Defines international intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); discusses the General Accounting Office report on selected IGOs; describes the World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization, International Labor Organization, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, and the United…

The discovery of the Nazi origins of the classic Pernkopf anatomy atlas is one example of scientific information obtained by doctors who violated the Hippocratic Oath. The ethical dilemmas that doctors and medical centers face as a result of this and other potentially tainted data is reviewed. (Author/AEF)

Includes citations to five articles written by Charles Bunge related to reference sources and provides an overview of his views on reference materials. Highlights include sources with the most information; images and illustrative material, especially in light of technology; and collection development, including reviewing tools. (LRW)

Identifies Internet sites that can be helpful to the business reference librarian confronted with questions regarding international trade. The sites for the major trade agreements are listed along with a currency exchange calculator that can handle date-specific historical conversions. (AEF)

Details the use of established evaluation criteria that help identify quality Internet resources. The research process involves locating information based on resource type. Although this survey focuses on the Holocaust, the process is universal. (AEF)

The Internet has made the Holocaust denial movement, or revisionist ideas and research, more widely available than ever before. The major revisionist and refutation sites and documents available on the Internet today are examined. (Author/AEF)

Describes a cooperative venture in bibliographic instruction between faculty and librarians at the American Graduate School of International Management that was developed to introduce students to the kinds of external information sources they would encounter in the business world, to aid in strategic planning, and to achieve a competitive edge.…

Reference librarians can offer much assistance for research on autobiographical accounts of the Holocaust, working in concert with faculty. This article reviews the state of Holocaust education in general, an academic reference department's role in student projects, and an overview of the wide variety of autobiographies that exist. (Author/AEF)

Uses the Hawaii Holocaust Project as a case study to describe the research strategies and reference sources used in conducting videotaped oral history interviews to document the World War II experiences of three groups of Hawaii residents. Discusses preinterview research strategies; the transcript review process; and reference sources used for…

The Internet opens a wide range of possibilities for accessing materials on the Holocaust from both traditional sources and more volatile areas (personal homepages, e-mail, and discussion groups archives). Excerpts from accounts by one Hungarian and one Norwegian political prisoner are included as illustrations of material which may not have been…

Key architecture reference sites are highlighted and discussed and grouped into the following areas: directory and biographical information, bibliographical databases, architectural education, product information, databases of buildings, and search engines. (Author)

Discusses library Web sites and explains some of the benefits when libraries make their sites into reference portals, linking them to other useful Web sites. Topics include print versus Web information sources; limitations of search engines; what Web sites to include, including criteria for inclusions; and organizing the sites. (LRW)

Describes the "National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States" (NIDS-US), a microfiche resource of finding aids for manuscript collections and archives. Discusses its companion, NIDS-UK (United Kingdom), the NIDS CD-ROM index, and the development of ArchivesUSA, a CD-ROM which will combine NIDS, the National Union Catalog…

Guides librarians on how to assist users studying environmental public policy, and discusses sources under three main headings: environmental interest groups, business and labor, and government. Also examines social science indexes relevant to environmental public policy. A list of sources is appended. (Author/LRW)

Information needs of the business community vary depending on size and type of business, competitive environment, state and local support, managerial expertise, and other factors. Discussion includes ways libraries meet these diverse needs, including the offering of fee-based information services. (Author/AEF)