Librarian
Shannon Tennant
she/her/hers
Contact:
Belk Library 218
Office Hours:
Carlton Commons, Wednesdays 12-1
Office Hours:
Carlton Commons, Wednesdays 12-1
336-278-6585
About this Guide
This research guide will help you if you're doing research for Global Studies, COR 1100.
If you have questions, or want suggestions for search terms or which database to search:
- Contact Shannon or the librarian who worked with your COR 1100 class
- Contact your Personal Librarian - not sure who that is? Use this Find your PL
- Chat to ask a question now - use this link to Ask me now! or the chat box on the left side of the library's homepage
Reference
Countries and Their Cultures
Call Number: eBook
Countries, Peoples and Cultures (Complete Nine Volume Set)Publication Date: 2015Provides valuable insight into the social, cultural, economic, historical, and religious practices and beliefs of nearly every nation around the globe.
- Credo This link opens in a new windowCredo is an easy-to-use tool for starting research. Gather background information on your topic from hundreds of full-text encyclopedias, dictionaries, quotations, and subject-specific titles, as well as 500,000+ images and audio files and over 1,000 videos.
- CQ Researcher & Archives This link opens in a new windowEach single-themed report is researched and written by a seasoned journalist, footnoted and professionally fact checked. The consistent, reader-friendly organization provides researchers with an introductory overview, which poses and addresses relevant questions; a background and chronology on the topic; an assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; a pro/con debate by representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key sources.
Online Reference
Use these links to find statistical and background information on countries:
- CIA World FactbookGood basic statistics about economy, demographics, and geography.
- Gale E-Books This link opens in a new windowE-reference books, biographies on musicians, scientist, contemporary black biography, sport management, business plans and more.