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LIBRARY
World Culture Project Resources |
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| NON-FICTION | |
| 391.09 DAV | The book of costume |
| 641.09 TAN | Food in history |
| 641.59 BIT | The best recipes in the world : more than 1,000 international dishes to cook at home / |
| 641.5937 COM | Complete book of Italian cooking. |
| 709 COL | Art of the Western world |
| 709 JAN | History of art |
| 709 PIE | Paintings in the Vatican |
| 709.941 IRE | Ireland, a cultureal encyclopedia |
| 720.945 YAR | The architecture of Italy |
| 910 5 WOR | CIA factbook - 2002 |
| 913.37 GRA | The Roman Forum |
| 914.5 SHE | This is Rome : A pilgrimage in words and pictures |
| 940.3 RES | Researching World War I |
| 941.5 SCA | Culture and customs of Ireland |
| 941.5 HAR | Heritage of Ireland |
| 941.5 MOO | The course of Irish history |
| 941.5 ROB | Ireland |
| 941.5081 BAR | Black potatoes: the story of the great Irish famine |
| 941.5081 GRA | The Irish famine |
| 941.508 SMA | The Irish century |
| 941.6 HOL | The history of Ireland |
| 942 SWI | England |
| 943 AYE | Germany |
| 943 DUF | Germany |
| 943.08 BER | Culture and customs of Germany |
| 943.086 LIV | Living in Nazi Germany |
| 944 COR | France |
| 944 HAI | The history of France |
| 944 HEI | Culture and customs of France |
| 944 Hor | Seven ages of Paris |
| 944 STE | When in France, do as the French do |
| 944.04 HOR | The French Revolution |
| 945 KOE | Italy |
| 954 KEA | India: a history |
| 954.05 IND | India |
| 954.91 GOO | Pakistan |
| 954.91 PAK | Pakistan |
| 993.1 LEW | The Maori |
| 994 EIN | Life in the Australian outaback |
| 9974 HUG | The fatal shore: the epic of Australia's founding |
| REFERENCE | |
| REF 304.2 PEO | Peoples and cultures |
| REF 305.8 CUL | Cultures of the world |
| REF 305.8 WOR | Worldmark encyclopedia of cultures and daily life |
| REF 324.2 WOR | World encyclopedia of political systems and parties |
| REF 390 CUL | Culturegrams : The Nations Around Us |
| REF 390 GRE | The Greenwood encyclopedia of daily life |
| REF 391 PEN | Fashion, costume and culture |
| REF 903 JUN | Junior Worldmark encyclopedia of the nations |
| REF 909 HIS | History in dispute |
| REF 909 HIS, V 4 | History behind the headlines: the origins of conflicts worldwide |
| REF 909 ROB | Illustrated history of the world |
| REF 909.82 WOR | World political almanac |
| REF 910 HOU | Dictionary of Geography |
| REF 910 LAR | Larousse encyclopedia of world geography |
| REF 910 NAT | The National Geographic desk reference |
| REF 910.321 WOR | Worldmark encyclopedia of the nations |
| REF 912 HAM | Hammond world atlas |
| REF 912 HAM | Standard world atlas |
| REF 912 NAT | National Geographic collegiate atlas of the world |
| REF 912.7 PHI | Firefly atlas of North America |
| DATABASES |
| ABC-CLIO Issues Understanding Controversy and Society, |
| This database helps students develop an in-depth understanding of how society shapes and is shaped by controversy—with authoritative historical context, expert perspectives, and carefully selected primary and secondary sources on the most enduring and timely issues of the day. |
| www.issues.abc-clio.com |
| ABC-CLIO World Geography |
| World Geography, Release 2.0 develops students' global literacy, focusing on the geographic, political, social, economic, and cultural forces that influence our world. |
| www.worldgeography.abc-clio.com |
| ABC-CLIO World History:Modern Era |
| This database offers a comprehensive electronic library of historical reference materials and interactive curricular units, plus tools for enhancing lectures, creating research lists, developing student activities, and addressing different learning styles |
| www.worldhistory.abc-clio.com |
| CountryReports |
| CountryReports offers more than 30,000 pages of content covering a wide-range of topics, including cultural, historical and statistical information which has proven to be valuable to students, parents, teachers, and researchers. |
| http://www.countryreports.com/ |
| CQ Researcher Online |
| CQ Researcher offers in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy. |
| http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/index.php |
| eLibrary |
| eLibrary Curriculum Edition--the ultimate easy-to-use curriculum and reference resource--delivers one of the largest collections of periodical and digital media content designed specifically for K-12 schools and libraries. |
