Social Sciences Librarian
Elizabeth Young-Miller
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Online Reference Sources
- CQ Researcher This link opens in a new windowAn excellent source for background information and getting started on a topic, CQ Researcher encompasses original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news. It offers in-depth, unbiased coverage of political and social issues.
- Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new windowOxford Reference includes dictionaries, including authoritative dictionaries for many languages, encyclopedias, and companions, featuring more in-depth but still brief entries, e.g. Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization.
Reference Books
The Blackwell Companion to Globalization by Call Number: EWFM 303.48 B632ISBN: 1405132744Also available as an ebook.
Encyclopedia of Folklore and Literature by Call Number: Linderman Reference 803 E56Publication Date: 1998
Folklore: an Encyclopedia of Beliefs, Customs, Tales, Music, and Art by Call Number: EWFM 398.03 F6661Publication Date: 1997
- Africa South of the SaharaCall Number: Linderman Reference 916.7 A258 ed.38 2009
- The Europa World Year BookCall Number: Linderman Reference 914 E89a ed.52,2011
- The Far East and AustralasiaCall Number: Linderman Reference 915.03 F219 ed.40 2009
- The Middle East and North AfricaCall Number: EWFM Reference 950 M627 2014
- Whitaker's AlmanackCall Number: EWFM Reference 314.2 W57a ed.142,2010
Country Information
- BBC News Country ProfilesGuide to the history, politics and economics of countries and territories.
- CIA World FactbookUpdated on a bi-weekly basis, the CIA Factbook, give a quick snapshot of each nation's demography, economy, government, geography, and other sectors such as transportation, communication, transportation and military.
- Country StudiesThe 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
- U.S. Department of State Background NotesFind facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty.
Legal Information
- List of Foreign Government WebsitesA list of links to the official websites of national governments, created by librarians at Northwestern University.
- JuriGlobe: World Legal SystemsThis unique website explores the "diversity of the various legal systems, their languages and their economic and demographic importance in the world."