Turner, Barry (Ed.). (2014) The Statesman’s Yearbook: The

Politics, Cultures, and Economies of the World. New York: Palgrave

Macmillian. Print.

What is the source used for?

Annually current information on

World Organizations, such as the United Nations

Area of influence, current members, official language,

and website.

Countries of the world

Key historical events and figures, social statistics,

climate, past and current governments, government

figures, economy, provinces and republics within a

country.

Why should I use this

resource?

The resource’s goal is to provide users with

“absolute correctness of the multiplicity of facts and

figures”– David Bull, Preface

Updated every year.

Contains over 1,500 pages of factual information.

Is a reputable resource– 2014 is the 150thedition.

Concise summaries with materials for further

reading.

What Kind of Questions Can I

Ask?

Where are all of the members in the European

Union located?

What is the climate like in Afghanistan?

Where are the United Nations headquarters?

Why Should I Trust this

Resource?

The Statesman’s Yearbook has been developing since 1864.

This is the 150th edition.

The editor, Barry Turner, is a reliable source.

He has a doctorate in Political History and has worked a political journalist, also covering fields such as biography, travel, and education.

Where Can I Find this Source?

This source can be found in print at your local public library. Most likely you will need to ask the reference librarian to retrieve the book for you.

Often there you will need to leave some sort of photo ID while you look at the book.

This book is usually a reference book and may not leave the library.

Previous editions from 1986 and earlier can be searched online through HathiTrust.org

Later editions are not fully searchable.

Example Question #1

Where can I find information on the

European Union’s parliament?

There are many ways that you could choose to begin

this project, but I recommend that users choose one of

two paths.

Option #1

First, you could begin your search by examining the

table of contents. The advantage of this approach is

that you can see how much information is listed for

your area of interest.

The following slide contains photographs of the

section related to the European Union in The

Statesman’s Yearbook.

Table of contents

As you can see, there are many entries that

are concerned with the European Union and

the organizations that are concerned with

them.

Option #1

As you can see there are a lot of options. From the

table of contents you can consider more specific

terms, such as “EU Institutions,” “EU Structures,” or

“EU Agencies.”

Under EU Institutions we find a subheading of

“European Parliament.”

Your next step is to turn to that page (33) and see if

that is enough information.

Example Question #2

Where can I find information comparing the

governments of Canada and the United States?

For this example, we are going to use a less specific

approach, which can be helpful when you’re looking

for more general information.

Option #2

Another way to find information in this source is to

use the index.

The index is an alphabetical listing of the information

contained within the resource.

For this portion, I also recommend keeping a pencil

and paper handy for writing down pages numbers.

If you go to the first page numbers, you will find these images.

Option #2

Because the index is arranged alphabetically, I

recommend writing down the pages numbers that

involve Canada first, and then finding the page

numbers that are listed with the United States.

From the previous pictures, you can see that the

subheadings will generally line up, allowing for a

more direct comparison.

Additional Features

Aside from specific questions, The Statesman’s

Yearbook is a wonderful source to consult with

questions about various countries.

Examining this resource before travel can alert you to

Climate

Current Political Leaders

Type of goods common in a specific area.

Additional Features

The Statesman’s Yearbook also includes

Chronologies

Facts from the previous 149 editions

Original Statesman’s Yearbook 19th century maps of

North American and Europs

Detailed maps of all listed countries (194!)

Follow up

If you need anymore assistance with this resource,

please do not hesitate to e-mail me directly, and I

will get back to you as soon as I can.

Mallory@library.org

Works Cited

Hoos, M. (Photographer). (2014). Canada [Photograph], Taken March 16, 2014, from Turner, Barry (Ed.). (2014) The Statesman’s Yearbook: The Politics, Cultures, and Economies of the World. New York: Palgrave Macmillian. Print.

Hoos, M. (Photographer). (2014). Table of contents 1 [Photograph], Taken March 16, 2014, from Turner, Barry (Ed.). (2014) The Statesman’s Yearbook: The Politics, Cultures, and Economies of the World. New York: Palgrave Macmillian. Print.

Hoos, M. (Photographer). (2014). Table of contents 2 [Photograph], Taken March 16, 2014, from Turner, Barry (Ed.). (2014) The Statesman’s Yearbook: The Politics, Cultures, and Economies of the World. New York: Palgrave Macmillian. Print.

Hoos, M. (Photographer). (2014). United States [Photograph], Taken March 16, 2014, from Turner, Barry (Ed.). (2014) The Statesman’s Yearbook: The Politics, Cultures, and Economies of the World. New York: Palgrave Macmillian. Print.

[Photograph of Barry Turner]. Retrevied March 16, 2014, from http://www.statesmansyearbook.com/resources/editor.html

Turner, Barry (Ed.). (2014) The Statesman’s Yearbook: The Politics, Cultures, and Economies of the World. New York: Palgrave Macmillian. Print.