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Tiffini Travis Outreach Librarian CSULB Library

Tiffini Travis Outreach Librarian CSULB Library. 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!. Learning about a Country: what information do you need?.

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Tiffini Travis Outreach Librarian CSULB Library

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  1. Tiffini Travis Outreach Librarian CSULB Library

  2. 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!

  3. 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?

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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?

  7. 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/

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. Electronic Resources Pagewww.csulb.edu/library/eref/eref-index.html On this page you will find Help with Research A link to all Article Databases A link to Research Guides A link to COAST the library catalog

  14. Thing you need to do to get access from your home 1 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 databases Internet Explorer Netscape

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

  16. 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!

  17. Still need help with finding information? Tiffini Travis ttravis@csulb.edu Email me or make an appointment!! Or Contact your Subject Specialist Librarian! www.csulb.edu/library/guide/biblio.html

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