COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD

Key Words  /  Location  / Reference Books 

Magazine & Newspaper Articles  /  Internet Resources

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1. What key words will help me to find information about this topic?

Name of Country

Country - History

Country - Description and Travel

Cookery, Country

Costumes, Country 

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2. Where can these books be found in the library?

Travel

History

Geographic Area

 

930's

Ancient Civilizations

914's

940's

Europe

915's

950's

Asia

916's

960's

Africa

917's

970's

United States

918's

980's

Latin America

919's

990's

Australia / Oceania

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3. What reference books can I use to research this topic?

World Book Encyclopedia  R 031 WOR                       

Europa World Year Book  R 310.25 EUR                    

Culturgram   R 310.21 CUL                    

Background Notes  R 310.21 BAC                    

State of the World Atlas   R 912 KID 

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4. Where can I find magazine and newspaper articles about this topic?

Williamsburg Regional Library Databases
http://www.wrl.org/depts/ref/databases/dblink.html

NewsWeb (online newspapers)
http://www.wrl.org/depts/ref/links/newsweb.html

Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature
051 REA Reference Index Table  

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5. What are some good Internet sites about this topic?

Atlapedia  
http://www.atlapedia.com

CIA World Factbook
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

Country Reports  
http://www.countryreports.org/

Infoplease Countries of the World  
http://www.infoplease.com/countries.html

Yahoo Country Directory  
http://www.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/

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6. Where can I go to find more information about this topic?

Student Contact Book: How to Find Low-Cost, Expert  
Information  on Today's Issues  R 061.3 STU  

Encyclopedia of Associations (at Reference Desk) 
R 061.3 ENC 

Washington Information Directory  (R 328.73 WAS) 

Ask a Reference Librarian 

 

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