The Ralph Bunche Library : a Resource for all FSNs and FSOs at Embassies and Consulates Worldwide
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The Ralph Bunche Library: a Resource for
all FSNs and FSOs at Embassies and
Consulates WorldwideAvailable through the State Intranet:
http://intranet.state.gov/
Location of the Bunche Library: under State Department Services on the State Intranet
NEW FULL SEARCH CAPABILITY
FULL SEARCH AT WORK!
ARTICLES FROM FULL SEARCH: MY RESULTS
The Bunche Library: note the division into Catalog, Databases, eJournals, Reading Room and Virtual Libraries
Let’s look at the free databases now available in the Bunche Library:
Click on the databases tab to your left as you enter the Bunche Library: although they are free to you for your use, important to note that these are commercial databases that HST pays $400,000 a year and provides to you w/o charge.
Newspapers and Newspaper Stand also available under Databases/Full Text News
One of the more popular databases: EBSCO
We will search Academic Search Premier
Note that most articles are in full-text
The Bunche Library also has Statistics from the UN and World Bank, among other resources: these are stats for the DRC from the World Bank
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) is now available through the Bunche and has constantly updated reports as well as statistics.
DATA TOOL FOR GHANA: LATEST STATS
Many other statistical resources are available in the Ralph Bunche Libraries
The Bunche Library also has periodicals and journals in their Periodical Locator section: example here
Note the location of Virtual Libraries, Tutorials, Subject Guides and Bibliographies, Tables of Contents for Legal Periodicals all on left margin.
Bunche’s Virtual Libraries here
Also note the new AF VIRTUAL LIBRARY through the Bunche: http://virtuallibrary.state.gov/AFVirtualLibrary.htm
Note the direct, convenient access to articles; capability of setting your own alerts/RSS Feeds by clicking on AF/C at top left of page
Here are the new declassified documents for AF/W region in the AF Virtual Libraries
Click on email alerts for periodic updates: RSS FEEDS also available
RSS UPDATES MAY BE FOUND HERE: add these to GOOGLE READER or NETVIBES AS AN EASY WAY TO GET ALERTS AT HOME: I CAN PROVIDE ANOTHER SESSION ON NETVIBES IF YOU LIKE
For those doing historical research or for intriguing class assignments, the Historical Newspaper Database is always useful
Finally, the Bunche has e-Books that you can read at your desktop via their Catalog tab at left of the website: it looks like this
The e Books section of the Bunche includes Think Tank reports, as well as Congressional hearings
Actual Example of eBook
Learn more about the Bunche and its new resources through the Bunche Library@Communities: http://virtuallibrary.state.gov/
ELDIS: www.eldis.org
COUNTRY PROFILES AVAILABLE IN ELDIS: THIS IS FOR GHANA: NOTE RSS FEEDS to Add to Google Reader or NETVIBES
Here is the ELDIS DOSSIER on FOOD SECURITY
For the latest info on Bunche Resources, email SHERER, JOAN in the GAL to receive her newsletter
The Newsletter lists new e-Books and e-Resources
Stephen Perry, IRO for Coastal West Africa, based in Accra Ghana
030-274-1172 (Accra) [email protected] Free webliographies at: www.tinyurl.com/6dfaxn November 1, 2011
Thanks for your attention