1. Asian Development Bank，ADB
http://www.adb.org
Since its founding in 1966, ADB has been driven by an inspiration and dedication to improving people’s lives in Asia and the Pacific. By targeting our investments wisely, in partnership with our developing member countries and other stakeholders, we can alleviate poverty and help create a world in which everyone can share in the benefits of sustained and inclusive growth.
Whether it be through investment in infrastructure, health care services, financial and public administration systems, or helping nations prepare for the impact of climate change or better manage their natural resources, ADB is committed to helping developing member countries evolve into thriving, modern economies that are well integrated with each other and the world.
The main devices for assistance are loans, grants, policy dialogue, technical assistance and equity investments.
The main publications of ADB are Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific (yearly), Asian Development Outlook (yearly), (ADB Annual Report), ADB Review (Quarterly), Development Asia (half year), Quarterly Procurement Statistics, ADB Financial Profile and Asia Economic Monitor, etc.
2．Congressional Information Service，CIS
http://www.proquest.com
Congressional Information Service (CIS) was originally one of the main products of LexisNexis. It was purchased by ProQuest in 2010. CIS offers a wide range of historical micro publications and paper literature, which are of high academic research value in time span and continual, authoritative and complete content. Covering many extremely important and sensitive people and events, they are important primary sources for research on the 19th and 20th centuries.
CIS series products mainly include the following: legislation publications and the administrative department for publication, the court publications, publications of each state, as well as the private sector, international organizations and foreign publications, theme class publications, etc. Which is famous for congress publications microform units and index, such as commission report, journal of congress, congressional hearing record, legislative history, the cross s from 1789 to now, in addition, there are statistical index microform units in the United States, crossing the s since the 1960 s so far this year. I museum collection of CIS series products are mainly has the following five kinds: International Statistical Index (Index to International Statistics, IIS), the state Statistical summary (Current National Statistical Compendium on Microfiche, built the NSC), Federal Register (Federal Register on Microfiche), Statistical Reference Index (Statistical Reference Index, SRI) and the Statistical Index (American Statistics Index, ASI).
3．European Union，EU
http://europa.eu
The European Union (EU) is a politico-economic union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe. It was founded in 1993 with headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. EU was developed under three stages: from Benelux, then European Community, finally the present European Union. The aims of EU are to strengthen coordinated development in economy and community, construct economic union using uniform currency, and promote balanced development in economies and communities among its member states by creating an area without internal frontiers. The EU also strives to enhance its characteristics in international stage through fulfilling common diplomatic and security policies. The structural organizations of EU comprises mainly the Council as a decision-making body, the European Commission as the permanent executive department, the European Parliament as a monitoring and consulting body and the European Court of Justice as an arbitration body.
The main publications of EU are Official Journal of the European Union, Eurostat Yearbook, European Business: Facts and Figures, European Competitiveness Report, Report on Competition Policy, The European Ombudsman Annual Report, Environment Statistics: Pocketbook, and European Economy (quarterly), etc.
