3,000 journals and magazines in all fields. Good for news coverage from the popular press. This database consists of references to articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, book chapters, and statistical directories about public affairs. Coverage is 1972 to the present. These are full-length books arranged on the shelf by the name of the country.
Handbooks are available for most countries.
Comprehensive analysis of a country's economic, national security, political and social systems. These pamphlets, by the Dept. of State, provide statistical data such as GNP, population, income, etc. Arranged by country in two notebooks. 146 countries are compared and ranked in demography, economic strength, agriculture and food, industry and energy, commodities, transport and communications, government and finance, inflation and finance, trade and balance of payments, debt and aid, employment, education, health, family life, and environment. Broad overview of countries and their people, history, economy, geography, and government.