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Welcome!

This guide includes some of the resources that are available to students and faculty involved in the Study Abroad Program here at UM. It is by no means exhaustive but should alert you to the kinds of materials that are available.

To find resources specific to one country, click one of the tabs above.

More UM Study Abroad Resources

uSearch - Find It In The Library

Tips for using uSearch

There are many different kinds of materials described on this page. To see all that the library has to offer for a specific category, use the uSearch box above.

Type “GUIDEBOOKS”, “FEATURE FILMS”, or “DOCUMENTARY” and the name of a country in the blank box and hit Search.

Films About Your Country

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The Libraries have a lot of documentaries about other countries. We try to collect titles that will describe what life is like for the citizens rather than just the tourists. Some of these are in our DVD collection. For streaming video, be sure to check out Academic Videos Online and Films on Demand.
 



 

Language Help

Brush up on your language skills or learn a new language using our Mango database!

  • Over 70 languages are available
  • Watch movies with subtitles
  • Practice on the go with the mobile app


Log on here!

Travel Guides

 

  • Plan your free time!
  • Large collection in the Richter Library
  • These can be borrowed



 

Watch a Movie!

Image result for movies

One way to brush up on your language skills is by watching foreign language movies. We have a large selection available in our DVD collection. For streaming video, be sure to check out Academic Videos Online and Films on Demand.

Any DVD not on Reserve may be borrowed for 1 week. The DVD collection is located in our off-site storage facility. Titles can be requested through the library catalog.

Newspapers

Image result for newspapers

Inform yourself on current topics!

Databases with newspapers from other countries

Access World News

Latin American Newsstream

Nexis Uni

 

Subject Specialist

  • Terri Robar

    Communication, Media, Geography, and Maps Librarian

    trobar@miami.edu

uSearch

More Information About Argentina



Another database that provides information about places is the Columbia Gazetteer of the World. It includes articles about Argentina and individual cities such as Buenos Aires.
 

Films About Your Country

Image result for documentaries



The Libraries also have a lot of documentaries about other countries. We try to collect titles that will describe what life is like for the citizens rather than just the tourists. Some of these are in our DVD collection. For streaming video, be sure to check out Academic Videos Online and Films on Demand.

A sample of what we have includes:

The 1985 film Niños Desaparacidos and the 2007 follow-up Who Am I?

Open Sky

 

Any DVD not on Reserve may be borrowed for 1 week. The DVD collection is located in our off-site storage facility. Titles can be requested through the library catalog.

Quick Facts



The information listed here as well as the flag and map images on this page were found in the Britannica Academic database. To see the full article, click here.

Official name: República Argentina (Argentine Republic)

Capital city: Buenos Aires


National language: Spanish

Major religion: Roman Catholic
 

Language Help

  • Brush up on your language skills or learn a new language
  • 72 languages are available, including Latin American Spanish
  • Watch movies with subtitles
  • Practice on the go with the mobile app 

Log on here!

Suggested Readings

Here are a few titles that we recommend for reading. Many others are available in the USearch system.

Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges
     English     Spanish
Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig
     English     Spanish
Money to Burn by Ricardo Piglia     
The Argentina Reader by Gabriela Nouzeilles and Graciela Montaldo

Travel Guides

  • Plan your free time!
  • Large collection in the Richter Library + online
  • These can be borrowed

Some of the titles we have are:

Rough Guide to Argentina

Top 10 Buenos Aires

Lonely Planet's Argentina

 

 

Your libraries are here to help!

Even when you are abroad, there are librarians available to help you and library materials that you can use.

Many of the materials here at the UM Libraries are available online from anywhere in the world.You may use the Usearch box on this page to search for books, articles, and other items. By going to the UM Libraries home page, you can also access our other databases.

Even though we're miles apart, we'd still like to help if we can. Feel free to use our Ask-A-Librarian service. Just remember to allow for any time difference.

Also, as a student at your university in Argentina, you can use their library as well. Be sure to check it out!

Watch a Movie!

Image result for movies

One way to brush up on your language skills is by watching foreign language movies. We have a large selection available in our DVD collection. Also, be sure to check out Academic Videos Online and Films on Demand, our streaming video services.

Here are a few examples of what we have:

Nueve Reinas

Relatos Salvajes = Wild Tales

El Secreto de Sus Ojos

    
Any DVD not on Reserve may be borrowed for 1 week. The DVD collection is located in our off-site storage facility. Titles can be requested through the library catalog.

Newspapers

Image result for newspapers

Inform yourself on current topics!

Databases with newspapers from Argentina

Latin American Newsstream

Nexis Uni

These include La Nación from Buenos Aires
as well as other sources.

Subject Specialist

  • Terri Robar

    Communication, Media, Geography, and Maps Librarian

    trobar@miami.edu

uSearch

 

More Information About Chile



Another database that provides information about places is the Columbia Gazetteer of the World. It includes articles about Chile and individual cities such as Santiago.
 

Films About Your Country

Image result for documentaries



The Libraries also have a lot of documentaries about other countries. We try to collect titles that will describe what life is like for the citizens rather than just the tourists. Some of these are in our DVD collection. For streaming video, be sure to check out Academic Videos Online and Films on Demand.

