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FORCED MIGRATION

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Indexes & Abstracts


MEDLINE (OVID)
Three separate components of Medline available through OVID interface: Medline 1966 - present (offers author/journal/keyword/subject, or MESH, searching), Oldmedline 1950 - 1965 (offers same but subject searching), and In-Process around 2 recent months (offers same but subject searching).  
URL: http://library.cpmc.columbia.edu/hsl/eres/countact.cfm?resourceid=1301 
MIGRATION INFORMATION SOURCE
Database offered by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI). 'The Migration Information Source provides fresh thought, authoritative data from numerous global organizations and governments, and global analysis of international migration and refugee trends. A unique, online resource, the Source offers useful tools, vital data, and essential facts on the movement of people worldwide.' 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio5264430 
POPLINE
citations and abstracts for publications related to population, family planning, and related health issues. Coverage from 1970- present. Includes international demographic research. 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indexes/popline.html 
POPULATION INDEX
'Population Index is the primary reference tool to the world's population literature. It presents an annotated bibliography of recently published books, journal articles, working papers, and other materials on population topics. This website provides a searchable and browsable database containing 46,035 abstracts of demographic literature published in Population Index in the period 1986-2000.'  
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?APH1576  
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Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Guides


ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS THESAURUS
S.A.Hansen.  In addition to serving as a thesaurus, this source provides revelant articles from the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The Documents Abbreviations section links to the Thesaurus Document Database. Searchable in both English and Spanish. 
URL: http://shr.aaas.org/thesaurus/ 
EXODUS WITHIN BORDERS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CRISIS OF INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT
Korn, D.A..  HV544.5 .K67 1998. 
GUIDING PRINCIPLES ON INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT
U.N. Representatives of the Secretary General on Internally Displaced Persons. 
HV640.G85 1998. 
NETLIBRARY
Is a database with a collection of over 10,000 books. 
URL: http://library.cpmc.columbia.edu/hsl/eres/countact.cfm?resourceid=5262 
RIGHTS HAVE NO BORDERS: INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT WORLDWIDE
Davies, W..  HV640 .R54 1998. 
THE DEMOGRAPHY OF FORCED MIGRATION: SUMMARY OF A WORKSHOP
Reed, H..  HB1951.D455 1998. 
THE END OF THE REFUGEE CYCLE?: REFUGEE REPATRIATION AND RECONSTRUCTION
Black, R..  HV 640.E5 1999. 
THE FORSAKEN PEOPLE: CASE STUDIES OF THE INTERNALLY DISPLACED
Cohen, R..  HV640.F63 1998. 
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Directories and Associations


REFUGEE ORGANIZATIONS
Provides links to national and international refugee organizations and refugee research centers. 
URL: http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Issues_and_Causes/Human_Rights/Refugees/Organizations/ 
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Internet Guides and Resources


ACCESS UN
Index to United Nations documents and publications. Coverage from 1956 to the present. Some articles are available in full-text. 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/databases/2793434.html 
FORCED MIGRATION ONLINE
Designed for use by practitioners, policy makers, researchers, students, and anyone interested in the field. 
URL: http://www.forcedmigration.org 
IASFM: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF FORCED MIGRATION
Promotes and increases scientific knowledge of forced migration. Conferences are held in places were forced migration is a current concern. Advances the understanding of important issues concerning forced migration. 
URL: http://www.uni-bamberg.de/~ba6ef3/iasfm.htm 
INTERACTION: AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY INTERNATIONAL ACTION
Coalition of over 165 non-profit organizations working worldwide for sustainable development, refugee and disaster assistance and humanitarian aid. 
URL: http://www.interaction.org/ 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION (IOM)
Founded in 1951. IOM is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society. IOM assists in meeting the operational challenges of migration; advances understanding of migration issues; encourages social and economic development through migration; upholds human dignity and well-being of migrants. 
URL: www.iom.int/ 
MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES
Independent medical aid agency. Provides medical aid wherever needed. Raises awareness of the plight of those they serve. 
URL: http://www.msf.org 
MIGRATION POLICY INSTITUTE - MPI
' The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank in Washington, DC dedicated to the study of the movement of people worldwide.' 
URL: http://www.migrationpolicy.org/ 
REFUGEE HEALTH INFORMATION NETWORK - RHIN
RHIN, based at Georgetown University, 'is a national collaborative partnership that has created a database of quality multilingual, public health resources for those providing care to resettled refugees. Resources include: Translated health education materials (brochures, fact sheets, videos ) Provider tools (information on refugee populations, cultures) Links to related websites' 
URL: http://rhin.georgetown.edu/DesktopDefault.aspx 
US COMMITTEE FOR REFUGEES
Includes worldwide refugee information searchable by country and refugee issues. 
URL: http://www.refugees.org 


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