School of Information and Library Science
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
INLS 228: Government Documents
WORKSHEET 3

This covers State, International organizations, United Nations, Foreign, and British government publications.

STATE INFORMATION

A. Use the North Carolina Manual, Davis Reference Desk JK4130.N6 2001/2002.

1. Eleanor Gates Kinnaird a former employee of the UNC-CH music library is now in the NC Senate.
   Where was she born? Where did she receive her JD degree? What committee does she chair?


2. List 3 of the criteria for registering to vote in NC.

B. Use the North Carolina website, http://www.nc.gov/

1. If you were born in North Carolina and want to get a certified copy of your birth certificate, what information do you need?
   If you want to get this in person, where do you go?


2. In the 2005 North Carolina General Assembly, House Bill 706 was vetoed by Governor Easley. What's the title of that bill?


3. The NC Education Lottery was signed into law in August 2005. Who is the Chair of the Lottery Commission? In what ways will education benefit from the lottery?

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

C: Use the Yearbook of International Organizations, Davis Reference Desk JX1904.A42.
Use Volume 1B (Int-Z).

1. When was the International Monetary Fund established?
   What are the official languages?
   
2. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has a library in Washington, D.C. How many volumes are available there?
3. What are the aims of the World Rock'n'Roll Confederation? Where is the headquarters?.

UNITED NATIONS

D: Use the United Nations Home Page. http://www.un.org/english/, for these.

1. The Security Council includes representatives of the 5 permanent member countries
   and representatives of 10 countries that are elected for 2 year terms.
   List 3 of the countries currently on the Council whose representatives are elected for 2 year terms.
2. I want to order a paper copy of the 2003 Arab Human Development Report.
   What's the sales number? What's the price?
3. Where is the International Court of Justice physically located? How many judges are on the court?
   

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

E: Use the Guide to Official Publications of Foreign Countries, 2nd ed. Davis Ref Desk J9.5.G834 1997.

1. List the name, address and email address for a vendor of materials from Chile.
2. What's the title of the statistical abstract of Chile? If this is available in Davis Library, what's the call number?
3. What's the title of the legislative proceedings of the German Federal Assembly? List the URL of the web site of the Assembly.

BRITISH GOVERNMENT

F. Use the United Kingdom Parliament, http://www.parliament.uk/ for these.

1. List 3 ways the House of Commons differs from the House of Lords.


2. Briefly, what is a Command Paper? There are various types of Papers included
   in the Command Paper series: list 3.


3. What is Hansard?
4. What's the purpose of the Foreign Affairs Committee? Who's the Chair?