A sample of what we have includes:

Discover Chile

Chile - Hello World

Any DVD not on Reserve may be borrowed for 1 week. The DVD collection is located in our off-site storage facility. Titles can be requested through the library catalog.

Quick Facts



The information listed here as well as the flag and map images on this page were found in the Britannica Academic database. To see the full article, click here.

Official name: República de Chile (Republic of Chile)

Capital city: Santiago


National language: Spanish

Major religion: Roman Catholic
 

Language Help

  • Brush up on your language skills or learn a new language
  • 72 languages are available, including Latin American Spanish
  • Watch movies with subtitles
  • Practice on the go with the mobile app 

Log on here!

Suggested Readings

Here are a few titles that we recommend for reading. Many others are available in the USearch system.

2666 by Roberto Bolaño
     English     Spanish

La Casa de los Espíritus = The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
     English     Spanish

La Desesperanza = Curfew by José Donoso
     English     Spanish

Detectives Salvajes = The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolaño

A Nation of Enemies: Chile under Pinochet by Pamela Constable

Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair by Pablo Neruda
 

Travel Guides

  • Plan your free time!
  • Large collection in the Richter Library
  • These can be borrowed

Some of the titles we have are:

Chile & Easter Island (Lonely Planet)

Escultura Pública: Del Monumento Conmemorativo a la Escultura Urbana, Santiago, 1792-2004

Patagonia Handbook
 

 

Your libraries are here to help!

Even when you are abroad, there are librarians available to help you and library materials that you can use.

Many of the materials here at the UM Libraries are available online from anywhere in the world.You may use the Usearch box on this page to search for books, articles, and other items. By going to the UM Libraries home page, you can also access our other databases.

Even though we're miles apart, we'd still like to help if we can. Feel free to use our Ask-A-Librarian service. Just remember to allow for any time difference.

Also, as a student at your university in Chile, you can use their library as well. Be sure to check it out!

Watch a Movie!

Image result for movies

One way to brush up on your language skills is by watching foreign language movies. Movies are also a good way to learn about a country.

We have a large selection available in our DVD collection. Also, be sure to check out Academic Videos Online and Films on Demand, our streaming video services.

Here are a few examples of what we have:

Coronación = Coronation

Gloria

Julio Comienza en Julio = Julio Starts in July

Machuca
     or Streaming

La Nana = The Maid

The Wolf House (streaming)

Any DVD not on Reserve may be borrowed for 1 week. The DVD collection is located in our off-site storage facility. Titles can be requested through the library catalog.

Newspapers

Image result for newspapers

Inform yourself on current topics!

Databases with newspapers from Chile

Nexis Uni

Latin American Newsstream

This includes El Mercurio from Santiago
as well as other sources

Subject Specialist

  • Terri Robar

    Communication, Media, Geography, and Maps Librarian

    trobar@miami.edu

uSearch

 

More Information About China



Another database that provides information about places is the Columbia Gazetteer of the World. It includes articles about China and individual cities such as Beijing and Hong Kong.



 

Films About Your Country

Image result for documentaries



The Libraries also have a lot of documentaries about other countries. We try to collect titles that will describe what life is like for the citizens rather than just the tourists. Some of these are in our DVD collection. For streaming video, be sure to check out Academic Videos Online and Films on Demand.

A sample of what we have includes:



Any DVD not on Reserve may be borrowed for 1 week. The DVD collection is located in our off-site storage facility. Titles can be requested through the library catalog.

Subject Specialist

  • Terri Robar

    Communication, Media, Geography, and Maps Librarian

    trobar@miami.edu

Quick Facts



The information listed here as well as the flag and map images on this page were found in the Britannica Academic database. To see the full article, click here.

Official name: Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo (People’s Republic of China)

Capital city: Beijing


National language: Mandarin

Major religion: Majority of people are nonreligious or atheist


 

Language Help

 

  • Brush up on your language skills or learn a new language
  • 72 languages are available, including Mandarin Chinese
  • Watch movies with subtitles
  • Practice on the go with the mobile app 


Log on here!

Suggested Readings

Here are a few titles that we recommend for reading. Many others are available in the USearch system.

China's Political System : Modernization and Tradition by June Teufel Dreyer (Online)

Global Shanghai, 1850-2010 : a History in Fragments by Jeffrey Wasserstrom

The Party: the Secret World of China’s Communist Rulers by Richard McGregor

Wild Grass: Three Stories of Change in Modern China by Ian Johnson

Travel Guides

 

  • Plan your free time!
  • Large collection in the Richter Library
  • These can be borrowed

Some of the titles we have are:

Beijing (Lonely Planet)

CultureShock! Beijing: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette
 

 

Your libraries are here to help!

Even when you are abroad, there are librarians available to help you and library materials that you can use.

Many of the materials here at the UM Libraries are available online from anywhere in the world.You may use the Usearch box on this page to search for books, articles, and other items. By going to the UM Libraries home page, you can also access our other databases.

Even though we're miles apart, we'd still like to help if we can. Feel free to use our Ask-A-Librarian service. Just remember to allow for any time difference.

Also, as a student at your university in China, you can use their library as well. Be sure to check it out!

Watch a Movie!

Image result for movies

One way to brush up on your language skills is by watching foreign language movies. We have a large selection available in our DVD collection. Also, be sure to check out Academic Videos Online and Films on Demand, our streaming video services.

