Reference & Background
Reference & Background
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U.S. Census & Other Statistical Sites
This is a collection of a wide variety of government-created statistical resources. Library staff have collected these links and organized them by usefulness and government agency.Links to U.S. Government sites and more provided by the Government Documents section of Polk Library. -
World Factbook, CIA
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. -
Oxford Reference Online
Online versions of over 100 dictionaries, encyclopedias and reference books. Coverage of a broad range of subjects: from General Reference, Language and Quotations to Science and Medicine, and from Humanities and Social Sciences to Business and Professional. Examples of titles include: A Dictionary of Biology, The Kings and Queens of Britain, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music, A Dictionary of Geography, A Dictionary of African Mythology and many, many more! Click here to view the list of available reference books, arranged by subject.Includes several online reference books in the area of the Geography. Look under 'Earth & Environmental Sciences' and 'Politics & Social Sciences'.
