Information published by international
intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) on the Internet is rich, varied, authoritative,
and sure to please your library users. These are excellent sources of information on countries and regions of the world. IGOs
publish on a broad range of subject areas covered in this article: agriculture and food, business and finance, copyright and intellectual property, culture, economics
and economic development, education, energy, environment, foreign affairs, health, labor, law, regional affairs, trade, transportation and much more. The activities of the IGOs are reported in current news and cover hot topics that library users want to know about.
The type of information published at no fee on the Internet by IGOs includes current news, online full-text magazines and journals, information on individual countries, statistical data, governmental policy and treaties, research and development, and much more. This article will introduce and describe major Internet
subject resources produced by international intergovernmental organizations that supply quality information for librarians
