Biographical InformationA list of sites with either concise biographies or indexes to other listings.
- Collected Biographies (Librarians' Index to the Internet)
A large listing of biographic sites including such diverse guides as the burial places of famous persons; guides to world-wide celebrities throughout history; biographies from the Encyclopedia Britannica; biographies of those who have served and are serving in the U.S. Congress.
- Lives: The biography resource
"Links to thousands of biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, diaries, letters, narratives, oral histories and more. * Individual lives of the famous, the infamous, and the not so famous. * Group biographies about people who share a common profession, historical era or geography."
- Biography (AandE Television Network)
Over 20,000 brief biographies.
- Biographical Dictionary
Formerly Notable Citizens of Planet Earth) Brief entries on over 25,000 people "from ancient times to the present day."
- Distinguished Women of Past and Present
Searchable by field of activity or by name.
- AFRO-American Almanac: BIOGRAPHIES
Small selection of entries, but each average 2 – 3 screens in length. Biographies listed by name under categories for men, women, or group (e.g. Buffalo Soldiers).
BusinessCompaniesIndustriesBusiness PlanningBusiness – Information about individual companies
Business - Information about Industries
Business – Sites to assist in developing a Business Plan
- Business Plan – This is a direct link to Business Planning Guidelines of the Small Business Administration. Included at this site are shareware sites which contain many free/low cost software programs desgined to be of use to a small business owner.
- Business Plan Suppliments – Many useful suppliments to the Business Plan site of the Small Business dministration.
- Ad*Access – From their page, "The Ad*Access Project, funded by the Duke Endowment "Library 2000" Fund, presents images and database information for over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955. Ad*Access concentrates on five main subject areas: Radio, Television, Transportation, Beauty and Hygiene, and World War II, providing a coherent view of a number of major campaigns and companies through images preserved in one particular advertising collection available at Duke University."
Career Information
Style Guides and other Guides to Good Writing APA Style Guide MLA Style Guide Political Science Turabian Style Guide Other Style GuidesGuides to Citing Electronic Sources Guides to Writing Better Papers Summary Guides for citing Electronic/Computer sources
APA (American Psychological Association) Style Guide
- From the University of Toronto – Excellent source it presents a paragraph of text illustrating the documentation followed by the Reference list for the illustrated paragraph.
- Summary Site – From Duke University – Examples of the most popular documentation styles side-by-side for comparison: APA; Chicago; MLA; Turabian.
- Official APA Style for WWW sites – This is the official APA style for citing World Wide Web sites.
- APA Citation Guide – From St. Mary's University, San Antonio, TX. Included here because it includes instructions for citing law cases.
- From BYU
MLA (Modern Language Association) Style Guide
Political Science Style Guide
Turabian Style Guide
- From the University of Toronto – Excellent source. It presents 1) a paragraph of text illustrating the documentation; 2) the footnotes for the illustrated paragraph; and, 3) the bibliography.
- Summary Site – From Duke University – Examples of the most popular documentation styles side-by-side for comparison: APA; Chicago; MLA; Turabian.
- From Ithaca College Library
- Samples footnotes and bibliography – from Bridgewater State College in Massachusetts
- Tip Sheet – This guide is intended as a tip sheet for some of the common citations used in bibliographies. If your source does not appear on this sheet, consult the Turabian guide available on Reserve or at the Information Services desk.
Other Style Guides
- American Political Science Association – A copy of the "Style Manual for Political Science," is kept at the Reference Desk at: Ref JA 86.A52 1993.
- Harvard system of citation – From the webpage, "The Harvard system of citation is the most straightforward, because initially all you need to do is mention the author and date of publication in the text of your work.
- Citation Guides for Electronic Documents – A listing of guides and resources on the Internet, including formats for citing electronic information, prepared by the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA).
The "Citation Guide" section was updated on August 5, 2002.
Guides to Writing Better Papers
The "Guides" section was updated on August 5, 2002.
Dictionaries/Encyclopedias/Quotations
Dictionaries/ThesauriEncyclopediasQuotationsAcronymsForeign Language Dictionaries Dictionaries/Thesauri
- Merriam-Webster Online – (2000 ed.) Search for word meanings and origins. This site also includes a thesaurus, an electronic bookstore, and other information for word enthusiasts.
- Roget's Thesaurus Search Form – (1911 ed.) Find synonyms and related words via an encyclopedic database that combines Webster's Dictionary and Roget's Thesaurus.
