Use these select resources anytime, and check the Library Catalog or Ask A Librarian for additional and paper sources.

Abbreviations | Almanacs | Audio/Video/Images | Background Information | Biographical Info | Books & Publishers | Career Info | Citations, Style, & Writing Guides | College Info | Company Info | Consumer Info | Country Info | Dictionaries | Directories & Phone Books | Encyclopedias | Government Info | Grant Information | Health Promotion & Wellness | Images/Audio/Video | Libraries | Maps & Gazetteers | News Resources | Public Opinion Polls | Quotations | Research Guides by Subject | States | Statistics | Thesauri | Video/Images/Audio | Weather

Abbreviations

• Acronym Finder
• Stands4.com

Almanacs

• Information Please Almanac, Encyclopedia & Dictionary

Background Information (for subject specialized resources, see Research Subject Guides)

• Access Science Online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology.
• CQ Researcher Excellent background and analysis of recent national and international issues in the news. Also available in paper copy
• Gale Virtual Reference Library - A collection of 100+ reference titles available in full-text electronically. Search the entire collection, or search selected titles using "advanced search."
• Information Plus Series Background and statistics on current issues.
• Literature Resource Center Provided by SUNYConnect. Biographical and selected critical coverage of the most studied authors and works. Includes: Scribner Writers Series and Twayne's Authors Series.
• Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
  Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. Great for current issues research. Includes Information Plus Series.
• Taking Sides - a series of books with pro & con articles. See a list of topics & tables of contents or titles and call numbers of those owned by Penfield
• see also Encyclopedias

Biographical Information

• Biographies of Scientists from Access Science
• Biography Reference Bank - Full-text of 100+ volumes of biographical reference books, including images, and links to articles & reviews.
• Contemporary Authors - included in Literature Resource Center.
• Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
• Encyclopedia of World Biography
• Oswego's Presidents - a chronological listing of the leaders of the college.
• Who Were Our Buildings - a look at the origin of building names at SUNY Oswego.

Books & Publishers

• Online Books
• • Bartleby.com: Great books online
  • eBooks at Adelaide - classic works online
  • Gale Virtual Reference Library - A collection of 100+ reference titles available in full-text electronically. Search the entire collection, or search selected titles using "advanced search."
  • Google Book Search
  • netLibrary An ebook collection. May be read online or downloaded.
  • Online Books - free from the University of Pennsylvania
  • Project Gutenberg Download free ebooks.
  • SUNY Press E-Book Collection
• Title Source III - Includes many full-text reviews from sources including Library Journal, CHOICE, and Publishers Weekly.
• WorldCat Books and other materials in libraries worldwide.

Career Information

• CareerZone - New York
• DISCOVER - online self-assessment and career exploration. Contact the Career Services Office at 312-2255 to receive a USER ID.
• Encyclopedia of Career Development
• North Country Library System - Jobs/Careers/Tests
• Occupational Outlook Handbook Also available in paper copy in Penfield.
• O*NET Online Replaces the Dictionary of Occupational Titles.
• Teacher Certification Links

Citations, Style, & Writing Guides

College and Financial Aid Information (.pdf file)

Company Information

Consumer Information

• AMA Online Doctor Finder
• Drug & Herb Finder
• Federal Consumer Information Center
• Gethuman Database - codes to bypass automated phone systems and get a person.
• New York State Consumer Protection Board - the place to sign up for New York and Federal "Do Not Call" lists, etc.
• Real Estate values from Zillow.com
• Real Property Database (Oswego County, NY)

Country Information

• Background Notes
• CIA World Factbook
• Countries and Their Cultures -- Publisher's Description
• Country Profiles From Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe.
• Country Reports on Human Rights Practice
• Country Studies
• Economist.com: Country Briefings - includes news.
• Geert Hofstede™ Cultural Dimensions
• Going Global Career Guides
• Inter-Source - social customs and norms from around the world.
• Population Reference Bureau Population data on 95 demographic variables for more than 220 countries, 28 world regions and sub-regions, the world as a whole, the United States as a whole, and the U.S. states.
• Statistical Agencies (International)
• World Data from Encyclopaedia Britannica

