Global Population Issues

World Wide Web Links

1. Links to Selected International Organizations (Northwestern University Library)
2. Links to National Governments (Northwestern University Library)
3. POPIN (United Nations Population Information Network) UN Population Division with support from the UN Population Fund.
4. PopNet Population Reference Bureau Nonprofit, nonadvocacy, educational organization founded in 1929.

Articles

1. International Migration Review. 1963 to date in Baker Stacks JV/6001/A1/I5
   Publisher: International Organization for Migration. A refereed quarterly journal on migration issues. Indexed in: Index of International Migration (requires Acrobat Reader).
2. JSTOR Electronic journal archive. Full-text back issues of selected journals. Subscription service. Only available from the Dartmouth College Campus. Includes the following Population Studies titles:
   1. Demography Vols. 1-30, 1964-1993
   2. Moving Wall: 5 years.
      Publisher: Population Association of America
   3. Family Planning Perspectives Vols. 1-29, 1969-1997
   4. Moving Wall: 1 years. Publisher: Alan Guttmacher Institute
   5. International Family Planning Perspectives Vols. 1-23, 1975-1997
      Moving Wall: 1 year.
      Publisher: Alan Guttmacher Institute
      (continues International Family Planning Digest)
      (continues International Family Planning Perspectives and Digest)
   6. Population: An English Selection Vols. 44, 1989; Vols. 2-8, 1990-1996
      Moving Wall: 2 years
      Publisher: Institut National d'Études Démographiques
   7. Population and Development Review Vols. 1-21, 1975-1995
      Moving Wall: 3 years
      Publisher: Population Council
   8. Population Index Vols. 1-51, 1935-1985
      Fixed Wall: JSTOR coverage of this title presently ends with Vol. 51, 1985.
      Publisher: Office of Population Research
      (continues Population Literature)
   9. Population Studies Vols. 1-49, 1947-1995
      Moving Wall: 3 years
      Publisher: Population Investigation Committee
   10. Studies in Family Planning Vols. 1-26, 1963-1995
       Moving Wall: 3 years
       Publisher: Population Council
3. Population Index. An annotated bibliography of published material on population topics.
   1986-1999 = http://popindex.princeton.edu/search/index.html
   1990 to date = Baker Reference Z/7164/D3/P83
   1952-1990 = Baker Stacks Z/7164/D3/P83
   1935-1985 = JSTOR
   1935-1951 = Storage Z/7164/D3/P83
   Publisher: Office of Population Research, Princeton University.

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International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD)

The International Conference on Population and Development was held in Cairo, Egypt September 5-13, 1994. Preparations for this Conference lasted over three years. The history of the ICPD and other background information can be found in Volume 6 of the Earth Negotiations Bulletin and at the ICPD gopher site.

1. Report of the International Conference on Population and Development. September 5-13, 1994, Cairo, Egypt. Includes 20 year Programme of Action.
2. ICPD+5. 5 year review and appraisal. Contains full-text documents and updated information about the ICPD, the 8-12 February 1999 Hague Forum, and the June 30 - July 2, 1999 Special Session on the ICPD.
3. ICPD+5 "In the News" From the Scout Report for Social Sciences (Vol. 2, No. 10, 2/9/99). Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-1999. http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/

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Migration/Refugees

1. International Migration Review. 1963 to date in Baker Stacks JV/6001/A1/I5
2. International Organization for Migration. A refereed quarterly journal on migration issues. Indexed in:
   1. Index of International Migration (requires Acrobat Reader).
3. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
   1. Country Profiles
   2. REFWORLD
   3. A Statistical Overview (July 1998)
4. United States Committee for Refugees
   1. Country Reports
   2. 1999 Statistics
5. World Refugee Survey Report. 1981 to date in Baker Stacks HV/640/W63
6. U.S. Committee for Refugees. Annual publication.

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Population Policy

1. POPIN (United Nations Population Information Network). UN Population Division with support from the UN Population Fund.
2. Population Reference Bureau. Nonprofit, nonadvocacy, educational organization founded in 1929.
3. Worldwide Reports on USAID Population Programs. 1988 to date in the Jones Media Center ASI Microfiche Collection (year) 9914-13
4. Annual Reports on U.S. Agency for International Development family planning activities in developing countries. Give the person in Microtext the year and the ASI number.
5. United Nations - Access UN. Subscription service. Only available from the Dartmouth College Campus. 1966 to date. Indexing for the six main bodies of the United Nations. Includes selected links to full-text material. Use in conjunction with full-text United Nations Publications Readex Microfiche in Baker Library's Jones Microtext Center, 1982 to date. For full-text materials pre-1982, please see a Reference Librarian.
6. United Nations Population Fund. Also called the United Nations Fund for Population Activities. One of their publications is the annual State of World Population (1996-1999 are on the Internet, and 1993-1998 are in print in Baker Stacks HB/848/S727).

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International Population Statistics

1. Demographic Yearbook by the United Nations Statistics Division.
   Latest Volume = Baker/Berry Reference HA/17/D45
   1948-1996 = Baker Stacks HA/17/D45
2. FAOSTAT. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations statistics database.
3. Human Development Report. United Nations Development Programme. Aims to measure international "human progress" in ways beyond economic growth. Includes special reports and statistical tables (human development indicators).
   1999 - Present = Baker/Berry Reference CD-ROM HD/72/H853
   1990-Present = Baker Stacks HD/72/H85
   
4. International Data Base. By the U.S. Census Bureau, International Programs Center. Provides data (and estimates) for the years 1950 to 2050. The data base does not include information for all countries for all years. To begin, click on the Online Access link.
5. Monthly Bulletin of Statistics. By the United Nations Statistics Division. The Bulletin is a subscription service which is only available from the Dartmouth College Campus. Also available in print:
   1947 to date = Baker Stacks HC/57/U66. The current issue is located in the Serials Reading Room.
6. Review of the Availability and Quality of Global Demographic Data. A 1994 U.S. Congressional Hearing.
   1. Jones Media Center, CIS 1995 H621-3.
   2. Testimony available through Congressional Universe.
7. Statistical Agencies (International). Links to more than 85 country statistical agencies.
8. Statistical Universe contains abstracts and indexes to U.S. federal government, state government, privately published, and international sources. Statistical Universe, as part of Lexis-Nexis, is a subscription service which is only available from the Dartmouth College Campus.
9. World Population Prospects from the United Nations Population Division. Global population estimates and projections.
   Latest = Baker/Berry Reference HA/155/W68
   1973 - Present= Baker Stacks HA/155/W68
   

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