Information Resources of Professional Associations in the Field of World Politics and International Relations

This article presents an analysis of the sites of 42 professional associations in the field of world politics and international relations. It identifies information resources that can contribute to the professional development of specialists and can be used in their information service. Five groups of resources have been allocated that are characteristic of professional associations: professional events of associations, the results of research activities of association members, professional journals and newsletters, educational resources, and resources that contribute to the development of professional communications. The article provides examples of resources created by associations. It is concluded that the scattering of information resources across different sections of websites makes it difficult to search for information. It proposes ways to solve this problem.