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Books: Use the Library Catalog
ProQuest 
Business, humanities, general information, social life, law etc. ABI/INFORM databases, ProQuest Newspapers, Research Library and several others.
Note: Scroll down to pick and choose your own combination of databases to search.
Readers' guide retrospective
Database containing comprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and reflects the history of 20th century America. The complete database covers the years 1890 through 1982. Use to research contemporary writings on general news areas as current events, business, fashion, politics, crafts, education, history, sports, food, science, and theater reviews.
Google Scholar 
Peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from broad areas of research. Supports cited reference searching. Includes recent or unpublished work that hasn't been indexed in other databases.
InfoTrac OneFile
See General OneFile: Current journal and news information in humanities, education, business, science, art, politics, economics, social sciences, law, health care, computers, technology and environmental issues.
Note: Name changed. Please visit General OneFile
LexisNexis Academic
Full-text access to continuously updated news, law, and business information. Highlights: News: news wires, transcripts, regional, national/international news, & Gallup Polls; Legal: law review articles, case law, and federal/state codes; Business: company profiles, country profiles, and SEC filings; People: directories from the entertainment industry, elected officials, executives, politicians, and obituaries.
ProQuest historical newspapers: New York Times 
Complete archive covering 1851-2004, fully searchable cover to cover; full text and full image, including advertising.
Washington Post
Current edition
Association of Alternative Newsweeklies
A diverse group of 125 alt-weekly news organizations that cover every major metropolitan area in North America.
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
a Web site containing more than 226,000 pages of public-domain newspapers from California, Florida, Kentucky, New York, Utah, Virginia and the District of Columbia published between 1900 and 1910.
LexisNexis Academic
Full-text access to continuously updated news, law, and business information. Highlights: News: news wires, transcripts, regional, national/international news, & Gallup Polls; Legal: law review articles, case law, and federal/state codes; Business: company profiles, country profiles, and SEC filings; People: directories from the entertainment industry, elected officials, executives, politicians, and obituaries.
Newsvoyager
Newspaper Association of America's gateway to local newspapers.
Small Town Papers
Over 250 small town newspapers can be browsed and searched. Scanned newspaper archive from 1865 up to the current edition for some titles.
ZDNet
News, blogs, white papers, and reviews about computers and online technology.
How to Choose a Search Engine
Tutorial site for online searching.
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Information on patents, trademarks, and copyright.
Perry-Castaņeda Library Map Collection
Features historic maps as well as maps that are of current interest (for example, sites of natural disasters, political turmoil, etc.)
Why Files 
Web site focuses on the theme of "science behind the news." Every two weeks, a new Why File is posted that deals with a current events issue in the news involving science. Each file contains graphics, audio and links. The site contains areas on sports science and "cool science images." Includes links to materials geared towards grades 5-12 education.
ZDNet
News, blogs, white papers, and reviews about computers and online technology.
Farmers Almanac
General reference information for various topics.
Information Please Almanac.
General reference information on various topics.
Facts.com
Information on issues, events, and people. 1940-present. Incorporates World Almanac and Book of Facts.
World Almanac and Book of Facts
Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia and four almanacs: The world almanac and book of facts; The world almanac of the U.S.A.; The world almanac of U.S. politics; The world almanac for kids.
World Maps (Oxford Reference Online)
Includes over 775 maps, with locator, physical and political maps for each country, over 120 island maps, state maps for North America, Canada, and Mexico, and more than 100 city maps.
Columbia gazetteer of the world online
Database of names, descriptions, and characteristics of 165,000+ places in the world.
Color Landform Atlas of the United States
Downloadable maps for each state in the United States.
A Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names
Call Number: http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t209&subject=s24
This dictionary gives the history, meanings, and origin of country, region, island, city, and town names from around the world.
TopoZone
USGS topographic maps, orthophotomaps, and aerial photographs for the entire United States.
Worldmapper
"A collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the rnsubject of interest. The maps presented on this website are equal area cartograms, which re-rnsize each territory according to the variable being mapped."
Panoramic maps, 1847-1925.
Images from the Library of Congress.
Map Machine.
Interactive satellite and street maps from the National Geographic Society.
Geographic Names Information System
Database of geographic names in the US and its territories.
