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Gale Virtual Reference Library
Collection of  reference books covering, but not limited to, business and finance, philosophy, history, film, Jewish studies and ethics.

Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection
Over 170 fully-indexed, cross-searchable dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works; includes detailed information across a broad subject range from titles in the Oxford Companions Series, Oxford Dictionaries series plus the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations.
Articles
The following databases provide access to articles on a variety of subjects. For specific subjects see our Research Guide List.   These general databases provide access to material from both popular magazine articles and scholarly peer-reviewed journals.

Academic OneFile
Academic Search Premier
General OneFile

Readers' Guide Retrospective
LexisNexis Academic
Google Scholar
Newspapers
New York Times
Full-text of The New York Times from 1980 - present. For Historical coverage please use ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2007)

Washington Post
Current edition. See also the Proquest Historical Newspapers database and Lexis-Nexis database to search historical and recent issues of this newspaper.

Chicago Tribune
Current edition. See also the Proquest Historical Newspapers database and Lexis-Nexis database to search historical and recent issues of this newspaper.

Wall Street Journal (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)

Wall Street Journal
Full text of The Wall Street Journal from 1984-present. For issues from 1889-1993, see the  Wall Street Journal-ProQuest Historical Newspapers database.

Los Angeles Times
Current edition. See also the Proquest Historical Newspapers database and Lexis-Nexis database to search historical and recent issues of this newspaper.
Statistics/Data Sources
Official Statistics on the Web (OFFSTATS)
Free statistics from official sources, including current data and time series for regions and topic categories. Many data sets are downloadable as text or spreadsheet files.
American Factfinder
Data.gov
Gallup.com
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Eurostat
Historical Statistics of the United States (Online Version)
SBRnet (Sports business research network)
UNdata
Government Information
American Factfinder
Current population, housing, economic, and geographic data from the US Census Bureau.  Includes the Annual Survey of Manufactures, Economic Census, Current Population Estimates, Business Patterns, and American Community Surveys.

GPO Access
Government Printing Office site. Links to official U.S.government documents such as the U.S. Code (USC) and the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Search the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications in the middle of the homepage to find Congressional hearings, reports, etc.

United States Government Manual United States Government Manual REF JK421 .A3
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Budget of the United States Government
Economic Report of the President.
City of Ithaca
Tompkins County, NY
Theses & Dissertations
Liaison Librarians
Our team of Liaison Librarians are here to assist users.  The Research Help Desk on the Main Floor is staffed almost all the time that the library is open. You can contact the Research Help Desk in person, by phone, (607) 274-3890, and online.                         
Audio Files
Naxos Music Library
IPA Source
Online library of International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions and literal translations of opera arias and art song texts.
Free Sound Effects
Sound Effects (index to finding sound on the web)
Smithsonian Global Sound
CCMixter
Financial Aid, Grants, Scholarships
FinAid Grant Information
Grant Writing Resources (UC Berkeley)
GrantsNet
NSF Funding Opportunities and Awards
GuideStar.org
Searchable database of the programs and finances of more than 1.7 million IRS-recognized nonprofits and over 3.3 million people who work in the nonprofit sector.  Source for 990 forms; nonprofits are required to file a 990 revenue statement with the IRS.  Use GuideStar to screen for nonprofits.
Consumer Information
Consumer Reports
The current issue is available from 01/01/1988 to present via LexisNexis (no images or graphs).The current year is available in paper in the library.   Other databases have access but may have an embargo (they may lack access to current issues in fulltext).
Trulia.com
Site provides real-estate advice and extensive home listings, including a neighborhood "snapshot" with schools information, local buying/selling trends, and purchasing advice from local real-estate agents.
Edmund's Automobile Buyer's Guides
Consumer Search
Quotations
Familiar Quotations (Bartlett) REF PN6081 .B27 1992
Simpson's Contemporary Quotations.
Quotations