United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Information Resources
Management
(PM-211A)
aEPA
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INTERNATIONAL
UPDATE
March 1991
220N91003
MAR 15 1991
ENVlRONMtNIAL HKUltCTlON AGENCY
LIBRARY, REGION V
YOUR INTERNATIONAL CONNECTION !
The International Update is a monthly EPA Headquarters
Library bulletin for EPA staff interested in international
environmental information. It is produced by the
INFOTERRA staff to highlight special information
services. The Update is designed to keep you current
with information services, sources, and products targeted
specifically to your critical international activities.
Following is a brief overview of the types of features that
you will find in future issues of the International Update.
Data Bases and Bulletin Boards: electronic
forms of information storage and retrieval available
through INFOTERRA are highlighted, particularly those
with international applications.
Conferences and Meetings: notices of
upcoming international environmental conferences and
meetings are listed, including information on how to
register.
Journal Articles: highly relevant articles from
current environmental periodicals are listed.
The International Collection: recent additions
to the collection are highlighted, including brief abstracts
of the items.
Non-EPA Sources of Information: the work
of other U.S. government agencies and international
organizations that are involved with international
environmental issues are described.
Current Events: available information sources
concerning major world events are included.
Special Services: special information products
provided by the INFOTERRA staff are highlighted, such
as the legislative tracking and briefings service.
The International Update was started nearly a year ago
and has since proven to be an excellent medium for the
exchange of international environmental information
within the Agency. We have recently expanded our
distribution of the Update to include the increasing
number of individuals and offices working with
international issues.
If you have been receiving our newsletter from the
beginning, we hope that you will continue to find it
informative. To those who are new to our mailing list, we
welcome you. If you would like to receive back issues
of the International Update, please contact the
INFOTERRA staff.
The INFOTERRA staff wants to be certain that we are reaching ail hPA employees wno are interested in
international issues. We also welcome your comments and suggestions about the International Update. Please
take a moment to fill out this form and return it to INFOTERRA, Headquarters Library, PM211 A.
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INFOTERRA staff can locateinformation on fast-breaking news events.
We have access to major international news services including:
BBC
API/UPI
NEXIS
Reuters
TASS
Xinhua
For immediate information on international developments call the
INFOTERRA staff.
Environmental Journals
— Keith Chanon
The following journals, located in the Headquarters Library, contain information
on international environmental issues focusing on scientific, economic.
political and public advocacy perspectives.
Environment
(Heldref Publications)
Features in-depth articles covering the political, economic, and social aspects
of environmental protection. It regularly discusses global environmental
policies and regional strategies to promote environmental awareness.
Environmental and Energy Study Institute Weekly Bulletin
(U.S. Congress)
Congressional activity in the energy and natural resources fields is analyzed
in this biweekly newsletter. Major provisions of pending legislation in the
House and Senate are detailed.
Industry and Environment Review
(United Nations Environment Programme)
Each issue is devoted to a single environmental topic and/or specific sector
of industry, such as waste minimization from a variety of viewpoints.
International Environment Reporter
(Bureau of National Affairs)
Contains sections on current news and conferences with a reference file on
bilateral agreements, European conventions, and foreign environmental
legislation.
Multinational Environmental Outlook
(Business Publishers)
This biweekly publication summarizes global environmental news events,
including key environmental legislation and corporate ventures on an
international scale.
World Watch
(World Watch Institute)
World Watch magazine covers a wide range of global environmental and
development issues. Written for the layperson, it analyzes environmental
problems and offers political as well as environmental solutions.
International Collection
—John Butsch
The International Collection at the
EPA Headquarters Library covers
a wide range of global
environmental issues. Materials
include environmental
organizational directories, reports
produced by the United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP)
and the European Community
(EC), as well as worldwide
environmental legislation. Most
items in the collection circulate,
and we encourage all EPA
employees with an interest in
international issues to utilize the
materials.
The International Collection
contains:
• books and monographs
• vertical file of ready-reference
information
• pamphlet file of items received
from foreign governments and
international organizations.
The INFOTERRA staff appreciates
any suggestions concerning
materials to be considered for
inclusion in the International
Collection. More importantly, we
would like to encourage you to
donate materials to the Collection
that you feel may be of interest to
others working in the field.
The INFOTERRA staff looks
forward to working with you:
Linda Spencer, Manager
FTS 382-3522
John Butsch, Head
Librarian FTS 382-5917
Mary Stevanus, Librarian
FTS 245-3638
Keith Chanon, Technician
FTS 382-5638
EPA Headquarters Library
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