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Travel, Maps & Geography
Travel, Maps & Geography Research Materials
AtoZ Food America
Use at Home? Yes
Description: Covers food culture for six US regions, all 50 states, and 33 ethnic cuisines. Contains recipes in all course categories (appetizers, soups, salads, breads, main courses, side dishes, desserts, snacks, and beverages), and articles such as Classic Dishes, State Foods, Top Agricultural Products, Special Occasion Foods, Ethnic and Geographic Influences, Special Ingredients, and Food Trivia.
AtoZ World Food
Use at Home? Yes
Description: AtoZ World Food is the only food database that contains traditional recipes for 174 countries of the world in all course categories: appetizers, soups, salads, breads, main courses, side dishes, desserts, and beverages.
AtoZdatabases
Use at Home? Yes
Description: Premier Reference and Marketing Database including 30 million business profiles & 220 million residents. Ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, or finding friends and relatives.
Compare Countries
Use at Home? Yes
Description: Detailed side-by-side statistical comparisons of countries across the world.
CultureGrams
Use at Home? Yes
Description: More than 200 country-specific reports of every sovereign country recognized by the United Nations, plus several foreign dependencies and U.S. territories like the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Also includes information about each U.S. state and Canadian province as well.
Historic Map Works
Use at Home? Yes
Description: This high quality, full color digital collection of historic maps is one of the most extensive available. The core of the collection consists of over 1.5 million maps of the United States and the world.
Mango Languages
Use at Home? Yes
Description: Mango offers access to over 70 foreign language courses and 20 ESL courses. Mango can be accessed at the library, remotely, or even on-the-go with apps for iPhone® and Android™.
National Geographic Kids
Use at Home? Yes
Description: Contains National Geographic Kids magazine 2009-present (3 month embargo), 200 National Geographic Kids books, and 500 kid-friendly and downloadable images.
National Geographic Virtual Library
Use at Home? Yes
Description: Contains National Geographic magazine 1888-Current, National Geographic Traveler magazine 2010-Current, as well as hundreds of videos, maps, atlases, and other downloadable images.
Pronunciator
Use at Home? Yes
Description: You can learn 163 languages, including the largest ESL curriculum on the planet. Simply use your library card number to create an account and start learning through a variety of vocabulary exercises, quizzes, culture and business notes, and grammar review. Also includes lessons for 3 to 6 and 7 to 12 year-olds.
Sanborn Maps – Illinois Collection
Use at Home? Yes
Description: Founded in 1867 by D. A. Sanborn, the Sanborn Map Company was the primary American publisher of fire insurance maps for nearly 100 years. The maps provide a wealth of information, such as building outline, size and shape. Come explore Illinois’s rich and diverse building history.
World Atlas (from Britannica)
Use at Home? Yes
Description: Click on a country or state to bring up basic facts and links to Britannica articles about that country or state.
Travel, Maps & Geography Websites
International Travel, Maps & Geography
- BBC Country Studies
- CIA World Fact Book
- Dollar Street – from Gapminder
- Google Earth
- International Database – world population estimate from the US Census Bureau
- International Travel from the U.S. State Department
- Travel Warnings from the U.S. State Department
- U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets
Local Travel, Maps & Geography
National Travel, Maps & Geography
- Geographic Names Information System
- National Map – from USGS
- Topographic Maps – from USGS