Country Information

David Weeks
Reference Librarian
Winthrop University
June, 2008

Dacus Online Catalog (DOC)

Dacus Library's online catalog allows you to access information on specific countries by entering the name of the country under "Subject."

Guides and Encyclopedias

Culturegrams (Ref. GT 150 .C85 - Kept at the Reference Desk)

Encyclopedia of World Cultures (Ref. GN357 .E53 1991)

Encyclopedia of the World's Nations (Ref. G63 .K874 2002)

Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life (Ref. GN333 .W67 1998)

Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies (Ref. HC15 .W67 2002)

Handbooks, Annuals and Statistical Surveys

Area Handbook Series (Documents D 101.22:550,  Also available online at http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html )

Background Notes (Documents Reference Desk #60, 61,61A, Also available online at http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/ )

Britannica Book of the Year (Ref. AE5.E364 - Kept at the Reference Desk)

Demographic Yearbook (United Nations) (Ref. HA17.D45)

Dimensions of Need: An Atlas of Food and Agriculture (Ref. HD9018.D44 D56 - Kept at the Reference Desk)

Doing Business In... (K563.B87.D65 - Latest edition in Reference)

Europa World Year Book (Ref. JN1.E85)

The Illustrated Book of World Rankings (Ref. HA155 .K87 2001)

International Trade Statistics Yearbook (Ref. HF91.U473)

Nations of the World (Ref HD2755.5 .N28)

Political Handbook of the World (Ref. JF37.P612)

Statesman's Yearbook (Ref. JA 51 .S7 - Kept at the Reference Desk)

Statistical Yearbook (United Nations) (Ref. HA12.5.U63)

World Almanac and Book of Facts (Ref. AY 67 .N5 .W7 - Kept at the Reference Desk)

World FactBook (Documents Reference Desk #78)  Also available at https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook

Biographical Information

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments (Available online at https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/index.html )

Indexes

Academic Search Premier (Available on Dacus Library Online)

Business Source Premier (Available on Dacus Library Online)

LexisNexis Academic (Available on Dacus Library Online)

InfoTrac (Available on Dacus Library Online)
Search "Expanded Academic ASAP" and "General Reference Center" for magazine and journal articles on a country.