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Country Information:

Government sources:

• U.S. Embassy Background Notes http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
• CIA World Factbook (cryptic but sometimes useful) https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
• Library of Congress Country Profiles http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles.html

Reference works:

• Political Risk Yearbook (good section on foreign relations) http://alias.libraries.psu.edu/eresources/POLITICALRISK
• Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations (in the Gale Virtual Reference Collection) http://alias.libraries.psu.edu/eresources/GVRL
• Countries and their Cultures (in the Gale Virtual Reference Collection) http://alias.libraries.psu.edu/eresources/GVRL

Current News:

• ProQuest (national newspapers and magazines; not all are fulltext) http://alias.libraries.psu.edu/eresources/PROQUEST
• Academic Universe (English language; text only of foreign newspapers - but translated to English) http://alias.libraries.psu.edu/eresources/ACUNIVERSE
• Press Display (world newspapers in their original language) http://alias.libraries.psu.edu/eresources/PRESSDISPLAY

Topical Resources:

• Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center – good source of ideas  http://alias.libraries.psu.edu/eresources/OVRC
• ProQuest (an excellent starting place for information on any topic; newspapers and magazines; lots of fulltext)  http://alias.libraries.psu.edu/eresources/PROQUEST
• CQ Researcher (contemporary issues from Congressional Quarterly) http://alias.libraries.psu.edu/eresources/CQRESEARCHER
• CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)  http://alias.libraries.psu.edu/eresources/CIAO
• Armed Conflict Database http://alias.libraries.psu.edu/eresources/ARMEDCONFLICT
• Geobase (database of resources related to geography; use GetIt to link to fulltext) http://alias.libraries.psu.edu/eresources/OCGEOBASE
• Books (search the CAT by topic) – e.g., “Conflicts over natural resources – a reference handbook” http://alias.libraries.psu.edu/eresources/CAT

Other resources:

Gateway Library’s list of resources related to world regions - http://www.libraries.psu.edu/gateway/referenceshelf/default.htm

Contact me if you need help:
Linda Musser 
Lrm4@psu.edu  (814-863-7073)