Library Guides: Multimedia Journalism: Reference Tools

Sources for background info, definitions, etc.

American National Biography This link opens in a new window
Articles, biography, USA, Canada (more...).
Census Data (U.S. Census Bureau) This link opens in a new window
Demographic information, statistics, USA (more...).
Congress.gov This link opens in a new window
Website, U.S. Congress, legislative information (more...).
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Encyclopedias, reference, all subjects (more...).
Georgia Census Data This link opens in a new window
Georgia state, county statistics (more...).
Occupational Outlook Handbook This link opens in a new window
Career information (more...).
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) This link opens in a new window
Biographies, Great Britain and International (more...).
Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
Historical dictionary, english, definitions, etymology (more...).

CIA World Fact Book
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
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Our Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, a World Oceans map, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map.