1. Searching for EU and European Information Ian Thomson Director, Cardiff EDC

2. Searching for EU and European Information © Ian Thomson, Cardiff EDC, January 2009 This presentation highlights websites and databases that can be used to search for information about the European Union and the wider Europe For further information please contact: Email: edc@cardiff.ac.uk / Tel: 029 2087 4262

3. Searching for EU and European Information © Ian Thomson, Cardiff EDC, January 2009 The added value information service that focuses on the European Union, the countries of Europe, and on the issues of concern to citizens, stakeholders and researchers in the Europe of today Easy Access Expert selection Extensive coverage

4. Searching for EU and European Information © Ian Thomson, Cardiff EDC, January 2009 Search ESO for the latest information on: European Union – General and Institutional Developments People and Politics The Budget – Financing the EU Economic and Monetary Policy Single Market – Competition Business – Industry – Trade Employment – Labour Market Social Policy – Social Issues Economic and Social Cohesion / Structural Policies / Regional Policy Environment Consumers Agriculture – Fisheries – Forestry Transport – Communications – Tourism Energy Research – Science and Technology Education – Training – Culture External relations – Enlargement Law

5. Searching for EU and European Information © Ian Thomson, Cardiff EDC, January 2009 Search the entire ESO database to find information from EU, international and national sources; books and academic journals; think tanks and research organisations; news sources and stakeholder organisations Click here:

6. Searching for EU and European Information © Ian Thomson, Cardiff EDC, January 2009 Search the EUs own websites via the EUROPA search engine – directly or through third party search engines

7. Searching for EU and European Information © Ian Thomson, Cardiff EDC, January 2009 Legislative information Summaries of Legislation Case law Press Releases Search for more specialist EU information

8. Searching for EU and European Information © Ian Thomson, Cardiff EDC, January 2009 General search engines Google Advanced Google Scholar Google: EP Elections 2009 [due soon]

9. Searching for EU and European Information © Ian Thomson, Cardiff EDC, January 2009 ECLAS Database Major bibliographic database of EU publications and documents, books and journals covering many European languages

10. Searching for EU and European Information © Ian Thomson, Cardiff EDC, January 2009 EU Bookshop Search for and download the full text of many EU publications (not EU documents)

11. Searching for EU and European Information © Ian Thomson, Cardiff EDC, January 2009 Registers of documents Search for unpublished documents from the EU Institutions Council of the European Union European Parliament European Commission Comitology Committees [Old Register] Comitology CommitteesOld Register