January 11, 2008

         LSJ 434/CHILD434    

 

                   UW Libraries information

 

1.   UW Libraries Catalog  http://catalog.lib.washington.edu/search~/

 

2.   Human Rights Subject page by the UW Libraries

            http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/HumanRights/

 

       *See other Subject pages which may be of  help to you.

 

UNITED NATIONS RESEARCH

 

3.   United Nations (UN) page from

International Inter-Governmental & Non- Governmental Organizations,  one of the Government Publications,  UW Libraries web pages. http://www.lib.washington.edu/govpubs/intligo.html#P-Z

 

3a.   INDEXES TO UN DOCUMENTS

        AccessUN    http://www.lib.washington.edu/types/databases/a.html

 

Web based index to the hardcopy UN depository collection in Gov Pubs and UN microfiche/microprint collection.  Some full text.

READEX UN Fiche (1982--) in GovPubs;  Microprint ('45-'81) in MICNEWS.

 

       UNBISnet – UN Bibliographic Info. System

               http://www.lib.washington.edu/types/databases/U.html

 

Use for Bibliographic Records, Voting Records, and index to Speeches,  Full text

is available for recent publications and in some other cases.

 

 

 

 

4.  DISABILITY WEBPAGES

 

Enable, United Nations   http://www.un.org/disabilities/

Pulls together a great deal of  UN info and publications

dealing with disability.

 

DREDF  Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund

     Country Laws Index  http://www.dredf.org/international/lawindex.shtml

The Country Laws Index provides text of  disability law

from foreign countries.

 

By David Maack, Inter. Government Publications Librarian

Government Publications, Ground Floor Suzzallo Lib.

maack@u.washington.edu 

http://www.lib.washington.edu/govpubs/intl.html

 

NOTE:  For the web version of this handout, go to above URL and click on:

“Class Help Pages”