Newcastle University

Official and technical information can be vital to research

• British Government Publications
  Government publications are major sources of information in almost all subject fields. The library has an extensive collection and access to a growing collection of online official publications via BOPCRIS (British Collaborative Reader Information Service)
  
• European Community information is available from the European Documentation Centre at Northumbria University Library and much information is available on the web from the EU home pages.
  
• FLAG (Foreign law guide) other libraries may hold useful information on foreign law. FLAG is a collaborative Internet gateway to the holdings of foreign, international and comparative law in UK universities and national libraries.
  
• Standards and Patents provide a wealth of technical data and ideas.
  
• Professional organisations may also have a view on a topic
  • Careers Portal
  • Index to scolarly societies
    
• International organisations can offer valuable information. Many are a source of world-wide statistical information:
  • International Governmental Organizations
  • Geosource: International organisations
  
  The following are links to a few of the larger international organisations:
  • United Nations
  • World Bank
  • OECD
  • Organization of American States