Cultural Area Studies

General Sources

Indexes and Databases

See Subject Guides for:

Ethnic NewsWatch

Ethnic NewsWatch is a full-text collection of newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority, and press. The search interface is offered in both English and Spanish. Coverage is from 1985-present.

FBIS Index

Indexes the "FBIS Daily Report" issued by the Foreign Broadcast Information Service of the U.S. government. The "FBIS Daily Reports" are translated transcripts of foreign radio and television broadcasts, news agency transmissions, newspapers, periodicals, and government statments from around the world. The full text of a large percentage of the reports indexed here can be found in The College of Wooster Libraries' collection, especially those from the early 1980's-present. Coverage is from January 1977-December 1996.

Foreign Language Videos (OhioLINK Digital Media Center)

Includes the ViewPoints Project of the Five Colleges of Ohio Consortium, Inc.--a collection of foreign language video clips in which native speakers elaborate on a wide variety of topics about their culture, family, daily life, and more. Each video clip is accompanied by a description of its contents, the country of the speaker, and additional grammar and vocabulary notes.

Library of Congress Country Studies

Near-encyclopedic information on 101 countries gathered by the Library of Congress and placed on-line.

Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection

Collection of more than 5000 map images, most not under copyright, most not under copyright, of all areas of the world.

World Almanac (FirstSearch)

Coverage is from 1998-present.

World Factbook (U.S. CIA)

Brief information on countries including information and data on geography, people, government, economy, communication, transportation, and military

Selected Internet Sites

Governments on the WWW
Language Links: Cultural and linguistic link listings intended for use by language students.
Lonely Planet World Guide: Tourism information for all parts of the world.
Political Resources on the Net: Listings of political sites available on the Internet sorted by country, with links to parties, organizations, governments, media, etc.
Portals to the World (U.S. Library of Congress): Selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world.
Virtual Tourist: Links to world-wide travel guides, tips, reviews, dining and lodging, etc.
World Newspapers: Links to newspapers from throughout the world
Yahoo!--Countries: Yahoo Listing of links related to specific countries and regions.

Africa

Indexes and Databases

See Subject Guide: Africana Studies

East Asia

Indexes and Databases

Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS): An online, interdisciplinary database that indexes western-language books, chapters in books, and journal articles on all parts of Asia. Coverage is 1971-present.
Chinese Biographical Database: Database maintained by China scholars world-wide, and originally funded by the Idaho State Board of Education.
Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan: This interdisciplinary encyclopedia includes information about late-20th-century Japan. It contains data on Japanese politics, government, economics, and corporate behavior, as well as information about Japanese art, culture, and history.

Selected Internet Sites

General

East & Southeast Asia: An Annotated Directory of Internet Resources
Yale Council on East Asia Studies

China

Chinese Studies Resources Online

Japan

Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Japan National Tourist Organization

Thailand

Royal Thai Government
Thailand WWW Virtual Library

Latin America

Indexes and Databases

Chicano Database (FirstSearch): Indexes all types of information resources on Mexican-American topics and about Chicanos. Records added since 1992 have expanded its scope to include the broader Latino experience, including Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and Central American immigrants. Coverage is from 1967- present.
Handbook of Latin American Studies (Library of Congress): Indexes books and book chapters, conference papers, and journal articles from more than 1,350 social science and 550 humanities journals and conference proceedings published worldwide in the field of Latin American studies. Coverage is from 1990-present.

Selected Internet Sites

Latin American Regional Resources
Latin Americanist Research Resources Project
Organization of American States
Poltical Database of the Americas (Georgetown University)

Middle East

Indexes and Databases

Index Islamicus: Indexes literature on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world. Covers 1906-present.

Selected Internet Sites

Al-Bab: An Open Door to the Arab World
Middle East Studies Resources (Columbia University Libraries)

Modern Western Europe

Indexes and Databases

See Subject Guides for:

Selected Internet Sites

General

Europa: Gateway to the European Union

France

Association des Bibliophiles Universels (French)
Service-Public: Le Portail de L'administration Française

Germany

Die Bundesregierung (German Government Site: English)
German Studies Web (Dartmouth): German literature, reference, links, and etexts.

Greece

Greece Now
Wonderful Greece (Greek National Tourism Organization)

Spain

Web de la Moncloa (Spanish Government Site: Spanish)

Russia and East Central Europe

Indexes and Databases

See Subject Guides:

Russian Studies

Selected Internet Sites

Centre for Russian Studies (Norway)
REESWEB: Russian and East European Studies Virtual Library
Russia Home Page

South Asia

Indexes and Databases

Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS): An online, interdisciplinary database that indexes western-language books, book chapters, and journal articles on all parts of Asia. Coverage is 1971-present.