This section is currently under construction. If you need assistance with foreign or international government documents, please...

• See or call the librarians at the Reference Desk, 262 Memorial Library, (608) 262-3242

• Contact Beth Harper, Government Documents Reference Librarian, (608) 262-9852; bharper@library.wisc.edu

• Check MadCat: Many of the UW-Madison Libraries' government documents from foreign countries and international governmental bodies are listed in the campus's online catalog, MadCat, http://ezproxy.library.wisc.edu/login?url=http://madcat.library.wisc.edu/
  • For more information (i.e. titles, frequency) on kinds of documents published by governments of individual countries, see the book:
    Guide to Official Publications of Foreign Countries, by the American Library Association Government Documents Round Table. 2nd rev. edition. [Bethesda, Md.]: CIS, c1997.
    Location: Memorial Library Reference Desk, call number J9.5 G83 1997

• If you're looking for foreign or international government information on the Internet, the following web sites are good starting points:
  

  Foreign

  • Foreign Governments, part of the University of Michigan Documents Center.
    http://www.lib.umich.edu/government-documents-center/explore/browse/foreign-governments/255/search/
    • Annotated links to government sites, as well as some commercial and non-profit sites with information on individual countries.
    • Arranged alphabetically by region, then by country name.

  • Governments on the WWW, compiled and maintained by Gunnar Anzinger.
    http://www.gksoft.com/govt/
    • More than 15,000 entries from more than 220 countries and territories.
    • Includes links to parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, city councils, public broadcasting corporations, central banks, multi-governmental institutions etc. Also includes political parties.
    • Includes links to U.S. federal agencies, to U.S. state governments, and to U.S. embassies in other countries.
    • Organized alphabetically by continent, then by country name.
    • Also has some links arranged by "category of institution" (i.e. "Heads of State," "Parliaments," "Law Courts").
    • Available in English and German.

  • International Statistical Agencies, compiled and maintained by the U.S. Census Bureau.
    http://www.census.gov/aboutus/stat_int.html
    • Links to the statistical agencies of 110+ countries, listed alphabetically by country.
    • If a site does not contain information in English, that is usually noted.

  International Governmental Organizations (IGOs)

  • International Organizations, part of the University of Michigan Documents Center.
    http://www.lib.umich.edu/government-documents-center/explore/browse/international-organizations/256/search/
    • Annotated links to two kinds of sites:
      • Comprehensive listings of international governmental organizations (IGOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
      • Inter-governmental agencies' sites
    • Organized alphabetically by name of IGO.
    • Also has a section on "International Treaties."

  • Comprehensive List of IGOs, maintained by Northwestern University Library's Government Publications and Maps Department.
    http://www.library.northwestern.edu/libraries-collections/evanston-campus/government-information/international-documents/list-igos
    • Organized alphabetically by name of international governmental organization (IGO).
    • Some links to agencies & departments of IGO's listed alphabetically under main link for each IGO.

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Beth Harper
Government Documents Reference Librarian
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