- Web of on-line Dictionaries – Links to 400 dictionaries in over 130 languages. Includes indexes of on-line dictionaries, thesauri, grammar, and phrases.
Encyclopedias
- Britannica Online – SJU only – Over 72,000 articles, some of which are illustrated and/or provide Internet links. Includes an extensive index, family guide, yearbooks, biographies, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, and an Internet Guide with more than 130,000 selected and evaluated sites.
- Encyclopedia Americana Online – SJU only – Contains over 45,000 articles and 6,100 bibliographies with over 129,000 links to Internet resources.
- Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia Online – SJU only – Contains over 35,000 articles providing overviews of broad subjects that incorporate an array of multimedia resources.
Quotations
Acronyms
Non-English Language Dictionaries
Telephone DirectoriesArea Codes, Postal Codes, etc Associations, Research Centers, Media Telephone Directories
- ATT Toll-Free Internet Directory – This website lists over 150,00 businesses and organizations with toll-free numbers.
- Big Yellow – The Yellow Pages (by Verizon) on the Web lists more than 16 million U.S. businesses. Searchable by name, e-mail address, and various topics.
- Four11 – This site (by Yahoo) provides white pages directory service, and RocketMail, a Web based e-mail service.
- International Telephone Directories – Find white pages and phone numbers worldwide. Also provides maps, weather, and banner advertising.
Postal Codes, etc
- Zip+4 – Search for Zip Codes, addresses, track Express Mail packages, and calculate postage rates on this site operated by the US Postal Service.
Associations, Research Centers, Media
- Associations on the Net. – From the The Internet Public Library, a listing of approximately 1100 association home pages.
Education Resources
Test Review Locator College Guides and Ratings Test Review Locator
- Buros Institute of Mental Measurements – Search for citations to reviews of educational and psychological tests listed in the Mental Measurements Yearbook, Tests in Print, and Test Critiques.
College and Universities – Sites and Rankings
- American Universities – Listing of university home pages, with links to Canadian Universities and community colleges.
- CollegeView – Search for information of over 3,500 colleges and universities. This site includes virtual tours, electronic application forms, financial aid information, e-mail and bulletin boards.
- 2001 College Rankings – A selective list by the publishers of US News and World Report.
- College and University Rankings. – As long as there is an obsession with rankings the sites listed here will be sought after. In some cases they may even be useful. However, use them with caution. Make sure the criteria used by the rankers corresponds with your goals. A school that gets a high rank because its professors publish a lot or, because it has a great basketball team may not meet your needs.
Government Information
History American History World History See Also
American History
- Presidents of the United States – from the Internet Public Library site.
- American Time Capsule. – From the webpage, "The Printed Ephemera Collection at the Library of Congress is a rich repository of Americana. In total, the Collection comprises 28,000 primary source items dating from the seventeenth century to the present and encompasses key events and eras in American history."
- Civil War Cartoons – "Civil War Cartoons is a paper that investigates American visual satire (political cartoons) during the Civil War era. An American Studies Project at the University of Virginia, the site was originally created by Ian Finseth and later edited with a graphic introduction by Dan Backer."
- Civil War Treasures – From the New York Historical Society – "The images in this digital collection are drawn from the New-York Historical Society's rich archival collections that document the Civil War. They include recruiting posters for New York City regiments of volunteers; stereographic views documenting the mustering of soldiers and of popular support for the Union in New York City; photography showing the war's impact, both in the north and south; and drawings and writings by ordinary soldiers on both sides. "
- American History – Twentieth Century. – This is a site developed by the North Harris Montgomery Community College District Librarians. One of the features of this site is a well developed decade by decade analysis of the twentieth century. It also contains many wonderful links to other history sites.
- American History – Documenting the American South. – "Documenting the American South (DAS) is a collection of sources on Southern history, literature and culture from the colonial period through the first decades of the 20th century. The Academic Affairs Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill sponsors DAS, and the texts come primarily from its Southern holdings." From their web page.
- History Chronologies – A series of chronologies by regions of the world and by cross-cultural relationships.
World History
The History section was updated on August 8, 2002.
Libraries/Internet Search EnginesLocal Libraries National Libraries Search Engines Local Libraries
- Brooklyn Public Library – Its Central Library contains over three million books and other materials; the highly regarded Business Library branch maintains a telephone reference service.
