University Libraries: INTEL 301: Research and Communication in Intelligence: Background Information

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Encyclopaedia Britannica Online This link opens in a new window
Searchable online encyclopedia for subject entries, timelines, video clips, dictionary and thesaurus, daily news, world atlas, and country data.

The Columbia Encyclopedia
Provides authoritative factual information about our world in its many guises physical, historical, geographical, political, scientific, religious, and cultural.

Search reference sources, like encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks, to find authoritative background information on topics of interest.

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Full-text content from reference books covering every major subject.
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
50+ encyclopedias, including encyclopedias that focus on topics like cyberterrorism, terrorism, crime and justice, Islam and the Muslim world, world cultures, and politics.
Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
Dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press. Includes encyclopedias on military history, military technology, geography, politics, international relations, and government.

CIA Online Maps Collection
Select a country to view available maps from the CIA.
CIAO Country Data and Maps Collection
The CIAO database includes a separate online collection of country data and maps.