Hi All,
The CIA World Fact Book is the subject of todays' blog post. Who and what would be the right audience for this reference department staple in public libraries? Political science students, government officials, politicians, political analysts, political pundits, election officials, newspaper reporters, high school students, college students and graduate students specializing in history and politics and others!!
What makes the CIA World Fact Book so great? Read on!
The CIA World Fact Book provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. The books 'reference tab' includes maps of the major world regions, flags of the world, a physical map of the world, a political map of the world, and a standard time zones of the world map.
Digging deeper into the book yields awesome country profiles and country comparisons and much more. Click on this link for user guide to the CIA World Fact Book - it is a very helpful, quick way to learn how to use the book online. Click on this link for an FAQ concerning the book - very helpful as it answers questions like 'how often is the book updated?', why are there discrepancies with demographic statistics?, and 'can I access older editions of the CIA World Fact Book for trend analysis and statistics?' among other interesting questions.
Hope you find this resource interesting and helpful!
Stu
