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Note: Off-campus access to some online sources is restricted to current UCF students, faculty,
and staff via Pegasus or
Proxy servers.
Related Research Guides
Other guides which may be useful for international research include:
identifies resources for Companies & Industries, Countries & Regions, Statistics & Demographics,
Financial Markets, International Trade - Importing & Exporting, Living & Working Abroad
- Doing Business in Various Countries
identifies resources for federal & state government information and various subject
resources.
include specific guides for Lodging Industry, Statistics/Demographics, and Travel &
Tourism Industries
provides links to some encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference resources for
which the UCF Libraries provide online access, e.g.: Historic World Leaders,
Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy, International Conflict...1945-1995,
Hutchinson Chronology of World History, Routledge Encyclopedia of International
Political Economy, and Encyclopedia of the European Union. Links for individual
countries are provided to titles from the Library of Congress Country Studies and the
ABC-CLIO World Bibliographical Series.
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Countries & Governments - Key Resources
See also Countries & Governments - Other Resources
Browse: Country Reports by country, region, or publisher to retrieve:
- Business Monitor International - monthly regional Monitor
reports on political risk and macroeconomic prospects; quarterly country
Business Forecast Reports "covering political risk, economic outlook &
industry performance, set against global economic trends"
- CountryWatch - Country Reviews - "a concise and meaningful
source of country-specific information, containing fundamental demographic, socio-cultural,
political, economic, investment and environmental information, in a consistent format"
- Datamonitor - Country Profiles - "a detailed analysis on [the
country], providing an overview of [the country's] political, economic and business
environment, represented both textually and in graph and tabular formats"
- EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit) - Country Commerce Reports
- "Comprehensive guide to business, regulatory and trade framework. Includes key
economic indicators, foreign investment, guidance on obtaining proper permits &
complying with local tax laws-including e-commerce rules"
- Global Insight - Country Monitor - "Presents [monthly] Analyses,
Statistics, and Forecasts on the Economy of [the country]. Includes information
on Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Real GDP, Consumer Prices, Foreign Trade, Official
Exchange Rate, etc. Also provides Import and Export Statistics as well as the names
of important government officials."
- Going Global Career Guides - provide information for specific
countries about employment trends & opportunities, financial considerations, interviewing
advice, job application guidelines, job search resources, and work permits & visas.
(also available in
ABI/INFORM)
- Icon Group - Economic Competitiveness - financial returns,
labor productivity & international gaps - individual country reports focusing
on competitiveness in the economy of the country. "This series was created for international
firms who rely on foreign markets for a substantial portion of their business or
who might be threatened by international competition."
- OECD Economic Surveys - "in-depth reviews of Member countries'
economies and selected non-Member countries. A minimum eighteen surveys are issued
during a calendar year. Each issue provides a solid analysis of developments in
the subject country, special reports on topics of current interest, and extensive
statistical information." See also the UCF Library's online subscription to
Source OECD
and
print versions in the UCF Library
- PRS Group - Political Risk Yearbook - see also the separate
entry and description for Political Risk Yearbook.
- Superintendent of Documents - Background Notes on Countries of the World
- see also the U.S. State Department online access.
Country Studies (Library
of Congress)
"a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political,
and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world....
Web site also contains brief, more up-to-date
Country Profiles on select
countries." Previous title:
Area Handbook for...
World Factbook (CIA)
provides information about individual countries, territories &
dependencies including a reference map, national flag,
geography, people, government, economy, communications,
transportation, military, and transnational issues.
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Countries & Governments - Other Resources
See also Countries & Governments - Key Resources
"include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy,
and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special
sovereignty."
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments (CIA)
provides the full text of some encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources
for multidisciplinary research, including:
"features 90,000 locations. The maps are presented in a highly accessible style,
displaying all the qualities for which Collins atlases are renowned: authority,
accuracy, style and comprehensive coverage of the world."
"An A-Z reference guide to every country in the world, including: • Brightly coloured
maps showing major towns, roads and rivers • Information on each nation's geography,
climate, economy, history and politics • National flags, climate graphs and over
100 stamps • Ready reference tables with up-to-date statistics."
...Diverse Peoples: A Reference Sourcebook
Ref JN 1 .E85 (latest 2 years)
General Collection JN 1 .E85 (1963, 1965+)
"Each country is covered by an individual chapter, containing: an introductory survey
including recent history, economic affairs, government, defense, education, and public
holidays; an economic & demographic survey using the latest available statistics on
area & population, health & welfare, agriculture, forestry, fishing, industry, finance,
trade, transport, tourism, the media, and education; and a directory section listing
names, addresses and other useful facts about organizations in the fields of government,
election commissions, political parties, diplomatic representation, judiciary, religions,
the media, telecommunications, banking, insurance, trade & industry, development organizations,
chambers of commerce, industrial & trade associations, utilities, trade unions, transport,
and tourism."
provides the full text of some encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources
for multidisciplinary research, including:
"A compilation of current information on cultural, geographic, and political
conditions in 193 countries and their cities covering six continents, based
on the Department of State's Post Reports. Maps and photos of many cities included."
Countries of the World & Their Leaders Yearbook
"Covering nearly 200 countries, the yearbook is filled with reports from the
U.S. Department of State. Entries typically cover politicians, geography, defense,
agriculture, and trade. Includes information on passport applications, regulations
and duties, international health and disease, national holidays, and more."
