International Organization Information / Research: 1985

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Prepared for Union of International Associations (Executive Council, 15 June 1985)
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Yearbook of International Organizations: An overview of this series is given in Annex A, and tentatively composed of the following 4 volumes (subsequently 3 volumes).

Organization descriptions and index (Volume 1): Editorial work on the 1985/86 edition of this publication was completed on schedule for the end of May. Publication is expected in July. In January 1985 Saur had requested that publication be delayed two months for marketing reasons, although at the begining of May a request was made by Saur to return to the original schedule. This could not be done. The extra two months was used to eliminate a backlog of unprocessed material. The major problem with this publication is Saur's requirement that it not be increased beyond 1600 pages because of' binding problems. A choice has therefore to be made on what sections• l to: (a) abridge, (b) include in the index only, or (c) omit entirely.

The following decisions were made:

• G: National bodies (b)
• H: Inactive bodies (b)
• J: Newly reported bodiesx (b)
• M: Multinational enterprises (a/c)
• R: Religious orders
• S: Conference series (b)
• T: Multilateral treaties (b)
• U: Unconfirmed bodies (b)

This edition benefitted from the special editorial efforts put into entries on African, Islamic and intergovernmental bodies for the Guides to International Organization (see below).

Policy issues:

• 1. Price of volume in relation to accessibility
• 2. Possible division into two volumes
• 3. Extracts of further sub-sets
• 4. Production of sub-sets for proffing comment
• 5. Gale directory
• 6. Online access
• 7. New categories of organization
• 8. Possibility of by-passing service bureau for 1986/87 edition.
  

International Organization Participation (Volume 2): Editorial work on the 1985/86 edition of this publication was completed on schedule for 15th June. Publication is expected between July and September, depending on Saur.

Policy issues:

• 1. Marketing vulnerability
• 2. Possibility of by-passing service human for 1986/87 cycle.
  

Global Action Networks (Volume 3): Editorial work on this publication has been postponed until September/October 1985 until work on· Volume 4 has been completed. Publication is expected for December 1985, one year after the last edition.

World Problems (Volume 4; not produced as such, see below): This publication will benefit by inclusion of information from Volume 4 as was done for the 1984/85 editions. In that edition was included names of world problems from the working files for Volume 4. This will now cover between 5,000 and 10,000 problems names, depending on whether "index only'' problem names are included.

• There is also the possibility of including between 500 and 10,000 social transformation strategies, depending on a similar decision. As in the 1984/85 edition, there is also the possibility of including some 1500 values and disvalues, depending on how work on these progresses for Volume 4.

Policy issues:

• 1. Marketing vulnerability
• 2. Inclusion/exclusion of sections on cited organizations and publications

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