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United Nations
Dag Hammarskjöld Library
Overview of Resources and Databases
UN Reference Service
Dag Hammarskjöld Library
2012
Presenter: Elizabeth Mwarage
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Main information resources
• The UN website: www.un.org
• ODS: http://documents.un.org
• Library database(UNBISNET): http://unbisnet.un.org/
• Commercial Electronic resources (databases and
journal articles)
http://research.un.org/e-resources
• Press release database:
http://www.un.org/en/unpress/
• UN Member States on Record:
http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/unms/about.shtml
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The UN website:
www.un.org
• Wide coverage of information on main
thematic issues.
• Good start for a general research
• Provides links to the main thematic pages
and websites
• Has an index:
http://www.un.org/en/siteindex/
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ODS- Official Document System
http://ods.un.org/
• Main database for UN Official document mast-head documents
• Searchable trough symbol, title, session, subject agenda item
• Most documents available full text from 1993…others available as hard copies
• NB: All security council and resolutions available.
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UNBISNET
• http://unbisnet.un.org/
• This is the Library catalogue bibliographic
catalogue.
• Documents resources the entire holding of the
Library
• Data available from 1979
• Links to ODS for official documents
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UN-I-QUE
UN-I-QUE : United Nations Info Quest
http://lib-unique.un.org/lib/unique.nsf
• Provides Information about UN documents which are recurrent nature
• Each record is comprehensive historically
• Provides the symbols only
UN-I-QUE
• Types of documents include:
• Various reports by the SG
• Reports on Peacekeeping Missions
• annual/sessional reports of committees/commissions/
• reports issued periodically
• reports of major conferences
• statements in the General Debate
• Search by title key words e.g. “Nelson Mandela”
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UN Press Releases database
• Available fulltext since 1993
• Older copies available from the Library
• Good source for current information,
briefings and daily highlights.
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UN Member States on Record
• A website that collates information for each
member state through one portal.
• Links to related Library resources and
databases.
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UN Delegates Portal:
• Provides access to internal information
• Contacts, access to restricted content, protocol.
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Social media and web 2.0
technologies
• Find us on Social media
http://twitter.com/#!/UNLibrary
http://un-library.tumblr.com/
http://www.facebook.com/UnitedNationsLibrary
http://www.youtube.com/unreference
http://www.slideshare.net/UNDHLLIBRARY/
https://plus.google.com/u/0/1008021188161977514
67/posts
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Reference Services
• Reference librarians:
– Responds to question on UN
– Offers research assistance
– Offers one-one or small group training
• 212-963-7412
• Current awareness
– UN Pulse
http://unhq-appspub-01.un.org/lib/dhlrefweblog.nsf