"This comprehensive survey of press and electronic media covers over 200 countries
and their systems. Arranged alphabetically by country, entries include overview
and background, economic framework, general characteristics, number and type
of media, press laws, censorship issues, state-press relations, education and
training in journalism, and more."
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
"Presents easy-to-understand information on 200 countries and dependencies from
around the world. Entries discuss a variety of topics in detail, from banking
and securities to climate, from government data to demographic statistics. Also
includes biographical essays on national leaders."
Governments of the World: A Global Guide to Citizens' Rights & Responsibilities
Ref JA 61 .G645
"accessible, authoritative background information about governments, political issues,
and citizen politics in 198 regions, including every independent nation of the world
and several territories under the jurisdiction of sovereign countries." Also includes
biographies, conventions & documents, region profiles, forms of government, history,
international & supranational entities, law & the courts, and rights, responsibilities
& freedoms.
- PRS Group International Country Risk Guide (1989+) - for each
of 128 countries "provides a detailed country-by-country breakdown of the comparative
risks of operating in, investing or lending to particular countries using a three-dimensional
evaluation system that weighs the composite risk and identifies the disaggregated
political, financial and economic risks by indicator."
- PRS Group Political Risk Service (1987+) - "presents accurate
and rigorous analysis of present and future political and economic conditions in
the 85 countries most important to international business. The reports are
invaluable in planning for changes in government and essential in making decisions
about upcoming projects. Reports can be used to develop market currency values,
assess political risk insurance and foreign credit risk, capital investment and
corporate security. Reports follow a standardized format:
- Executive summary - includes 18-month and 5-year forecasts based on political,
economic, demographic and social data.
- Background - reviews geographical details, territorial and maritime disputes,
social and economic conditions, power structures and climate for business.
- Comprehensive forecasts - covers regime stability, political turmoil, international
investment restrictions, trade restrictions and economic policies."
- See also Political Risk Yearbook
- PARLINE Database on National Parliaments
"contains information on the structure and working methods
of 263 parliamentary chambers in all of the 189 countries
where a national legislature exists."
- Websites of National Parliaments
- See also IPU bibliographic
databases
Political Handbook of the World
Ref JF 37 .P61 (1958+)
- Governments (Countries A-Z)
- The Country
- Government & Politics
- Political Parties & Groups
- Legislature
- Cabinet
- Communications
- Intergovernmental Organizations
- Origin & Development
- Structure
- Activities
- Chronology of Major International Events, 1945+
- Chronology of Major International Conferences Sponsored
by the United Nations, 1946+
- Membership of the United Nations and Its Specialized &
Related Agencies
Ref JL 1416 .P65 (1993)
CD-ROM JL 1416 .P65 (1999, 2001)
"PRS Country Reports forecast the risk of doing business in 100 countries.... Each includes
comments and analysis on recent events, profiles of key political players, and wide-ranging
forecast scenarios, as well as basic historical and political background and data on
the government, political entities, the environment, and the economy, including key
sectors."
Most Likely Regimes and Their Probabilities. "We predict the government
most likely to be in power over two forecast periods, 18 months and five years, from
the date of publication. The percentages after the regime names show the probabilities
of those forecasts."
Risk Factors. "Each Country Report provides the current level and likely
changes of the following 17 risk components (12 in the 18-month forecast and five in
the five-year forecast), which are also used to compile the risk scores.
18-Month Risk Factors - Twelve factors are analyzed from an 18-month
forecast perspective, including political turmoil, which is included in both the 18-month
and the five-year forecasts.
- Turmoil. Actions that can result in threats or harm to people
or property by political groups or foreign governments, operating within the country
or from an external base: Riots and demonstrations, Politically motivated strikes,
Disputes with other countries that may affect business, Terrorism & guerrilla activities,
Civil or international war, Street crime that might affect international business
personnel, Organized crime having an impact on political stability or foreign business.
Not included in turmoil are legal, work-related labor strikes that do not lead to
violence.
- Equity Restrictions. Limitations on the foreign ownership of
businesses, emphasizing sectors where limitations are either especially liberal
or especially restrictive.
- Operations Restrictions. Restrictions on procurement, hiring
foreign personnel, or locating business activities, as well as the efficiency and
honesty of officials with whom business executives must deal and the effectiveness
and integrity of the judicial system.
- Taxation Discrimination. The formal and informal tax policies
that either lead to bias against, or special advantages favoring international business.
- Repatriation Restrictions. Formal and informal rules regarding
the reparation of profits, dividends, and investment capital.
- Exchange Controls. Formal policies, informal practices, and
financial conditions that either ease or inhibit converting local currency to foreign
currency, normally a firm's home currency.
- Tariff Barriers. The average and range of financial costs imposed
on imports.
- Other Import Barriers. Formal and informal quotas, licensing
provisions, or other restrictions on imports.
- Payment Delays. The punctuality, or otherwise, with which government
and private importers pay their foreign creditors, based on government policies,
domestic economic conditions, and international financial conditions.
- Fiscal and Monetary Expansion. An assessment of the effect
of the government's spending, taxing, interest rate and other monetary policies.
