This represents only a small number of the Library's resources. To access resources on specific regions or countries search the Library Catalog, or consult with your subject librarian. Click on any title for more information about the source and its current status.

CIA: The World Factbook 

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html

Country Studies 

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html#top Also known as Area Handbook Series.

Culture and Customs of [name of country] 

Call number varies

Global Studies [name of country] 

Call number varies

Regional Surveys of the World 

Latest edition in Reference, call number varies. Series includes:

• Africa South of the Sahara
• Central and South-Eastern Europe
• Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia
• The Far East and Australasia
• The Middle East and North Africa
• South America, Central America, and the Caribbean
• South Asia
• The USA and Canada
• Western Europe

U S Department of State Background Notes 

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/

World Today Series 

Latest edition in Reference, call number varies.

• Africa
• Canada
• East and Southeast Asia
• Latin America
• The Middle East and South Asia
• Nordic, Central and Southeastern Europe
• Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States
• Western Europe

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Ken Orenic, Reference Librarian
630-942-2338
orenick@cod.edu

September 2012

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