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Reference Universe
Search almost the entire print and online reference collection at one time.

General Reference Sources

Encyclopedia Britannica
The 26-volume encyclopedia with added audio and video, the Year in Review series and a World Atlas.

Grolier Online Passport
Groliers' reference portal with access to Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, and more.

Gale Directory Library
An ebook portal containing authoritative directories on businesses, publishers, associations, etc.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
An ebook portal for multi-volume encyclopedias and reference works covering a wide range of subjects, as well as a collection of classic literature full-texts and criticisms.

eBook Collection on EBSCOhost
Thousands of e-books, including reference works, all available online. E-books can also be found by searching the library's catalog.

Bartleby Reference
A resource containing free versions of classic reference works.

Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities
Online directories of scholarly publishing opportunities in Business and Education subject areas including Accounting, Economics and Finance, Management, Marketing, Educational Curriculum and Methods, Educational Psychology and Administration, and Educational Technology and Library Science.

Sage E-Reference
Encyclopedia of Career Development and other e-book reference titles from Sage Publications.

Dictionaries & Thesauri

Oxford English Dictionary (OED) Online
Definitions, history, and quotations for over half a million words, both past and present, from the OED. Includes new additions and updates.

Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary Online
When you know what something looks like but not what its called, or when you know the word but cant picture the object, a quick glance at the index is all it takes to connect words with images. Audio pronunciation provided.

lexicool.com
lexicool.com is a directory of online bilingual and multilingual dictionaries and glossaries freely available on the Internet.

Biography

LexisNexis Biographical (via LexisNexis)
References to named persons in newspapers and other periodicals.

New York Times Historical Newspapers (1851 - 2007) (via ProQuest)
Searchable, full-text, scanned images (PDF) of historic issues of the New York Times. Searches can be limited by date, section of newspaper, and more.

Encyclopedia Britannica
The 26-volume encyclopedia with added audio and video, the Year in Review series and a World Atlas.

Biographies Polysearch Engine
Searches a variety of biography resources at once.

Find a Grave
Very brief information of millions of people.

Statistics

Statistical Abstract of the United States
Comprehensive overview of statistics collected by the U.S. government on population, health, education, employment, public aid, social security, income, crime, energy, business, federal funds, and many other topics.

American Factfinder (U.S. Census)
Statistics from the 1990 and 2000 census about population, housing, industry, and business.

FedStats
A complication of statistics from over 100 federal agencies. Also includes state and local data.

CountryWatch
Political, economic, business, demographic, cultural, and environmental information and statistics; daily news coverage by country; comparable country data sets; maps.

Historical Census Browser
Census data from 1790 to 1970.

Statistical Resources on the Web (University of Michigan Documents Center)

Government & Law

USA.gov
Search engine and directory for all federal and state agencies.

Government Information Online: Ask a Librarian
Government Information Online (GIO) is a free online information service supported by public, state and academic libraries. Use GIO to query government information librarians who are experts at finding information from government agencies of all levels -- local, state, regional, national and international.

GPO Access
A public service of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides free electronic access to information produced by the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the Federal Government. Includes the United States Code, Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register, and more.

U. S. Government Manual
Information on federal agencies, officials, programs, and organizations.

CQ Weekly
This weekly publication from Congressional Quarterly offers expert coverage of the U.S. Congress: news, bill status, votes and amendments, floor and committee activity, investigations, hearings, debates, and more.

FindLaw
Comprehensive information, resources and services for the legal community, businesses and individuals.

THOMAS - Legislative Information
Full-text of pending and passed federal legislation. Congressional committee reports, roll call votes, and related information.

University of Michigan Documents Center
Links categorized by subject, to millions of federal and state produced documents.

State and Local Government on the Net
A directory of links to websites of thousands of state agencies and city and county governments.

Maps & Places Information

Country Outline Maps
Printable maps in pdf format.

United Nations Maps
Regional and country maps suitable for printing.

Perry Castaneda Map Collection
Current and historical maps

Places Information

CountryWatch
Political, economic, business, demographic, cultural, and environmental information and statistics; daily news coverage by country; comparable country data sets; maps.

Background Notes (U.S. Dept. of State)
Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations.

GE Source World Guide (Geography and the Environment)
Demographics, geography, maps as well as articles and website links.

BBC Country Profiles
Concise country information from the British Broadcasting Company. Includes some audio and video.

Country Studies/Area Handbook
Sponsored by the Department of the Army and produced by the Library of Congress' Federal Research Division, these studies focus on 100 lesser known countries describing and analyzing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions.

Nations of the World (Library of Congress)
Organized links to Constitutional, Executive, Judicial, and Legislative information on countries.

New York City Data
A compendium of data, facts and figures over a wide range of fields quantifying many aspects of New York City and, in some cases, the metropolitan region.

Portals to the World
Selective links providing in-depth information about countries.

World Fact Book (CIA)
Information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities

Medicine

Merck Manuals
Full-text of the manuals including the Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy and the Merck Index.

ADAM Medical Encyclopedia
Entries about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations.

Other Libraries

Westchester Library System Catalog
Place a hold on books, movies, and music located throughout the branch library system and have them delivered to your local public library. They couldn't make it easier!

The New York Public Library
Access free online article and image databases. Search the research and branch catalogs of one of the largest collections on the planet.

New York Area Library Catalogs
An index of links to the catalogs of libraries throughout the metropolitan area.

Library of Congress
Search the Library of Congress collections.