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RECR150: Play Across Cultures

Here are some suggestions for finding quality information on your country.

U.S. Government Information

The United States government is the biggest publisher of information in the world. Useful background publications for this assignment include the CIA World Factbook and the U.S. Department of State's Background Notes.

International Resources

UNICEF - Has Information by Country

Searching for Books

To find books on a particular country, look in the Library Catalog. Use the country name as a subject heading, e.g. Nepal.

Reference Books

Search hundreds of encyclopedias and other reference books online all at once using the Gale Virtual Reference Collection. You can try looking for your country in the document title, or as a keyword. Document title will give you fewer, more focused hits. Keyword will give you more, but they may be more general.

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		RECR150: Play Across Cultures Here are some suggestions for finding quality information on your country. U.S. Government Information The United States government is the biggest publisher of information in the world. Useful background publications for this assignment include the CIA World Factbook and the U.S. Department of State's Background Notes. International Resources UNICEF - Has Information by Country Searching for Books To find books on a particular country, look in the Library Catalog. Use the country name as a subject heading, e.g. Nepal. Reference Books Search hundreds of encyclopedias and other reference books online all at once using the Gale Virtual Reference Collection. You can try looking for your country in the document title, or as a keyword. Document title will give you fewer, more focused hits. Keyword will give you more, but they may be more general. Last update: Friday, June 04, 2010
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