World Maps and Country Profiles (World Press Review)
Search by country or region for maps and news.
CCMixter
Large selection of music available under the Creative Commons licensing agreements. Any existing restrictions are very flexible. Supports MP3, AAC, OGG, FLAC and WAV. Even big name celebrities such as David Byrne and the Beastie Boys have posted legally available samples for you to remix. Post and tag your samples as well. Sound clips are available to stream or download.
fxhome.com
Sound effect selections include saber, gun, and kung fu sounds, science fiction-themes, nature sounds, and orchestral phrases. All materials are covered by the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Findsounds.com
Search the web for free sound clips. Includes natural sounds, spoken word, musical instruments, industrial sounds. etc.
Sound Effects (index to finding sound on the web)
This page provides a links to websites that provide sound effects.
Free Sound Effects
Aimed at the Indie filmmakers, this page provides links to website containing sound clips, audio clips, and royalty-free music.
Internet Archive
A digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form - includes links to images, live music, audio, and text.
Naxos Music Library
Classical music collection; incl. Naxos, Marco Polo and Da Capo catalogues: Classical, Historical, Jazz, World, Folk and Chinese music. While listening, users can read notes on the works being played as well as biographical information on composers or artists. Works best on library computers with Internet Explorer.
Smithsonian Global Sound
Individual tracks of music, spoken words, and natural and human-made sounds; incl. published recordings from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and other labels and recordings from Africa and South Asia.
Alta Vista Audio Search
MP3, Wave, Real Media, and other files.
Collect Britain
Links to over 100,000 images and sounds selected from the British Library collections. Resources included: maps, books, topographical drawings, stamps, photographs,newspapers, music and sound clips which illustrate regional accents and dialects, as well as wildlife recordings. Includes the Penny Illustrated Paper (1861-1913).
Creative Commons
Artistic creators can assign works a CC license that explicitly grants degrees of permission for usage of personal works. The site includes images, audio, video, text and even lesson plans.
LibriVox
Volunteers record chapters of books in the public domain, and then release the audio files back into the public domain. LibriVox is a volunteer, open source, free content, public domain project.
Squidoo Freesounds
An index to websites with audio clips which are free or have flexible license agreements
LISTA: Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
Abstracts for journals, books, research reports and proceedings in librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, and information management.
Note: Alternate access: http://www.libraryresearch.com/
American national biography
Bibliographies and articles on persons whose significant actions occurred while living within what is now the United States or whose life or career directly influenced the course of U.S. history. Articles published 2000-present.
Biographical Dictionary
Covers more than 33,000 notable men and women from ancient times to the present day. The dictionary can be searched by birth and death dates, positions held, professions, literary and artistic works, achievements, and other keywords.
Biographies of Women Mathematicians
There are biographical essays or comments on most of the women mathematicians and some photos.
Biographies: PolySearch Engine
Access biographical information, sketches, and full biographies of famous and infamous historical figures, politicians, scientists, authors, artists & athletes.
Biography and genealogy master index
Index of biographical and geneological information on contemporary and historical individuals throughout the world.
Biography resource center + Complete Marquis Who's Who
Biographical information on people worldwide throughout history across all disciplines.
Nobel e-museum
The official web site of the Nobel Foundation. Presents Nobel Lectures, biographies, interviews, photos, articles, video clips, press releases, educational games and information about the Nobel Laureates and their work.
The Pulitzer Prizes
Search winners and finalists for the Pulitzer Prizes from 1917 to the present.
Ithaca College Survival Links
Links to information on IC housing, campus map, health center, dining services, news and events, college catalogs, career services, office of human resources, faculty resource guide, information technology services, copy/printing/fax services, academic policies, parking services, student and faculty handbooks, student organizations, and Tompkins County/Ithaca information.
College Opportunities Online Locator
Search higher education institutions by location and/or major/program.
Adventures in Education
Financial aid and admissions information for students, parents, counselors, and educators.
American Universities
Provides links to homepages for American universities granting bachelor or advanced degrees.
Braintrack University Index
Links to Higher Educational Institutions in 194 Countries
Canadian Universities
Links to Canadian higher education institutions.
College and University Rankings
Links to many ranking services, along with cautionary notes and a discussion of the ongoing controversy over rankings.
