Selected Internet Resources
- Encyclopędia Britannica
- Access restricted to MC users.
- How Stuff Works
- Explanations of how things work from cell phones to stem cells.
- Infoplease.com
- Access to Information Please Almanac, Columbia Encyclopedia, and other reference sources.
- Time and Date
- Provides world times, calendars, countdown clocks to specific dates, etc.
- Wikipedia
- Open source encyclopedia, written and edited by its users.
Dictionaries & Translation Tools
- Acronym Finder
- Searchable database of acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms.
- Babelfish
- Translates web pages or text passages from many different languages.
- Chambers Reference Online
- Search the Chambers 21st Dictionary, Chambers Thesaurus, or the Chambers Biographical Dictionary
- Lexicool Online Dictionaries
- Links to over 5000 bilingual and multilingual dictionaries.
- Merriam-Webster
- Dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, and other reference works.
- OneLook Dictionary Search
- Gateway to hundreds of general and specialized online dictionaries. Includes unusual "reverse dictionary" function.
- Online Etymology Dictionary
- Oxford Dictionary of English
- Access restricted to MC users.
- Specialty Dictionaries
- Covers technical and specialized vocabularies used by particular industries, avocations, and fields of study.
Phone Numbers, Addresses, and Zip Codes
- AnyWho
- White and Yellow page telephone listings, as well as reverse lookup by phone number.
- BigBook
- National yellow pages. Search for businesses and organizations by name or type.
- Infobel World Telephone Directories
- Links to phone directories for over 200 countries.
- Switchboard.com
- Phone and business phone numbers. Search by name or category.
- WhoWhere
- Personal and business phone numbers, including 'yellow pages'.
- Zip Code Lookup
- Provided by the U.S. Postal Service.
Maps and Geographic Information
- CIA World Factbook
- Country information covering geography, people, government, economy, etc. from the Central Intelligence Agency.
- HomeTownLocator
- Demographic and income data, parks, schools, libraries, hospitals, airports, hotels, environmental conditions, local newspapers, media outlets, employment, maps, coordinates and aerial photos.
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- Provides longitude, latitude, and hierarchical information about places.
- Mapquest
- Online maps and driving directions.
- Maps On Us
- Maps and driving directions.
- NationalAtlas.gov
- Maps and geographic information for North America. From the U.S. Geological Survey.
Citation and Style Guides
- APA Style
- American Psychological Association guidelines for citing to electronic sources of information.
- Citation and Style Guides
- Links to online style guides from Concordia University Libraries.
- Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr.
- 1918 edition.
- Frequently Asked Questions about MLA Style
- Information about the Modern Language Association's style guide.
- Online! Citation Styles
- Covers, APA, MLA, Chicago, and CBE (Council of Biology Editors) styles for citing to electronic sources.
- Sources: Their Use and Acknowledgement
- Guide to acknowledging sources adn avoiding plagiarism. Provides specific examples for APA , MLA, Science, and Note style.
- Thirty-Nine Steps: A Manhattan College Style Sheet
- Style guide from the English Department at Manhattan College.
Libraries & Books
- AddALL Book Search and Price Comparison
- Searches online booksellers for new and used books.
- Amazon.com
- Books both in and out of print, plus customer reviews.
- Book Index with Reviews
- Listing of books currently available from publishers along with selected reviews from journals. (Access restricted to MC users.)
- The British Library
- Library of Congress
- Gateway to the the copyright office, THOMAS legislation database, and online catalog.
- LibDex
- Worldwide directory of library catalogs, homepages, and related links.
- Library Spot
- Links to online libraries and reference sources.
- LibWeb
- Directory of libraries on the internet.
- New York City and Area Libraries
- Catalogs for academic, public, medical, law, and special libraries within 50 miles of New York City.
Newspapers & Periodicals
- Associated Press
- Campus Newspapers on the Web
- College Times from the New York Times
- Daily News (New York)
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Foreign Language News
- Electronic journals, newspapers and magazines available in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish
- FreeMedicalJournals.com
- Google News
- Portal to international newspapers and wire services.
- Highwire Press Free Full-Text Articles
- Free access to scholarly journals.
- New York Amsterdam News
- New York Post
- New York Press
- Alternative weekly newspaper.
