{"id":11502,"date":"2013-02-26T07:05:23","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T13:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/?p=11502"},"modified":"2013-02-27T17:02:43","modified_gmt":"2013-02-27T23:02:43","slug":"international-education-week-global-cafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/archives\/11502","title":{"rendered":"International Education Week \/ Global Caf\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s International Education Week<\/strong><\/a>! There are events planned all week, including the next Global Caf\u00e9 at Andersen Library on Thurs., Feb. 28, from 5-6 p.m.<\/strong> (2nd floor big-screen TV area straight ahead from the entrance and Circulation Desk).<\/p>\n

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Andersen Library has many resources about other countries<\/strong> to explore, from cookbooks to resources on countries’ customs, politics, and culture. The Andersen Library guides on “How to Find Resources on Intercultural Communication”<\/a> and “Orientation to International Studies Major”<\/a> may be helpful.<\/p>\n

Relevant online resources include Countries and Their Cultures<\/em><\/a> (also available in print, 2nd-floor Reference Collection, GN307 .C68 2001) Global Road Warrior! The Ultimate Guide to the World<\/a>, and Europa World Plus<\/a> database. There also are authoritative free sources online, such as the State Dept.’s Country Background Notes or Fact Sheets<\/a> and the CIA’s World Factbook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"CultureSearch HALCat<\/a> for books about cross cultural communication or customs and background on specific countries or regions, such as APA handbook of intercultural communication<\/em><\/a> (3rd-floor Main Collection, HM1211 .A65 2010), East and West<\/em><\/a> (2nd-floor Browsing Academic DVDs, GN345.6 .E37 2009), Language, identity, and study abroad: Sociocultural perspectives<\/em><\/a> (3rd-floor Main Collection, P53.41155 .J33 2008), Kiss, bow, or shake hands. Latin America<\/em><\/a> (2nd-floor Reference Collection, HF5389.3.L3 M67 2007), Culture shock!: Saudi Arabia<\/em> (3rd-floor Main Collection, DS215 .T75 2003), and Culture and customs of Kenya<\/em><\/a> (3rd-floor Main Collection, GN659.K4 S63 2003).<\/p>\n

Search the Library’s article databases to find relevant articles. There are even journals that focus on relevant topics, e.g.<\/em>, Journal of intercultural communication research<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Please ask a librarian<\/a> if you’d appreciate assistance with finding materials.<\/p>\n

\"FDLP Andersen Library is a federal and Wisconsin depository library with many federal and state government documents on a variety of current and relevant issues available to you in many formats, including online. Check out your government at Andersen Library!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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