LOCATING UNITED NATIONS (UN) PUBLICATIONS
THE COLLECTION:
- Print: Vanderbilt Library has been a UN depository since 1948. The majority of our print collection is now arranged by Library of Congress (LC) classification. Part of these items are housed at the ANNEX, the rest are located in the LC Shelves section of GOV-4TH-FL.
- Microform:
Microprint (Call # MiPrint 1) – 1946-1981
Microfiche (Call # 641) – 1981-current
INDEXES:
- (ODS) Official Document System of the United Nations – ods.un.org -- Provides fulltext of UN documents back to 1993, with access to resolutions back to 1946. This is a free database.
- UNBISNET – http://unbisnet.un.org/ – This allows you to search the catalog of the UN Dag Hammarskjöld Library. Use the ‘New Keyword Search’ option à be sure to limit to ‘UN Publications’. à Use the UN document number to then find the item in the Microform Collection.
The database also has searches for Voting Records and Speeches.
- AccessUN – Enter this title in the “search
or browse database by name
search or browse database by name” section of the Articles & Database page http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/heard/artdb.shtml.
There are actually two databases, one web based that covers 1998 forward. The other is a CDROM that is loaded on the network and covers 1943 forward (you’ll need to be on one of the patron computers to access this.)
Again, use these as a way to get into the UN document symbol and/or title to allow you to find the item in either the Microform Collection or in Acorn.
- United
Nations Documents Index (call# JX 1977 .U4242--LC Shelves) – we
have 1950-current.
Published quarterly, this series provides bibliographic citations to documents and publications of the United Nations. Subject, Title, and Author indexes are included. The earlier volumes have different title and slightly different call #, but they are all together on the shelves.
Understanding the UN Classification Scheme:
The following guide was copied from the UN library page
http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/resguide/symbol.htm It may be of use when you are trying to make your way through the Microfiche.
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A symbol is a combination
of numbers and letters which serves as a unique identifier for a United Nations document. It
generally does not give any significant indication of the subject of a
document. All language versions of a document carry the same symbol. The first
component usually reflects the parent
organ issuing the document or to which the document is being submitted:
Some exceptions occur in
the case of bodies for which a special series symbol has been created not
reflecting the parent organ. For example:
Secondary and tertiary components indicate subsidiary bodies:
Special components reflect the nature of the document:
The final component,
appearing as a suffix to a symbol, reflects
modifications to the original text:
Examples:
As of the 31st session (1976), the General Assembly began to incorporate
the session number into the symbols of its documents (e.g., A/31/99). Similarily in 1978, the Economic and Social Council began
incorporating the year into the symbols of its documents (e.g., E/1978/99);
the Security Council began doing the same in 1994 (e.g., S/1994/99), with the
exception of resolutions and meeting records. The following publication
is helpful in identifying committees, commissions, etc., by their document
series symbols -- and vice versa: United
Nations Document Series Symbols, 1946-1996 Call # -
JZ 4935 .D34 1946/1996 (GIMS Office) |
