The Eurasian Conference 2005

Books
Map Resources
Weblinks for Country Profiles and National and Regional Issues
Databases for Country Profiles and National and Regional Issues
Citing your sources

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Books

Books at the Churchill Library
http://schools.4j.lane.edu/churchill/library/
Check the cart of books marked "IHS Yamada" first.
If you need other books, search the library catalog, LIBNET.

Map Resources

Print Atlases - Atlases in the Churchill Library are located to the west of the Reference area.
CIA World Factbook - Reference Maps
Atlas from about.com - Extensive world atlas

Weblinks for Country Profiles and National or Regional Issues

CIA World Factbook - Country Profiles
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

Eugene Public Library Weblinks on Countries - An extensive listing of links compiled (12/2004)
http://www.ci.eugene.or.us/library/staffref/countrie.htm

Country Studies/Area Handbooks - Comprehensive information from the Library of Congress
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs

The U.S. State Department - "Country Pages" include economy, military affairs, and foreign relations
http://www.state.gov/ Click on "Countries and Regions," then scroll to "Background Notes and Links..."

The World Bank - Countries and Regions
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/0,,pagePK:180619~theSitePK:136917,00.html

BBC News Country Profiles - Country Profiles include politics and economics
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/

Population Pyramids
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbpyr.html

International Data Base
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbnew.html

Population Reference Bureau - Demographic (population) and health information
http://www.prb.org/?Section=Data_by_Country&Template=/customsource/countryprofile/countryprofile.cfm

U.S. News and World Report
http://www.usnews.com

Washington Post International
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/index/

Foreign Affairs Magazine
http://www.foreignaffairs.org

Amnesty International
http://www.amnesty.org
Human Rights Watch
http://www.hrw.org

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Databases for Country Profiles and National or Regional Issues


InfoTrac: Student Resource Center Gold - an excellent reesource for country profiles
For access from outside of CHS, enter the password. It's on the library bookmark.

  1. From the Library Homepage, select InfoTrac from the list of Databases.
  2. Select Student Resource Center Gold.
  3. Select Keyword search and enter your search terms: Krygyzstan
  4. Reference - Useful for Country Profiles, esp. Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
    Magazines & Journals, Newspapers - Useful for National or Regional Issues
  5. Related subjects that can expand your search are on the left sidebar.
  6. Options to narrow the search are also listed on the left sidebar.
  7. Scroll to the bottom of the article for its citation.

EBSCO: MAS Ultra - School Edition
For access from outside of CHS, enter the username and password. It's on the library bookmark.

  1. From the Library Homepage, select EbscoHost from the list of Databases.
  2. From "Secondary How To," select High School Search.
  3. Select only MAS Ultra - School Edition.
  4. Enter search terms: South Korea political systems
    Use multiple terms to focus search: Qatar and United States
  5. Select a relevant document and open HTML Full Text or PDF Full Text.
  6. Print, e-mail, or save the document.
  7. Citation information is at the top of the document.

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Citing your sources
Keeping track of your sources:

As you work, copy the citation information of each source that you use.
Citation information for online resources include:

the URL
name of author (if there is an author)
title of article or webpage
organization sponsoring the page
database name
date you found the information
Using Citation Maker

This online software does the work of putting together a Works Cited (bibliography) list for you. No need to worry about where to underline or put quotations!

1. Get to the Citation Maker from the link above or from the Library Homepage.
2. Click on “Citation Maker,” “OSLIS Secondary Citation Maker” and “Citation Maker” again.
3. Select “Print,” “Electronic,” “World Wide Web,” or “Interview.” See the table below for help.
4. Enter the citation information in the boxes. (If an article or website lists no author, leave it blank.)
5. Select “Save Citation.”
6. Continue with other citations and select “Show My Citations” when finished.
7. Copy and paste the formatted citations into a word-processing document.
8. Alphabetize the list of citations.
Type of Resource
Option to use on Citation Maker
Print Resources (Books) Select the option under “Print” that fits your book.
Online Reference Article
(InfoTrac Reference)
 Select the option World Wide Web: Encyclopedia Article on the Web
Online Magazine Article
(InfoTrac or EBSCO)
Select the option Magazine Article on the Web.
Website Select the option World Wide Web: Professional or Organizational Web Page or
World Wide Web: Personal Web Page


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Direct questions or comments about this page to Sam Arnold or Julie Vignoul
4/14/05