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Internet Sources | Databases: General - Country-/Region-Specific

Country Information Internet Sources

The World Factbook - CIA
"The World Factbook provides basic intelligence on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, terrorism, and transnational issues for 266 world entities."

Country Information Databases

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Search on your country to find reliable full-text encyclopedia entries on it -- like a more trustworthy Wikipedia!
Ebook Central Academic and Public Library Complete This link opens in a new window
Lots of ebook monographs on specific countries in here, published by academic presses.
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Try this strategy for country information:
1. Click on Advanced Search
2. Type search terms in the first box; for example: morocco AND (history OR culture)
3. In the dropdown menu to the right of the first search box, change it from Anywhere to Anywhere except full text -- NOFT
4. Check the Full text and Peer reviewed boxes beneath the search boxes
5. Click the Search button
6. Then, in the search results screen, on the left, select Feature under Document type

Country- and Region-Specific Databases

Asian & European Business Collection This link opens in a new window
Provides information pertinent to the study of business and finance topics across Asia and Europe, including academic journals, newspapers, newswires, and magazines. Find information on companies, economies, markets, international trade, and overall business conditions and practices. (NC LIVE)
Australia & New Zealand Database This link opens in a new window
Academic journals published in Australia and New Zealand.(NC LIVE)
Canadian Business & Current Affairs Database This link opens in a new window
Articles on Canadian news, politics, business, science, and more. (NC LIVE)
Canadian Newsstream This link opens in a new window
Over 300 Canadian newspapers from Canada's leading publishers. (NC LIVE)
Continental Europe Database This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text academic journals that are published in many European countries. (NC LIVE)
East & South Asia Database This link opens in a new window
Find scholarly journal articles published in East Asian and South Asian countries. (NC LIVE)
East Europe, Central Europe Database This link opens in a new window
Find scholarly journal articles published in East European and Central European countries. (NC LIVE)
India Database This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary resource providing full-text, scholarly journals, all published in India. (NC LIVE)
Latin America & Iberia Database This link opens in a new window
Find scholarly journal articles published in Latin American countries, Spain, and Portugal. (NC LIVE)
Middle East & Africa Database This link opens in a new window
Provides scholarly journal articles published in Middle Eastern and African countries. (NC LIVE)
Turkey Database This link opens in a new window
Find scholarly journal articles published in Turkey. (NC LIVE)
UK & Ireland Database This link opens in a new window
Find scholarly journal articles published in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. (NC LIVE)

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