- New York Sun
- New York Times
- Newsday
- Newspaper for Long Island and Queens.
- NewsLink
- Newspapers on the internet.
- NewsVoyager
- Gateway to local newspapers.
- Scholarly Journals on the Web
- Village Voice
- Wall Street Journal
- World News Network
- Provides access to hundreds of news sites and media sources in many languages, organized by region and theme.
Radio and Television
- ABC News (American Broadcasting Company)
- ABC News NYC affiliate
- 1010 WINS (local news radio station)
- BBC News (British Broadcasting Company)
- Canadian Broadcasting System
- CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System)
- CBS television's NYC affiliate
- CNN (Cable News Network)
- NBC (National Broadcasting Company)
- National Public Radio
- NewsChannel4 New York (NBC television's NYC affiliate)
- Reuters
- WCBS NewsRadio 88 (WCBS news radio)
Statistics
- American FactFinder
- Census Bureau
- Population and demographic information for the United States.
- Energy Information Administration
- Statistics for energy production, consumption, pricing, etc.
- Earthwatch
- Current environmental information from the United Nations Environment Programme
- FedStats
- One-stop-shopping for statistics from federal government sources.
- Historical Census Data 1790-1960
- Historical data covering America's demographics and economy.
- Infonation
- Country statistics from the United Nations.
- International Data Base
- Demographic and socio-economic data for the countries and areas of the world.
- National Statistics (UK)
- POPIN - United Nations Population Information Network
- Population Reference Bureau
- A non-governmental organization that provides objective data on U.S. and international population trends and their implications.
- State and County Quick Facts (U.S. Census Bureau)
- State Fact Sheets
- Compiled by the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.
- United Nations Statistics Division
- Statistics covering population and demographics, social indicators, gender, industry, energy, and human settlements.
- World Data & Statistics
- Data on economics, demographics, poverty, and development by country, region, and for the entire world. Provided by the World Bank.
- WHOSIS (World Health Organization Statistical Information Service)
- Provides the World Health Report and other health, mortality, and disease statistics.
General Guides to the Web
- About.com
- (Formerly "The Mining Company"). Reviewed guides to web resources.
- Infomine
- Scholarly internet resource collections.
- Scholarly Societies Project
- WWW Virtual Library
- Guide to resources on the web.
Art
- American Craft Museum
- Art History Resources on the Web
- ArtLex Dictionary of Visual Art
- ArtNET
- ArtSource
- Brooklyn Museum of Art
- Ceramics Today
- The Cloisters
- Figure Drawing Lab
- Frick Collection and Art Reference Library
- Guggenheim Museum
- History of Art Virtual Library
- Internet Art Resources
- Internet Movie Database
- Covers over 200,000movies. Search by film name or personal name of actors, directors, etc.Production information, links to reviews, etc.
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum of Modern Art
- Museum of Television and Radio
- World Wide Arts Resources
Biology
- ArkDB (Animal genome databases)
- Biology Links (Harvard University)
- BioNotebook
- Directory of biology web pages. Provided by Institut Pasteur (France).
- Entrez, the Life Sciences Search Engine
- Search multiple genetics, biology, and medical databases. Provided by the National Center for Biotechnology Information of the National Institute of Health
- FishBase
- Comprehensive database on the world's fish species.
- IMGT, the international ImMunoGeneTics database
- Immunogenetics data, specializing in immunoglobulins, T-cell receptors, and Major Histocompatability Complex molecules.
- National Agricultural Library
- Databases on genetics, agricultural resources, and insects.
- North American Mammals
- Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals
- Animal genetics database
- Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
- Human genetics database.
Business and Economics
- AccountantsWorld
- AICPA: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- American Stock Exchange
- AnnualReports.com
- Bureau of Transportation Statistics
- Copyright (U.S. Copyright Office)
- Country Commercial Guides
- A look at the commercial environment in individual nations, using economic, political and market analysis.
- Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District
- Economy at a Glance (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
- EDGAR Database of Corporate Information
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- Federal Reserve Board Research and Data
- Interest rates, exchange rates, economic and banking research.
- Foreign Exchange Rates
- FRASER: Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research
- Historical economic information.
