Reference Books : R910.3 The World and its Peoples, Countries of the World; Lands and Peoples; Countries and Their Cultures.  and others are available on the orange cart.  The cart can be reserved, or even checked-out by teachers.

Print reference materials and books on many individual nations may be located through the library catalog, which is available on every computer in the library. The Library Catalog is Online.

"Global Issues in Context offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. Featured are hundreds of continuously updated issue and country portals that bring together a variety of specially selected, highly relevant sources for analysis of social, political, military, economic, environmental, health, and cultural issues." Over 700,000 reference articles from published reference books.

Marshall Cavendish Digital Digital collection of reference works featuring remote access and the same high-quality, well-illustrated, authoritative, accurate, and in-depth content Marshall Cavendish is known for. Includes the content of the following sets of reference books: Peoples of Africa, Peoples of Eastern Asia, Peoples of Europe, Peoples of the Americas, Peoples of Western Asia. Includes historical background for each country.

An in-depth encyclopedia and more. Compare two countries side-by-side. Funding for Britannica is provided by Newton Public Schools.

Described as the "world's largest online library of full-text copyright cleared books", Questia also includes hundreds of thousands of journal and magazine articles, and useful research tools including project folders, online notetaking, citation makers, and more. Each student and staff member at NNHS has an individual username and login for Questia. Funding for Questia is provided by Newton Public Schools

A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social sciences, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles. Updated daily. Gale InfoTrac OneFile includes both General Reference Center and Expanded Academic ASAP among other databases.

JStor Journal Storage, described as "the scholarly journal archive", contains hundreds of publications with articles available in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format, some dating back hundreds of years. A reliable and comprehensive archive of important scholarly journal literature on the college level. Appropriate for strong students and for teacher research. Great bridge for college bound seniors, who will use this in universities. Funding for JStor is provided by Newton Public Schools.

Countries and Territories (New York Times) Recent and archival news stories, often with statistics, overview, and external links.

CIAO Atlas / Economist Intelligence Unit (Columbia International Affairs Online) Available at NNHS only, this library subscription provides an invaluable and unique source of up-to-date country information from The Economist.

InfoPlease Countries - A map, flag, official name, current ruler, land area, population, capital, etc.

World Factbook - Produced by the CIA, this resource is kept up-to-date.

United Nations Country at a Glance - Key facts and statistics. Nice starting place.

National Geographic Country Profile and Map - Fact Box, brief essay and fabulous set of maps, including a printable outline map.

More detailed information, from different points of view

Library of Congress Country Studies - Prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the Department of the Army between 1986 and 1998.

BBC News Country Profiles - Country overviews, basic facts, Web links, and details on leaders and media. Includes news stories and audio and video clips from the BBC archives.

Freedom House Country reports detail the state of freedom around the world.

U. S. State Department Background Notes - Publications that include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty. The Notes are updated/revised by the Office of Electronic Information and Publications of the Bureau of Public Affairs as they are received from the Department's regional bureaus and are added to the database of the Department of State.

NationMaster
"A massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations."

Economist.com Country Briefings - News stories, fact sheets, and links to government and other relevant Web sites, with emphasis on the country's economic picture.

World Bank Countries and Regions - Access to extensive economic data for over 100 developing nations and six regions of the world.

Food and Nutrition Profiles - Provides profiles for over 50 countries with emphasis on Latin America and the Caribbean. Background statistics on food-related factors such as agricultural production, and selected economic and demographic indicators. From the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.

FindLaw International Resources - Choose a country and locate information about its constitution, laws, and regulations.