
Africa Project
January 2009
Project Handout - MS Word document
Print Resources:
General Reference Books:
- General encyclopedias -- R 031
- The World Almanac and Book of Facts -- R 317.3 WOR
(print and online)
1. Demographics
Specialized Reference Books:
- Lands and Peoples -- R 910 LAN --
(print and online)
- Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations -- R 910 JUN
-- (print and online)
- Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures -- R 306 JUN
-- (print and online) 4. Culture 5.
Current Issues, Social Problems
- Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of
Physical Geography -- R 910 JUN -- (print)
Online
Resources:
-
Grolier
Online
- Search country name
- See Lands and Peoples article
- 2. Location
- click map - location on continent - see "The
Land" section and "Facts and Figures" link
- 3. History, Flag
- click link - gives significance
- 5. Current Issues (scroll to
Recent Events or click "Side Bar")
- To see Country's Newspaper
5. Current Issues
- Go to Grolier homepage.
- Click "World Newspaper"
- Scroll to country name
- Click "GO" at top
- Review Newspaper to find one in English
- Click to see online newspaper
-
The
Britannica Online School Edition
- Search country name 3.
History, 2. Location, 4. Culture
-
Gale
Student Resource Center (reads aloud)
- Search by country name
- Click name of country under "Subject Terms"
at left
- Click "News" and "Magazines" tabs at top
5. Current Issues
- Click "Multimedia"
- Scroll to "Map" - outline map, printable pdf
2. Location
-
Gale Virtual Reference Library
(GVRL)
- Click "Document title"
- Search by country name
POWER Library
Databases:
- Go to
POWER
Library from school.
Carnegie Library - POWER Library from home.
- Use Facts for Learning (Children's
Resources)
- At very top click "Grades 5 &
Above"
- Click "Almanacs" under "Resource
Libraries"
- Click "World Almanac and Book of Facts"
- Click "Nations of the World"
- Browse country list
1. Demographics
- Use SIRS Discoverer (Children's
Resources)
- See "Country Facts" in box at lower right
1. Demographics
- Browse country list.
- Click "related articles" at bottom of
page
- Look for "Culture Facts"
4. Culture
Web
Sites:
- Travel Guides - sites 4.
Culture, Tourist attractions
- Country Information
Return to Falk School Library Home Page click
here
Prepared by Linda Herward 2/2/09
Contact Ms. Herward at herward@pitt.edu