Yearbook of International Organizations: Subject Guide: How To Use

The Yearbook of International Organizations is a six volume reference set located in Library North, floor 2. The call number is: JX1904.A42.  The Yearbook is indispensable for information on intergovernmental and international non-governmental organizations. The entries and additional content (i.e. charts, etc.) show how international organizations are related, providing insight into global views and trends.

For more information on using the Yearbook read the introduction to each volume.

The Yearbook of International Organizations is a six volume, in print, reference set located in Library North, floor 2. The call number is: JX1904.A42.

The Yearbook is indispensible for information on intergovernmental and international non-governmental organizations. The entries and additional content (i.e. charts, etc.) show how int’l organizations are related, providing insight into global views and trends.

In choosing which volume to use, if you know the…

• name or abbreviation of an organization – Vol 1
• name of another organization that has a relationship with the organization you want – Vol 1
• location of an organization or where it has members – Vol 2
• keywords in the name of an organization – Vol 3
• focus, or aims or activities of an organization – Vol 3
• organization's name and need to review what the organization is publishing – Vol 4
• type of organization or activities of an organization and need an illustration – Vol 5  
• name of a principal officer of the organization – Vol 6

Attached below is a more detailed How To Use document. A copy of this 5 page guide is also shelved with the Yearbook in the Reference Collection (Library North, floor 2). The introduction of each volume also has additional information on using the Yearbook.