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ENG 240 - Advanced Composition Resources

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Reference materials, such as encyclopedias, handbooks, and dictionaries, are useful for finding background information, statistics, theories, and more. Check out some of the resources highlighted on this page.

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  Use these databases to access online reference materials. Get started by clicking a logo below.

Oxford Reference
Gale Virtual Reference Library 
Sage Knowledge 

Sometimes you can find the statistical information you need in a journal article, but discipline related statistics are often gathered and reported in different formats. The following resources may help you find relevant statistics.

Europa World: The Europa World Year Book

Political and economic information for over 250 countries and territories, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.

Statista

Reports and statistics categories include media, business, finance, and politics.

     US Census Bureau:

Includes American Fact Finder and Census Flow Mapper.  Searchable by topic or geography.

     World Factbook

Provides country information and is part of CIA website.