There are a few excellent sites that provide access to foreign governments. Governments on the WWW is a good one.
Please note that LexisNexis Statistical [UT Libraries] include statistical information on foreign countries.
A library science student has prepared a helpful introduce to the United Kingdom on the Web.
1. A patron needs to compare Nigeria and South Africa for a college social geography course. How useful would Nationmaster be? Other useful sources?
2, A railway enthusiast wants statistical information on British railways. In particular, how many mails of track are in active use?Useful sources?
3. A history student would like to read debates in the House of Commons just before the entry of Britain into World War II. Can this be done at UT?
4. A user is interested in learning more about the problems of the Channel tunnel rail link. What recent British government information is available?
5. A patron wonders if official information about the Japanese government foreign policy toward North Korea is available on the web in English.
6. What is the official federal government statistical agency in Mexico? Are any of their publications available in English? On the WWW? How difficult to use?
7. A patron is trying to locate statistical information on crime in France. Where would you begin?
8. Central Bank Websites is particularly useful today with so much attention given to the global financial problems. What does it tell you about the Polish central bank? Other authoritative sources of central bank information?
*9. A graduate student is interested in current population information on Venezula. Which government sources are most useful?
10. A student needs information on the government of Palestine. What can you find? How useful is it?
11. You are helping a user find statistical information on book publishing in Canada. You might begin with the Statistics Canada WWW site. Characterize what you find.
12. A user is looking for official information on the relationship between Canada and Quebec. You might begin with the main Canadian government site and the Cable Parliamentary Channel WWW site. Other useful sources?
13. Does Canada have anything like the American Memory project at the Library of Congress?
14. What has the Canadian Government and Parliament done about the "terrorist threat"?
15. Canada, Mexico, and the United States are members of NAFTA. Can you find Canadian and Mexican government sites that introduce NAFTA and what it means?
16. Iran has been identified as part of an "Axis of Evil." What English language Iranian government information is available to tell their side of the story?
17. The World Legal Information Institute provides information of law worldwide. Review this website, commenting on audience and utility.
18. College student needs information on population trends in Zimbabwe. You find the African Study Center. Useful government sources? Don't forget the UN agencies.
19. You have been asked to evaluate the National Archives of England, Wales and the United Kingdom. Audiences and utility?
Last major revision: August 2006.
