Where facts in print resource, The Statesman's Yearbook, found in print at the Harold Washington Public Library. This presentation is intended for an adult or academic audience.

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

2. What is the source used for?
 Used to provide annually updated 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.

3. 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.

4. 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?

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. Methodology
 In order to best use this resource you can use two
different methods.
 Search the Table of Contents
 Search the Index
 These methods work best for different types of
questions. I will walk through two examples, using
the table of contents for the first question and the
index for the second.

8. 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.

9. Table of Contents
 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.

10. 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.

11. Table of Contents
 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.

12. 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.

13. Index
 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.

14. Index

15. Index
 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 upcoming pictures, you will see that the
subheadings will generally line up, allowing for a
more direct comparison.

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

17. 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.

18. 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 Europe
 Detailed maps of all listed countries (194!)

19. 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

20. Works Cited
 Hoos, M. (Photographer). (2014). Index1 [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). Index 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). 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.