Here are a few examples of what we have:


Any DVD not on Reserve may be borrowed for 1 week. The DVD collection is located in our off-site storage facility. Titles can be requested through the library catalog.

Newspapers

Image result for newspapers

Inform yourself on current topics!

Databases with newspapers from China

Nexis Uni

Access World News

This includes the China Daily, China's national
English-language newspaper as well as other sources

uSearch

More Information About Costa Rica and Its Cities



Another database that provides information about places is the Columbia Gazetteer of the World. It includes articles about Argentina and individual cities.

Costa Rica

San José

Films About Your Country

Image result for documentaries



The Libraries also have a lot of documentaries about other countries. We try to collect titles that will describe what life is like for the citizens rather than just the tourists. Some of these are in our DVD collection. For streaming video, be sure to check out Academic Videos Online and Films on Demand.

A sample of what we have includes:

Costa Rica Rainforest

World in the Mirror: Costa Rica

Any DVD not on Reserve may be borrowed for 1 week. The DVD collection is located in our off-site storage facility. Titles can be requested through the library catalog.

Quick Facts



The information listed here as well as the flag and map images on this page were found in the Britannica Academic database. To see the full article, click here.

Official name: República de Costa Rica (Republic of Costa Rica)

Capital city: San Jos
é

National language: Spanish

Major religion: Roman Catholic


 

Language Help

 

  • Brush up on your language skills or learn a new language
  • 72 languages are available, including Latin American Spanish
  • Watch movies with subtitles
  • Practice on the go with the mobile app 


Log on here!

Travel Guides

 

  • Plan your free time!
  • Large collection in the Richter Library
  • These can be borrowed

Some of the titles we have are:

Living Abroad in Costa Rica

Costa Rica's Caribbean Coast
 

Your libraries are here to help!

Even when you are abroad, there are librarians available to help you and library materials that you can use.

Many of the materials here at the UM Libraries are available online from anywhere in the world.You may use the Usearch box on this page to search for books, articles, and other items. By going to the UM Libraries home page, you can also access our other databases.

Even though we're miles apart, we'd still like to help if we can. Feel free to use our Ask-A-Librarian service. Just remember to allow for any time difference.

Also, as a student at your university in Costa Rica, you can use their library as well. Be sure to check it out!

Watch a Movie!

Image result for movies

One way to brush up on your language skills is by watching foreign language movies. We have a large selection available in our DVD collection. Also, be sure to check out Academic Videos Online and Films on Demand, our streaming video services.

Here are a few examples of what we have:



Any DVD not on Reserve may be borrowed for 1 week. The DVD collection is located in our off-site storage facility. Titles can be requested through the library catalog.

Newspapers

Image result for newspapers

Inform yourself on current topics!

Databases with newspapers from Costa Rica

Nexis Uni

Access World News

Latin American Newstand

This includes La Nación from San José
as well as other sources

Subject Specialist

  • Terri Robar

    Communication, Media, Geography, and Maps Librarian

    trobar@miami.edu

uSearch

 

More Information About Czechia



Another database that provides information about places is the Columbia Gazetteer of the World. It includes articles about the Czech Republic and individual cities such as Prague.

Films About Your Country

Image result for documentaries


The Libraries also have a lot of documentaries about other countries. We try to collect titles that will describe what life is like for the citizens rather than just the tourists. Some of these are in our DVD collection. For streaming video, be sure to check out Academic Videos Online and Films on Demand.

A sample of what we have includes:

Œeský Sen = Czech Dream

Rick Steves' Prague and the Czech Republic

The World at War

Any DVD not on Reserve may be borrowed for 1 week. The DVD collection is located in our off-site storage facility. Titles can be requested through the library catalog.

Subject Specialist

  • Terri Robar

    Communication, Media, Geography, and Maps Librarian

    trobar@miami.edu

Quick Facts



The information listed here as well as the flag and map images on this page were found in the Britannica Academic database. To see the full article, click here.

Official name: ÄŒeská Republika (Czech Republic)

Capital city: Prague


National language: Czech

Major religion: Majority of people are nonreligious

Language Help

 

  • Brush up on your language skills or learn a new language
  • 72 languages are available, including Czech
  • Watch movies with subtitles
  • Practice on the go with the mobile app 


Log on here!

Suggested Readings

Here are a few titles that we recommend for reading. Many others are available in the USearch system.

All This Belongs to Me by Petra Hulova

Bringing Up Girls in Bohemia by Michael Viewegh

The Castle by Franz Kafka

The Good Soldier: Schweik by Jaroslav Hašek

I Served the King of England by Bohumil Hrabal

The Little Town Where Time Stood Still by Bohumil Hrabal (Online)

Love and Garbage by Ivan Klima

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

My Crazy Century by Ivan Klima (Online)

R.U.R. (Rossum's universal robots) by Karel Capek

The Seven Churches, or The heptecclesion : a gothic novel of Prague by Milos Urban (Online)

The Trial = Der Prozess by Franz Kafka
   English     German

The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera

War With the Newts by Karel Capek

Travel Guides

 

  • Plan your free time!
  • Large collection in the Richter Library
  • These can be borrowed

Some of the titles we have are:

Rick Steves' Prague & the Czech Republic

Fodor's Prague & the best of the Czech Republic

CultureShock! Czech Republic (Online)

Prague (Eyewitness Travel Guides) 

 

Your libraries are here to help!

