Countries

Start with these databases:

• Europa World Online
A great resource for statistics, recent political history, and government, includes Europa World Year Book and the nine-volume Regional Surveys of the World.
• World Data Analyst Online
Detailed statistical comparisons of countries across the world, using both the most recent and historical figures.

Additional databases to search:

•  Byki
Learn more than 70 languages online. Byki uses flashcards and interactive word games to lock foreign words and phrases in your long term memory. (You'll need to set up an account with Byki so you can keep track of your progress.)
• Chicago Tribune
Coverage of the full-text paper from 1985 to Current.
• CultureGrams
Features cultures of 182 countries, including maps, statistics, photographs, national anthems, recipes and currency converters. Includes information about each U.S. state as well.
• Daily Life Online
Explore how others lived and live their lives, and how their lives shaped ours. Content is enhanced with new books, articles, images, maps, primary documents, and more.
• Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
Complete encyclopedia with related Internet links, best websites rated by EB editors, Britannica's Lives and the Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary.
• Gale Virtual Reference Library
Contains the full text of hundreds of reference books on a wide variety of subjects, including history, business, medicine, science and humanities. Includes tables of content, indexes and illustrations. (Guided Tour)
• LexisNexis® Library Express
(Access to the legal module is available in-Library only.)
News, business and legal information. News coverage includes deep backfiles and up-to-the-minute stories from around the world. Business information includes articles, market research, industry reports, and SEC filings. Legal materials include case law, statutes and regulations as well as secondary source materials.
• Mango Languages
Easy and fun online language-learning system teaches conversation skills for a wide variety of languages. Great for travelers, beginners and ESL students. Listen, repeat, and learn using material designed from native conversations.
• New York Times
Full-text articles from the New York Times are available from 2000 through current. Also included are the New York Times Book Review and The New York Times Magazine.
• New York Times, Historical (1857-2005)
Full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. This collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
•  PowerSpeak
This fun and easy-to-use program uses a mix of progressive, yet tried-and-true teaching methods that reflect the latest language learning methods.
• Wall Street Journal (1984-Current)
The financial newspaper of record offering in-depth coverage of national and international finance as well as first rate coverage of hard news.
• World Book Online
Start here for background research on any topic. Articles are updated with current events information, useful links on the Internet, a monthly calendar of important dates and a Today in History feature.
•  World History: The Modern Era
Provides in-depth coverage of the history of all regions of the world from 1500 to the present.