The assessment is based on a judgment as to whether the expansion is inadequate
for a healthy business climate, acceptably expansionist, or so excessively expansionist
as to threaten inflation or other economic disorder.
- Labor Policies. Government policies, trade union activity,
and productivity of the labor force that create either high or low costs for businesses.
- Foreign Debt. The magnitude of all foreign debt relative to
the size of the economy and the ability of the country's public and private institutions
to repay debt service obligations promptly.
Five-Year Risk Factors - Four additional factors are analyzed from
a five-year forecast perspective. (Turmoil is included in both the 18-month and the
five-year forecasts.)
- Investment Restrictions. The current base and likely changes
in the general climate for restricting foreign investments.
- Trade Restrictions. The current base and the likely changes
in the general climate for restricting the entry of foreign trade.
- Domestic Economic Problems. A country's ranking according to
its most recent five-year performance record in per capita GDP, GDP growth, inflation,
unemployment, capital investment, and budget balance.
- International Economic Problems. A country's ranking according
to its most recent five-year performance record in current account (as a percentage
of GDP), the ratio of debt service to exports, and the annual percentage change
in the value of the currency."
See also content in
LexisNexis Academic and
Business Source Premier
"contains selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and
other areas of the world. They are arranged by country or area with the links for each
sorted into a wide range of broad categories. The links were selected by Area Specialists
and other Library staff using Library of Congress selection criteria."
Statesman's Yearbook: The Politics, Cultures & Economies of the World
Ref JA 51 .S7 (1966+)
the individual country entries provide information about key historical events, territory
& population, social statistics, climate, constitution & government, government chronology,
recent elections, current administration, current leaders, defense, international relations,
economy, energy & natural resources, industry, international trade, communications,
social institutions, religion, diplomatic representatives, and further reading.
Ask at the UCF Library Reference Desk to be
logged in (in-library use only).
(Campus-wide subscription cancelled due to budget cuts.)
NTDB (National Trade Data Bank) provides access to many country reports, including
Country Commercial Guides which "profile the political, economic,
and commercial environment of foreign countries. More specifically, CCGs look at market
conditions, economic situations, political environment, best export sectors, trade regulations,
investment incentives, finance techniques, upcoming trade events, marketing strategies,
services for exporters, and business travel tips for nearly 150 countries." See also
Market
Research Library for access to Country Commercial Guides, and the State Department's
archive
1997-2001.
Web directories to governments by country:
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Embassies & Consulates
"Directory & Search Engine of the World's Embassies & Consulates"
Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts (U.S. State Department)
provides the names of key U.S. officials serving in foreign countries with whom American
business representatives would most likely have contact.
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Historical Resources
"photographs, audio sound bytes, graphics and text spanning over 160 years of history....over
one million photographs dating back to 1826 and as current as a few moments ago. Tens
of thousands of graphics, more than 4,500 hours of audio files dating from the 1920's,
and news stories and headlines dating from 1997."
Annual Register of World Events: A Review of the Year
Ref D 2 .A7 (current 5 years)
General Collection D 2 .A7 (1758+)
Online version (1758-1778)
"Includes survey articles on the year's developments in the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth,
and other countries of the world; international organizations; and chapters on religion,
science, law, the arts, economics, etc. Includes some public documents, and many abstracts
of political speeches. Gives English affairs with more fullness than those of other
countries." [ALA Guide to Reference Books, 11th ed.]
British Documents on Foreign Affairs: Reports & Papers from the Foreign Office Confidential
Print
"The Confidential Print comprises diplomatic dispatches and other papers...it is important
to note that British diplomats used a wide variety of contemporary sources—newspapers,
speeches, government documents, political pamphlets and manifestos, economic statistics,
census reports, personal interviews, and formal and informal discussions with the leaders
of their host countries—as the factual bases for their dispatches and reports. These
sources were not only used and quoted but were frequently translated and included as
addenda in the Confidential Print."
General Collection JZ 632.B74 -- JZ 632.B75 -- JZ 632.B76 -- JZ 632.B77
Series A: Russia/Soviet Union & Finland, 1859-1950
General Collection JZ 632.B743 -- JZ 632.B753 -- JZ 632.B763 -- JZ 632.B773
Series C: North America, 1837-1950
General Collection JZ 632.B744 -- JZ 632.B754 -- JZ 632.B764 -- JZ 633.6.L29.B75
Series D: Latin America, 1845-1950
General Collection JZ 632.B747 -- JZ 632.B757 -- JZ 632.B767 -- JZ 632.B777
Series G: Africa, 1848-1950
"illustrates nineteenth and early twentieth century Chinese immigration to California
through about 8,000 images and pages of primary source materials. Included are photographs,
original art, cartoons and other illustrations; letters, excerpts from diaries, business
records, and legal documents; as well as pamphlets, broadsides, speeches, sheet music,
and other printed matter. These documents describe the experiences of Chinese immigrants
in California, including the nature of inter-ethnic tensions. They also document the
specific contributions of Chinese immigrants to commerce and business, architecture
and art, agriculture and other industries, and cultural and social life in California."