Even when you are abroad, there are librarians available to help you and library materials that you can use.

Many of the materials here at the UM Libraries are available online from anywhere in the world.You may use the Usearch box on this page to search for books, articles, and other items. By going to the UM Libraries home page, you can also access our other databases.

Even though we're miles apart, we'd still like to help if we can. Feel free to use our Ask-A-Librarian service. Just remember to allow for any time difference.

Also, as a student at your university in the Czech Republic, you can use their library as well. Be sure to check it out!

Watch a Movie!

Image result for movies

One way to brush up on your language skills is by watching foreign language movies. Movies are also a good way to learn about a country.

We have a large selection available in our DVD collection. Also, be sure to check out Academic Videos Online and Films on Demand, our streaming video services.

Here are a few examples of what we have:

Alois Nebel

Amadeus

Anthropoid

Černy̓ Petr = Black sheep

Dark blue world = Tmavomodrý svet

Faust

Hoří, má panenko = The firemen's ball

Hořící keř = Burning bush

Kolya

Lásky jedné plavovlásky = Loves of a blonde

Lidice

Ostře sledované vlaky = Closely Watched Trains
     or Streaming

Something Like Happiness

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

 

Any DVD not on Reserve may be borrowed for 1 week. The DVD collection is located in our off-site storage facility. Titles can be requested through the library catalog.

Newspapers

Image result for newspapers

Inform yourself on current topics!

Databases with newspapers from the Czech Republic

Nexis Uni

Access World News

This includes the Prague Post from Prague
as well as other sources

uSearch

 

More Information About Ecuador



Another database that provides information about places is the Columbia Gazetteer of the World. It includes articles about Ecuador and individual cities such as Quito.

Films About Your Country

Image result for documentaries



The Libraries also have a lot of documentaries about other countries. We try to collect titles that will describe what life is like for the citizens rather than just the tourists. Some of these are in our DVD collection. For streaming video, be sure to check out Academic Videos Online and Films on Demand.

A sample of what we have includes:

What Would Darwin Think: Man vs. Nature in the Galapagos (Streaming)

Any DVD not on Reserve may be borrowed for 1 week. The DVD collection is located in our off-site storage facility. Titles can be requested through the library catalog.

Subject Specialist

  • Terri Robar

    Communication, Media, Geography, and Maps Librarian

    trobar@miami.edu

Quick Facts



The information listed here as well as the flag and map images on this page were found in the Britannica Academic database. To see the full article, click here.

Official name: República del Ecuador (Republic of Ecuador)

Capital city: Quito


National language: Spanish

Major religion: Roman Catholic


 

Language Help

 

  • Brush up on your language skills or learn a new language
  • 72 languages are available, including Latin American Spanish
  • Watch movies with subtitles
  • Practice on the go with the mobile app 


Log on here!

Travel Guides

 

  • Plan your free time!
  • Large collection in the Richter Library
  • These can be borrowed

Some of the titles we have are:

Ecuador & the Galápagos Islands

The rough guide. Ecuador.

Moon handbooks. Galápagos Islands.

 

Your libraries are here to help!

Even when you are abroad, there are librarians available to help you and library materials that you can use.

Many of the materials here at the UM Libraries are available online from anywhere in the world.You may use the Usearch box on this page to search for books, articles, and other items. By going to the UM Libraries home page, you can also access our other databases.

Even though we're miles apart, we'd still like to help if we can. Feel free to use our Ask-A-Librarian service. Just remember to allow for any time difference.

Also, as a student at your university in Ecuador, you can use their library as well. Be sure to check it out!

Watch a Movie!

Image result for movies

One way to brush up on your language skills is by watching foreign language movies. We have a large selection available in our DVD collection. Also, be sure to check out Academic Videos Online and Films on Demand, our streaming video services.

Here are a few examples of what we have:

Pescador

Qué tan lejos = How Much Further

Any DVD not on Reserve may be borrowed for 1 week. The DVD collection is located in our off-site storage facility. Titles can be requested through the library catalog.

Newspapers

Image result for newspapers

Inform yourself on current topics!

Databases with newspapers from Ecuador

Nexis Uni

Access World News

Latin American Newstand

This includes El Comercio from Quito
as well as other sources

uSearch

 

More Information About France



Another database that provides information about places is the Columbia Gazetteer of the World. It includes articles about France and individual cities such as Paris.
 

Films About Your Country

Image result for documentaries



The Libraries also have a lot of documentaries about other countries. We try to collect titles that will describe what life is like for the citizens rather than just the tourists. Some of these are in our DVD collection. For streaming video, be sure to check out Academic Videos Online and Films on Demand.

A sample of what we have includes:



Any DVD not on Reserve may be borrowed for 1 week. The DVD collection is located in our off-site storage facility. Titles can be requested through the library catalog.

Subject Specialist

  • Terri Robar

    Communication, Media, Geography, and Maps Librarian

    trobar@miami.edu

Quick Facts



The information listed here as well as the flag and map images on this page were found in the Britannica Academic database. To see the full article, click here.

Official name: République Française (French Republic)

Capital city: Paris


National language: French

Major religion: Roman Catholic


 

Language Help

 

  • Brush up on your language skills or learn a new language
  • 72 languages are available, including French
  • Watch movies with subtitles
  • Practice on the go with the mobile app 


Log on here!