- FRED: Federal Reserve Economic Data
- Current economic information and data sets.
- GASB: Governmental Accounting Standards Board
- Inc.com
- Website for Inc. magazine, with resources geared to business owners.
- Index of Economic Freedom
- Reference guide to the world's economies.
- Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Senate
- Hoovers Online
- Company profiles, covering financial info, lists of competitors, and recent news. Access restricted to MC users.
- NAICS
- North American Industrial Classification System (replacement for SIC codes).
- NASDAQ
- National Bureau of Economic Research
- National Information Center of Banking Information
- New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants
- New York Stock Exchange
- Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics
- Gateway to scholarly publications in economics and related fields. Provides links to working papers, articles, and books, many freely available in full-text.
- Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) System Search/
- Guide to the SIC system.
- Stat-USA
- Business, economic and trade statistics. From the U.S. Dept. of Commerce.
- Trademarks (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office)
- Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. Tax Code Online
- WebEc: WWW Resources in Economics (WWW Virtual Library)
- World Bank Journals
Careers and Employment
- America's Job Bank
- Career Builder
- Career Resource Center
- Career Voyages
- CareerWeb
- Chronicle Careers (Chronicle of Higher Education)
- FedWorld Search for a Federal Government Job
- JobWeb
- Monster.com
- MonsterTRAK
- Student and alumni job resources.
- New York State Department of Labor
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Resumes and vitae (Virginia Tech)
- Salary Calculator
- State-to-state cost of living comparisons.
- Susan Ireland Resumes (U. of California, Northridge)
- Collection of over 50 resumes in varying formats.
- Vocational Information Center
Chemistry
- Chemdex
- Directory of Chemistry on the Internet.
- Chemistry at about.com
- Extensive list of reviewed chemistry links.
- ChemIDplus
- CAS numbers, molecular formulas, synonyms, and more.
- eMolecules
- Search engine for chemical structures.
- PubChem
- Information on the biological activity of small molecules, including substance information, compound structures, and bioactivity data.
- Scorecard
- Chemical safety and toxicity data.
- TOXLINE
- Indexes articles about the physiological and toxicological effects of drugs and other chemicals.
- WebElements
- Periodic table, with in-depth information on each element.
Computer Science
- Association for Computational Linguistics
- Professional society for the study of natural language processing systems.
- Association for Women in Computing
- Computer History Museum
- Computer Science Links
- Obsolete Computer Museum
- Webopedia
- Dictionary of computer and internet terms.
- WWW Virtual Library Computing Section
Education
- Children's Literature Web Guide
- Guide to children's literature and teacher resources.
- Educator's Reference Desk
- Virtual library of education information as well as an online Q&A service.
- Gateway to Educational Materials
- Lesson plans, curriculum units, and other educational resources.
- International Archive of Education Data
- Mental Measurements Yearbook
- Index and location guide for education and psychological tests. Access restricted to MC users.
- National Center for Educational Statistics
- Education statistics for the nation, states, and by school district and individual schools.
- SearchERIC.org
- Index to educational reports and journal articles.
- TestLink
- Database of testing instruments. Provided by the Educational Testing Service.
Engineering
- ANSI: American National Standards Institute
- Canadian Patent Database
- EI Compendex Web
- Access restricted to MC users.
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Information about pollution, toxins, pesticides, and air and water quality.
- European Patent Office
- ISO: International Organization for Standardization
- Technical data and and information about global standardization.
- NSSN: A National Resource for Global Standards
- Search for industry and government technical standards.
- US Patent and Trademark Office
- WebEE: The Electrical Engineering Homepage
- World Intellectual Property Organization
- Find applications filed under the international Patent Cooperation Treaty.
- World Standards Services Network
- Links to national and regional standards organizations.
Ethics
- American Legal Ethics Library
- Bioethics Resources on the Web
- BELL: The Business Ethics Links Library
- Codes of Ethics Online
- Ethical Links (Markkula Center for Applied Ethics)
- Ethics Updates
- Updates on current literature related to ethics.
- National Center for Engineering Ethics
- Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science
- Software Engineering Ethics Research Institute
Government and Country Studies
- Africa South of the Sahara
- Searchable web guide to that region. Topic list available.
