Library Guides: Global Studies: Reference Tools

Online Reference Sources

CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
An 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.
Covers a wide range of topics including: health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, the U.S. economy, crime, and civil liberties.
Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
Oxford 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.

The Blackwell Companion to Globalization by George Ritzer (Editor)
Call Number: EWFM 303.48 B632
ISBN: 1405132744
Also available as an ebook.

Africa South of the Sahara
Call Number: Linderman Reference 916.7 A258 ed.38 2009
The Europa World Year Book
Call Number: Linderman Reference 914 E89a ed.52,2011
The Far East and Australasia
Call Number: Linderman Reference 915.03 F219 ed.40 2009
The Middle East and North Africa
Call Number: EWFM Reference 950 M627 2014
Whitaker's Almanack
Call Number: EWFM Reference 314.2 W57a ed.142,2010

BBC News Country Profiles
Guide to the history, politics and economics of countries and territories.
CIA World Factbook
Updated 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 Studies
The 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 Notes
Find facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty.

List of Foreign Government Websites
A list of links to the official websites of national governments, created by librarians at Northwestern University.
JuriGlobe: World Legal Systems
This unique website explores the "diversity of the various legal systems, their languages and their economic and demographic importance in the world." From the University of Ottawa.