UN News Centre

ProQuest News & Newspapers
News articles from U.S. newspapers. Includes the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Star Tribune, and many local newspapers.
The Economist
A weekly magazine covering international politics, economics, and business news. This link accesses The Economist through Academic OneFile.
How to Search: Enter a country name and/or topic in the "Search Within Publication" box to find articles mentioning those words.

Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost)
Articles in all subjects from scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers. An all-purpose database and often a good place to start.

A to Z the World

NationMaster

Background Notes on the Countries of the World
These publications include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty.
Council on Foreign Relations – Student Resources

United States Department of State
Includes policy information concerning other countries.

Professional Country Reports

CountryWatch

Gapminder World

CIA World Factbook
Public versions of country profiles written by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States.
Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost)
Articles in all subjects from scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers. An all-purpose database and often a good place to start.
JSTOR

Project MUSE

Gale eBooks

Credo Reference

You may also use books as sources for your presentation.
Book Search
Book Search searches the listing of books and ebooks available at the Normandale Library.
Note: Book Search results include both online ebooks and paper books available for pickup at the library. Follow these instructions to request a paper book (PDF) be held for pickup.
The Combined Search searches books + databases.
Combined Search
Combined Search helps find articles, books, and videos from the library collection.
Note: Combined Search results include both online content and paper books available for pickup at the library. Follow these instructions to request a book (PDF) be held for pickup.

Call, e-mail, or chat with a librarian for more research assistance. We're happy to help!
(952) 358-8290
Email

Reference and Instruction Librarian
david.vriezedaniels@normandale.edu
Note: Your chat question may be directed to a librarian from another college when Normandale librarians are unavailable.
To access databases and other Library resources, login with your StarID and password when prompted. Access is only available to current Normandale students and employees.
See MLA citation examples for the most common types of sources (9th edition).
MLA Formatting and Style Guide (OWL at Purdue)
This website offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, and the Works Cited page. Uses MLA 9th edition.