PHS Media Center

Books in the Palatine High School Media Center useful for researching countries.
Check the book cart first for titles. This is not a full list of books. Use the online catalogue to find more books on your specific country.

Palatine High School Databases Useful for researching countries.
(These links will only work when you are at school. To use these databases from home go to the media center website and choose from home.)

Choose the Mass Ultra edition and then combine the keywords (your country name) with a specific topic (culture or holidays etc). This database will give current articles written about the country as well as articles in reference sources.

Choose country profiles under special features on right side of screen. The country profiles provides an overview of the country with links to new articles.
 

SIRS Researcher

Choose the SIRS government reporter database then click on the country profiles on the right side of the screen to find Background Notes published by the State Department.
Websites useful for researching countries.
CIA World Factbook   http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
Information and data about nations of the world.
 

U.S. Department of State http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/  From the U.S. Department of State.  Geographical, economic, historic, and political information about countries of the world. 

Countries of the World  http://www.infoplease.com/countries.html
Facts and current information on countries of the world, from Information Please Almanac. Links on left access country information.

Country Studies / Area Handbook   http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
100 countries of the world from the US Library of Congress.  Includes history, geography, culture, maps, timelines, and photographs.

 

 GEO Hive: Global Statistics         http://www.geohive.com/ Good population and area information on countries, cities, metropolitan areas, and divisions (states and provinces). 

Lonely Planet    http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/  Choose a country to find travel information including weather, money, holidays etc.

 


 

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February 22, 2005