Books and Media

Library Catalog (use name of country as keyword or subject heading for searches in the catalog)
CultureGrams  (background information on culture, daily life, demographics and economics)

Selected Periodicals

Culture, gender and global studies Full List

Regions and Countries Full List

National Geographic (print, electronic)

Understanding Global Issues (print)

UN chronicle (print, electronic)

Databases

Ebsco Academic Search Complete
Gale Virtual Reference Library

JSTOR Arts and Sciences Collection I & II

NewsBank [US and World Newspapers]

Proquest Direct

Reference Sources

Encyclopedia of Africa: South of the Sahara   967.003 E56
Encyclopedia of American Studies  973.03 E56  
Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture  980.003 E56
Encyclopedia of Modern Asia   950.03 L665e
Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa   956.003 E56

Encyclopedia of World Cities 307.76 N463e 1999
Encyclopedia of World Cultures   305.803 E563 1991
Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures  972.01 O98 2001

Reference Library of Arab America 973.04927 R332 1999

Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life   305.803 W927

Series

Travel guides and books on country cultures and customs are located in the reference collection between the call numbers R 914 - R 919.

Web Sites

General

Background Notes (U.S. Dept. of State)

CIA World Factbook (CIA) 

Country Guides (Harvard Business School - Baker Library)

Country Profiles (BBC - British Broadcasting Corporation)

Country Profiles (Eldis) 

Country Studies (Library of Congress)  

Cultural Profiles Project (Citizenship and Immigration Canada)

Export.gov (for trade resources and market research)

GlobalEdge (information, insights, and learning resources on global business activities)

National Geographic (Includes photos and videos)

World Health Organization (Health information on individual countries)

Statistics

Facts and Figures (World Resources Institute)

Global Statistics (Geohive)

NationMaster

Maps

See our print maps and atlases located in the reference collection between the call numbers R 911 - R 913.

Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection (University of Texas, Austin)

The Map Machine (National Geographic)

Google Earth

Campus Links

http://flightline.highline.edu/geography/

 

Updated on:  November 04, 2009