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Reference Sources (Background)
Oxford Reference Online (full text; current)
A collection of over 100 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference books published by Oxford University Press. Includes A-Z Countries of the World, World Maps, World Flags, andDictionary of Geography.
Background Notes (U.S. Department of State)
Information on the land, people, government and history of countries with which the US has relations.
CIA World Factbook
Country profiles, including their geography.
Columbia Gazetteer of the World (1998, 3 volumes)
Ref G 103.5 .C65 1998
More encylopedic entries than normally found in a gazetteer.
Companion Encyclopedia of Geography: The Environment and Humankind (1996)
Ref G 116 .C645 1996
Topics that emphasize human-environment interdependencies.
Country and World Rankings Reporter (1995)
Ref HA 155 .G345 1995
Ranks countries by demographics, education, arts, taxes, etc.
Country Briefs (World Bank)
Includes country information and news items.
Country Information (Richard H. Robbins, State University of New York at Plattsburgh)
Collection of web sites for "understanding the social, cultural, political, and economic implications of the global expansion of capitalism."
Cultural Profiles Project (Citizenship and Immigration Canada)
Overviews of life and customs in different countries.
Demographic Yearbook (United Nations)
Select by country and years of coverage.
Portals to the World (Library of Congress)
Selected links providing information about countries.
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations (1998, 6 volumes)
Ref G63 .W67 1998
Country information in association with the United Nations.
World Today Series
Individual titles focusing on specific regions are shelved separately in the reference collection. In MaconCat select Power Search (upper right corner), then search series: World Today to find individual countries.
Locating Books
Books about specific countries are located throughout the Library of Congress Classification. Books about the subject geography may be found in:
| GA |
Cartography |
| GB |
Physical geography |
MaconCat
The library's online catalog, providing access to books, journals, music, and movies in the library. An atlas stand next to the reference desk holds various oversized atlases. If the catalog gives a book's type as ATLAS, this is where it will be. These books may not be checked out.
WorldCat
A catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide.
Books and articles not owned by our library can be obtained from other libraries through Interlibrary Loan. Allow sufficient time for processing. Average turnaround time is 3-5 days for articles and 3-14 days for books, excluding holidays and weekends. Submit ILL requests well in advance of deadlines.
Locating Articles (Databases & Indexes)
Academic Search Complete
Human Population & Natural Resource Management (1995 to present, some full text)
Includes reports, books, reviews, and peer-reviewed articles on demography, sustainability, and related fields.
GEOBASE (1980 to present)
World literature on geography, geology, and ecology.
LexisNexis Academic (dates vary by publication, full-text)
Full text articles from legal, governmental, business, and general news sources.
PAIS International and PAIS Archive (1915 to present, some full text)
Public Affairs Information Service. Citations to articles, books, on politics, law and international affairs.
International Organizations
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
European Union
International Labour Organization
International Organization for Migration
Organization of American States
United Nations
American Organizations
American Geographical Society
Association of American Geographers
Economics and Statistics Administration (U.S. Department of Commerce)
National Geographic Society
STAT-USA (U.S. Department of Commerce)
Economic statistics and trade data
U.S. Department of State
Additional Websites
Ethnologue
Languages of the World, 13th edition online
Geosource (Utrecht University, Netherlands)
Resources for Geographers (Colorado University at Boulder)