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Information Sources for Geography 110 : Cultural Geography Country Profile Project
Library resources needed for this project include:
For Books:
For Journal or Newspaper Articles:
For Newspaper Articles:
For Images:
Selected resources:
Subject-Specific Encyclopedias
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations, 6 volumes
OWUBeeghly Reference
G63.W67 2004
World Geographical Encyclopedia, 5 volumes
OWU Beeghly Reference
G63.E5213 1995
The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, 32 volumes
OWU BeeghlyReference
OWU Science Reference
AE5.E5 1997
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online [electronic resource]
Authoritative Web-Based Resources
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The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency |
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Library of Congress Country Studies
The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world. Works originally published 1986 – 1998
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Library of Congress Portals to the World
Portals to the World contains selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world. They are arranged by country or area with the links for each sorted into a wide range of broad categories. The links were selected by Area Specialists and other Library staff using Library of Congress selection criteria.
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U. S. Department of State Background Notes
Background Notes include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty. The Background Notes are updated/revised by the Office of Electronic Information and Publications of the Bureau of Public Affairs. |
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Country Profiles Project – Canadian Government
Country Profiles include information on food, work, religion, education, and more providing an overview of customs and life for each profiled country.
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Yahoo Countries
Yahoo Directory is a catalog of sites created by a staff of Yahoo editors who visit and evaluate web sites and then organize them into subject-based categories.
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BBC News Country Profiles
Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics, and economic background of countries and background on key institutions. |
Map Resources
How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography
Guidelines for Oral Presentations
Citation Style Guides
Suggested Terms for Constructing a search:
Use the following Library of Congress Subject Terms for searches in either subject or keyword fields in conjunction with the name of country:
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Social life and customs
Economic*
Music
Language
Religion
Food
Medical care
Health care
Public health
Social conditions
Economic conditions
Economic development
Politics
Human rights
Globalization
Environment*
History
Democracy
Capitalism
Use the following Thematic Terms for searches in keyword fields in conjunction with the name of the country:
Colonialism
Imperialism
Development
Capitalism
Culture
Ritual*
Rites and ceremonies
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Course Professor: Richard Fusch
Course Professor: David Walker
Geography Librarian: Deborah Peoples
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