date
Finding Primary Documents and Reports
- International Government Information page
- CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)
- A comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs
- Full text of a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward, including working papers, occasional papers, research project publications, conference proceedings, and some entire books.
- Includes 45 full text journals. Check Journal Finder for full text options for indexed journal in CIAO.
- United Nations Human Development Report
- Includes most recent report for 2007/08 and all the way back to 1990.
- 2007-08 report is on climate change.
- World Development Report 2009: Reshaping Economic Geography
- Try these specialized links especially for primary documents:
- Libraries:
- University of Minnesota's Human Rights Library
- Provides a searchable interface of a variety of human rights documents and valuable links to other resources.
- Human rights is broadly defined.
- EISIL: Electronic System for International Law
- Developed by the American Society of International Law to assist researchers in finding the best quality primary materials for international legal research.
- Includes wide variety of international law primary documents and not just human rights.
- Best place to find the full-text of international agreements, treaties, and much more.
- Along with the UM Human Rights Library, an essential source for any Model UN students.
- IO and INGO websites:
- International Organizations:
- International Non-Governmental Organizations:
For more information, contact: Lynda Kellam, Data Services & Government Information Librarian
