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Government Information
Has a European Union Library that contains
comprehensive coverage of European Union legal materials, including
legislation, case law, preparatory documents, parliamentary questions,
treaties, and information and notices
International Organizations
- United Nations
- AccessUN - Use this online index to access UN documents from the Evans UN microfiche collection by Document Number. Some full text online. Includes Official Records, draft resolutions, meeting records and more.
- UN System of Organizations - an alphabetic index of websites of the United Nations System of Organizations, including joint initiatives and special projects which exist to address specific, substantive areas of interest.
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- European Union
- EUR-Lex provides free access to European Union Law.
- Eurostat
- Find
some free information here on labor, population, and other statistics.
Eurostat is the European Union's statistical service.
- International Statistical Agencies
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- International Monetary Fund
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- Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
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- Organization of American States
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- World Bank
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- World Trade Organization
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
- Headquartered
in Brussels, NATO has both civil and military organizations and
agencies between the United States and various countries of Europe.
International Relations
- U.S. Department of State
- The Department of State manages the executive side of our international relations. One division of interest is the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs where you can find information on individual countries
- World Leaders
- The CIA publishes the online directory of Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
regularly. The directory is intended to be used as a
reference aid and includes many governments of the world, some of them not officially recognized by the
United States.U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- This site includes hearings, press releases, and legislation regarding foreign relations.
- House of Representatives Committee on International Relations
- Like its Senate counterpart, this site has hearings, legislation, and press releases.
International Trade
- NIST Standards Coordination and Conformity Group
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the Commerce department provides information on international Standards.
- Export.gov
- This site covers Western Europe and provides tariff rates and other information.
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General Guides
- Embassy World
- Directory & Search Engine Of The World's Embassies & Consulates
- Library of Congress Country Studies
- Includes
detailed descriptions and analyses of 101 countries of the world,
focusing on "lesser known areas of the world or regions in which U.S.
forces might be deployed". Each book includes discussion of the
historical setting as well as the social, economic, political, and
national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the
world.
- Background Notes
- Not as detailed as the Library of Congress Country Studies, but not as brief as the CIA World Factbook.
Each report includes sections on: geography, people, history,
government and political conditions, economy, general foreign
relations, U.S. relations with the country, and travel and business
information.
- CIA World Factbook
- Brief
descriptions of every country in the world. Entries include geography,
people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military,
and transnational issues.
- NationMaster
- Users can generate graphs based on CIA World Factbook data and other data sources.
- DIGMAP
- DIGMAP is a service for access to old maps of historical significance from all across Europe and spanning several centuries.
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Travel Guides
- USA.gov: Travel, Transportation, and Recreation
- Links
to travel information from the US government, including passport,
travel requirements, travel warnings, health information, and tips for
international travelers.
- Bureau of Consular Affairs
- Includes
visa and passport information, travel warnings, services and
information for Americans abroad, medical and legal services abroad,
and other useful international travel information.
- CDC Travelers' Health
- Notices about disease outbreaks around the world. In particular, check out their Health Information for International Travel 2005-2006 and their Destinations section.
- Tips for Students (State Dept.)
- Information for students or student advisors about travel or study abroad.
Research Publications
- European Archive
- The European Archive is a digital library of cultural artifacts in
digital form. We provide free access to researchers, historians,
scholars, and the general public.
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Government Information Librarian
Department
Info and Coll Svc - Humanities, Social Sci and Instructional Svc
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