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