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Political Studies 298.3 United Nations & Global GovernanceResearch Strategies
October 3, 2013
Angie Gerrard & Darlene [email protected] & [email protected]
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What We’ll Do Today Learn how to find United Nations official
documents including General Assembly’s• Resolutions• Speeches• Voting record
Strategies and useful sources to help prepare position papers for a particular country
And today only, we will
A. Do an Interpretative DanceB. Perform Slam PoetryC. Participate in classD. All of the Above
Political Studies Research Guide >Courses > United Nations & Global Governance http://libguides.usask.ca/politicalstudies
Research Strategies & Your Assignment
Prepare to participate in a Model UN about a contemporary global issue (TBD) by researching:• The Issue• Your country and its position
Researching Global Issues Climate Change Poverty Refugees Peacekeeping
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Get a handle on the issue Is it covered in your textbook,
lecture or assigned reading?
Google? USearch?
Library Encyclopedia? Wikipedia?
Start here
Let’s Dig Deeper
Topic: Forced marriage Does the UN have any resolutions
regarding forced marriages of children
What words would you search?
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Specialized terminology“UN Speak”
Increase your chances of finding a useful result and discovering the “preferred term(s)”
Brainstorm Keywords
BRB
F2T
AFAIK
Tips Synonyms Related concepts More specific terms More general terms Popular terms; scholarly terms Use Roget’s Thesaurus thesaurus.com UN Library Thesaurus
Pair up and generate more keywords for the “force marriage”.
Dive In – The Art of Pearling UNBISnet http://unbisnet.un.org/
• Search by Keyword
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Database Tips Read the scope notes Check for a thesaurus Try “pearling”
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Finding Country Information Political Studies Subject Guide > International Relations >
Country Information
Draft resolutions sponsored Voting Record Speeches
Where to look:• Member States page• UN Member States: On the Record
(pre-set searches)• Index to Speeches & Voting Records
Finding Country Activity @ UN
What if you find nothing?
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Piece it together• History• Related issues• Political allies• Other organizations
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Angie [email protected] Science Librarian
Darlene [email protected] Info Librarian
Comments & Questions?
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