[Click on the call number following the title
to check availability of print copies in UW-Madison libraries.]
U.S. Cities
City Profiles USA
E
158 C58
Places Rated Almanac (by David Savageau)
HN
60 S284 2000
CQ's State Fact Finder
HA
203 C25
New Book of American Rankings (by Ellen Meltzer)
HA
214 N49 1998
International Cities
UNESCO Statistical Yearbook -- contains statistics from
over 200 countries and territories on population, education, mass communication,
etc.
AS
4 U83 U17
Europa World Yearbook -- gives demographic and economic
statistics for all the countries of the world
JN
1 E95
Books & Databases in Campus Libraries
MadCat --Books about cities and relocation can be found in MadCat, the UW-Madison Library Catalog. Copy and paste the following sample searches into the MadCat search box.
Use a BASIC search and select SUBJECT BROWSESample SUBJECT BROWSE searches:
Use a BASIC search and select CALL NUMBER BROWSE
Sample CALL NUMBER BROWSE search:
To find the most current books, enter your search. When the results list displays, click on the arrow in the SORT AGAIN box and select DATE (NEWEST FIRST).
More hints for searching MadCat are available at: Using MadCat to Find Information on Careers
Database
Current articles on cities can be found by using the following databases. Search under the name of cities or regions of the United States
[Note: These databases are licensed by UW-Madison and
are restricted to UW-Madison students, faculty, and staff]
Academic Search -- provides the full text articles from popular and scholarly journals in social sciences, humanities, general science, education, multi-cultural, and business fields as well as general interest and news magazines.
Readers' Guide Full Text -- indexes popular magazines covering news and current events and a wide range of subject areas.
Business Abstracts -- indexes popular magazines and scholarly and trade journals in advertising and public relations, automation, banking, communications, economics, finance and investments, labor, management, marketing, taxation, and specific businesses, industries, and trades.
Campus Resources
Career Services Traveler's Assistance -- College of Letters & Sciences and School of Human Ecology -- gives links for city and housing information.
Internet Sites
The USA CityLink Project -- a comprehensive set of links to the homepages of cities for people wanting to travel or relocate to another state or city.
Google.com Moving and Relocation -- directory of links related to relocation. Includes links for moving nationally and internationally.
Online Chambers of Commerce -- links to Chambers of Commerce in all 50 states.
Homefair.com -- includes salary, relocation and moving calculators, as well as city reports, housing information and job resources.
University of Michigan Documents Center -- links to sources on comparative cost-of-living information and price indexes for U.S. and international cities.
Career Builder Moving Center -- links to moving and housing resources.
Rent Net -- rental resources to help you move.
Relocation Central -- relocation guides, hints, and services with links to information about specific cities and states.
Escape Artist -- gateway for international job seekers: oversees job listings, guides for moving and living overseas, world newspapers.