Suggested Readings

Here are a few titles that we recommend for reading. Many others are available in the USearch system.

The A-Z of French food = L'ABC de la gastronomie française by Geneviève de Temmerman

A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway

Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong by Jean-Benoit Nadeau and Julie Barlow (ebook)

Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky (ebook)
 

Travel Guides

 

  • Plan your free time!
  • Large collection in the Richter Library
  • These can be borrowed

Some of the titles we have are:

Fodor's Essential France

Rick Steves' Paris

Living Abroad in France

Saving Our Skins: Building a Vineyard Dream in France
 

 

Your libraries are here to help!

Even when you are abroad, there are librarians available to help you and library materials that you can use.

Many of the materials here at the UM Libraries are available online from anywhere in the world.You may use the Usearch box on this page to search for books, articles, and other items. By going to the UM Libraries home page, you can also access our other databases.

Even though we're miles apart, we'd still like to help if we can. Feel free to use our Ask-A-Librarian service. Just remember to allow for any time difference.

Also, as a student at your university in France, you can use their library as well. Be sure to check it out!

Watch a Movie!

Image result for movies

One way to brush up on your language skills is by watching foreign language movies. Movies are also a good way to learn about a country.

We have a large selection available in our DVD collection. Also, be sure to check out Academic Videos Online and Films on Demand, our streaming video services.

Here are a few examples of what we have:

Coco Avant Chanel = Coco Before Chanel

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Le Fabuleux Destin d' Amélie Poulain (aka Amélie)

Hugo

Les Misérables

La Vie en Rose (a.k.a. La Môme)

Any DVD not on Reserve may be borrowed for 1 week. The DVD collection is located in our off-site storage facility. Titles can be requested through the library catalog.

Newspapers

Image result for newspapers

Inform yourself on current topics!

Databases with newspapers from France

Nexis Uni

Access World News

This includes Le Monde from Paris
as well as other sources

For online news, check out
France 24 News
 

uSearch

 

More Information About Italy



Another database that provides information about places is the Columbia Gazetteer of the World. It includes articles about Italy and individual cities such as Rome.



 

Films About Your Country

Image result for documentaries



The Libraries also have a lot of documentaries about other countries. We try to collect titles that will describe what life is like for the citizens rather than just the tourists. Some of these are in our DVD collection. For streaming video, be sure to check out Academic Videos Online and Films on Demand.

A sample of what we have includes:



Any DVD not on Reserve may be borrowed for 1 week. The DVD collection is located in our off-site storage facility. Titles can be requested through the library catalog.

Subject Specialist

  • Terri Robar

    Communication, Media, Geography, and Maps Librarian

    trobar@miami.edu

Quick Facts



The information listed here as well as the flag and map images on this page were found in the Britannica Academic database. To see the full article, click here.

Official name: Repubblica Italiana (Italian Republic)

Capital city: Rome


National language: Italian

Major religion: Roman Catholic


 

Language Help

 

  • Brush up on your language skills or learn a new language
  • 72 languages are available, including Italian
  • Watch movies with subtitles
  • Practice on the go with the mobile app 


Log on here!

Suggested Readings

Here are a few titles that we recommend for reading. Many others are available in the USearch system.

Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter (ebook)

The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
     Italian    English

Il Gattopardo = The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
    Italian     English

Gomorrah by Roberto Saviano

The Italians by Luigi Barzini

The Italians by John Hooper

Italy: True Stories of Life on the Road by Anne Calcagno

The Light in the Piazza by Elizabeth Spencer

Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling by Ross King

The Secrets of Rome: Love and Death in the Eternal
     City by Corrado Augias
 

Travel Guides

Image result for travel guides
  • Plan your free time!
  • Large collection in the Richter Library
  • These can be borrowed
Some of the titles we have are:

Frommer's Italy

Rome (Michelin)
 

 

Your libraries are here to help!

Even when you are abroad, there are librarians available to help you and library materials that you can use.

Many of the materials here at the UM Libraries are available online from anywhere in the world.You may use the Usearch box on this page to search for books, articles, and other items. By going to the UM Libraries home page, you can also access our other databases.

Even though we're miles apart, we'd still like to help if we can. Feel free to use our Ask-A-Librarian service. Just remember to allow for any time difference.

Also, as a student at your university in Italy, you can use their library as well. Be sure to check it out!

Watch a Movie!

Image result for movies

One way to brush up on your language skills is by watching foreign language movies. We have a large selection available in our DVD collection. Also, be sure to check out Academic Videos Online and Films on Demand, our streaming video services.

Here are a few examples of what we have:

Ben-Hur  (1959)

La Dolce Vita = The Sweet Life

Il Gattopardo = The Leopard

La Grande Bellezza = The Great Beauty
     or Streaming

Ladri di Biciclette = The Bicycle Thief
     or Streaming

Novecento = 1900

Roman Holiday


The Wings of the Dove

Any DVD not on Reserve may be borrowed for 1 week. The DVD collection is located in our off-site storage facility. Titles can be requested through the library catalog.

Newspapers

Image result for newspapers
Inform yourself on current topics!

