National Archives store materials relating to the history of a nation, usually operated by the government of that nation. This is the first ever comprehensive source of information about national archives around the world covers the national archives of all 195 countries recognized by the United Nations (the 193 member states and the 2 that non-member observer states: The Holy See and the State of Palestine) as well as Taiwan (Republic of China). Of the 196 countries, 54 are in Africa, 49 in Asia, 44 in Europe, 33 in Latin America and the Caribbean, 14 in Oceania, and 2 in Northern America. All countries maintain a repository for government and historical records; whether all allow public access will be determined through research for this work. The National Archives of all 196 countries will be included in this work (see Appendix A). Each entry contains: general information about the archive and when it is open to researchers (if applicable), historical information about the institution and how it developed, information about the archives today (its mission, functions, organization, services, and a description of its physical and digital infrastructures), and a current focus section spotlighting one part of the collection’s holdings.

Published since 1981, The Directory of Mail Order Catalogs is the premier source of information on the mail order catalog industry. It is the source that business professionals and librarians have come to rely on for the thousands of catalog companies in the US.

The most accurate and organized source for catalogs printed in the United States and Canada. The directory contains 11,400 business and consumer catalogs, with 732 more catalogs than last year and 234 subject categories. For printers, paperbrokers, and other suppliers to the publishing industry, the NDC is the best way to find qualified sales leads based on detailed productioninformation. For marketers, it is a source of prospect lists.

This invaluable resource for finding new sales leads and doing market research is thoroughly revised and updated. Includes 2,000 never-before-listed catalogs and 200 additional categories for a total of 14,000 descriptions of mail-order catalogs in nearly 850 product categories. A "business reference staple" ("Library Journal").