Documents on Canadian External Relations
General Collection JX 1515 .A25 (1909-1925, 1939-1943, 1946)
- v.1 - 1909-1918
- v.2 - The Paris Peace Conference of 1919
- v.3 - 1919-1925
- v.7 & v.8 - 1939-1941
- v.9 - 1942-1943
- v.12 - 1946
Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy
"Essays by subject experts treat concepts and doctrines, policymaking, commerce and
science, human rights and arms control, with specific articles on topics ranging from
anti-imperialism to environmental diplomacy, from refugee policies to terrorism and
countermeasures. Also includes a chronology."
"This encyclopedia looks at Islam's role in the modern world, doing so in context of
the religion's history and development over the last 13 centuries. Contains thematic
articles, biographies of key figures, definitions, illustrations, maps and more."
Foreign Relations of the United States
"presents the official documentary historical record of major foreign policy decisions
and significant diplomatic activity of the United States Government. The series documents
the facts and events that contributed to the formulation of policies and includes evidence
of supporting and alternative views to the policy positions ultimately adopted." This
bound set of more than 350 volumes is available in the UCF Library and is still being
published, but has a delay in publication of approximately 30-35 years.
*The volume for Africa, 1973-1976, is the only post-1972 volume currently available.
Keesing's Contemporary Archives / Record of World Events
Ref D 410 .K4 (1931+)
provides weekly summaries of world events, drawn from newspapers, wire services, and
other information sources. The issues from 1983 forward are monthly summaries. Includes
the texts of speeches and documents.
contains the full text of over 250 League of Nations documents, including:
- Armaments Yearbook, 1924-1940
- Statistical Yearbook of the League of Nations, 1926-1944
identifies many of the microform sets in the UCF Library. Most of these sets include
non-journal publications and represent primary source materials, e.g.,
- Papers of Queen Victoria on Foreign Affairs: Part 4, Portugal & Spain (1841-1900);
Part 5, France & Belgium (1848-1900)
- U.S. Military Intelligence Reports : Surveillance of Radicals in the United
States, 1917-1941
- Paris. Peace Conference, 1919. Select Reports of the American Commission to
Negotiate Peace
- Confidential U.S. State Department Central Files, Internal & Foreign Affairs
for: Argentina (1945-1949, 1955-1959), Cuba (1945-1963), France (1945-1954), Mexico
(1940-1963), Palestine & Israel (1945-1954), Panama (1930-1949), Spain (1930-1939)
- Confidential U.S. Diplomatic Post Records 1930-1945) for Cuba, El Salvador,
Honduras, & Nicaragua
- OSS State Department Intelligence & Research Reports, Latin America, 1941-1961
- North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA) Archive of Latin Americana:
Caribbean (1959-1991), Central America (1964-1992), Latin America (1960-1992), Argentina
(1944-1991), Chile (1959-1990), Cuba (1956-1994), Mexico (1947-1992), Peru (1961-1991),
Puerto Rico (1957-1991), Venezuela (1964-1983)
- CIA Research Reports: Latin America, 1946-1976
- The United States & Castro's Cuba, 1950-1970, the Paterson Collection
- The John F. Kennedy National Security Files, Latin America (1961-1963)
- The Lyndon B. Johnson National Security Files, Latin America (1963-1969)
Rulers and Governments of the World
Ref D 11.5.R67 1977
- Earliest times to 1975, in three volumes
- arranged by country, territory, ecclesiastical see, dynasty, peoples, and hordes
in one alphabetical sequence, irrespective of time and place
- identifies rulers, heads of state, regents, prime ministers, cabinets, governors,
commissioners, etc.
U.S. Congressional Serial Set
U.S. Government Documents Y 1.1/2: (1906-1998)
incomplete paper collection
See also alternate versions:
See also
American State Papers (1789-1838)
The Serial Set & American State Papers include consular reports, trade statistics, diplomatic
correspondence, etc. Examples of publications available in the Serial Set:
Reports of the Immigration Commission (1909-1910)
-
5663 - Changes in Bodily Form of Descendents of Immigrants
-
5664 - Occupations of the First & Second Generations of
Immigrants in the U.S.
