TCORE 113C – Introduction to Social Sciences

Places, Regions, Globalization

Reference & Background Sources

Reference Tools
A wide selection of full text dictionaries, encyclopedias and more--a reliable Wikipedia alternative!
- Oxford Reference covers History
- Gale Virtual Reference — covers History, Multicultural Studies, and Nation and World (click on the View Publication link to see titles)
- Countries, States & Cities

Encyclopedia of the world's nations and cultures
(Tacoma Reference G63 .K874 2007 v. 1-4)

Culture and Customs series
Reference books on the culture and customs of countries throughout the world. To find them do a title search in the Catalog for “Culture and Customs of [Country name]”

World Maps

World Maps from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas:

Finding Books

Subject searching
In the Catalog, in pull down menu, change from Keyword to LC Subject.

Sample searches:

Finding Articles

EBSCO Business Source Completee
Click on Publications in the top bar. Enter the name of your country and select MATCH ANY WORDS. Click on the publication title to browse full text by year.
- Background Notes - people, history, government, economy, foreign relations, travel & business. Varies.
- Country Monitor - analyses, statistics, and forecasts on the economy. Monthly.
- Country Review - country, politics, economics, investment, society, environment. Annual.
- Economic Competitiveness - structure ratios for assets, liability, and income; and productivity. 2006.
- Political Risk Yearbook - country forecast and conditions. Annual.

Additional Research Assistance

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