Dictionaries

• Cambridge Dictionaries Online - Idioms, Phrasal Verbs, English, French & Spanish.
• Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
• Oxford English Dictionary - Comprehensive dictionary of the English language, including word origins.
• Webster's Dictionary (includes pronunciation)
• WordReference.com (French, Spanish, Italian)

Directories & Phone Books

• Associations on the Net - for best results, browse the subject list.
• AT&T Toll-Free Internet Directory
  Comprehensive listing of 800 and 888 numbers.
• Big Yellow - Interactive Yellow Pages
• Reference USA - database of detailed information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses and 102 million U.S. residents. Available for searching in the Career Services Office
• Switchboard Phone numbers for individuals and businesses nationwide.
• Zip Codes - from the U.S. Postal Service

Encyclopedias

• See also: Research Guides by Subject

Government Information

Grant Information

• Sponsored Program Information Network (SPIN) Database of national and international government and private funding sources. Both the database and Spin Instructions are provided by SUNY Oswego’s Office of Research and Sponsored Programs.
• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Federal grant information, primarily for institutions rather than individuals. For assistance to individuals see College and Financial Aid Information. (pdf file)
• The Foundation Center. Get basic information on U.S. grantmakers and their grants.
• Proposal Writing Short Course (from the Foundation Center)
• ORSP (SUNY Oswego's Office of Research and Sponsored Programs) For local information including campus grants and Grantscene newsletter.

Health Promotion & Wellness (see also: Consumer Information)

Images/Audio/Video

• New York Public Library Digital Gallery
• Library of Congress American Memory Collections
• Google Image Search
• American Rhetoric: Online Speech Bank
• Discovery Education Streaming - Extensive video library on a wide range of topics.

Libraries

• SUNYConnect Union Catalog
• SUNY Library Catalogs
• WorldCat - Books and other materials in libraries worldwide.
• Central New York Library Catalogs
• Library of Congress
• New York Public Library - Any New York resident may request library privileges.

Maps & Gazetteers

• Columbia Gazetteer of North America
• Google Maps
• How far is it? (geographic name server - calculates distance)
• MapQuest
• MultiMap - maps from around the world.
• Nationalatlas.gov
• National Geographic Maps - speciality maps.
• Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection, U of Texas
• TopoZone (topographic maps)
• World Atlas from Encyclopaedia Britannica

News Resources

Public Opinion Polls

• Gallup Poll

Quotations

• Bartlett's Quotations Also available in paper copy in Penfield.

Research Subject Guides

- Each specialized guide includes online and paper Background Information Resources, Journal Article Databases, & Web Sites selected by Librarians

States

• States & Capitals From 50 States.com - state flags, flowers, birds, mottoes, etc.

Statistics

• Census Bureau Data Including Oswego City or Oswego County from the 2000 census.
• County & City Data Book
• County Business Patterns
• Crime in the United States/Uniform Crime Reports
• FedStats: The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal Agencies
• National Statistics (U.K.)
• New York State Statistical Yearbook Also available in paper copy
• Population Reference Bureau Population data on 95 demographic variables for more than 220 countries, 28 world regions and sub-regions, the world as a whole, the United States as a whole, and the U.S. states.
• Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
• State and County QuickFacts
• State & Metropolitan Area Data Book
• Statistical Abstract of the United States Also available in paper copy in Penfield.

Thesauri

• Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
• Roget's Thesaurus

Weather

• Weather - NewsChannel 9 WSYR
• Weather.com - all cities or just Oswego, NY
• Weather.gov (National Weather Service)
• NY Travel Info - links for "real-time transportation status" and "winter travel advisory."

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