The Global Connections Web site integrates and contextualizes the rich body of public broadcasting resources to provide a global and historical perspective that will help teachers, students, and the general public explore and understand seminal events of national and international significance.

The PCL Map Collection includes more than 250,000 maps, a lot of which can be accessed online. This portion includes political, historical, and reference maps of the middle east.

The World Factbook is a publication created by the Central Intelligence Agency for the public. It contains copious amounts of information on countries around the world including history, populations, economy, geography, military and communication. Information on the people and societies of other countries can also be found here.