United Nations Documents

2. Indexes


Major Indexes

Official Document System of the United Nations (ODS)
1992+
Online search and full text of parliamentary documentation and the official records from 1992 stored on-line in databases at United Nations Headquarters, New York and United Nations Office at Geneva. Resolutions since 1946.

AccessUN 1946+
Online index by Readex (Newsbank) with links to selected texts of resolutions, documents and votes.

UNBISNET
The United Nations Bibliographic Information System (UNBIS) is available on the web. It includes:

Bibliographic Search: Catalogue of United Nations publications and documentation indexed by the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library and the Library of the UN Office at Geneva, and non-UN publications held in the collections of the Dag Hammarskjöld Library and the Library of the UN Office at Geneva.

Voting Records: The voting records for all resolutions which were adopted by the General Assembly beginning with its 38th session (1983+) and the Security Council beginning with its 1st year (1946+).

Index to Speech Citations: Citations to speeches made in the General Assembly beginning with its 38th session (1983+), Security Council beginning with its 38th year (1983+), Economic and Social Council beginning in 1983+, Trusteeship Council beginning with its 15th special session (1982).

In addition it includes several other UN document resources:

  • Thesaurus
  • United Nations Documentation : Research Guide
  • UN-I-QUE (UN Info Quest)
    Produced by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library (DHL), United Nations, New York, UN-I-QUE is a database designed to provide quick access to document symbols/sales numbers for UN materials (1946 onwards). It does not give full bibliographic details, nor does it replace existing bibliographic databases (UNBIS, UNBIS Plus on CD-ROM), it focuses upon documents and publications of a recurrent nature: annual/sessional, reports of committees/commissions; monographic series; journals; annual publications; reports periodically/irregularly issued; reports of major conferences; statements in the General Debate; etc.
  • UN Pulse
    A news alert produced and maintained by reference librarians at the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library.
  • Landmark General Assembly Documents
  • UN Documentation Centre
  • Dag Hammarskjold Library Home a gateway page

UNBIS Plus on CD-ROM
Location: Documents (Lamont) CD-ROM Doc Z699.5.U47 U53x
This is an earlier CD-Rom version of the online UNBISNET

United Nations Documents Index
(earlier title: United Nations Documents Checklist) (Oct.)1996+ .
Documents (Lamont) Doc Ref JX1977 .Z99 U456x.


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Additional Historic Indexes

The following indexes are located on level 1 Lamont, unless otherwise noted.

United Nations documents index. 1950-1973
Location: Documents (Lamont) Doc Ref  Ref JX1977.Z99 U44x

UNDEX. United Nations documents index. Series A: subject index. 1970-1978
Location: Documents (Lamont) Doc Ref JX1977.Z99 U452x

UNDEX.United Nations documents index. Series B: country index. 1970-1978
Location: Documents (Lamont) Doc Ref  JX1977.Z99 U453x

UNDEX. United Nations documents index. Series C: list of documents issued. 1974-1978
Location: Documents (Lamont) Doc Ref JX1977.Z99 U454x

UNDEX Series C: cumulative edition, 1974-[1978]
Location: Documents (Lamont) Doc Ref JX1977.Z99 U455x

UNDOC, Current Index: United Nations Documents . 1979-1996
Location: Documents (Lamont) Doc Ref JX1977.Z99 U456x

UNDOC. 1984 -1996 (cumulated editions on microfiche)
Location: Microforms (Lamont) Microfiche S 438

Index to proceedings of the General Assembly. 1950+
Location: Documents (Lamont) UN 54.7.7 (Level W)

Index to proceedings of the Security Council. 1950+
Location: Documents (Lamont) UN 54.10.7 (Level W)

Index to proceedings of the Economic & Social Council. 1950+
Location: Documents (Lamont) UN 54.25.7 (Level W)

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