-
5664 - Fecundity of Immigrant Women
-
5665 &
5666 - Immigrants in Cities: A Study of the Population of
Selected Districts in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston,
Cleveland, Buffalo, & Milwaukee
-
5667-5684
- Immigrants in Industries (in 25 parts)
-
5865 &
5866 - Abstracts of Reports of the Immigration Commission,
with Conclusions & Recommendations & Views of the Minority
-
5867 - Dictionary of Races or Peoples
-
5868 &
5869 - Immigrants as Charity Seekers
-
5870 - Emigration Conditions in Europe
-
5871-5875
- The Children of Immigrants in Schools
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-
5876 - Immigration & Crime
-
5877 - Steerage Conditions
-
5877 - Importation & Harboring of Women for Immoral Purposes
-
5877 - Immigrant Homes & Aid Societies
-
5877 - Immigrant Banks
-
5878 - Statistical Review of Immigration, 1820-1910
-
5878 - Distribution of Immigrants, 1850-1900
-
5879 - Federal Immigration Legislation
-
5879 - Digest of Immigration Decisions
-
5879 - Steerage Legislation, 1819-1908
-
5879 - State Immigration & Alien Laws
-
5880 - The Immigration Situation in Other Countries: Canada,
Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Brazil
-
5881 - Statements & Recommendations Submitted by Societies
& Organizations Interested in the Subject of Immigration
|
Reports of the National Monetary Commission (1909-1910)
-
5606 - The History of Banking in Canada
-
5609 - The National Bank of Belgium
-
5610 - The Swiss Banking Law
-
5611 - The Fiscal Systems of the United States, England,
France, & Germany
-
5615 - The Reichsbank, 1876-1900
-
5617 - The English Banking System
-
5618 - The Banking System of Mexico
-
5623 - Evolution of Credit & Banks in France from the Founding
of the Bank of France to the Present Time
|
-
5628 - The Banks of Issue in Italy
-
5629 - The Swedish Bank System
-
5630 - Statistics for Great Britain, Germany, & France,
1867-1909
-
5631 - The Credit of Nations
-
5631 - The Trade Balance of the United States
-
5635 - The Canadian Banking System
-
5636 - Banking in Russia, Austro-Hungary, the Netherlands
& Japan
-
5640 - History of the Bank of England & Its Financial Services
to the State
-
5642 - The German Great Banks & Their Concentration in Connection
with the Economic Development of Germany
|
Special Consular Reports
-
2799 - Malt & Beer in Spanish America
-
2857 - Port Regulations in Foreign Countries
-
2974 - European Emigration
-
2974 - Streets & Highways in Foreign Countries
-
2991 - Coal & Coal Consumption in Spanish America
|
-
3128 - Tariffs of Foreign Countries
-
3137 - Vagrancy & Public Charities in Foreign Countries
-
3404 - Highways of Commerce: The Ocean Lines, Railways,
Canals, & Other Trade Routes of Foreign Countries
-
3677 - The Drug Trade in Foreign Countries
-
3947 - Disposal of Sewage & Garbage in Foreign Countries
|
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Immigration
provides access to various reports and data tables.
- Coming to America: A Profile of the Nation's Foreign Born
- Coming from the Americas: A Profile of the Nation's Latin American Foreign
Born
- Foreign-Born Population in the U.S. (annual, 1994-2003)
- From the Mideast to the Pacific: A Profile of the Nation's Asian Foreign-Born
Population
- Historical Census Statistics on the Foreign-Born Population of the U.S.:
1850-1990
Immigration & Asylum from 1900 to Present
"offers numerous entries organized around four themes:
- immigration and asylum;
- the major migrating groups around the world;
- expulsions and other forced population movements; and
- the politics of migration."
Includes a section of primary sources, including legislation, treaties,
speeches, and United Nations documents.
provides links to resources including:
- Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants (in English, Chinese,
Polish & Spanish)
- Naturalization Information
- Naturalization Test Study Materials
Immigration & Multiculturalism: Essential Primary Sources
"contains approximately 175 full and excerpted documents---speeches, legislation, magazine
and newspaper articles, essays, memoirs, letters, interviews, novels, songs, and works
of art---as well as overview information that places each document in context."
Immigration Statistics
Yearbook of Immigration Statistics (U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services)
"a compendium of tables that provides data on foreign nationals who, during a fiscal
year, were granted lawful permanent residence (i.e., admitted as immigrants or became
legal permanent residents), were admitted into the United States on a temporary
basis (e.g., tourists, students, or workers), applied for asylum or refugee status,
or were naturalized. The
Yearbook also presents data on immigration law
enforcement actions, including alien apprehensions, removals, and prosecutions."
"In addition to the Yearbook, the Office of Immigration Statistics
Annual Flow
Reports and
Annual Reports
provide text, tables, and charts on legal permanent residents, refugees and asylees,
nonimmigrant admissions, naturalizations, and enforcement actions. The
Annual
Flow Reports and
Annual Reports have replaced the text chapters in
the earlier editions of the Yearbook."
Statistical Yearbook of the Immigration & Naturalization Service
previous title: Immigration & Naturalization Service Annual Report
Online Archives (1996-2001)
U.S. Documents J 21.2: St 2/ (1978, 1980, 1981)
U.S. Documents J 21.2/10: (1982, 1984, 1997, 2001)
U.S. Documents Microfiche J 21.2/10: (1983, 1986-1996)
ASI Microfiche 6264-2 (1971-2001)
test preparation materials
Web directories to immigration resources:
NOTE: The UCF Library may not have direct access to all of the resources listed:
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International Organizations
Basic Documents of African Regional Organizations (1957-1969)
General Collection JX 1582 .A2 .S64
- Volume 1 - Organization of African Unity, African Development Bank, & some organizations
of French-speaking Africa
- Volume 2 - remainder of documents relating to French-speaking Africa
- Volume 3 - documents of regional organizations in West, North, and East Africa
- Volume 4 - documents relating to the association of various groups of African
States with the European Economic Community
Europa Directory of International Organizations
Ref JZ 4838 .E94 2002
"offers readers a comprehensive guide to international organizations and an essential
understanding of the framework of international affairs...detailed coverage of the most
important intergovernmental groupings, as well as more concise details of some 1,500
other entities. Extensive background information gives a historical and legal perspective
to the international system."
Europa World Year Book
Ref JN 1 .E85 (latest 2 years)
General Collection JN 1 .E85 (1963, 1965+)
"The International Organizations section gives extensive coverage to the United Nations
and its related agencies & bodies. There are also detailed articles concerning some
60 other major international & regional organizations; entries for many affiliated organizations
appear within these articles. In addition, briefer details of around 1,500 other international
organizations appear in a separate section."
