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Electronic Databases (Currently featured on the library website at: <https://terronezlibrary.edublogs.org/>).

1. Student Resource Center Junior — SEE THE WHITEBOARD FOR LOGIN INFO

Found within this resource is the e-book version of The Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures.

2. CULTURE GRAMS via Proquest

Click  “My Products page” –> click  CultureGrams –> click  World Edition

3. CountryReports.org

4. World Book Online

After logging in, click on World Book Student and begin your search

Fresno County Public Library Databases

Students who have a Fresno County Library Card may access the Culture Grams online database. It too has excellent information regarding the specific cultures.

http://www.fresnolibrary.org

1. Click on Databases and Articles

2. Scroll down to Culture Grams – click on “outside the library”

3. Enter you library barcode number without spaces & click “login”

4. Click on “World Edition”

5. Click on your country through the drop down menu – or – click on the continent of your people.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Wikipedia also offers students another broad online reference work.

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Books — Reference

1. The World Book Encyclopedia (22 vols.) REF 030 WOR
2. People and Places (6 vols.) REF 300.03 PEO
3. The Newest Americans (5 vols.) REF 304.8 NEW
4. The Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures (9 vols.) REF 306.03 JUN

Books — General

Social Science

• 305.XXX — This call number contains several books on the social life of many of the cultures listed.
• 641.XXX – Cookbooks, Cookbooks, Cookbooks.
• 900 section covers the history and people of many of the cultures. Some helpful Dewey numbers include: 915.XXX, 959.XXX, 973.XXX, 974.XXX, 996.XXX

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JDA CROSS-CULTURAL PATHFINDER-A — PDF file

CALIFORNIAREALITYCHECK.COM –> click on Non-Flash Version –> click red arrow button to begin.

CAREER INFORMATION

1. http://www.careerinfonet.org/ — Enter an occupation name in the search box.

2. http://www.careeronestop.org/ — Salary & Job Information

COLLEGE INFORMATION

1. COLLEGE NAVIGATOR http://www.nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/

2. College Board – http://www.collegeboard.com/csearch/majors_careers/profiles

3. Princeton Review — http://princetonreview.com/home.asp

4. California Colleges — http://www.californiacolleges.edu/

5. UC CAMPUSES — http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

6. CSU Mentor — learn about the California State University system — http://www.csumentor.edu/

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Labor Information & Health Careers –

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS — http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm

EXPLORE HEALTH CAREERS — http://explorehealthcareers.com/en/index.aspx

HEATH JOBS START HERE — http://www.healthjobsstarthere.com/

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