Cultures & Countries
- BBC News: Country Profiles Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions. They also include audio and video clips from BBC archives.
- CIA World Factbook The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities. Our Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map.
- UNdata United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) launched a new internet based data service for the global user community. It brings UN statistical databases within easy reach of users through a single entry point (http://data.un.org/). Users can now search and download a variety of statistical resources of the UN system.
- U.S. Department of State US Department of State
- World Culture Encyclopedia Web-based version from Advameg of the four-volume set, Countries and Their Cultures, published by Macmillan Reference USA in 2001.
- Library of Congress: Country Studies Area Handbook Series The Country Studies Series focuses primarily on lesser known countries. It presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions.
- Latin American Newspapers - World Newspaper Archive This link opens in a new window Full-text content from Latin American newspapers. Coverage: 1805 - 1922.
- Access World News This link opens in a new window Full-text newspapers, magazines, web-only content from U.S. and international news sources. Coverage: 1978 - present.
- U.S. Newsstream This link opens in a new window Full-text news sources including newspapers, newswires, news journals, television and radio transcripts, blogs, podcasts, and digital-only websites. Coverage: 1980 - present.
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window Full-text articles on news, business, and legal sources, radio and television transcripts, federal and state court cases, U.S. Supreme Court decisions, and law reviews. Coverage: 1790 - present.
- New York Times Website This link opens in a new window Complete access to the New York Times online edition (nytimes.com) from 1980 through the present. Users must create an account using their LUC email, to gain access to nytimes.com from any web browser or smart phone app, on or off campus, with no monthly limits on article access. This resource is limited to current students, faculty, and staff. Note: HSL students/faculty/staff need to sign up via http://accessnyt.com
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- Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new window Full-text news articles covering business, economics, and finances. Coverage: 1984 - present. Users must register to access resource. Every 180 days users must refresh (or click through the Libraries’ link again). Please register here: WSJ.com/LUC before attempting to access this resource.
- Anthropology Online This link opens in a new window Full-text collection of ethnographies, field notes, seminal texts, memoirs, and contemporary studies, covering human behavior the world over.
- Anthropology Plus This link opens in a new window Indexes including international coverage of the fields of anthropology and archaeology, and related interdisciplinary research. Updated monthly. Coverage: 1899s - present.
- AnthroSource This link opens in a new window Comprehensive collection of journals, newsletters, and bulletins, including the complete archival holdings from the American Anthropological Association (AAA).
- AP Newsroom This link opens in a new window Photographs, graphics, charts, news stories, and audio clips provided by The Associated Press. International in scope. Coverage: 1826 - present.
- Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window Articles on communication and mass media from scholarly journals. Coverage: 1900 - present.
- HRAF World Cultures This link opens in a new window Index of cross-cultural and ethnographic descriptive information on all aspects of cultural and social life. Collection is organized by cultures and ethnic groups.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window Multidisciplinary collection of full-text reference ebooks.
- Humanities and Social Sciences Retrospective This link opens in a new window Index of scholarly journals covering humanities and social sciences. Coverage: 1907 - 1984.
- Sage Knowledge (Sage Reference Online) This link opens in a new window Full-text encyclopedic entries covering topics in social sciences.
- Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window Abstracts and indexes from international journals in sociology, social psychology, and behavioral sciences. Coverage: 1952 - current.
- Women's Studies International This link opens in a new window Index, including abstracts with some full-text, covering women's studies, gender studies, feminism, women's health, and women's history. Coverage 1972 - present.
- Alexander Street Press Streaming Video This link opens in a new window Videos and audio covering a wide variety of subjects. Individual collections include Black Studies in Video, Black Thought & Culture, Counseling and Therapy in Video: Vols.1-3, Criminal Justice and Public Safety in Video, Ethnographic Video Online :Vols.1-2, Filmmakers Library Online: Vols.1-2, LGBT Studies in Video, New World Cinema: Major Independent Features and Shorts, Nursing Education in Video, and Theatre in Video: Vol.2.
- Black Studies in Video This link opens in a new window Documentaries, newsreels, interviews and archival footage surveying the evolution of black culture in the United States. Includes films covering history, politics, art and culture, family structure, social and economic pressures, and gender relations.
- Ethnographic Video Online This link opens in a new window Ethnographic films, documentaries, select feature films, and previously unpublished fieldwork for the study of human culture, behavior and society around the world. Topics include language, food and cooking, economic systems, caste systems, religion, music and the arts, sex, gender, and family.
- Filmakers Library Online II This link opens in a new window Documentary films with a focus on social and political issues. A wide range of topics are covered including anthropology, race and gender studies, human rights, globalization and global studies, multiculturalism, international relations, criminal justice, the environment, bioethics, health, political science and current events, psychology, arts, and literature. Coverage: 1980s-2017.
- Kanopy Streaming Video This link opens in a new window Documentaries, independent and classic feature films, educational videos, and award-winning films and shorts. Distributors include PBS, Media Education Foundation, Documentary Education Resources, California Newsreel, Criterion Collection/Janus Films, Psychotherapy.net, and more.
- LGBT Studies in Video This link opens in a new window Documentaries, feature films, interviews, and archival footage exploring the cultural and political evolution of the LGBT community. Topics include LGBT history, gay culture and subcultures, civil rights, marriage equality, LGBT families, AIDS, transgender issues, and religious perspectives on homosexuality. Coverage: 1920s - present.
- New World Cinema: Independent Features and Shorts This link opens in a new window Independent feature films and short films. Distributors include Kino Lorber, First Run Features, Film Movement, MK2, and Global Lens. Coverage: 1990 - present.
- Theatre in Video This link opens in a new window Videos covering performances of the world's leading plays as well as documentaries on productions, experimental performances and interviews by hundreds of leading playwrights, actors and directors. Coverage: 1930s - present.
Background Information
Asian American Religious Cultures [2 Volumes] by Call Number: Online AccessISBN: 9781598843316Publication Date: 2015-08-31
Encyclopedia of Food and Culture by Call Number: Online AccessISBN: 9780684314167Publication Date: 2004-02-01
Ethnic Dress in the United States by
A concise and systematic exploration of 150 distinct items of ethnic dress, their history, and their cultural significance within the United States.
Call Number: Online AccessISBN: 0759121508Publication Date: 2014-10-30
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life by
Provides information on the cultures of the world, covering different areas of daily life including clothing, food, language and religion.
Call Number: Online AccessPublication Date: 2009
Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim world by
This reference work includes articles on the history, religion, cultural practices, and political economies of Muslims from the seventh-century in West Asia to today's Muslim societies throughout the continents of Asia, Africa, the Subcontinent, Europe, and the Americas.
Call Number: Online AccessISBN: 0028664418Publication Date: 2016
Encyclopedia of the Modern World by
This multivolume encyclopedia includes articles on countries regions, and ethnic groups, themes involving social history demography, family life, politics, economics, religion, thought education, science and technology, and culture, and events such as major wars.
Call Number: Online AccessISBN: 9780195341126Publication Date: 2008-01-01
