Some periodicals, such as In Britain , feature a particular geographic area. Russian Life is a good source of color photos and current information on Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Canadian Geographic is Canada's counterpart to National Geographic .
Regular columns feature Canadian geography, place-names and books reviews.
Illustrations and color photographs emphasize the beauty and vastness of our neighbor to the north. Two publications focus on the consumer aspects of traveling. Consumer Reports Travel Letter takes the same approach to the travel industry as Consumer Reports does to the consumer goods industry. Each month is packed with details, an index to the 12 most recent months, readers' questions and answers, and is also indexed by the Library's online services. There are non-mainstream publications that report information not easily found elsewhere.