the ralph bunche library : a resource for all fsns and fsos at embassies and consulates worldwide

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) PerrySX2@state.gov Free webliographies at: www.tinyurl.com/6dfaxn November 1, 2011

Thanks for your attention