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Specific Country Information
- Community Media: A Good Practice Handbook (2011, UNESCO)- E-book collection of good practice case studies (30 countries) in community media, focus on electronic media including radio, television, internet, mobile
- CountryData Online This link opens in a new window- Political, economic, financial and social data for 140+ countries, 1984 to present
- Country Information and Data SourcesA comprehensive guide to locating country information
- NORDICOM: Nordic Information Centre for Media and Communication Research- Comprehensive information on Nordic media and communication research of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
- Items of note: Comparative Nordic Media Statistics and Nordicom Media Trends Newsletters (includes European Media Policy and Nordic Media Policy)
From the ITU (International Telecommunications Union)
- Measuring the Information Society Report 2017 (ITU)- ITU annual publication (since 2009) features key ICT data and tools, ICT Development Index (IDI)
- ICT Developments in 167 economies, progress comparisons back to 2010 - Country Case Studies, Published Reports (1998-2006, ITU)- Covers media systems, Internet policy, background information, analysis and description of models or strategies employed by a country, free PDF files
- Measuring the Information Society : ICT Opportunity Index and World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators byPublication Date: 2007, 2010, 2012 (print)
- World Telecommunication Indicators Database [CD-ROM] byPublication Date: 2007-2015Measures information and communication technologies (ICTs) across 183 countries, varying economies
From the OECD iLibrary:
- Infrastructure to 2030: Telecom, Land Transport, Water and Electricity, (2006) e-bookLong-term assessment of energy, transport, water, telecommunications and other infrastructures in both OECD and non-OECD countries
- Country Statistical Profiles: Key Tables from OECDIncludes wide range of indicators: information and communication, economy, education, energy, environment, foreign aid, health, labour, migration, R&D, trade and society (most recent 8 time periods)
- OECD Communications Outlook 2013, e-bookIncludes annual reports such as:
- Chapter on broadcasting services
- Statistics on trends in media usage, convergence, digital television, etc.
- Examines major changes and future trends of telecommunications industry
- Explores developments in Internet, broadcasting, cable television
International Information
- Peace Research Abstracts This link opens in a new windowCovers essential areas related to peace research, including conflict resolution, international affairs, peace psychology, Genocide, human rights, international law, refugees voluntary and nongovernmental organizations, armed conflicts, civil wars, territorial disputes, terrorism, counter-terrorism, democratization, migration, arms control, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, humanitarian aid, cultural relations, race relations, interpersonal violence, ethnic relations, race relations, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline.
- UNdata This link opens in a new windowUNSTATS provides data on a wide range of social and economic data series from 30 specialized international intergovernmental agencies including POPIN, World Bank, IMF, UNESCO, UNICEF, and WHO.
- World Development Indicators (WDI) This link opens in a new windowWorld Development Indicators (WDI) is the primary World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized international sources.
- Statistics (Finding Numbers) GuideGuide from Stephen Woods, Statistics and Data Librarian