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Tiffini Travis Outreach Librarian CSULB Library

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Page 1: Tiffini Travis Outreach Librarian CSULB Library. Today we will to cover:  Learning about countries and their culture/customs  Ideas for turning any

Tiffini TravisOutreach Librarian

CSULB Library

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Today we will to cover:

Learning about countries and their culture/customs

Ideas for turning any class into an international experience

Practice what you learned!

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Learning about a Country:what information do you need?

What is going on in that country?

What is the weather like?

What are the customs?

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Good free Internet resources for country information

ExecutivePlanet.com: Business Culture, Customs and Etiquette www.executiveplanet.com

Background Notes (gov’t) http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/

Country Reports www.countryreports.org

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Good Internet resources for country information

(CSULB Authentication required!)

CountryWatch Contains current news releases from

countries as well as basic background information

Lexis Nexis Academic Provides country profiles and

newspaper articles from many countries as well as information on international companies

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A checklist for Evaluating Sources on the

Web Is it useful?

Who authored it? How current is it? Is it objective? Can you read it?

Is it free?

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Good print resources for country information

Culture Shock! Series See what we have at CSULB (COAST) See what can be ordered from other

libraries (Link+)

Worldfactbook G 122 U56a first floor Reference

also available on the web http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/

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Developing international topics for any class

Science Chemistry of Ancient China Biographies of notable international

scientists

Public policy investigating laws in another country healthcare or education standards in

Africa

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Developing international topics for any class

Literature write a paper about Latin American themes in

novels examine children’s books written by South

Africans

History Look at the history of women’s rights in other

countries Study WWII from the perspective of the Japanese

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International research resources for your classes

(CSULB Authentication required!)

Academic Search Elite Start here for research on virtually

any topic- has some articles right on the computer (full text)

eHRAF ethnography This database will give you access

to interesting cultural aspects of different peoples world-wide

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International research resources for your classes

(CSULB Authentication required!)

MLA Bibliography excellent resource for finding out

about literature from other countries

Family & Society Studies worldwide this is a great source for examining

different family structures and cultures

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International research resources for your classes

(CSULB Authentication required!)

COAST CSULB Library has tons of materials

about other countries and cultures- use the library catalog (COAST) to find them!

Historical Abstracts This is a great starting place for finding

out about historical events or places

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Electronic Resources Pagewww.csulb.edu/library/eref/eref-index.html

On this page you will findHelp with Research

A link to all Article DatabasesA link to Research GuidesA link to COAST the library

catalog

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Thing you need to do to get access from your home

1. Establish a Library PIN

Special note: if you have AOL you must minimize their browser and use one of these browsers to use the databasesNetscape Internet Explorer

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This box will pop up when you click on a research database:

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How to Get a Library Pin

https://coast.library.csulb.edu/patroninfo

Type in your name, ID and make up a pin

Your pin can be anything you want it to be!

The screen will be yellow and just show your name- that means you are done and can access databases from home!

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Still need help with finding information?

Tiffini [email protected]

Email me or make an appointment!!

Or

Contact your Subject Specialist Librarian!

www.csulb.edu/library/guide/biblio.html