Travel Subject Guide LRC@TCC

Scope: Sources for researching topics in travel.
Call number areas to browse:

D1-2009 General History and Culture

D901-980 Europe- Description and Travel

DA600-667 Great Britain – Description and Travel. Guidebooks

DC21-29.3 France -Description and Travel

DD21.5-43 Germany – Description and Travel

DF720.5-728 Greece – Description and Travel

DG421.5-430.2 Italy – Description and Travel

DS5.95-10 Asia – Description and Travel

DS51-54.95 Middle East – Local History and Description

DT7-12.25 Africa – Description and Travel

DU1-950 Oceania, History of

GT1-7070 Manners and Customs
Keywords to search: travel, customs, guides, vacation
Subjects to search (Library of Congress): travel; subdivision --Description and travel under names of countries, cities, etc.; and subdivision --Travel under names of individual persons and corporate bodies, classes of persons, and ethnic groups

Books in our catalog:
Gale Virtual Reference Library (r)
Atlas of the World (REF G1021.A7545 2004)
Countries of the World and Their Leaders Yearbook (REF G1.C88)
Encyclopedia of Food and Cultures (REF GT2850.E53 2003)
Holidays, Festivals and Celebrations of the World Dictionary (REF GT3925.H64 2005)

Penguin Dictionary of Geography (REF G63.C562 1998)

World Almanac and Book of Facts (REF AY67.N5 W7)

Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life (GN333 .W67 1998)

Library Resources (r): 
Ethnic Newswatch
LexisNexis Academic
OmniFile Full Text Select
World Factbook

Internet Resources: 
Countries & Cultures contains a list of country guides that include the CIA World Factbook, country profiles from the BBC News, and information from the World Health Organization on various countries.

Ethnologue.com lists the majority of the languages known in the world by country.

International Society of Travel Medicine includes a Travel Clinic Directory.

Librarians’ Index on Travel is a multi-subject site regarding travel, which includes foreign exchange rates, geography, passport information, famous trails, transportation and visas information.

Library of Congress Country Studies presents country profiles which include history, economy / banking, education, culture and health articles.

Lonely Planet researchers can choose a destination and the following information is displayed: warnings, hotel, airline travel, overall travel cost, attraction, history, events, further reading and attractions.

National Center for Infectious Disease Control Travelers’ Health includes medical travel alerts arranged by countries, travel medicine clinics, and non-emergency & emergency links.

Overseas Security Advisory Council U.S. Department of State has security advisories produced by the U.S. Department of State.

Travel and Transportation presents lists of travel and transportation resources that included Airline Toll free numbers and websites and Fodor’s Travel Guide among other things.

U.S. Department of State Travel and Living Abroad includes required travel documents, travel warnings, crisis awareness and preparedness, emergency services, also links to other useful sites such as Travelers’ Health, Exchange Rates, Aviation Safety Data, Cruise Ship Sanitation Inspection Scores and Tips on Bringing Food, Plants, and Animals into the United States.

World Health Organization provides detailed information regarding immunization for foreign travel.

Worldweb Travel & Tourism guide is an all in one site about the world of travel, including activities, airline, cars, lodging, maps and photos about Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the United States.