- AMDOCS: Documents for the study of American History.
- Background Notes on the Countries of the World
- Summarizes each country's history, economy, and foreign policy. From the U.S. State Department.
- BBC News Country Profiles
- Biographical Guide to the U.S. Congress
- Brief biographies of congressman past and present.
- Budget of the U.S. Government
- From the Office of Budget and Management.
- Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
- Identifies government publications online, and those available through Federal Depository Libraries.
- Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
- Simple list of current office holders. From the Central Intelligence Agency.
- CIA World Factbook
- Facts and statistics on more than 250 countries and other entities.
- Code of Federal Regulations
- Rules and regulations set by the executive departments and agencies of the federal government.
- Congressional Directory
- Official biographical directory of Congress, with voting records and committee information.
- Open CRS
- Provides access to Congressional Research Service reports on topics relevant to current events
- Constitution Finder
- Links to current constitutions for the countries of the world.
- Defense Technical Information Center
- Scientific and technical information from the US military, including the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
- EINIRAS Data Network
- European database for international relations and area studies. Produced by EINIRAS (the European Information Network on International Relations and Area Studies)
- FIRST: Facts on International Relations and Security Trends
- GPOAccess (Government Printing Office)
- U.S. government regulations, reports, and data, much of it in full text.
- Human Rights
- U.S. Department of State reports on human rights around the world.
- INCORE: International Conflict Research
- Includes annotated
links to governmental and non-governmental organizations addressing
conflict, news sources, and e-mail groups.
- Joint Electronic Library
- Documents online from the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Library of Congress Country Studies
- describes and
analyzes the political, economic, social, and national security systems
and institutions, and examines the ways they are shaped by cultural
factors.
- Marxists Internet Archive
- Full-text works, biographies and images.
- Nations of the World
- Links to international government and legal info, including country constitutions, court decisions, and background information.
- New York State
- Starting point for access to NY State government information.
- New York State Assembly
- Legislation and budget information, committee assignments, reports from the legislature, and more.
- PARLINE - Parliaments On-line
- Official documents issued by parliaments of the world
- PARLIT - Parliamentary Literature Database
- Bibliographic index covering parliamentary law and practice.
- Population Index
- Bibliographic database on demographics and population issues
- Portals to the World (Library of Congress)
- Links to authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world.
- RAND
- Research and analysis on public policy issues.
- SIPRI Cooperative Articles Database
- Database on arms production, international relations, and disarmament. No longer updated - for post-2003 articles, go to EINIRAS
- THOMAS (legislative information)
- United Nations Environment Programme
- United States Code
- Full text of current general and permanent laws of the United States. For regulations issued by agencies, see the Code of Federal Regulations
- United States Government Manual
- Official handbook of the federal government.
Health and Medicine
- AMADEO
- Index to current medical literature, listed by topic and searchable
- American Medical Association
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- familydoctor.org (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Free Books 4 Doctors
- Full-text access to medical textbooks.
- Go Ask Alice
- Health questions and answers from Columbia University's Health Education Program.
- Healthfinder
- Consumer health information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- Home Medical Guide
- From the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
- InteliHealth
- Consumer-oriented health resources.
- Mayo Clinic Health Information
- Med Hunt
- Searchable guide to health information on the net.
- Merck Publications
- Online versions of the Merck Manual and other medical publications.
- National Center for Health Statistics
- Vital and health statistics, life expectancy and other data from the Center for Disease Control.
- NOAH: New York Online Access to Health
- Consumer health information in full-text.
- Pub Med
- Medical databases from the National Library of Medicine, including MEDLINE.
History
- APIS: Advanced Papyrological Information System
- Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors
- ECHO: Exploring and Collecting History Online
- Provided by the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University.
- History Resources on the Web
- Middle East: History in the News
- Links to resources on the history, culture, politics, and economics of this region.
- Nineteenth Century Documents Project
- Nizkor Project
- Links to Holocaust memorial and anti-revisionist projects.
- Parliaments of the World
- Lists countries with a parliamentary system, and provides basic parliamentary and electoral information.
- Remember.org: Cybrary of the Holocaust
- Repositories of Primary Sources
- Links to websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar.
- Rulers
- Heads of states and governments of currently existing countries and territories.
