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BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Subject searches on GULLiver, WorldCat - GULC only - , and periodical indexes under the name of the organization are useful for finding descriptions of international organizations. Yearbooks and dictionaries are excellent sources to check for this type of information. To locate information and materials by an international organization, use the organization's name as an author. Yearbooks and encyclopedias are also good sources for charters and constituting documents for international organizations. 

For more assistance in researching international organizations, see Researching Inter-Governmental Non-Governmental Organizations. See also ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law: International Organizations.

1. G. Schiavone, International Organizations: A Dictionary  (4th ed., London: Macmillan, 1997) [INTL REF KZ4837 .S5 1997].

2. The Europa World Year Book (London: Europa Publications, 1989-) [INTL REF JN1 .E85]. 

3. Yearbook of International Organizations (Munchen: K.G. Saur, 1967-) [INTL REF KZ4836 .Y43].  See also the website. Not all information on this site is freely available.

4. Encyclopedia of Associations: International Organizations (Detroit, MI: Gale Research Co., 1989-). [INTL REF HS17 .G335]. 

5. Encyclopedia of Public International Law (Amsterdam: North Holland, 12 vols., 1981-1990) [INTL REF KZ1160 .E53 1981] and the new edition (1992-) [INTL REF KZ1160 .E53 1992].

6. International Organization and Integration (The Haguet: Nijhoff, 1981-) [INTL KZ172.8 .I54].

7. International Information: Documents, Publications, and Information Systems of International Governmental Organizations (2nd ed., P. Hajnal ed., Englewood, CO: Libraries, 1997) [INTL REF JZ4850 .I58 1997].

8. Introduction to International Organizations (L. Louis - Jacques and J. Korman, eds., New York: Oceana Publications, 1996) [INTL KZ5566 .I57 1996]. 

9. Williams, The Information Systems of International Inter-Governmental Organizations: A Reference Guide (Stanford, Conn.: Ablex, 1998) [INTL REF JZ4850 .W55 1998].

10. Some relevant Web sites include: 

• International Agencies and Information on the Web (U. Mich.)


• International Organizations Web site (NWU)
• Materials on International Governmental Organizations 


• Official Web Site Locator for the United Nations Systems Organizations 


• United Nations Web Site


• Union of International Associations (UIA)

Revised August 2005

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