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General Resources

Academic Index

Multidisciplinary index to articles in scholarly journals. Includes some abstracts and many full text articles. Access limited to SUS researchers.

EBSCOHost Web

Indexes a broad range of academic, business or health related journals. Choose an area from the menu. Thousands of full-text articles are included. Access limited to UF researchers

Business Index

Includes topics such as business, management, industry, world affairs, case studies, technology, and industry profiles. Database contains many full-text articles. Access limited to SUS researchers.

Colombia International Affairs Online (CIAO)

Comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. Entirely full-text. Access limited to UF researchers.

EU in Brief
Includes brief history, flag, anthem, descriptions of the major organizations and processes of EU and links to further readings. (Washington Delegation)

Institutions Describes the EU institutions and links to their homepages (Europa)

Community Agencies

A Community agency is a body governed by European public law; it is distinct from the Community Institutions (Council, Parliament, Commission, etc.) and has its own legal personality. It is set up by an act of secondary legislation in order to accomplish a very specific technical, scientific or managerial task, in the framework of the European Union’s “first pillar”.

Policies
Extensive list of EU policies, from agriculture to transport. Each entry includes an overview, EU treaty basis, legislation in force and under consideration, national implementation, and other sources of information. (Europa)

Legislation
The “Summaries of EU legislation” website presents the main aspects of European Union (EU) legislation in a concise, easy-to-read and unbiased manner. It forms part of the Europa portal, which is published by the EU institutions.

Current Events
Short explanations of current hot topics, and links to the major web sites covering these areas. (Europa)