Reference Sources
Background Notes from the U.S. State Department
BBC Country Profiles which include info re: country’s media outlets
CIA World Factbook
Explora (EBSCO – includes AP Source) – magazines, journals, and e-books
Gale eBooks – digital reference books on a variety of topics
MW Library Catalog – reference books
PowerSearch (Gale) – incl. reference books and Congressional Research Service reports
Salem History – includes books on world religions
World History in Context (Gale) – history focus (unlike general PowerSearch database)
Current Events
News Search Engines
World News Sources
Many of the news agencies listed here have regional pages too.
Al-Jazeera America
BBC World News
CNN World News
Inter Press Service (NGO focusing on global South)
LinkTV (501c3 based in California)
Newseum: Interactive Map of Today’s Front Pages
New York Times World News
UN News Centre – select region with map on right
World Affairs Journal – select region from top menu
Worldpress Directory of World Newspapers (go to the source news sites – articles reprinted on the Worldpress site may be excerpts or edited versions)
News in a Language other than English
Google News has versions for several countries – a few in English, but most in that country’s primary language (see the drop-down menu near the upper right under U.S. Edition). Consider using a free Google account to customize your Google News with news in a languages you’re studying.
Language Learning Resources
Rocket Languages (access with your public library card number beginning Oct. 1, 2018) – access will include courses for all languages taught at MLWGS (including ASL) with the exception of Latin and Greek
MLWGS Library 