- New York Public Library – Includes materials catalogued since 1971 in this largest research library with a circulating collection in the world.
- Queens Borough Public Library – The Central Library of the fifth largest public library system in the country features in-depth collections and research materials.
- Libraries in Greater New York Area – This site, maintained by Manhattan College Libraries has links to over 100 academic, public, medical, cultural and special library catalogs in the greater New York metropolitan area. (New York, Connecticut and New Jersey).
National Libraries
- LibWeb – Links to over 1800 library web pages and group sites of institutions in over 70 countries.
- Library of Congress – The nation's library serves as the research arm of Congress, and its seven million books form the world's most comprehensive record of human creativity and knowledge.
Search Engines (Individual)
- AltaVista – Searches the Web, Usenet, and news-groups. Because of its ability to use logic, and its support of "field" searching it is one of the most powerful search engines on the web. Details on the use of these features can be found in AltaVista's "Help" pages.
- Google – From Standord U., Google is a web exploration tool that uses multiple search engines, newsgroups, directories, and consumer resources to answer keyword queries.
- Northern Light – Another highly ranked search engine.
Search Engines (Using several search engines simultaneously)
- Dogpile – Dogpile uses the services of several search engines to find results. It is possible to use the results as returned by Dogpile; the results can also be used as a guide in helping to select the database with the highest returns in which to run a more specific search.
Subject Guides to the Internet
- Yahoo – Yahool is, perhaps, the best known of the subject guides to the internet. It is also an excellent place to start if you wish to brouse the web.
Literature Sources and GuidesCriticismsLiterary Dictionaries and Outlines Full-textGuides to Criticisms
Literary Dictionaries and Outlines
Full-text
New York Links Getting Around the City EventsMuseumsTheatreMega Sites Getting Around the City
Events in New York City
Museums in New York City
Theatre Tickets
- Tickets may be purchased over the Internet from the following two agencies. Each may handle different plays. There is now a fairly substantial service charge for using the services listed below.
You have to decide if you are comfortable in giving your credit card number over the Internet.
New York Mega Sites
AlmanacCountries and FlagsHolidaysAwards and PrizesCurrency Converters Countries and Flags
- Background Notes – Detailed information about entry requirements, climate, clothing, facilities, holidays, politics, and economies of most countries.
- CIA World Factbook – (2001 ed.) Collection of information and statistics about the politics, population, weather, and economies of foreign countries.
- Library of Congress Country Studies – U.S. Government data on various countries, including geography, society, economy and political climate.
- Flags – InfoPlease Almanacs list of country flags.
- Map Collection – An extensive collection of current and historic maps from the University of Texas.
Holidays and Calendars
Awards and Prizes
Currency Converters
Philosophy
- The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy – From the web page, "SOURCES OF THE ARTICLES: Articles in the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy are currently 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 around the internet."
- Guide to Philosophy on the Internet – a site maintained by Peter Suber, Philosophy Department, Earlham College.
Psychology
- Buros Institute of Mental Measurements – Search for citations to reviews of educational and psychological tests listed in the Mental Measurements Yearbook, Tests in Print, and Test Critiques.
Religion/Theology
Science
- Merck Manual – The Centennial Edition, published in 1999 provides general information about diagnosis, therapy, and treatment of many disorders. Includes Merck Manual of Geriatrics 2nd Edition and part of the Merck Manual – Home Edition.
- MICROMEDEX – Provides database of information about healthcare, safety, and the environment.
- PubMed (MEDLINE) – Access MEDLINE with over 9 million citations via the National Library of Medicine.
Statistics
- Bureau of Labor Statistics – Contains key labor economics information and statistics, including earnings, unemployment, productivity, and consumer prices (CPI).
- County and City Data Books – Provides WWW access to the electronic versions of the 1988 and 1994 tables. Custom printouts are available.
- Fedstats – Provides access to statistics and information of over 70 agencies of the US Federal Government.
- Statistical Resources on the Web – A meta-index of statistical web sites and publications arranged by subject from the University of Michigan Documents Center.
- STAT-USA – Links economic and international trade databases including National Trade Data Bank (NTDB), the Economic Bulletin Board, Bureau of Economic Analysis Economic Information, and GLOBUS.
- United States Census Bureau – Contains population, housing, economic, and other US Government statistical information.
The above list represents a sample of the subject information available on the Internet. For further study and research, please consult a Reference Librarian.