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Subjects: Campus: Mont Alto
Indigenous Peoples
- Indigenous Peoples in Pennsylvania HistoryThis guide is meant to support the work of a group of Indigenous faculty, staff, and students at Penn State who have been researching, formulating, and connecting with Native American residents of Pennsylvania as well as Tribal Nations who can trace their histories back to the land on which the campuses of Penn State reside.
National Geographic
Print copies from 1910 through the present are available on the second floor of the Mont Alto library.
- National Geographic Magazine Archive, 1888-2020 This link opens in a new windowFeaturing the complete archive of the magazine from 1888 to 1994, National Geographic Magazine Archive includes every page and every photograph, providing in-depth coverage of cultures, nature, science, technology and the environment. The database is fully searchable by subject, geography, or image.
Maps
- Old Maps OnlineIndex of over 400,000 historical maps from around the world
- The World Factbook - CIA MapsFind regional and country-specific maps
- Maps & Geospatial: Aerial Photographs (Historic)A listing of resources that serve as a starting point for researchers who are interested in using historic aerial photography in their work.
- Maps & Geospatial: Sanborn Mapsnitially created to estimate fire insurance risks, the company's maps are frequently used for historical research, and for preservation and restoration efforts.
Political Status of a Country
- Political Risk Yearbook This link opens in a new windowCountry Reports on 106 countries. Gives political and economic risk analysis available. Each Country Report focuses specifically on political and business information: finding developing markets, determining currency movements, preparing for capital investments, or making judgments about corporate security. Note: the tabs International Country Risk Guide (ICRG) and Political Risk Services (PRS) provide access to information regarding methodology, but do not provide access to the actual products. Access to the Country Data and the Political Risk Yearbook are available through the University Libraries A-Z list.
- CIA World Factbookbrief information and statistics about countries around the world.
- US Department of State: Countries and AreasFact sheets and in-depth information for countries around the world
- US Department of State: Travel AdvisoriesProvides information on international travel