| http://www.proquestk12.com |
| Encyclopedia Britannica |
| Britannica Online School Edition: The most comprehensive K-12 reference resource, with separate units for elementary, middle school, and high school.World Data Analyst : Extensive database of statistics on the nations of the world. |
| www.school.eb.com |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library |
| GVRL is a collection of ebooks that cover the following topics; arts, biography, business, education, environment, history, information and publishing, law, literature, medicine, multcaultural studies, nation and world, religion, science and social science. |
| http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/whea91493 |
| New Catholic Encyclopedia, 2nd ed. |
| New Catholic Encyclopedia is a standard of reference in public, academic and high school libraries worldwide. Prized for its scholarly presentation of persons and subjects related to Catholicism and the humanities. |
| http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/eBooks?ste |
| Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |
| The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography includes the stories of 50,000 men and women who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the explorer Pytheas of the fourth century B.C. to modern figures who died before December 31, 2000. 10,000 portrait illustrations illuminate the articles. |
| www.oxforddnb.com |
| SEARCH ENGINES |
| Ask.com |
| Ask.com is a search engine that is a result of the merging of Teoma and Ask Jeeves, resulting in one of the world's most powerful and unique search engines. |
| www.ask.com |
| WEB SITES |
| Altapedia |
| Atlapedia Online contains full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world. statistical data on geography, climate, people, religion, language, history, economy World Maps |
| http://www.atlapedia.com/ |
| Asia Source |
| This resource provides timely, reliable information and assistance regarding the cultural, economic, social, political and historical dimensions of Asia. |
| www.asiasource.prg |
| Ask Asia |
| This website covers about 30 countries comprising Asia today with materials from early civilizations until current times |
| http://askasia.org |
| CIA Factbook |
| The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities |
| https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ |
| Factmonster: Countries of the World |
| Each Country Profile provides information on: Geography Maps Flag History Current ruler Area Population Capital Largest cities Languages Ethnicity/race Religion Literacy rate Economy Government |
| http://www.factmonster.com/countries.html |
| Frommer's |
| Visitors to Frommers.com easily find candid, timely articles written by Frommers.com experts, they also can read excerpts from and purchase Frommer's Guidebooks. After selecting a destination, scroll down to the From Our Guides section for information regarding the history, a timeline, food and drink and fast facts. |
| www.frommer's.com |
| Internet Public Library |
| A list of links to regional and country information |
| http://www.ipl.org/IPLBrowse/GetSubject?vid=13&tid=7069&parent=0 |
| Lonely Planet |
| This site will be good for quick facts and in the Background Info section, information is available regarding the people and society, culture and history. |
| http://www.lonelyplanet.com/ |
| National Geographic |
| Nationalgeographic.com combines National Geographic's video, photography and maps with in-depth information and interactive features about animals, nature, destinations and cultures. |
| http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ |
| Social Explorer |
| Social Explorer provides easy access to demographic information about the United States from 1790 to the present. To get started, select "Maps" or "Reports.Social Explorer ." |
| http://www.socialexplorer.com/pub/home/home.aspx |
| United Nations |
| The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 and is committed to maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations and promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights. |
| www.un.org |
| CITATION AIDS |
| easybib |
| The free automatic bibliography composer. Create MLA-style bibliographies, then save them to Word. |
| http://www.easybib.com |
| NoodleTools |
| Individual citations in MLA, APA, or Chicago/Turabian format |
| http://www.noodletools.com/noodlebib/citeone_s.php?style=MLA |