Databases with newspapers from Italy

 

uSearch

 

More Information About Japan



Another database that provides information about places is the Columbia Gazetteer of the World. It includes articles about Japan and individual cities such as Tokyo.



 

Films About Your Country

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The Libraries also have a lot of documentaries about other countries. We try to collect titles that will describe what life is like for the citizens rather than just the tourists. Some of these are in our DVD collection. For streaming video, be sure to check out Academic Videos Online and Films on Demand.

A sample of what we have includes:



Any DVD not on Reserve may be borrowed for 1 week. The DVD collection is located in our off-site storage facility. Titles can be requested through the library catalog.

Subject Specialist

  • Terri Robar

    Communication, Media, Geography, and Maps Librarian

    trobar@miami.edu

Quick Facts



The information listed here as well as the flag and map images on this page were found in the Britannica Academic database. To see the full article, click here.

Official name: Nihon, or Nippon (Japan)

Capital city: Tokyo


National language: Japanese

Major religion: Shintō

 

Language Help

 

  • Brush up on your language skills or learn a new language
  • 72 languages are available, including Japanese
  • Watch movies with subtitles
  • Practice on the go with the mobile app 


Log on here!

Suggested Readings

Here are a few titles that we recommend for reading. Many others are available in the USearch system.

Kokoro by Soseki Natsume (ebook)

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami (ebook)

Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata

Tale of Genji by Lady (Shikibu) Murasaki
 

Travel Guides

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  • Plan your free time!
  • Large collection in the Richter Library
  • These can be borrowed
Some of the titles we have are:

Japan (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

Fodor's Tokyo

Living Abroad in Japan

A Geek in Japan: Discovering the Land of Manga, Anime, Zen, and the Tea Ceremony
 

 

Your libraries are here to help!

Even when you are abroad, there are librarians available to help you and library materials that you can use.

Many of the materials here at the UM Libraries are available online from anywhere in the world.You may use the Usearch box on this page to search for books, articles, and other items. By going to the UM Libraries home page, you can also access our other databases.

Even though we're miles apart, we'd still like to help if we can. Feel free to use our Ask-A-Librarian service. Just remember to allow for any time difference.

Also, as a student at your university in Japan, you can use their library as well. Be sure to check it out!

Watch a Movie!

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One way to brush up on your language skills is by watching foreign language movies. Movies are also a good way to learn about a country.

We have a large selection available in our DVD collection. Also, be sure to check out Academic Videos Online and Films on Demand, our streaming video services.

Here are a few examples of what we have:

The Cat Returns

Japanese Anime Classic Collection

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

Kaze no Tani no Naushika = Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Lost in Translation

Metropolis

Mimi o Sumaseba = Whisper of the Heart

Okuribito = Departures

Shichinin no Samurai = Seven Samurai
     or Streaming

Tokyo Sonata

Any DVD not on Reserve may be borrowed for 1 week. The DVD collection is located in our off-site storage facility. Titles can be requested through the library catalog.

Newspapers

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Inform yourself on current topics!

Databases with newspapers from Japan

 

uSearch

 

More Information About Argentina



Another database that provides information about places is the Columbia Gazetteer of the World. It includes articles about Mexico and individual cities such as Mexico City and Acapulco.



 

Films About Your Country

Image result for documentaries



The Libraries also have a lot of documentaries about other countries. We try to collect titles that will describe what life is like for the citizens rather than just the tourists. These are also in our DVD collection. Also, be sure to check out Academic Videos Online and Films on Demand, our streaming video services.

A sample of what we have includes:

Can Mexico's New President Turn the Country Around?

Land and Water Revisited

Any DVD not on Reserve may be borrowed for 1 week. The DVD collection is located on the 1st floor of the Richter Library.
 

Subject Specialist

  • Terri Robar

    Communication, Media, Geography, and Maps Librarian

    trobar@miami.edu

Quick Facts



The information listed here as well as the flag and map images on this page were found in the Britannica Academic database. To see the full article, click here.

Official name: Estados Unidos Mexicanos (United Mexican States)

Capital city: Mexico City


National language: Spanish

Major religion: Roman Catholic
 

Language Help

  • Brush up on your language skills or learn a new language
  • 72 languages are available, including Latin American Spanish
  • Watch movies with subtitles
  • Practice on the go with the mobile app 

Log on here!

Travel Guides

  • Plan your free time!
  • Large collection in the Richter Library + online
  • These can be borrowed

Some of the titles we have are:

Eyewitness Travel Guide: Mexico

Moon Handbooks: Mexico City

Lonely Planet: Mexico

 

Your libraries are here to help!

Even when you are abroad, there are librarians available to help you and library materials that you can use.

Many of the materials here at the UM Libraries are available online from anywhere in the world.You may use the Usearch box on this page to search for books, articles, and other items. By going to the UM Libraries home page, you can also access our other databases.

Even though we're miles apart, we'd still like to help if we can. Feel free to use our Ask-A-Librarian service. Just remember to allow for any time difference.

Also, as a student at your university in Mexico, you can use their library as well. Be sure to check it out!

Watch a Movie!

Image result for movies

One way to brush up on your language skills is by watching foreign language movies. We have a large selection available in our DVD collection. Also, be sure to check out Academic Videos Online and Films on Demand, our streaming video services.

Here are a few examples of what we have:

 

Any DVD not on Reserve may be borrowed for 1 week. The DVD collection is located in our off-site storage facility. Titles can be requested through the library catalog.