- WWW Virtual Library History division
Language
- ARTFL Project
- French language studies.
- Dictionary of Slang (United Kingdom)
- I Love Languages
- Language-related Internet resources.
- Linguist List Site
Law
- Criminal Justice Links
- Guide to the Law Online
- Produced by the Law Library of Congress and the Global Legal Information Network
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Uniform Crime Reports
- Crime statistics for the U.S.
- Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
- Produced by the U.S. Dept. of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics
- Virtual Chase
- Legal Research on the Internet
Literature
- African Literature and Writers on the Internet
- ALEX Catalogue of Electronic Texts
- Full text documents from English literature, American literature, and Western Philosophy.
- English Server
- Collections in the Arts and Humanities, particularly strong in literary theory and criticism.
- Gale Literary Index
- Brief information and index to articles in Gale series.
- Handbook of Latin American Studies
- Bibliography on Latin American literature from the Library of Congress.
- International Children's Digital Library
- Full-text children's books from around the world.
- Online Literary Criticism Guide
- Lists literature criticism sites by web collection or browse by author.
- Perseus Digital Library
- Resources for the study of the ancient world.
- Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image
- Virtual facsimiles of books, original manuscripts, maps and other material in the University of Pennsylvania's collections.
Mathematics
-
Directory of Mathematics Preprint and e-Print Servers
- Preprint articles from the American Mathematical Society
- Electronic Library of Mathematics
- Mathematics journals, conference proceedings and monographs.
- History Of Mathematics Archive
- Biographies of mathematicians, articles on famous curves, and other math history links.
- Math Forum @ Drexel
- Online resources in math education.
- Mathematics Journals on the Web
- Mathematics WWW Virtual Library
Music
- DW3 Classical Music Resources
- Music Obituary Index
- Musicals 101
- Encyclopedia of musical theatre, TV, and film
Philosophy
- Dictionary of philosophical terms and names
- Epistememe Links
- Philosophy resources on the internet.
- Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Articles from three
sources: (1) adaptations from public domain sources, (2) adaptations of
material written by the editor for classroom purposes, and (3) original
contributions by professional philosophers.
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Refereed encyclopedia from the Center for the Study of Language and Information and the Stanford Metaphysics Lab.
Psychology
- Multiple Personality Disorder
- All sides to the debate.
- National Institute of Mental Health
- Statistics, research reports, fact sheets, conference reports, and much more.
- American Psychological Association
- Psych Web
- Web resources for students and teachers of psychology.
Religion
- Bahá'i World
- Bible Gateway
- BuddhaNet
- Buddhism Depot
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913 edition)
- Christian Classics Ethereal Library
- Christian Theology Page
- Dhammapada, Wisdom of the Buddha
- Early Church Documents
- Ecole Initiative
- Encyclopedia of early church history.
- Historic Documents of the Church
- Internet Christian Library
- Internet Resources for the Study of Judaism and Christianity
- Judaism and Jewish Resources
- New Advent
- Catholic links and documents from the early church.
- Project Wittenberg
- Works by and about Martin Luther and other Lutherans.
- Quran
- ReligiousTolerance.org
- Descriptions of different religious faiths and coverage of hot topics in religion.
- Theosophical Society
- Vatican (official site)
- Virtual Religion Index
- Virtual Seminary: Church History
Science & Technology
- CiteSeer.IST
- Digital library and search engine for computer and information science literature.
- Energy, Science, & Technology Information Resource (U.S. Dept. of Energy)
- National Academies
- Site of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, as well as the National Research council.
- National Science Foundation Online Document System
- Physical Reference Data
- Science and Technology Pocket Data Book
- Index to Physical, Chemical, and other Property Data
Sociology
- AgeLine
- Databases for social gerontology and aging-related information.
- Anthropology Resources on the Internet
- Comprehensive listing of anthropology sites.
- Center for World Indigenous Studies
- Documents covering the social, economic, and political conditions of indigenous people.
- glbtq: an encyclopedia of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender & queer culture
- Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
- Social Sciences Data Collection
- SocioWeb
- Guide to sociological resources on the Internet.
- Uniform Crime Reports
- Annual compilation of crime statistics for the United States.