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"...an excellent data source for any type of theoretical and practical research in the humanities and social sciences...physical sciences...and technology/engineering" - Encyclopedia review |
Journal of Documentation |
1998 |
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[The Yearbook & Encyclopedia] “will enlighten our understanding of the complicated array of activities which transcend the boundaries of the state system, and of their potential contributions to the solution of... |
Chadwick F. Alger, Mershon Center |
1997 |
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"...works of this kind are extremely useful and are must-haves in any major library." (translated from Spanish) - Yearbook review |
Actualidad Bibliográfica |
1996 |
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"The term "awesome" is prone to overuse. Nevertheless, its use is entirely appropriate to describe this massive, rich, yet easily accessible work." - Encyclopedia review |
Current Issues In Criminal Justice |
1996 |
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"Only a publisher specializing in works of this kind can complete them successfully and provide society with these very useful instruments... He deserves our congratulations and gratitude." (translated from... |
Actualidad Bibliográfica |
1995 |
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"...a really extraordinary help for mankind, could be of tremendous help for decision makers..." - Encyclopedia review |
Knowledge Organization |
1995 |
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"...the most comprehensive source of information on world problems, on how they are perceived to be interrelated, and on the human resources and strategies which can be used to challenge them" - Encyclopedia... |
Scientific and Medical Network |
1995 |
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"...exciting source of descriptions of human capabilities to policy-makers, social researchers and those concerned with development strategies" - Encyclopedia review |
Knowledge Organization |
1995 |
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"The most comprehensive summary of governmental and non-governmental organizations in the world...An indispensable guide." (translated from French) - Yearbook review |
Le Monde Diplomatique |
1994 |
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"A research tool unique in its genre, whose usefulness is obvious." (translated from French) - Yearbook review |
Annuaire Français de Droit International |
1994 |
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"the 30th edition of the renowned and successful reference book giving a unique range of detailed information on 34,004 international organizations with worldwide activities" - Yearbook review |
Development and Cooperation |
1994 |
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"...an excellent and comprehensive reference for all who must refer to international organizations" - Yearbook review |
International Review of Administrative Science |
1994 |
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Review of Encyclopedia Vols 1-3 |
Future Survey |
1994 |
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"...a valuable and important collection of information, and should not be missed" - Encyclopedia review |
TRANET |
1994 |
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"A reference work offering extensive and comprehensive up-to-date information on a total of 28,200 international organizations functioning in over 225 countries all over the world" - Yearbook review |
Journal of Consumer Policy |
1993 |
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"Since the yearbook is edited by the Union of International [Associations], it has the stamp of authority." - Yearbook review |
Social Science Division Bulletin |
1993 |
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"If political bodies would really like to see citizens actively doing something about world problems the Encyclopedia...is the educational work which will give them the means to this end." |
Robert Jungk, International Social Science Review |
1993 |
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"I found it a prodigious achievement and comprehensive in its scope." - Encyclopedia review |
Network, the Newsletter of The Scientific and Medical Network |
1993 |
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"...a three-volume edition that convention bureaus, among others, deem invaluable." - Yearbook review |
Successful Meetings |
1992 |
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"...a mass of useful information..." - Who's Who review |
Reference Reviews |
1992 |
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"Occasionally a powerfully outstanding piece of work reminds us of what can, and should be achieved. This is one of them." - Encyclopedia review |
Futures - Oxford |
1992 |
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"...contains completely up-to-date information..." - Yearbook review |
Interbright: Abstract Review in Science Extension |
1991 |
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"...an indispensable multi-volume guide to tens of thousands of organizations..." - Yearbook review |
Australian Library Review |
1991 |
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"The authors and the compiler of this Encyclopedia...have tried to solve a problem that seems to utterly defy solution. Nevertheless they have solved it in some way." |
IC International Classification |
1991 |
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"The Encyclopedia is a wonder that could only come from superhuman dedication, unremitting toil, a bit of genius, and, yes, a madness upon which the gods have smiled." |
Edward Cornish, The Futurist |
1991 |
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"...like no other encyclopedia" |
World Goodwill |
1991 |
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"Providing unique acces to the world community, the Yearbook is an essential tool for anyone with governmental, diplomatic, commercial, intellectual or social interests in international affairs." |
ATSAF-Circular |
1990 |
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"[The Yearbook] is more than just a catalogue of international organizations and organizational relationships; it is also a framework for understanding interaction in the world community." |
IASP Newsletter |
1990 |
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"[The Yearbook's] material, exhaustively cross-referenced in a three-volume set, is unequaled." |
The Bookwatch |
1989 |
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"The Yearbook is an invaluable reference for those who deal with the organization and the global promotion of international congresses." (translated from Dutch) |
Congresvisie |
1989 |
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"For more than 78 years the Yearbook has been established as an invaluable resource for the special and general reference library" |
Management-Zeitschrift Industrielle Organisation |
1989 |
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"[The Yearbook] is certainly the most useful way to get basic data on thousands of little known groups as well as on the United Nations system and other major organizations." |
World Development |
1988 |
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"...the most universal and up-to-date source of information currently available on international organizations" - Yearbook review |
D + C Development and Cooperation (E + Z) |
1988 |
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"...a significant step towards the greater understanding both of the manner in which countries participate in the international community of organizations and of the manner in which these organizations affect the... |
Bibliographia IULA |
1988 |
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"...the only comprehensive source of information about the ways in which individual countries participate in the international community" - Yearbook vol 2 review |
Bibliographia IULA |
1988 |
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"...the only comprehensive source of information about the ways in which individual countries participate in the international community" - Yearbook vol 2 review |
Bibliographia IULA |
1988 |
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"...is a comprehensive overview of the range and network of preoccupations and activities of international organizations" - Yearbook vol 3 review |
Bibliographia IULA |
1988 |
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Comments on editorial efforts made at accuracy and cross-checking of information for the Yearbook |
TermNet News |
1987 |
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"If one has constant need for current information about international organizations, the multiple access points make this an expensive but essential reference title to own." - Yearbook review |
American Reference Books Annual |
1987 |
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"...the definitive source of information on all types of international organizations, embassies and government agencies concerned with international affairs." - Yearbook review |
Booknotes |
1987 |
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"The best known and among the most reputable statistics come to us every year from the Union of International Associations"..."For any student of the [meetings] industry they are essential reading.... |
Directory, EFCT, Geoffrey V. Smith |
1987 |
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"...the authoritative Yearbook of International Organizations...which many consider the Bible of [the meetings] industry." |
Successful Meetings |
1987 |
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"...most suitable for a research collection dealing with international concerns or the theoretical aspects of the social sciences" - Encyclopedia review |
Henry E. York, American Reference Books Annual |
1987 |
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Encyclopedia review - Thompson |
G B Thompson, Choice |
1987 |
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"...it is the healthiest challenge to problem thinking one could hope to find, a radical departure which sheds insight and sense" - Encyclopedia review |
Inquiry Magazine |
1987 |
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"The Bible for anyone selling into the Congress market, [the Yearbook volumes] get bigger and better every year..." |
Conference World - Geoffrey Smith Association |
1986 |
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"...long-established authoritative series..." - Yearbook review |
Royal Institute International Affairs Reviews |
1986 |
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"Whatever you want, it is here...It is an incredible work and an excellent reference source...a fascinating book" - Yearbook review |
IASP Newsletter - International Association of Scholarly Publishers |
1986 |
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"...inspirational" - Encyclopedia review |
Rain (Magazine) |
1986 |
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"[The Yearbook volumes]...represent the ultimate in research about international associations" |
C & E International |
1985 |
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