Hints for locating info on web sites
These hints won't apply to every IGO web site, but will apply to many.
See Also
International OrganizationWhat is an NGO? What role does it play in civil society?International organisationsRelations with the United NationsMake use of a web site's Search This Site feature!
About sections usually have information on
- Current membership
- Structure of organization
- History
- Governing and founding documents
News sections often have links to transcripts of speeches by the IGO's leaders
Publications and documents: IGOs use many different words for types of publications: documents, journals, papers (working or policy), publications, reports, research. In general (but not always)
- Materials called publications tend to be
- Issued for the general public, rather than for internal or official use
- Major reports, studies, yearbooks, conference proceedings, and bibliographies
- Materials called documents tend to be
- Records of the day-to-day workings of an IGO
- Intended mainly for the people representing the members
- Agendas, transcripts of meetings, letters to/from countries, statements by countries, IGOs, or NGOs and preliminary drafts of documents
Subject Guide
Beth Harper
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
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