Statesman's Yearbook: The Politics, Cultures & Economies of the World
Ref JA 51 .S7 (1966+)
provides brief histories & missions of international organizations and lists of member
states.
Specific Organizations
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Latin America
See also many other resources on this page, especially
Countries & Governments and
Statistics & Demographics
"intends to understand, cooperate and coordinate with, and respond effectively to changes
in Latin American, Caribbean, and Spanish financial institutions and markets. Our mission
involves better supervising constituencies, strengthening the Federal Reserve System's
and Sixth Federal Reserve District's voice and influence in hemispheric policymaking,
and adding value to evolving regional payment processing."
provides executive branch serial documents issued by Brazil's national government during
the period between 1821 and 1993, and by its provincial governments from the earliest
available for each province to the end of the Empire to 1889.
provides archival collection finding aids and digitized content from those collections, including
photographs, letters, manuscripts, maps, and other documents.
"a multifaceted and collaborative international digital library project that will preserve
and increase access to valuable resources for the study of the Caribbean and the advancement
of Caribbean Studies."
Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American & Caribbean Cultures
Ref F 1406 .E515 2000
"The entries are listed alphabetically but also, at the start of the book, listed by
field and by country--from Literature and the Visual Arts to Music and Cinema. There
are also a number of entries which explore cultural concepts and categories--like 'Time'
or 'Meat' or 'Exile'--and others that provide brief biographies of significant figures
with date and place of birth and death."
Handbook of Latin American Studies
"a selective annotated bibliography of scholarly works on Latin America.... Works reviewed
include books, journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers in the disciplines
of Anthropology (including Archaeology, Ethnohistory and Ethnology), Art, Economics,
Geography, Government and Politics, History, International Relations, Literature, Music,
Philosophy, and Sociology. Starting with Volume 54, the Handbook also includes a section
on Electronic Resources for Latin American studies. In addition, some of the earlier
volumes included other disciplines such as Cartography, Film, Folklore, Law, and so
forth."
organizes and describes the many Latin American and Caribbean official documents appearing
on the Internet.
- Latin American
Periodicals Tables of Contents (LAPTOC) - a searchable Web database
that provides access to the tables of contents of more than 800 journals, primarily
in the humanities and social sciences, published in Latin America.
- Latin American Open
Archives Portal - providing access to social sciences grey literature
produced in Latin America, such as working documents, pre-prints, research papers,
statistical documents, and other difficult-to-access materials from the "deep Web".
- Presidential
Messages - providing digital images of presidential speeches since
the early 19th century from Mexico and Argentina.
"This project, funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, digitizes and makes accessible
Mexican state statistical abstracts from 1994-2000 for all 31 Mexican states. The print
volumes are available by chapter in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). Excel spreadsheets
are available for individual statistical tables from socio-demographic and economic
chapters for 1994, 1996, 1998, and 2000."
South America, Central America & the Caribbean (Europa Regional Surveys of the World)
Ref F 1406.5 .S68 (1986+)
"provides a survey of the political & economic life both of the region and of the 50
countries & territories within it." Country Surveys: Geography & Map, History, Economy,
Statistical Survey, The Constitution, The Government (Head of State, Cabinet/Council
of Ministers, Ministries), Legislature, Election Commission, Political Organizations,
Diplomatic Representation, Judicial System, Religion, The Press, Publishers, Broadcasting
& Communications (Telecommunications, Radio, Television), Finance (Central Bank, State
Banks, Development Banks, Commercial Banks, Foreign Banks, Banking Associations, Stock
Exchange, Insurance), Trade & Industry (Government Agencies, Development Organizations,
Chambers of Commerce, Industrial & Trade Associations, Employers' Associations, Major
Companies, Utilities, Trade Unions), Transport (Railways, Roads, Shipping, Civil Aviation),
Tourism, Defense, Education.
Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean (United Nations, Economic Commission
for Latin America and the Caribbean)
Ref HA 931 .A58
provides social, economic and environmental statistics
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Legal Resources
"designed to be used by students, teachers, practitioners and researchers as a self-guided
tour of relevant, quality, up-to-date online resources covering important areas of international
law."
Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, & Cultural Encyclopedia
Ref K 48 .L44 2002
- "400 A–Z entries on places from Scotland to Suriname, concepts and terms like
legal realism and retribution, and key documents such as the Writ of Certiorari
- Entries by an international team of over 350 contributors
- Highly readable maps of every country in the world, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe
- Nearly 275 diagrams illustrating the legal structure of various states and countries
A glossary of hundreds of key terms like 'adversarialism' and 'sharia'."
Legal Dictionaries
Elsevier's Legal Dictionary: in English, German, French, Dutch, & Spanish
Ref K 54 .E45 2001
Wiley's English-Spanish, Spanish-English Legal Dictionary
Ref K 52 .S6 .K63 1997
Foreign & International Laws and Cases
"a public database of official texts of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other
complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations.
These GLIN members contribute the full texts of their published documents to the database
in their original languages. Each document is accompanied by a summary in English and,
in many cases in additional languages, plus subject terms selected from the multilingual
index to GLIN. All summaries are available to the public, and public access to full
texts is also available for most jurisdictions."
provides links for individual nations to constitutions, branches of government, legal
guides and general sources.
