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Countries: How to Find Country Information
Research Materials at the Barrington Area Library:
Books to Check Out:
The best way to find books about your country
is to perform a Subject Keyword search in the
library catalog. Choose "Subject Keyword" from the drop-down
menu. Type the name of your country along with the words "Juvenile
Literature" in the search box and then click "Go" to see your search
results. A librarian is always happy to help you find the books
you need.
Library Internet Databases for Children:
Student
Resource Center
has long articles on each
country with most of the information you’ll need for your report.
Start by clicking the "Geography & Cultures
Search" button from the main menu near the top of the screen. Choose
your country from a drop-down menu on the following page to access a list
of articles about it. The best article about your country is
usually one of the first three and always says "Junior Worldmark
Encyclopedia of the Nations" next to the country
name. The search results will also
include magazine and newspaper articles with
information about current events in your country. Look at the bottom
of each article for help with your bibliography.
World
Book Online has articles on each
country. Start by typing your country’s name in the box and
clicking "Go." The main article about your country is usually the first
article on the white side. Look at the bottom of each article for help
with your bibliography.
SIRS
Discoverer has facts and articles from
encyclopedias and children’s magazines about each
country, searchable by reading level.
Choose the "Countries" button from the menu and then,
on the next page, click on the name of your country from the list of
countries. (Articles labeled
"Country Facts" usually have the most information.)
Click "Cite" at the bottom of each page for help with your
bibliography.
Looking for a map of your country?
Country maps can be found via the Student
Resource Center and World
Book Online.
Atlases can be found on the atlas table or under JR911-JR912.
Blank outline maps can be found in
Outline Maps on File.
If you know the name of a city, river, or mountain and don't know what
country it's in, use
Merriam-Webster's
Geographical Dictionary.
Looking for famous people from your country?
Biographies are found behind the staircase, shelved alphabetically by
the person’s last name.
Biography
Today has an index that will help you
find people from your country.
Student
Resource Center has biographies and a tool
to help you find people from your country. Click the
"Person Search" button. Type the name of the person you’re
looking for in the box and click "Search." If you don’t
know the names of people born in your country, scroll down to the
"Nationality" box, click your country’s name, and click
"Search." Look at the bottom of each article for help with
your bibliography.
You can also search for people in the
Biography Resource Center.
Looking for recipes from your country?
International
cookbooks can be found under the number J649.59–J649.599.
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