What International Organizations Would You Look At?

Search examples:

Author: Canadian International Development Agency Words anywhere: food or agriculture

Library Catalogue Author: International Development Research Centre Subject: Afrcia General Author: Canadian Council for International Co-operation Resources Subject: Development Database(s): Search examples: CRI Alberta and international developoment

Parliamentary Publications:

[WHAT INDEX CAN YOU USE TO FIND PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE REPORTS?] - not good indexing: library catalogue, internet search engine Search example: Author: Canada and Parliament and Committee Words anywhere: development assistance --- finds: Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Legislative Committee on Bill C-10, An Act relating to the forgiveness of debts. --- can follow that lead, but want to find something more recent

2nd try search example: Author: Canada and Parliament and Committee Words anywhere: (debt and forgiveness) or ‘international development’ ---finds: HIV/AIDS and the humanitarian catastrophe in sub-Saharan Africa : report of the Standing Specific Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade / Bernard Patry, chair ; Irwin Cotler, chair, Sub- Federal Committee on Human Rights and International Development. [WHAT WOULD YOU DO NOW?] – go to Parliamentary website to see what is available for this Publications subcommittee, or other House of Commons SCFAIT committee reports, or go to GOV DOC CA1 XC 11d- 1-01/ 2003 in Rutherford South to go through print publications – include in any handouts, info for patrons Departmental & Agency Publications:

CIDA – http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca  Go to “Publications” page and scroll down to see what is there – focus on: Statistical Report on Official Development Assistance http://www.acdi- cida.gc.ca/cida_ind.nsf/8949395286e4d3a58525641300568be1/79243df347894a9e85256acb005 f1e01?OpenDocument - only 1999/2000 in catalogue [WHERE SHOULD WE LOOK?] – Federal Publication Locator for archived url, DSP catalogue to see if is provided, CIDA website to see if can request in print - no purl, not provided by the DSP [WHAT SHOULD WE DO?] – check to see if any CIDA publications are provided by the DSP – answer: YES - [WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT REPORT?] – find contact info to request it in print – email address on second page of latest .pdf report [SEND EMAIL WITH CLASS] ***- Report mentions OECD as a source of Stats ***- Report mentions other sources of info: DFAIT, Department of Finance, International Development Research Centre, International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development, “other provincial departments”, etc.  Publications Page http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/publications-e.htm - includes “Reports to Parliament” - on the left-hand side: links to PUBLIC OPINION POLLS, NEWSLETTER “CIDA Update”, Speeches, etc.  “Regions & Countries” link (toolbar at top) – if you come across dead links, look for mentioned titles in print formats (library & DSP catalogues)

LIS517: Government Information, U of Alberta School of Library and Information Studies, Spring 2004 Government Documents in Context: Overview and Framework Legislative Publications:

Departmental & Agency Publications:

Specific Search in Library Catalogue: Provincial Words anywhere: ‘international development’ Author: Alberta Publications Search in CRI for: Alberta and international development ---find that agency used to exist “Alberta Agency for International Development” --- find “Annual Review” in library catalogue – authority records only lead to 1993

StatsCan: ??

Other sources of statistics:

Specific OECD Statistical Library Catalogue search for: Resources Author: OECD or ‘organisation for economic’ Subject: statistics Words anywhere: aid ---hit #10 “Geographical distribution of financial flows to aid recipients”

Google search: OECD statistics aid Canada ---first hit “Canada” titles lists Donor Aid at a Glance by Donor

Free online/free in print by request:

Lookup “International Development Research Centre” in Google – [NOTICE – LINKS TO PUBLICATIONS, “BOOKTIQUE”, ETC.] Specific - What type of organization is it? – Government agency [WHAT SHOULD WE DO?] – look it up NGO as an agency in the DSP catalogue – answer: publications provided (you could investigate further Publications to look for particularly useful titles and see if you have them in your collection already) & Fugitive documents Finding NGO Reports: ***No obvious links to NGOs on CIDA website. Try Google search: Canada “development assistance” report ---first link: CCIC: Canada’s Coalition to End Global Poverty “Official Development Assistance” publications (Canadian Council for International Co-operation) - includes NGO reports, Conference Reports, etc. [WHAT WOULD YOU DO?]

LIS517: Government Information, U of Alberta School of Library and Information Studies, Spring 2004 Government Documents in Context: Overview and Framework -- Go to “Home” to check out organization, go back to “Official Development Assistance” reports page – Check Library Catalogue, Check Renouf, Contact NGO to find out if reports are available in print, ask how to order priced reports – if not, have selected online reports printed out for collection - Check “Resources” link on CCIC website

Once you know of a certain subject interest of your patrons, you can watch for useful resources. At a session of an International Week conference on campus, I found out about the Alberta Council for GLOBAL Cooperation. [GO TO CANADA-FEDERAL “NGOs” SECTION – GO TO ACGC website. GO TO LIBRARY AND SEARCH FOR aid]

Commercial Publishers: - if not in a depository, check for IDRC publications in Renouf – does provide books by this agency ---example search in Renouf: Author agency: IDRC keyword: Columbia

---Check for title Reality of Aid in Library Catalogue, in Renouf catalogue

---Check for Give & Take: What’s the Matter With Foreign Aid? in Library Catalogue and Zed Books online

What international organizations would you look at?

 OECD  World Bank  IMF

LIS517: Government Information, U of Alberta School of Library and Information Studies, Spring 2004 Government Documents in Context: Overview and Framework