Subject Guides: COMM 2400 -- Gilbert: Getting Started: Country

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Subjects: Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Communication, Communication Studies, Journalism, Media Studies, Public Relations

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Travel Warnings

It is always a good idea to check the U.S. State Department for current advisories. Just Google: State Department travel advisory [your country's name]. Likewise you could go directly to travel.state.gov to the travel advisory page.

Statista This link opens in a new window
Statista, including Global Consumer Survey, consolidates statistical data on over 80,000 topics from more than 22,500 sources.
CountryWatch This link opens in a new window
CountryWatch.com provides up-to-date information and news on the 191 countries of the world. Includes, in a concise and useful form, a key set of political, economic, and business information in the form of Country ReviewsTM and the Country WireTM. Country ReviewsTM provide a political and economic survey for each of the 191 countries of the world, updated continuously on the Web. Country WireTM is an on-line information update from ten international news organizations, as well as periodic data updates from the staff which provides the latest political, economic, corporate, and environmental news on a country by country basis as it occurs. Combines breaking country-specific news developments with substantial geopolitical and business background information and data on individual countries.

Why Use CountryWatch?

ProQuest One Business This link opens in a new window ProQuest One Business is a comprehensive business database that includes over 2,800 scholarly journals, more than 2,500 magazines and trade journals, 27,000 e-books, 21,000 streaming videos, and the content of over 130 newspapers. This resource also includes thousands of market, country, and industry reports, more than 25,000 case studies and business cases, and over 55,000 dissertations.
Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection This link opens in a new window
With current and relevant content from industry journals, this collection provides coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism field, while also allowing for focused study of specialized aspects of the industry - including cultural aspects of travel, leisure activities, and economic aspects of tourism.

General Databases

MasterFILE Premier This link opens in a new window Provides full text for over 1,810 periodicals covering nearly all subjects including general reference, business, health, and much more.
Culinary Arts This link opens in a new window A collection of cooking and nutrition magazines, culinary journals and several Delmar Reference titles. Coverage includes searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information.
Roper iPoll This link opens in a new window The iPOLL Databank is the most comprehensive, up-to-date resource for US public opinion poll data. iPOLL is also the best finding aid to locate US national opinion poll questions rich in a particular subject, with direct links into the catalog of datasets and survey questionnaires

Discovery Search

Books on Demographics Including Spending and Leisure Activities