"collection of world legal materials gathers, country by country, continent by continent,
the Internet-accessible sources of the constitutions, statutes, judicial opinions, and
related legal material from around the globe (excluding the U.S. material held in the
LII's other collections). It also holds resources and document collections of International
law."
LexisNexis Academic
Use the
Sources tab to filter the publications to be searched by country or region
of the world.
Online Tutorial - Selecting Sources
Examples of specialized files include:
-
EUR-Lex EU Law Database: Combined Files (1952+) - "This combined
source includes full-text, English language EC/EU Treaties, Legislation,
Preparatory Documents, National Provisions Implementing Directives, Parliamentary
Questions, EFTA, and other documents as provided by EUR-Lex--the computerized documentation
system on Community law, which the EU institutions makes available to their officials
and the public. References to documents in other languages are also included. Sources
include Series L (legislative) and C (communications) of the Official Journal of
the European Communities, SEC and COM final documents, etc."
-
European Union, Commonwealth & Foreign Nations provides cases
from GATT Panel, World Trade Organization, Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland,
Northern Ireland, Scotland, Hong Kong, Mexico, South Africa, Singapore, Malaysia,
and Brunei.
-
International Legal Materials (1962+) provides the full texts
of important treaties and agreements, judicial and arbitral decisions, national
legislation, international organizations resolutions and other documents.
Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digest
Ref K 526 .M37
- "Digests of the laws of 82 countries.... In the case of Australia and Canada,
digests of the laws of the States and Provinces of these countries are included
along with the digest of their Federal Laws.... Because of its significance to the
laws of a number of European countries, a separate digest is included... setting
forth European Union Law."
- "the complete texts of ten International Conventions to which the U.S. is a
party."
lists print items which reprint the laws and regulations of international jurisdictions
on a particular legal topic, comparative in nature. The purpose of the database is to
provide additional identifying information about titles, beyond that which is provided
in the Library of Congress online catalog. After identifying a specific title held by
the Library of Congress using this
online database,
search the
UCF Library's online catalog
to see if the specific title is held locally.
Other Digests of International Law
American International Law Cases
Ref JX 238 .A2 .D4 through JX 238 .A2 .D42 (1783+)
discusses published federal and state decisions involving questions of public international
law. The cases for each year are organized using a numbered list of subjects, but
the list of subjects has changed since the first volumes were published in 1971.
Recent volumes had the following arrangement:
- International Law in General
- Territories, Trusteeships, Boundaries & Navigable Waters
- Procedure
- Diplomacy & Diplomatic Immunity
- Treaties & Agreements
- Aliens
- International Organizations
- War, Belligerency & Neutrality
- International Trade
- Customs
- Environmental Law
- International Communications
- Human Rights
- Criminal Law
- Arbitration
Digest of International Law (Moore)
Digest of International Law (Hackworth)
U.S. Documents S 7.12: (1940-1943)
Digest of International Law (Whiteman)
U.S. Documents S 7.12/2: (1963-1973)
Digest of United States Practice in International Law
Legal Periodicals
See also other international Periodical Articles
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
Online version (1985+) - online subscription cancelled
- Index to Legal Periodicals & Books (1926+)
- LegalTrac (1980+)
- LexisNexis Academic (1970+)
- Westlaw
American Journal of International Law
Online version (1907+)
Microfilm JX 1 .A7 (1907-1967)
General Collection JX 1 .A7 (1968+)
International & Comparative Law Quarterly
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Statistics & Demographics - Key Resources
See also
Statistics & Demographics - Other Resources
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LexisNexis Statistical
provides online access to three major indexing and abstracting
sources--the UCF Libraries have the full text of most indexed
reports in print or microfiche formats.
CIS Index to International Statistics (IIS)
statistical publications from approximately 100 international
issuing sources, including:
United Nations main and subsidiary bodies, regional
commissions, and affiliated agencies, e.g.
- Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC/CEPAL)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- International Trade Center (ITC)
- UN Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD)
- World Bank Group
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
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- Asian Development Bank (AsDB)
- European Union (EU)
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- Organization of American States (OAS)
- Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
- World Tourism Organization (WTO)
- and some 30 other international intergovernmental organizations.
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CIS American Statistics Index (ASI)
statistical publications from most U.S. government sources, including:
- Agency for International Development
- Agriculture: Economic Research Service:
International
- Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services
- Census Bureau: Foreign Trade
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Customs & Border Protection
- Export-Import Bank
- Inter-American Foundation
- International Trade Administration
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- National Science Foundation: Science &
Engineering Indicators
- Office of Refugee Resettlement
- Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
- Overseas Private Investment Corp.
- Peace Corps
- State Department
- U.S. International Trade Commission
- U.S. Trade & Development Agency
- U.S. Travel & Tourism Administration
- and many other federal departments,
agencies, bureaus, boards, & offices
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CIS Statistical Reference Index (SRI)
a selective guide to American statistical publications from private
organizations and state government sources.
"Data on Foreign Countries--World economic and demographic trends;
international finance, investment, and trade data; and foreign
country social and economic indicators, frequently organized to
permit comparison with data for the United States."
Sources include:
- Bread for the World Institute
- Center for Immigration Studies
- Chicago Council on Foreign Relations
- Commodity Research Bureau
- East-West Center: Program on Population
- Foreign Policy Association
- German American Chamber of Commerce
- Hispanic Business, Inc.
