European Union Guide

The Basics

Library Research Strategies
Guide to beginning your research, narrowing your topic, and deepening your concepts and proofs.

EU Reference Works
Specific works to provide an overall picture of the EU and its' concerns.

Principle Governing Institutions of the EU
Brief descriptions of the five main governing bodies of the EU with links to institutional websites.

EU in Brief
Synopsis of the chronology, institutions & organizations, processes, policies, key issues

Basic Indexes and Finding Aids
Tools to begin research, including specific EU finding aids.

Country Information about Member States
Maps
National Government sources
EU Offices in-country
Elections & Politics
National Media

Scholarly Research

Specialized Tools for the EU
Specific finding aids, suggestions of article databases and full text electronic resources.

Scholarly EU Web Journals
Journal, papers, official sources from scholarly associations, etc.

EU Subject Guides
Collection of guides from several other prominent EU Studies Centers.

Statistics

Eurostat
Free indicators, Statistics in Focus

OECDiLIBRARY Statistics

FAO Stat

LexisNexis Statistical (formerly Statistical Universe)

International Statistics