About the United Nations collection
Yale University Library has been a depository for United Nations publications since 1945. The UN depository collection includes official records of the main organs of the United Nations, periodicals, United Nations Treaty Series, United Nations Development Programme and United Nations Environment Programme publications, other generally distributed documents and publications of the United Nations, and selected sales publications.
Other United Nations depository libraries in the Northeast include Brown, Columbia, Harvard, New York University, and Princeton. Consult the complete list of United Nations depository libraries for more information.
Featured resources
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70 Years, 70 Documents"To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the United Nations, the Dag Hammarskjöld Library is presenting an exploration of the seventy key documents that have shaped the United Nations and our world."
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United Nations Research GuidesThe United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library has created excellent research guides on a variety of topics (development, disarmament, human rights, etc.), as well as very thorough resources for understanding UN documentation and how/where to find it. I recommend these guides for anyone undertaking in-depth research with United Nations materials.
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Yearbook of the United Nations (back to 1946)If you're interested in United Nations activities for a particular year, or in tracing activities over time, this is an invaluable reference resource that provides detailed overviews of the UN's work and concerns. Each Yearbook is fully indexed and includes all major General Assembly, Security Council, and Economic and Social Council resolutions.
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Basic Facts About the United Nations (2014 edition)"This comprehensive handbook designed for the general public sets forth the structure of the United Nations, how the Organization works and the main issues it deals with in their importance for people everywhere."
General resources for United Nations research
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Orbis (Yale Library Catalog)Search Yale's catalog for United Nations publications.
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United Nations Official Documents System (ODS)Full text of United Nations official documentation, 1993-present with some older materials. ODS also provides access to the resolutions of the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council and the Trusteeship Council from 1946 onwards.
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UNBISnet - UN Bibliographic Information SystemCatalog of United Nations documents and publications indexed by the UN's libraries in NYC and Geneva; coverage is from 1979-onward, with older documents added regularly. Also provides some full-text access, including resolutions adopted by the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and the Security Council from 1946 onward.
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United Nations Sales PublicationsBrowse publications by subject, agency, and more. Some titles are available in full text online; check Orbis to see if Yale has the publication in print.
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UN-I-QUE (UN Info Quest)Provides quick access to document symbols/sales numbers for UN materials (1946 onwards). Does not give full bibliographic details, but focuses on documents and publications of a recurrent nature, e.g., annual/sessional reports of committees/commissions; annual publications; reports periodically/irregularly issued; reports of major conferences; statements in the General Debate; etc. Note: UN-I-QUE is no longer being updated as of 2014.
