International & Foreign Documents Collections at UC Berkeley
Introduction | Depository Arrangements | Purchase Agreements & Standing Orders | Exchange Agreements | LC Acquisitions Programs | Collection Development Profile
Introduction
The UC Berkeley libraries participate in selective and full depository programs, exchange agreements, and purchasing plans to build its foreign and international government documents collections. The collections serve the entire campus community, the general public, and non-campus users. The UC Berkeley libraries also participate in a Latin American Research Library Cooperative Program with the University of Texas at Austin and Stanford University.
Depository Arrangements
The Library acquires government publications through a variety of depository programs. As a depository library, the Library automatically receives many publications issued by the participating agencies.- Asian Development Bank, 1997 --
- Canada Federal, Nov.1959 -- (selective)
- European Union [former European Communities] 1964 --
- International Atomic Energy Agency, for non-priced items 1960 --
- lnternational Maritime Organization
- National Diet Library (Japan), 1950 --
- Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, 1997--
- United Nations, July 1946 --
- UNESCO, April 1950--1993 (ceased)
- United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, 1967 -- (Selective)
- World Tourism Organization, 2005 - (full).
- World Trade Organization (formerly GATT), 1956--2003 (ceased)
Gift & Exchange Arrangements
The library participates in numerous gift and exchange agreements with government agencies worldwide. The following are examples of current gift and exchange agreements for major international and foreign government publications.- Belgium, Institute Nationale de Statistique
- Republic of China, National Central Library
- Estonia, Eesti Rahvusraamatukogu
- Germany, Statistisches Bundesamt
- Hungary, Central Statistical Office.
- Japan, Bureau of Statistics.
- Malta, National Statistics Office.
- Statistics South Africa
- Yugoslavia, Federal Statistics Office
Purchase Arrangements & Standing Orders
The Library also purchases a wide range of international government publications not available on deposit or exhange. The following is a list of some of the more important acquisition arrangements:- Council of Europe [complete for priced items]
- Documentation Francaise.
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [Bioscience Library complete for all sales items]
- International Labor Organization [complete for priced items]
- International Monetary Fund [complete for priced items]
- MeaBooks - African Documents Approval Plans and Standing Orders
- Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development [complete standing order]
- Pan-American Health Organization [Global Order for Public Health Library]
- Pan-Pacifica Approval Plan (selective for documents of Pacific Island Countries)
- United Nations [Readex microfiche subscription, 1988--]
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) [selective for priced items]
- United Nations University [complete]
- World Bank [global standing order for monographs]
- World Health Organization [Global Order for Public Health Library]
Library of Congress Acquisition Programs (Selective)
The Library acquires government publications through selected Library of Congress Acquisition Programs (formerly PL-480). The following is a list of most documents received via these programs. For more detailed information about the LC Acquistions program, visit the Library of Congress Overseas Office and Copperative Acquistions web site.
- Afghanistan, 1978 --
- Arabian Peninsula
- Bangladesh, 1972 --
- Bhutan, 1981 --
- Botswana
- Brazil, 1989 --
- Brunei, 1970 --
- Cambodia, 2000 --
- Cameroon
- East Timor 2001 --
- Egypt, 1964 --
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
- India, 1962 --
- Indonesia, 1963 --
- Iraq
- Jordan, 1964 --
- Kenya, 1990 --
- Laos, 2000 --
- Malawi
- Malaysia, 1970 --
- Maldives, 1981 --
- Mauritius
- Myanmar, 1994 --
- Namibia
- Nepal, 1966 --
- Nigeria
- Pakistan, 1962 --
- Philippines, 1990 --
- Senegal
- South Africa
- Singapore, 1970 --
- Sri Lanka, 1967 --
- Thailand, 1990 --
- Uganda
- Vietnam, 1994 --
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Collection Development Profile
UC Berkeley collects Foreign and International Government Documents & Publications in the following subjects areas:- Censuses (all kinds): population, housing, economics, and agriculture
- Statistical publications & abstracts
- Economic development & international business
- Population, demography and vital statistics
- Human Rights
- Foreign relations & international affairs
- Political science & government policy
- Women's studies & family issues
- Public health and epidemiology
- Constitutions and constitutional conventions
- Elections & election data
- Higher education, educational policy, language and literacy
- Environmental policy and sustainable development
- Labor, poverty & social issues
- Budgets & public finance
- Agricultural economics
- Urban studies & planning; natural resources
- Reference and bibliographic aids, indexes, government guides & directories
Exclusions:
- Law, parliamentary papers, gazettes
- Applied technology
- State, provincial, and municipal documents
- Educational curricular material