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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 Worldwide. Available 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.

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The Ralph Bunche Library : a Resource for all FSNs and FSOs at Embassies and Consulates Worldwide

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  1. The Ralph Bunche Library: a Resource for all FSNs and FSOs at Embassies and Consulates Worldwide Available through the State Intranet: http://intranet.state.gov/

  2. Location of the Bunche Library: under State Department Services on the State Intranet

  3. NEW FULL SEARCH CAPABILITY

  4. FULL SEARCH AT WORK!

  5. ARTICLES FROM FULL SEARCH: MY RESULTS

  6. The Bunche Library: note the division into Catalog, Databases, eJournals, Reading Room and Virtual Libraries

  7. 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.

  8. Newspapers and Newspaper Stand also available under Databases/Full Text News

  9. One of the more popular databases: EBSCO

  10. We will search Academic Search Premier

  11. Note that most articles are in full-text

  12. 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

  13. The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) is now available through the Bunche and has constantly updated reports as well as statistics.

  14. DATA TOOL FOR GHANA: LATEST STATS

  15. Many other statistical resources are available in the Ralph Bunche Libraries

  16. The Bunche Library also has periodicals and journals in their Periodical Locator section: example here

  17. Note the location of Virtual Libraries, Tutorials, Subject Guides and Bibliographies, Tables of Contents for Legal Periodicals all on left margin.

  18. Bunche’s Virtual Libraries here

  19. Also note the new AF VIRTUAL LIBRARY through the Bunche: http://virtuallibrary.state.gov/AFVirtualLibrary.htm

  20. 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

  21. Here are the new declassified documents for AF/W region in the AF Virtual Libraries

  22. Click on email alerts for periodic updates: RSS FEEDS also available

  23. 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

  24. For those doing historical research or for intriguing class assignments, the Historical Newspaper Database is always useful

  25. 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

  26. The e Books section of the Bunche includes Think Tank reports, as well as Congressional hearings

  27. Actual Example of eBook

  28. Learn more about the Bunche and its new resources through the Bunche Library@Communities: http://virtuallibrary.state.gov/

  29. ELDIS: www.eldis.org

  30. COUNTRY PROFILES AVAILABLE IN ELDIS: THIS IS FOR GHANA: NOTE RSS FEEDS to Add to Google Reader or NETVIBES

  31. Here is the ELDIS DOSSIER on FOOD SECURITY

  32. For the latest info on Bunche Resources, email SHERER, JOAN in the GAL to receive her newsletter

  33. The Newsletter lists new e-Books and e-Resources

  34. Thanks for your attention • 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

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