{"id":192,"date":"2008-02-20T08:22:28","date_gmt":"2008-02-20T14:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/archives\/192"},"modified":"2008-04-09T15:33:25","modified_gmt":"2008-04-09T21:33:25","slug":"thinking-about-study-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/archives\/192","title":{"rendered":"Thinking about study abroad?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.uww.edu\/images\/library\/blog\/WorldMap.jpg\" alt=\"World Map Image\" class=\"alignright\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you are looking into <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uww.edu\/international\/studyabroad\/index.html\">study abroad<\/a>, there are resources in your University Library that can help, providing information about travel, customs and etiquette, social conditions, etc., in other countries.<\/p>\n<p>For example, search the <a href=\"http:\/\/wtwlib.wisconsin.edu\/cgi-bin\/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&amp;PAGE=First\">Library Catalog<\/a> for books.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.uww.edu\/images\/library\/blog\/letsgoparis.jpg\" class=\"alignleft\" alt=\"Let's Go Paris cover\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A &#8220;keyword&#8221; search for <strong>(guidebooks or travel) and<\/strong> ___ (fill in the name of a country). Using this search for France would find titles including <em>Frommer&#8217;s Paris 2005 <\/em>(online book)<em>, Let&#8217;s go: Paris, 2004<\/em>, <em>Let&#8217;s go: France 2001<\/em>, and <em>Global etiquette guide to Europe: everything you need to know for business and travel success<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.uww.edu\/images\/library\/blog\/Globaletiquette.jpg\" class=\"alignleft\" alt=\"Global Etiquette Guide to Europe cover\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A &#8220;keyword&#8221; search for <strong>(etiquette or &#8220;national characteristics&#8221; or customs) and ___<\/strong> (fill in the name of a country) would find titles including <em>France: A quick guide to customs &amp; etiquette<\/em> and <em>Au contraire! : figuring out the French<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Library has a <a href=\"http:\/\/library.uww.edu\/guides\/intercult.html\">Guide to Locating Intercultural Communication Information<\/a> that gives additional tips and examples of available titles for finding more information, and a guide to other sources of information on <a href=\"http:\/\/library.uww.edu\/guides\/country.html\">countries<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Dept. of State&#8217;s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs maintains a <a href=\"http:\/\/exchanges.state.gov\/education\/educationusa\/abroadstudy.htm\">Study Abroad Resources<\/a> web page with links to resources for those who may want to study abroad, including a searchable database of programs offered by institutions all over the country.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.uww.edu\/images\/library\/blog\/gpologo.gif\" alt=\"Government Printing Office logo\" class=\"alignright\" height=\"58\" width=\"60\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"small\">The University Library is a federal depository with many federal, state, local, and international documents on a variety of current and relevant issues available to you in print, microfiche, CD-ROM, and electronically. 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