Newspapers

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Inform yourself on current topics!

Databases with newspapers from Argentina

Latin American Newsstand

Nexis Uni

These include La Prensa from Mexico City
as well as other sources.

uSearch

 

More Information About South Africa



Another database that provides information about places is the Columbia Gazetteer of the World. It includes articles about South Africa and individual cities such as Cape Town.



 

Films About Your Country

Image result for documentaries



The Libraries also have a lot of documentaries about other countries. We try to collect titles that will describe what life is like for the citizens rather than just the tourists. Some of these are in our DVD collection. For streaming video, be sure to check out Academic Videos Online and Films on Demand.

A sample of what we have includes:

Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony

Any DVD not on Reserve may be borrowed for 1 week. The DVD collection is located in our off-site storage facility. Titles can be requested through the library catalog.

Subject Specialist

  • Terri Robar

    Communication, Media, Geography, and Maps Librarian

    trobar@miami.edu

Quick Facts



The information listed here as well as the flag and map images on this page were found in the Britannica Academic database. To see the full article, click here.

Official name: Republic of South Africa

Capital cities:
Pretoria (executive), Cape Town (legislative), and Bloemfontein (judicial)

National languages: Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swati, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, and Zulu

Major religion: Protestant Christian


 

Language Help

 

  • Brush up on your language skills or learn a new language
  • 72 languages are available
  • Watch movies with subtitles
  • Practice on the go with the mobile app 


Log on here!

Suggested Readings

Here are a few titles that we recommend for reading. Many others are available in the USearch system.

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

The Cape Town Book: A Guide to the City's History, People and Places by Nechama Brodie (ebook)

Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela

Postcards from South Africa by Rayda Jacobs

Secret Cape Town by Justin Fox and Alison Westwood
 

Travel Guides

Image result for travel guides
  • Plan your free time!
  • Large collection in the Richter Library
  • These can be borrowed
Some of the titles we have are:

South Africa (National Geographic Traveler)

 

Your libraries are here to help!

Even when you are abroad, there are librarians available to help you and library materials that you can use.

Many of the materials here at the UM Libraries are available online from anywhere in the world.You may use the Usearch box on this page to search for books, articles, and other items. By going to the UM Libraries home page, you can also access our other databases.

Even though we're miles apart, we'd still like to help if we can. Feel free to use our Ask-A-Librarian service. Just remember to allow for any time difference.

Also, as a student at your university in South Africa, you can use their library as well. Be sure to check it out!

Watch a Movie!

Image result for movies

One way to brush up on your language skills is by watching foreign language movies. Movies are also a good way to learn about a country.

We have a large selection available in our DVD collection. Also, be sure to check out Academic Videos Online and Films on Demand, our streaming video services.

Here are a few examples of what we have:

Invictus

U-Carmen eKhayelitsha

Any DVD not on Reserve may be borrowed for 1 week. The DVD collection is located in our off-site storage facility. Titles can be requested through the library catalog.

Newspapers

Image result for newspapers
Inform yourself on current topics!

Databases with newspapers from South Africa

 

uSearch

 

More Information About Spain



Another database that provides information about places is the Columbia Gazetteer of the World. It includes articles about Spain and individual cities such as Madrid.



 

Films About Your Country

Image result for documentaries



The Libraries also have a lot of documentaries about other countries. We try to collect titles that will describe what life is like for the citizens rather than just the tourists. Some of these are in our DVD collection. For streaming video, be sure to check out Academic Videos Online and Films on Demand.

A sample of what we have includes:

Le Mystè̀re Picasso = The Mystery of Picasso

Any DVD not on Reserve may be borrowed for 1 week. The DVD collection is located in our off-site storage facility. Titles can be requested through the library catalog.

Travel Guides

Image result for travel guides
  • Plan your free time!
  • Large collection in the Richter Library
  • These can be borrowed
Some of the titles we have are:

Spain (Lonely Planet)

Living Abroad in Spain

Road Of Stars To Santiago
 

Subject Specialist

  • Terri Robar

    Communication, Media, Geography, and Maps Librarian

    trobar@miami.edu

Quick Facts



The information listed here as well as the flag and map images on this page were found in the Britannica Academic database. To see the full article, click here.

Official name: Reino de España (Kingdom of Spain)

Capital city: Madrid


National language: Castilian (Spanish)

Major religion: Roman Catholic


 

Language Help

 

  • Brush up on your language skills or learn a new language
  • 72 languages are available, including Castilian Spanish
  • Watch movies with subtitles
  • Practice on the go with the mobile app 


Log on here!

Suggested Readings

Here are a few titles that we recommend for reading. Many others are available in the USearch system.

