Spanish-Speaking Countries

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Books

Electronic databases

Books

Books about Spanish-speaking countries are reserved for this assignment in the Media Center. See the list (click on Categories and Spanish-Speaking Countries).

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Electronic databases & e-books

Country Watch: Current demographic, political, economic, business, cultural, and environmental news and information about 192 countries around the world. Includes a currency converter. Select a country from the list for a Country Review. Select Country Wire for current headlines. For citation instructions, see Q. 11 in the FAQ section.

CultureGrams: Experience the cultures of 190 countries and territories in reports that include maps, statistics, a glossary, and in-depth information. For citation instructions, select the link for "Citation Information" at the bottom of each page.

Facts on File-World Atlas: Get facts at a glance plus maps, flags, images, and information on geography, climate, history, culture, government, and society. For citation information, scroll to the bottom of each article.

Gale Virtual Reference Library-Multicultural Studies-Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures: Examines cultures within countries, including location, language, folklore, religion, and social problems. For citation information, click "How to Cite" at the top of the article.

Gale Virtual Reference Library-Nation & World-Countries and Their Cultures: Describes each country's demographic, historical, cultural, economic, religious, and political information. For citation information, click "How to Cite" at the top of the article.

NEW Grolier Online Encyclopedias: Enter a city or country into the Find It Fast search box for articles from Encyclopedia Americana (detailed information), Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia (brief information), or Lands and Peoples (detailed information about the country, with brief paragraphs about major cities).

Grolier Online-Lands & Peoples: Information about the land, people, heritage, education, cities, economy, history, and government of various countries, plus Mexican state articles in Spanish. See citation instructions at the end of each article.

SIRS Researcher-World Almanac-Maps: Select "Nations of the World" for information from The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2006. Click the "Source" icon for citation information or "How to cite" at the top of the page for specific MLA instructions.

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Web sites

Geography & culture

Country Studies

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html

Descriptions and analyses of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world. Prepared by the Library of Congress

Portals to the World

http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html

In-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world. Prepared by subject specialists at the Library of Congress

World Factbook

https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

Produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency to give information about the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation and military strengths of many nations of the world.

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NEW Cities

Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

http://www.getty.edu/vow/TGNSearchPage.jsp

Enter a city into the Find Name field for a brief description, historical highlights, and geographical coordinates.

Global Gazetteer

http://www.fallingrain.com/world/

Maps, geographical coordinates, weather information, and lists of nearby cities, towns, and airports for cities around the world.

Tageo

http://www.tageo.com/index.htm

Population, land area, geographical coordinates, alternate names, nearby places, and current weather for cities around the world.

World Gazetteer

http://www.world-gazetteer.com/

Current and historical population figures for the largest cities, towns, and metropolitan areas.

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Current events

CNN en español

http://www.cnn.com/espanol/

Breaking news in Spanish.

El Nuevo Herald Digital

http://www.miami.com/mld/elnuevo/

Daily newspaper published in Miami for the Spanish-language community.

Google News en español

http://news.google.com/news?ned=es

Latest headlines in Spanish.

Noticias Periódicos Centro y Sudamericanos

http://www.sol-plus.net/bib.htm#i

Click on a country name for links to local newspapers.

Spanish Language News and Magazines

http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/types/flnews/sspanish.html

Links to magazines and newspapers in Spanish-speaking countries. Compiled by the librarians at MIT.

Spanish Resources

http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/lss/lang/spanish.html

Select the "News & Magazines" section for links to periodicals from the Spanish-speaking world. Compiled by the University of Wisconsin

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Plagiarism policy

Plagiarism demonstrates lack of integrity and character. It is inconsistent with the goals and values of NHHS. Review the plagiarism policy to learn about strategies that will help you succeed with honor.

NHHS policy on cheating and plagiarism
http://www.nhvweb.net/NHHS/English/cheatingplagiarismpolicy.htm

Properly cite your sources by using NoodleBib, an online citation maker from Noodle Tools:

NoodleBib6 (stop by the Media Center for password and log-in information)

http://www.noodletools.com/login.php

Tips for citing databases in NoodleTools
(MLA advanced mode)

If you used a database to find:	Select citation type:	On the screen that asks, "What is the publication medium ..." or "In what medium did you view ..." select:	On the screen that asks, "Free or subscription content?" select:
An article originally published in a magazine	Magazine	Online	Subscription database
An article originally published in a newspaper	Newspaper or newswire
A viewpoint essay originally published in an Opposing Viewpoints book	Anthology/Book Collection
An article originally published in the database (e.g., an article in Worldbook Online)	Reference source

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