- International Association of Amusement Parks
& Attractions
- International Food Policy Research Institute
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- JPMorgan: World Financial Markets
- Population Reference Bureau
- Spain-U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Synovate: U.S. Diversity Markets Report
- Travel Industry Association of America
- U.S.-China Business Council
- U.S. Committee for Refugees & Immigrants
- World Resources Institute
- and over 300 other associations, business organizations,
commercial publishers, independent research
organizations, & university research centers
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International Monetary Fund (IMF)
See also
LexisNexis Statistical which indexes and abstracts various IMF publications, with
the full text of many publications available on microfiche in the
IIS Collection.
Balance of Payments Statistics
Ref HF 1014.I5 (1981+)
Latest 5 years in Reference; Others in General Collection (Non-Circulating).
Direction of Trade Statistics
Online version
- Univ. of Virginia (1948-1998)
General Collection HF 91 .I65 - Yearbook (1987+; latest edition in Ref)
IIS Microfiche 3840-S1 (1990+)
International Financial Statistics Yearbook
provides "time series data for GDP growth, inflation, unemployment, payments balances,
exports, imports, external debt, capital flows, commodity prices, more." Latest
5 years in Reference; Others in General Collection (Non-Circulating). The
IMF Data Mapper provides
comparisons of GDP, inflation, & current account balance for up to five selected
countries, geographic regions, or analytical groups at a time.
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United Nations
See also
International Trade
"disseminates statistics on population size and composition, births, deaths,
marriage and divorce on an annual basis. Demographic Yearbook special topics
issues cover a wide range of additional topics including economic activity,
educational attainment, household characteristics, housing, ethnicity and language,
among others." Latest 5 years in Reference; Others in General Collection (Non-Circulating).
InfoNation creates a table comparing up to six countries in up to six specific
characteristics (i.e., urban growth rate, energy consumption, GDP per capita,
unemployment, population density, infant mortality, life expectancy, illiteracy
rate, spending on education, homicides, etc.) Country at a Glance provides statistics
about individual countries.
"contains a complete and consistent set of time series from 1970 onwards of
main national accounts aggregates for all UN Members States and all other countries
and areas in the world."
"ODS covers all types of official United Nations documentation, beginning in
1993. Older UN documents are, however, added to the system on a daily basis.
ODS also provides access to the resolutions of the General Assembly, Security
Council, Economic and Social Council and the Trusteeship Council from 1946 onwards.
The system does not contain
press releases, UN sales publications, the
United Nations Treaty Series or information brochures issued by the Department
of Public Information." Some of the UN sales publications may be available in
the UCF Library in
print or
microfiche.
Statistical Yearbook (United Nations)
Ref HA 12.5 .U63 (1963+)
"The 76 tables of the Yearbook are organized in four parts. The first part presents
key world and regional aggregates and totals. In the other three parts, the
subject matter is generally presented by countries or areas, with world and
regional aggregates shown in some cases only. Parts two, three and four cover,
respectively, population & social topics, national economic activity and international
economic relations." Latest 5 years in Reference; Others in General Collection
(Non-Circulating).
UNBISnet (United
Nations Dag Hammarskjold Library)
-
Voting Records - "The voting records for all
resolutions which were adopted - either without a vote
or by roll-call or recorded vote - by the General
Assembly beginning with its 38th session (1983-) and the
Security Council beginning with its 1st year (1946-).
Links to the full text of resolutions are provided."
-
Index to Speeches - "Citations to speeches made in
the General Assembly beginning with its 38th session
(1983-), the Security Council beginning with its 38th
year (1983-), the Economic and Social Council beginning
in 1983 and the Trusteeship Council beginning with its
15th special session (1982). Links to the full text of
speeches are provided."
Voting Practices in the United Nations (U.S. State Department)
Online version (2000+)
U.S. Documents Microfiche S 1.1/8: (1992-1999)
U.S. Documents S 1.1/8: (1985-1991)
U.S. Documents S 1.2: V94 (1984)
ASI Microfiche 7004-18 (1984-85, 1987, 1989+)
CIS Microfiche 85-S181-19 (1983)
CIS Microfiche 83-H181-103 (1982)
"assesses for the preceding calendar
year, with respect to each foreign country member of the
United Nations, the voting practices of the governments
of such countries at the United Nations, and which
evaluates General Assembly and Security Council actions
and the responsiveness of those governments to United
States policy on issues of special importance to the
United States.”
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Other Key Statistical Sources
See also OECD's
Statistics Portal for descriptions and links by topic to various resources, and the UCF Library's
subscription to
Source OECD
for full text access to some publications, e.g.,
- OECD Economic Surveys - see also
print versions in the UCF Library
- OECD Factbook: Economic, Environmental & Social Statistics
- OECD Statistics on International Trade in Services
- Structural & Demographic Business Statistics
Statistics Sources: A Subject
Guide to Data on Industrial, Business, Social, Educational, Financial, and Other Topics
for the United States and Internationally
Ask at the Reference Desk - Ref HA 36.S84
"Two types of key statistical sources are cited in listings for countries (as applicable
and available) and precede the alphabetical list of specific subjects for the country.
The first is the National Statistical Office, if the country has such an office. This
is followed by
