Please note, though, that a final decision has not been taken on what fields to include. This resource allows users to browse for information by country or region. The profiles provide information on the number and origin of refugees and displaced persons within a given country, as well as a brief description of the host country's refugee and asylum policies. The most recent country profiles are provided from the 2000 World Refugee Survey . Second, we will monitor the web sites of key organizations to learn about their new resources.
Most search engines can only search one type of target - only web sites or only library catalogues.
This tool saves you time and energy because you can launch a single query from one central point and receive results back from many different types of resources. In addition, we are in negotiation with various publishers to include the full-text articles from the back issues of such key journals as the Journal of Refugee Studies, Disasters, Forced Migration Review , and International Migration . Users will be able to retrieve any or all of these documents through a special search engine, and either read them online or print them off for future consultation. The primary aim of the portal is to support and facilitate the research process. To that end, its main audience will comprise students, academics, research institute staff, practitioners, librarians, etc.