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General
Reference Resources
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For general information,
look up a specific country
for information on politics,
cultural and social environment,
education, religion, etc.
Although you cannot include
general encyclopedias in your
bibliography they may be helpful
as a preliminary source. AE5…LRC-R
- Countries of the World
and Their Leaders Yearbook
- G1.C88 2006 LRCR (2 vols.)
- The Europa World Yearbook
- JN1.E85 LRC-R
- International Year
Book & Statesmen's Who's
Who
- JA51.I57 LRC-R
- National Geographic
Desk Reference
- G123.N38 LRC-R
- Placenames of the
World
- G105 .R66 2006 LRC-R
- The Statesman's Yearbook
- JA51.S7 LRC-R
- World
Almanac and Books of Facts
- AY67.N5W7 LRC-R
- The World Factbook
- G122.U56 LRC-R
- World Christian Encyclopedia:
A Comparative Study of Churches
…
- BR157.W67 LRC-R
- World Travel Guide
- G153.4.W67 LRC-R
To
Locate Books on Specific Countries/Regions
In the library online catalog
use Subject Keyword or Subject
Heading fields, query the
name of a country, region,
or subject such as "developing
countries." Browse the
"DA" - "E"
call number sections in the
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Cultural
& Social Information
In the library online catalog
subject field, query the name of
country or region. Choose subheadings
such as "social life and customs"
or "description and travel."
Browse the "GN" - "GT"
call number section in the Reference
Room.
- Culturegrams
- GT150.C85 LRC-R (2-volume set)
- Dun & Bradstreet's Guide
to Doing Business…
- HF1416.M78 LRC-R
- Encyclopedia of Social and
Cultural Anthropology
- GN307.E52 LRC-R
- Encyclopedia of World Cultures
- GN307.E53 LRC-R
- Ethnic
Groups Worldwide
- GN325.L46 LRC-R Reviews
- Ethnologue: Language of
the World
- P123.G73 LRC-R
- Holidays & Anniversaries
of the World
- GT3930.H65 LRC-R
- Religious Cultures of the
World
- GN345.7.P325 LRC-R
- World Desk Reference
- AG5.D647 LRC-R
Missions
For books on missions, search
the subject heading field in the
library online catalog. Suggested
searches: missions, mission of the
church, missionaries, and church
name. For example, search "Baptists
- Missions".
- Americans Traveling Abroad
- G151.N93 LRC-R
- Biographical Dictionary
of Christian Mission
- BV3700.B66 LRC-R
- Concise Dictionary of the
Christian World Mission
- BV2040.N44 LRC-R
- Countries of the World and
Their Leaders Yearbook. (2
vols.)
- G1.C88 LRC- R
- Eerdman's Handbook to the
World Religions
- BL80.2.E35 LRC-R
- Evangelical Dictionary of
World Missions
- BV2040.E92 LRC-R>
- Faith Library in 23 Volumes:
20th Century Legacy…
(Osborn)
- BV3797.A1O83 LRC 5th-HSRC
- Holy Spirit & Mission
Dynamic
- BV2063.H65 LRC 5th-HSRC>
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia
of World Religion
- BL80.2.I43 LRC-R
- New Context of World Mission
- BV2061.M92 LRC-R
- Operation World
- BV2050.J63 LRC-R
- Praying through the Window:
The Unreached Peoples
- BV2061.P73 LRC-R
- Window on the World
- BV2061.3.S67W5 LRC-R
- World Class Cities and World
Evangelism
- BV3793.B29 LRC-R (Although
an old book, it contains "A
Selective Chronology of Urban
Evangelization, 8900 BC - AD 2500,"
p. 39+)
Maps
and Atlases
Consult maps and atlases in the
Reference Room. Atlases are shelved
together in a special section in
the Reference Room. Individual maps
can be found in map file cabinets
under name of country, region, or
city. Inquire at the Reference Desk
for assistance.
- Statistics
- Finding Statistics Online
- Reference print resource
- HA33.5.B47 LRC-R
- Government Information on
the Internet
- ZA5075.N68 LRC-R
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Periodicals and eJournals |
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Browse a partial
social sciences subject title
list of full text periodical titles
available at ORU
See: Find
Periodicals (Journals, Magazines,
and Newspapers)
- Countries
Atlapedia Online (GeopediaŽ)
- http://www.geopedia.com/
- Country
at a Glance (United Nations)
- http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html#toc
- Country
Studies
(Library of Congress)
- http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html#toc
- InfoNation
- http://www.cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation/index.asp
- International
Data Base
- http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbnew.html
- Jerusalem
Perspective Online: Photo Gallery
- http://www.jerusalemperspective.com/Default.aspx?tabid=50
- The
Least Developed Countries Report
- http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Page.asp?intItemID=3073&lang=1
- National
Geographic Map Machine Atlas
- http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/index.html
- Portals
to the World
(Library of Congress)
- http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
- State
and Country Quick Facts (U.S.
Census Bureau)
- http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/
- U.S.
Department of State: Background
Notes
- http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
- U.S.
Department of State, Bureau of
Consular Affairs
- http://travel.his.com/
- International
Travel,
Consular Information Sheets,
Current
Travel Warnings
- http://travel.state.gov/travel/index.html
- The
World Factbook
(CIA)
- http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
- Missions
Adherents.com
- http://www.adherents.com
Statistics for over 4,000 world
religions.
- Adventures
in Missions
- http://www.aimtrips.org/
- CountryWatch
- http://www.countrywatch.com/
- CWC
Missionary Periodicals Database
(Yale Divinity School)
- http://research.yale.edu:8084/missionperiodicals/index.jsp
"The database aims to record
all periodicals on foreign missions
published in Britain, between
the eighteenth century and the
1960s, by missionary societies
and commercial publishers, giving
full bibliographical details,
information on contents and locations"
[no full text]. Search by region,
periodical title, keyword, or
by a "clickable map image."
Provides access to more than 400
periodicals.
- ICLnet
(Internet Christian Library)
- http://www.iclnet.org
Provides an extensive list of
mission organizations on the World
Wide Web. Brief descriptions and
links are provided. (Under "Guide
to Christian Missions on the Internet,"
choose "Index.")
- Global
Media and Alternative Voices
by Pat Keeton
- http://phobos.ramapo.edu/~pkeeton/pages/gmav_main.html
- The
Mission Station
- http://www.missionaries.org
- Mountain
Voices
- http://www.mountainvoices.org/
Presents interviews with more
than 300 people who live in mountain
and highland region.
- Operation
World
- http://www.gmi.org/ow/
- Operation
World: Worldwide Websites
- http://www.gmi.org/ow/updates/website.html
- Wycliffe.org
(Wycliffe Bible Translators)
- http://www.wycliffe.org
- Associations
and Directories
American Society of Association
Executives: Directories
- http://www.asaenet.org/
- Associations
on the Net (Internet Public
Library)
- http://www.ipl.org/div/aon/
- The
Contact Directory to Nonprofits
on the Web (Idealist)
- http://www.idealist.org/
- Guidestar:
The National Database of NonProfits
Organizations
- http://www.guidestar.org/
- Internet
NonProfit Center
- http://www.nonprofit-info.org/
- IRS
Non-Profit List
- http://www.irs.gov/charities/page/0,,id=15053,00.html
- Union
of International Associations
- http://www.uia.org/website.htm
- Subject Directories/
Portals
- Librarians'
Internet Index (LII)
- http://lii.org
Websites evaluated by librarians
and categorized by subjects. Select
a subject or do a keyword search
for your topics.
- LII:
Observances and Holidays
- http://lii.org/search/file/holidays
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