Library Resources for Spanish
Country Information
Reference books may cover just one country or many countries in a region (see below for examples), and provide key facts, names, dates and statistics. Below are just a few of the reference books on countries:
- REF 305.8 WOR Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life (4 v. - Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe)
- REF 324.2
POL Political Handbook of the World
- REF 952 CAM
Cambridge Encyclopedia of Japan
- REF 956 MOS Cambridge Encyclopedia of The Middle East and North Africa
- REF 980 LAT
Latin America: History and Culture (actually 2
encyclopedias - one scholarly & longer (for older students), the
other for students (MS & US)
- The Library's catalog (or OPAC) is available at home or at school; go to Current Students web page, click on Library | Online Catalog
- Search the name of the country as Keyword as well
as Subject,
to get all of the books that have pertinent information.
- If you can't find a book on your country, search for books
on the region that would include the country.
- There are several useful series on countries; search the titles below as Series to get a listing of all titles: Modern Nations of the World; Enchantment of the World, Second Series.
- "Global Studies: [region]"
is a very useful series on
different regions of the world (Africa, Middle East, Latin America, for
instance) that includes "Country Reports" (on current political and
economic status) and "Articles from the World Press" (articles on
environmental, cultural, political and economic issues in various
countries).
- Grolier Online - Includes a Spanish language encyclopedia -- no need to translate!
- Economist.com -
Chapin has both print and online versions of this magazine with
international coverage of business and politics.
- History Resource Center: David Alger Memorial History Resource Page -- World section is a great source for finding reference articles on countries; also includes magazine articles from The Economist and other journals.
- Proquest - Includes full-text
magazine articles, current newspaper articles (including the NYT), and articles from the Historical New York
Times (1851-2003). The NY
Times has many articles on countries, and is also a source of
photographs and images.
- World Book Online - Includes a
Spanish language encyclopedia -- Click tab at top left of screen.
- The World Factbook
- CIA-compiled information on history, culture, political
situation in countries.
- Library of Congress: Country Studies - Digital versions of print titles compiled by researchers at Library of Congress.
- Library of Congress: Portals to the World - Library of Congress recommended web sites for country information.
- Worldpress.org - News stories and
opinion pieces (in English) from newspapers around the world; keyword
searching of site is available.
- For tips and examples of MLA bibliography format for print and online sources, see Current Students > Library > US > MLA Style for Bibliographies.
Compiled by Ms. Lutz, 16 April 2007