NOTE:Titles with
below = Lone Star College System college access off campus with valid college ID/library card number
All other titles = off campus by HCPL & Lone Star College System library card holders
(EBSCO) Articles from journals, magazines, newspapers on a variety of topics.
(CountryWatch, Inc.) International political, economic, and business information.
(Facts On File News Services) Includes news briefs from 1940-present, Issues & Controversies, Reuters News, Today's Science, World Almanac.
(Maps.com) Includes a reference atlas, thematic maps, geography games, quizzes and news articles.
NOTE: Limited to Lone Star College–CyFair-Barker Cypress & Fairbanks students & personnel-on & off campus.
(ProQuest) Articles from journals, magazines, national newspapers including the
Houston Chronicle and National Public Radio (NPR) selected programs.
(EBSCO) Includes complete articles from over 200 regional, national, international newspapers plus television & radio news transcripts.
(Thomson Gale) Includes 140 cover-to-cover newspapers from around the world plus an additional 300 sources of selected news, 1996 - present.
(Google.com) Search/view news articles from the last 30 days from 4500 plus news sources.
NOTE: Request items online from library catalog with a Harris County Public Library Card or Lone Star College–CyFair Photo ID/Library Card. See instructions on
getting a library card.
Tips for Library Catalog Search by Subject Keyword:
<country name> guidebooks (e.g., Mexico guidebooks)
<country name> social life (e.g., Mexico social life)
Selected Countries & Cultures Reference Titles
REF 306.03 Cou - Countries and Their Cultures
REF 306.097 Enc - Encyclopedia of World Cultures
REF 341.242 Eur - The Europa World Year Book
REF 909.82 Cou - Countries of the World and Their Leaders Yearbook
- Background Notes from the U.S. Department of State information for vacation and business travelers.
- BBC News-Country Profiles from the British Broadcasting Company provides basic information about countries, plus the latest news and related links.
- CIA World Factbook from the Central Intelligence Agency - provides country profiles (Note: Use drop down menu to select a country.)
- Constitution Finder from the University of Richmond (VA) includes "constitutions, charters, amendments, and other related documents."
- Country Briefings from The Economist, a British business publication, provides a snapshot of current conditions and links to related sources
- Cultural Profiles Project from Citizenship and Immigration Canada - discusses holidays, religion, social life, and food for over 100 countries
- Guide to Law Online: Multinational Reference from the Law Library of Congress includes links to branches of government and the constitutions of various countries.
- Lonely Planet Destinations from Lonely Planet travel book publishers - provides country profiles and travel information (Note: Select a region and country at top of page, then click the go button)
- Portals to the World from The Library of Congress - links to newspapers, government, history, religion and literature
- UNESCO Photobank from the United Nations - search for images around the world by country, theme, or keyword
- Washington D.C. Embassies from Embassy.org provides an alphabetical list of embassy web sites in the nation's capital.
- World Bank-Countries & Regions from the World Bank that provides "financial and technical assistance to developing countries" gives current financial news and projects to spur economic development.
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Citation Help page to give credit to information sources used in an assignment.
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