College Rankings
Annual rankings from U.S. News and World Report.
Find a Ph.D.
International database of doctoral programs.
Study Abroad Programs Directory.
Directory of study abroad programs, including summer study abroad, internship, service learning and volunteer abroad programs, intensive language programs, organized by subject or country or city.
ThomasNet
Online register of US manufacturers. Search by product, service, company name, or brand.
Federal Registar
This governmental website allows you to search the "Federal Registar"
Fortune 500
Fortune Magazine's annual ranking of America's largest companies.
Hoover's Online
Search companies by industry, location, or executive.
MedlinePlus
Government website with information on health topics, interactive tutorials, drug and supplement information, and clinical trials. Includes a medical encyclopedia, medical dictionary, and medical directories.
Clinical Trials (NIH)
Provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers.
Health & Wellness Resource Center
Provides full-text materials, abstracts and citations to patient and consumer health information. Provides browsable access to Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, Medical & Health Information Directory, Mosby's Medical, Nursing & Allied Health Dictionary, the USPDI, vol. 2: Advice for the Patient, and other resources.
First-Aid Guide
General first-aid information for several conditions.
A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition (Oxford Reference Online)
A non-technical guide to the terms on food labels, in advertising, or in the media. With entries on food groups, condiments and clear explanations of technical terms.
MayoClinic.com
The Mayo Clinic seeks to empower people to manage their health by providing useful and up-to-date information and tools. Website includes: an A-Z list of diseases and conditions, information on prescription and over the counter drugs, and first-aid tips for common medical emergencies.
Drugs & Supplements
Prescription, over-the-counter, and supplement information from the Mayo Clinic.
Drugs@FDA
Guide to FDA approved drug products.
Alternative Health News Online
Call Number: http://www.altmedicine.com/
Website provides links to alternative and conventional health news.
American Medical Association
Publisher database on medical topics.
College Drinking Prevention.gov
Resource for comprehensive research-based information on issues related to alcohol abuse and binge drinking among college students.
Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment
Call Number: Ref RC 71 .A14 2004
Presents the most up-to-date, reliable information on diagnosis and treatment of medical diseases and disorders. Selected references to the clinical literature and general bibliographies are included, emphasizing material published within the last five years.
eMedicineHealth
First aid and emergency information for medical emergencies, injuries, minor medical conditions and basic first aid. In addition to health, medical, lifestyle and wellness information for consumers.
Food and Fitness: A Dictionary of Diet and Exercise
(Oxford Reference Online)
This dictionary enables users to evaluate the claims made about different diets and types of exercise. It covers all matters relating to diet and exercise including diet methods, food supplements, sex and exercise, sports injuries, anatomy, energy-related terms, exercises for improving strength, flexibility, stamina, weight control, training methods and principles, calorie requirements of different activities, and much more.
The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Call Number: Ref R 733 .G34 2001
Presents current, unbiased information on alternative and complementary medical practices. Information on recommended therapies for specific disorders and diseases, medicinal uses for plants and herbs, are balanced by conclusions of studies on efficacy and analysis of current levels of acceptance by traditional scientists and doctors.
Presents current, unbiased information on alternative and complementary medical practices. Information on recommended therapies for specific disorders and diseases, medicinal uses for plants and herbs, are balanced by conclusions of studies on efficacy and analysis of current levels of acceptance by traditional scientists and doctors.
Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer.
A guide to cancer and its treatments.
Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders.
Provides clear, complete information on genetic disorders, including conditions, tests, procedures, treatments and therapies.
Call Number: Ref. RB155.5.G35 2001
Provides clear, complete information on genetic disorders, including conditions, tests, procedures, treatments and therapies.
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine.
Includes information on more than 1,600 medical disorders and concepts. Each article includes in-depth discussion of causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, procedures, and other related topics.
Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health.
Entries cover topics in body systems and functions, conditions and common diseases, issues and theories, techniques and practices, and devices and equipment. Also discusses the roles of all major health professionals.
Health Reference Center -- Academic
Full-Text articles on Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc.
Healthfinder
Consumer health information from the US government, including a drug interaction checker.
Healthy People 2010
Call Number: REF RA 395 .A3 H44 2000
This source reflects the scientific advances that have taken place over the past 20 years in preventive medicine, disease surveillance, vaccine and therapeutic development, and information technology.