Nonfiction

Barcelona by Robert Hughes

Barcelona: A Thousand Years of the City's Past by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto

The Basque History of the World by Mark Kurlansky

The Battle for Spain by Antony Beevor

Discovering Spain: An Uncommon Guide by Penelope Casas

Driving Over Lemons by Chris Stewart

Following the Milky Way: a Pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago by Elyn Aviva

Ghosts of Spain by Giles Tremlett

Hell and Good Company: The Spanish Civil War and the World It Made by Richard Rhodes

Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell

Iberia: Spanish Travels and Reflections by James Michener

The New Spaniards by John Hooper

The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain by Maria Rosa Menocal

Sister Queens: The Noble, Tragic Lives of Katherine of Aragon and Juana, Queen of Castile by Julia Fox

South from Granada by Gerald Brenan

Spain: True Stories (Travelers' Tales) by Lucy McCauley

Fiction

The Alhambra by Washington Irving (ebooks)
     English     Spanish

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (ebook)

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway

The Heretic by Lewis Weinstein

The Last Jew by Noah Gordon

The Queen's Vow: a Novel of Isabella of Castile by C.W. Gortner (ebook)
 
Stories from Spain = Historias de España by Genevieve Barlow and William Stivers

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
 

 

Your libraries are here to help!

Even when you are abroad, there are librarians available to help you and library materials that you can use.

Many of the materials here at the UM Libraries are available online from anywhere in the world.You may use the Usearch box on this page to search for books, articles, and other items. By going to the UM Libraries home page, you can also access our other databases.

Even though we're miles apart, we'd still like to help if we can. Feel free to use our Ask-A-Librarian service. Just remember to allow for any time difference.

Also, as a student at your university in Spain, you can use their library as well. Be sure to check it out!

Watch a Movie!

Image result for movies

One way to brush up on your language skills is by watching foreign language movies. Movies are also a good way to learn about a country.

We have a large selection available in our DVD collection. Also, be sure to check out Academic Videos Online and Films on Demand, our streaming video services.

Here are a few examples of what we have:

Abre Los Ojos = Open Your Eyes

L'Auberge Espagnole

Barcelona

Carlos Saura's Flamenco Trilogy
     Bodas de Sangre = Blood Wedding
     Carmen
     El Amor Brujo

El Cid

Goya's Ghosts (streaming)

Juana la Loca = Mad Love

El Laberinto del Fauno = Pan's Labyrinth

Man of La Mancha

Manuale d'Amore = The Manual of Love

Mujeres al Borde de un Ataque de Nervios = Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Ocho Apellidos Vascos = Spanish Affair

El Viaje de Carol = Carol's Journey
     or Streaming

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Any DVD not on Reserve may be borrowed for 1 week. The DVD collection is located in our off-site storage facility. Titles can be requested through the library catalog.

Newspapers

Image result for newspapers
Inform yourself on current topics!

Databases with newspapers from Spain

 

uSearch

 

More Information About The United Kingdom



Another database that provides information about places is the Columbia Gazetteer of the World. It includes articles about the United Kingdom and individual cities such as London.



 

Films About Your Country

Image result for documentaries



The Libraries also have a lot of documentaries about other countries. We try to collect titles that will describe what life is like for the citizens rather than just the tourists. Some of these are in our DVD collection. For streaming video, be sure to check out Academic Videos Online and Films on Demand.

A sample of what we have includes:



Any DVD not on Reserve may be borrowed for 1 week. The DVD collection is located in our off-site storage facility. Titles can be requested through the library catalog.

Subject Specialist

  • Terri Robar

    Communication, Media, Geography, and Maps Librarian

    trobar@miami.edu

Quick Facts



The information listed here as well as the flag and map images on this page were found in the Britannica Academic database. To see the full article, click here.

Official name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Capital city: London


National language: English

Major religion: Protestant Christian


 

Language Help

 

  • Brush up on your language skills or learn a new language
  • 72 languages are available, including Shakespearean English, Scottish Gaelic, and Standard Irish
  • Watch movies with subtitles
  • Practice on the go with the mobile app 


Log on here!

Suggested Readings

Here are a few titles that we recommend for reading. Many others are available in the USearch system.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon

Macbeth by William Shakespeare (ebook)

A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare (ebook)

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (ebook)

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (ebook)

Sonnets by William Shakespeare (ebook)
 

Travel Guides

Image result for travel guides
  • Plan your free time!
  • Large collection in the Richter Library
  • These can be borrowed
Some of the titles we have are:

Great Britain (Michelin)

Frommer's EasyGuide to London

The Megalithic Monuments of Britain and Ireland
 

 

Your libraries are here to help!

Even when you are abroad, there are librarians available to help you and library materials that you can use.

Many of the materials here at the UM Libraries are available online from anywhere in the world.You may use the Usearch box on this page to search for books, articles, and other items. By going to the UM Libraries home page, you can also access our other databases.

Even though we're miles apart, we'd still like to help if we can. Feel free to use our Ask-A-Librarian service. Just remember to allow for any time difference.

Also, as a student at your university in the United Kingdom, you can use their library as well. Be sure to check it out!

Watch a Movie!

Image result for movies

One way to brush up on your language skills is by watching foreign language movies. We have a large selection available in our DVD collection. Also, be sure to check out Academic Videos Online and Films on Demand, our streaming video services.

Here are a few examples of what we have:

Atonement

Braveheart

The Imitation Game

The Queen

Shakespeare in Love

Skyfall

If you want to see any of the plays of Shakespeare, we recommend the BBC Shakespeare streaming collection.

And, of course, we have:

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 & Part 2

Any DVD not on Reserve may be borrowed for 1 week. The DVD collection is located in our off-site storage facility. Titles can be requested through the library catalog.

Newspapers

Image result for newspapers
Inform yourself on current topics!

Databases with newspapers from the United Kingdom