| Type |
Definition |
See also |
| Articles/Papers/
Reports (collections) |
The top level of a collection
of papers made available by a publisher, author or sponsor on the
source site; note: if a site provides links to papers located elsewhere,
use "subject gateways/ links list" as the resource type. |
Government pubs.
Country profiles |
| Articles/Papers/
Reports (individual) |
Individual titles that may or
may not be part of an overall collection (the collection in its
totality has been deemed not to be relevant to the portal); include
individual chapters in books here. |
Government pubs.
Country profiles
Operational materials |
| Bibliographies/
Literature Reviews |
A list of references to books,
articles, or other materials, organized in a systematic way, or
an analytical review of the literature in a particular subject/geographic
area. |
Research guides |
| Bibliographic Databases/Library
Catalogues |
Searchable resource that provides
access to structured bibliographic records; usually these describe
materials that form part of a defined collection but may also include
journal indexes. |
|
| Books/Book Equivalents |
A multi-part, full-text publication
that may or may not have a print equivalent; include annual reports/yearbooks
here, but include operational resources under Operational materials. |
Operational materials |
| Country Profiles (collections)
|
The top level of a collection
of overviews of forced migration situations in a variety of countries. |
|
| Data |
Statistical information or datasets;
may be a collection or an individual set. |
|
| Directories |
Provides access to descriptive
information on organizations, projects, individuals, etc.; may take
the form of a database or a collection of web pages; note: if the
directory consists purely of links to organizational web sites elsewhere,
use "subject gateways/ links lists" as the resource
type. |
Subject gateways/
Links lists |
| Education Programmes (individual) |
Description of an academic programme
in forced migration offered by a particular institution. |
Education & Training Prog.
Training Prog. |
| Education & Training Programmes
(collections) |
Listings of education & training
opportunities; may take the form of a database or a series of web
pages. |
|
| Event Announcements |
Listings of events (conferences,
meetings, workshops, etc.). |
|
| FAQs |
Introductions to issues, question
and answer formats. |
|
| Funding Info. |
Includes descriptions of funders
that support humanitarian activities as well as reports of financial
contributions to the humanitarian community |
|
| Government Publications (collections) |
The top level of a collection
of government publications available in full-text; includes official
documents produced by both national governments and inter-governmental
organizations; note: include legal texts under "legal info.". |
Articles/
papers/
reports/
Legal Info. |
| Government Publications (individual) |
Individual government publications
or policy statements available in full-text; includes official documents
produced by both national governments and inter-governmental organizations;
note: include legal texts under "legal info.". |
Articles/
papers/
reports/
Legal Info. |
| Images |
A collection of images (usually
photos). |
|
| Jobs |
Listings of job opportunities;
may take the form of a database or a series of web pages. |
|
| Journals (contents/abstracts) |
Descriptions of published journal
titles with free tables of contents and/or abstracts. |
|
| Journals/Newsletters (full-text) |
Free, full-text access to a journal/ newsletter
title, either with or without a print counterpart; excludes newspapers. |
News |
| Legal Information (collections) |
The top level of a collection
of freely available international instruments, national legislation,
or case law; full-text legal info. is preferred, but in some cases,
only overviews may be available; note: if a site simply provides
links to legal info. located elsewhere, use "subject gateways/
links list" as the resource type.. |
|
| Legal Information (individual) |
Note: normally, instruments, legislation
and case law will not be catalogued individually as this would prove
too labor-intensive; exceptions are key conventions, texts not included
in standard collections, etc. |
|
| Mailing Lists/Discussion Groups
|
Sites which allow users to subscribe
to electronic newsgroups, discussion fora, mailing lists, and/or
view list archives. |
News |
| Maps |
The top level of a collection
of maps. |
|
| Multimedia |
Audio or video files, presented
either as collections or integrated into a documentary format with
narrative. |
|
| News |
Online news services, presented
either as full-text or summaries; all media formats included. |
Mailing lists |
| Operational Materials |
"Manuals, guidelines, handbooks,
kits, training materials, checklists, …as well as other related
materials...[which] have the common objective of helping…field staff
perform in their job…." (UNHCR definition) |
Books |
| Reference Materials |
Resources designed to facilitate
the looking up of information (e.g., glossaries, encyclopedias,
atlases, etc.); also included in this category are tools for organizing
information (classification schemes, bibliographic standards, etc.). |
Bibliographic databases
Bibliographies/Lit. reviews
Directories |
| Research Guides |
Introductions to and/or overviews
of key issues in the field; may include lists of links in addition
to narrative. |
Bibliographies/Lit. reviews
Subject gateways/
Links lists |
| Research Projects |
Descriptions or summaries of research
projects (past or present). |
|
| Search Engines |
Subject- or format- specific search
engines. |
Subject gateways |
| Software |
Software application freely available
for downloading; may also be used for sites that simply describe
the availability of relevant software. |
|
| Subject Gateways/
Links Lists |
Extensive listings of links to
web sites that focus on a particular subject or geographic area,
usually organized to facilitate browsing. |
Search engines |
| Teaching Resources (higher educ.) |
Teaching aids for a university
level audience; can include modules, syllabi, curricula, distance
learning programs. |
Education & training prog. |
| Teaching Resources (K-12) |
Teaching aids for a primary and
secondary school audience. |
|
| Training Programmes (individual) |
Description of a practical training
programme in forced migration offered by a particular institution. |
Education & train. prog.
Training prog. |