Ithaca College Wellness Clinic
The mission of the Ithaca College Wellness Clinic is to provide quality, health and fitness services to the Ithaca College community, while enhancing the practical experiences of exercise and sport science students through genuine guided clinical training.
Lab Tests Online
Provides information on clinical lab test results - search by test, condition, and test population.
MEDLINE (EBSCO)
Medical info from the National Library of Medicine: medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care system, pre-clinical sciences, etc.
Note: Also available via ScienceDirect and PubMed
MEDLINE (ScienceDirect)
Medical info from the National Library of Medicine: medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care system, pre-clinical sciences, etc.
Note: Also available via EBSCO and PubMed; this version integrated with ScienceDirect.
Merck Manual
Call Number: Ref Desk RC 55 .M4
The most widely used medical text in the world. Disorders are mainly organized according to organ systems primarily affected, on the basis of disciplines (e.g. gynecology, obstetrics ect.) Normally gives etiology, pathology, symptoms and signs, diagnosis, treatment.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The NIH Website serves the public by offering ready access to clinical studies, research resources and library resources, health and wellness information, research funding notices, news, documents, and other information.
OncologySTAT
Web portal that provides access to current year of cancer-related content from several medical journals. Registration is required.
PDRHealth
Provides overviews on diseases, treatment options, drug information, and clinical trials.
Physicians Desk Reference
Call Number: Ref RS 75 .P5
Contains latest important prescription information on over 4,000 pharmaceutical products. Product descriptions have been prepared bymanufactures.
RxList
Online drug index.
statehealthfacts.org
Data for US states on Demographics and the Economy, Health Status, Health Coverage & Uninsured, Medicaid & SCHIP, Health Costs & Budgets, Medicare, Managed Care & Health Insurance, Providers & Service Use, Minority Health, Women's Health, and HIV/AIDS.
USDA Nutrient DataLaboratory
A database for nutritional content of over 6000 foods, nutrient retension factors, trans fatty acids, flavonoids, isoflavones, and food composition data for over 110 years.
World's Healthiest Foods
Website sponsored by Mateljan Foundation, a non-profit organization free of commercial
influence. Provides unbiased scientific information on how foods affect our health and can
boost energy.
Consumer Search
Links to product reviews, including analyses and recommendations.
Identity Theft (US Department of Justice)
Links to resources related to victim compensation, related federal statutes and legislation, national victim serving organizations, and
victim assistance & compensation programs.
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.
Cellular Plan Comparisons
Cell-plan comparisons are available here for the top 70 markets. Search by city or zip code.
Edmund's Automobile Buyer's Guides
Provides market value pricing, reviews, and ratings for automobiles.
Consumer Law Page (The Alexander Law Firm)
Law-related information, free consultations online, lawyer referrals for personal injury, wrongful death and workers' compensation cases, and help with consumer fraud and insurance claims.
J.D. Power
Comparative data for new and used cars and automobile dealers.
Better Business Bureau
Search BBB reliability reports by company name, type of business, location, phone, or url.
Charity Navigator
An independent charity evaluator. Provides evaluative information about the financial health of over 5,300 of America's largest charities.
Consumer Information Center
Links to resources provided by the Federal Citizen Information Center of the U.S. General Services Administration.
Consumer World
Links to product reviews, consumer agencies, and financial services.
Epicurious
Provides well-written, useful information on food preparation and a searchable recipe database.
Household Products Database
Health & Safety Information on Household Products from the National Library of Medicine. Information is taken from a variety of publicly available sources, including brand-specific labels and Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) prepared by manufacturers.
Kelley Blue Book (Used Car Guide)
New car pricing, used car values, buying/selling advice, and financing information.
Recalls.gov
Information from Federal agencies on US government recalls of products.
Common Equivalent Weights and Measures
U.S. and metric equivalents for standard units.
Conversion Factors
Provides the conversion relationship between U.S. customary units and SI (International System) units.
Currency Converter
A multilingual currency converter for over 164 currencies and 3 metals.
Includes current and historical data.
Online Conversion Site
Convert just about anything to anything else. Over 5,000 units, and 50,000 conversions.
Univeral Currency Converter
Interactive foreign exchange (FX, or forex) rate calculations, using live, up-to-the-minute currency rates.
