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Americans Living and Traveling Abroad (FirstGov.gov)
Links to a wide variety of U.S. government information helpful to
those living or traveling abroad.
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
The website provides extensive country profiles which include:
geography, people, government, economy, communications,
transportation, military, and transnational issues.
CountryWatch database
A Squires Library subscription database.
Offers reports for countries of the world. Included are political,
economic, investment, social, and environmental overviews, along
with statistics, maps, and links to current news.
Defense and International Relations (FirstGov.gov)
Links to information on defense, country, foreign policy,
immigration, international travel, and trade.
GoAbroad.com
Study, work, intern, or volunteer abroad information and
opportunities.
EscapeArtist.com
Information on living and working overseas.
Information Please - Countries of the World
Basic information about countries.
Statesman's Yearbook Online
A Squires Library subscription database.
Also available in print: Ref. JA51 .S7
A reference tool that provides textual, statistical, and graphical
information about world politics, economics, culture, and society.
Transportation Security
Administration (U.S. Government)
Travel information, including air travel requirements and packing
tips.
U.S.
Department of State
This website provides demographic, geographic, historic, economic
and political information, and travel information (including
emergency contact information). It also includes travel tips, travel
warnings and visa and passport information.
Listed below are selected print books and e-books.
For more resources, conduct a basic subject search in
the online catalog
for:
EMPLOYMENT IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES
MISSIONARIES - APPOINTMENT, CALL, AND ELECTION
General
Alternative Travel Directory, 1997: The
Complete Guide to Work, Study, & Travel Overseas.
Transitions Abroad, 1997.
 Ref. LC6681 .A48 1997
Workforce Preparation: An International Perspective. Tech Directions
Books/Prakken Publications, 2000.
Circulating - LC1044 .W67 2000
Working for Change: Making a Career in International Public Service.
By Derick W. Brinkerhoff and Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff. Kumarian
Press, 2005.
Career Shelves - Circulating HF5381 .B6528 2005
Job Search
Getting a Job Abroad: The Handbook for the International Jobseeker.
By Roger Jones. How To Books, Ltd., 2001.
 NetLibrary eBook
International Jobs: Where They Are, How to Get Them. By Eric Kocher.
Perseus Books, 1999.
Circulating - HF5549.5.E45 K63 1999
Opportunities in Overseas Careers. By Blythe Camenson. McGraw-Hill
Professional, 2005.
NetLibrary eBook
Missions
Going and Growing: Is Cross-Cultural Mission for You? By Dick Lucas
Van Halsema. Baker Book House, 1991.
Circulating - BV2063 .V36
Psychology of Missionary Adjustment. By Marge Jones. Logion Press,
1995.
Squires Library - Circulating - BV2094.6 .J66 1995
Dixon Pentecostal Research Center - Pent. BV2094.6 .J66 1995
Teaching
Teaching English Abroad: Talk Your Way Around the World! By Susan
Griffith. Peterson's Guides, 1999.
Circulating - PE1128.A2 G695 1999
Teaching English Overseas: A Guide for Americans and Canadians. By
Jeff Mohamed. English International Publications, 2003.
Circulating - PE1128.A2 M634 2003
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