Model United Nations
| Circulating Books | Research Databases and eBooks |
|---|---|
| Reference Books | Web Links |
To find books about countries, select the Dewey Numbers for Countries page.
Books about terrorism are located in the Dewey numbers:
303.6
303.625
327.73
363.32
364.1
Books about global warming are located in the Dewey numbers:
363.7
363.73
363.738
363.73874
Books about immigration are located in the Dewey numbers:
304.8
304.873
305.8
325.1
323.2
325.73
| Countries and their Cultures | |
| R 305.8 | Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life |
| R 305.89 | Encyclopedia of African Peoples |
| R 306.03 CO | Countries and their Cultures |
| R 306.094 | Encyclopedia of European Social History from1350 to 2000 |
| R 306.097 EN | Encyclopedia of World Cultures |
| R 940.09717 EA | Easter Europe: An Introduction to the Peoples, Land and Culture |
| R 950.03 EN | Encyclopedia of Modern Asia |
| R 954.003 EN | Encyclopedia of India |
Terrorism and Conflicts |
|
| R 300 SO | Terrorism: Essential Primary Resources |
| R 303.625 CO | Encyclopedia of Terrorism |
| R 303.625 EN | Encyclopedia of World Terrorism |
| R 303.625 EN | Encyclopedia of World Terrorism: 1996-2002 |
| R 303.625 EN | Encyclopedia of World Terrorism: Documents |
| R 303.625 HE | Library in a Book: Global Terrorism |
| R 303.625 HE | Library in a Book: Terrorism |
| R 303.625 LE | Library in a Book: Ecoterrorism |
| R 303.625 ST | Terrorism Reference Library |
| R 909.82 EN | Encyclopedia of Conflicts Since World War II |
| R 956 PE | Middle East Conflict Reference Library |
| Global Warming | |
| R 363.73874 | Global Warming |
| Immigration | |
| R 300 SO | Immigration and Multiculturalism: Essential Primary Sources |
| R 304.8 PO | Immigration |
| R 304. 87 PO | Encyclopedia of North American Immigration |
| R 304.873 WE | Immigration: From the Founding Fathers of Virginia to the Closing of Ellis Island |
| R 305.8 AM | American Immigrant Cultures: Builders of a Nation |
| R 305.8 PE | Peoples of North America |
| R 325.73 DI | Dictionary of American Immigration |
| R 325. 73 LE | U.S. Immigration: A Reference Handbook |
| R 973. 04 WI | Desitnation America |
To access the Media Center research databases and eBooks, go to nfuse.whrhs.org, or select the Technology link at the top of the WHRHS home page. Log in with your username and password, select the Media Center folder and click on the appropriate database icon.
Databases
ABC-CLIO
• World Geography
• World History: Modern
Country Watch
Custom Newspapers
EBSCOhost
• History Reference Center
eLibrary Curriculum Edition
• History Study Center
Facts on File
• Modern World History Online
• World Atlas
Lands and Peoples
Proquest Historical Newspapers
Student Resource Center Gold
• Geography
• World History
eBooks
ABC-CLIO History Reference Online
Gale Virtual Reference Library
• Countries and their Cultures
• Countries of the World and Their Leaders Yearbook 2008
• Countries of the World and Their Leaders Yearbook 2009
• Encyclopedia of India
• Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World
• Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture
• Encyclopedia of Modern Asia
• Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
• History Behind the Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide (Volumes 3, 5, and 6)
• History in Dispute (Volume 14, 16)
• Immigration and Multiculturalism: Essential Primary Sources
• Middle East Reference Library
• New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
• Terrorism: Essential Primary Sources
• Terrorism Reference Library
• War in the Persian Gulf Reference Library
• Countries
• Flags and Maps
• Global Warming
• United Nations
• World Conflicts
To access additional web sites on countries, click on the links below:
• Country Studies
• World Cultures
Countries
Country Studies
http://www.country-studies.com
CIA - The World Factbook
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Countries of the World
http://www.infoplease.com/countries.htm
Country Studies - Library of Congress
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/
Country at a Glance
http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation/index.asp
National Geographic Places Directory
http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/places/directory.html
GeoHive: Global Statistics
http://www.xist.org/default1.aspx
Flags and Maps
World Flag Database
http://www.flags.net/mainindex.htm
Flags and Maps of the World
http://www.plcmc.lib.nc.us/kids/mow
World Flag Database
http://www.flags.net/mainindex.htm
Political Maps of Countries and Territories- World Sites Atlas
http://www.sitesatlas.com/Maps/countries.htm
Global Warming
Global Warming Simulation - National Geographic
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/environment/global-warming/gw-impacts-interactive.html
Global Warming: Early Warning Signs
http://www.climatehotmap.org
World View of Global Warming: The Photographic Documentation of Climate Change
http://www.worldviewofglobalwarming.org/pages/glaciers.html
Climate Change | U.S. EPA
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange
Almanac of Policy Issues: Global Warming
http://www.policyalmanac.org/environment/global_warming.shtml
The Atlantic.com - Global Warming: Who Loses and Who Wins?
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200704/global-warming
United Nations
United Nations
http://www.un.org/english
World Conflicts
Flashpoints: Guide to World Conflicts
http://www.flashpoints.info/FlashPoints_home.html
World Conflicts Today
http://worldconflictstoday.com/?a_username=GCPSS&a_password=GCPSS
CBC.ca - Interactive Map: World Conflict
http://www.cbc.ca/news/interactives/gmaps/world-conflicts
The World at War
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/index.html