Oxford English Dictionary (OED Online)
Meanings, history and pronunciation for words, present and past; traces the evolution of each word through chronologically arranged quotations.
WWWebster Dictionary
Online version of the 10th edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.
Roget's International Thesaurus
Call Number: REF PE1591 .R73 1992
Words arranged in categories by meaning, allowing comparison of synonymous and related terms.
Rhyming Dictionary
Find a word's rhymes, synonyms, and definitions.
TechDictionary
Included are; computer, Internet and telecommunications terms, acronyms, emoticons or smilies, chat abbreviations, filename extensions, HTML tags, and domain suffixes.
Abbreviations.com
Search for acronmyns and abbreviations by subject category.
Acronym Finder
Search acronyms, abbreviations, or initialisms.
Acronyma
Search for acronyms in several languages.
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
Call Number: REF PE1628 .A623 1992
A standard of American lexicography, illustrated. Online edition is the 4th edition c2000.
A standard of American lexicography, illustrated. Online edition is the 4th edition c2000.
Babel Fish Translation
A multilingual text translator - translate a block of text or a website.
Dictionary of Environment and Conservation
This informative dictionary contains over 8,500 entries on all aspects of environmental science and conservation. Social as well as scientific in focus, it provides comprehensive coverage of the social aspect of environmental science (including treaties, organisations, and agencies relating to the environment) and ecology, as well as biographies of key figures in the field. International in scope, it embraces a broad spectrum of environmental areas including sustainable development; biodiversity; conservation; environmental ethics, philosophy, and history; resource management; sociology; and policy on the environment. It also features over 30 highlighted entries on key topics, such as Air pollution, Chernobyl, El Niņo, the Gaia hypothesis, and Ozone depletion, and 10 appendices covering a range of related subjects including international environmental treaties, the Beaufort scale, the Richter scale, the geologic timescale, and web links.
dictsearch (foreignword.com)
Search in 275 dictionaries on the Internet. Translate from 69 source languages into 73 target languages - 400 language combinations.
EuroDicAutom
A searchable multilingual dictionary maintained by the European Commission.
Lexicool.com
Directory of online bilingual and multilingual dictionaries and glossaries freely available on the Internet. Intended for translators, linguists, language students and all those interested in foreign languages.
Logos Dictionary
A multilingual dictionary that allows searches on both words and phrases.
Translate Now (foreignword.com)
Machine text translator
Webopedia
Extensive, online dictionary for computer and internet technology.
yourDictionary.com
Links to dictionaries in many languages.
Area Codes for States and Countries
International list of area codes.
Area Codes by Number
Area codes for major US cities and metropolitan areas.
International Telephone Directories
Lookup directory for major international directories.
Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator
Search for lawyers and law firms by practice area and location. Provided free by LexisNexis.
ebrary
Over 44,000 full-text ebooks on business & economics, education, technology, humanities, life & physical sciences, law & politics, medicine, social & behavioral sciences, language & literature, and career guidance. Approximately 175 ebooks are single-user access titles; all other ebooks support multiple-user simultaneous use. In order to view, copy, or print from an ebook, you must download and install the ebrary Reader plugin.
Note: Viewer download works best with IE; don't use pop-up blockers; remote users may encounter a warning about a certificate during login - just accept it
The Riley Guide
Website with links to employment opportunities and job resources.
Academe This Week
Weekly posting of academic positions in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Job-Hunt.org
Online Job Search Guide - Help and Links to 9,868 Resources & Employers
CareerOneStop
Site for posting job openings and resumes.
CollegeGrad.com
Search for positions and internships by industry and location. Post resumes.
Indeed.com
Search job sites, newspapers, associations and company career pages by company name, job
title, keyword, zip code, city, or state.
Internship Programs.com
Post resume, search for internships, or research companies.
Occupational Information Resource Center (O*Net)
Contains information on hundreds of standardized and occupation-specific descriptors. Continually updated by surveying a broad range of workers from each occupation. Replaces the Dictionary of Occupational Titles.
SalaryExpert.com
Salary reports and calculator for salary by position and location.
Encyclopaedia Britannica online
Includes Britannica Book of the Year information.
Columbia Encyclopedia
Online access to the 6th edition