Research by Subject: New York--Local Information

Books: Use the Library Catalog

Newspapers

NewsBank infoweb
Full-text of local/regional news: Buffalo News, Ithaca Journal (1999-), Journal-News (Westchester County, NY), New York Post, Post-Standard (Syracuse), Press & Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton), Star-Gazette(Elmira).

The Ithaca Journal
Published Monday-Saturday. Web access is available 8/99 to the present through Newsbank. The Library also has the Ithaca Journal from 1919 to the present on microfilm. The newspaper's online site provides current day only.

Call Number: NEWS AN2 .I8
Published Monday-Saturday. Web access is available 8/99 to the present through Newsbank. The Library also has the Ithaca Journal from 1919 to the present on microfilm. The newspaper's online site provides current day only.

Published Monday-Saturday. Web access is available 8/99 to the present through Newsbank. The Library also has the Ithaca Journal from 1919 to the present on microfilm. The newspaper's online site provides current day only.

The Ithacan
Historical issues of the student newspapers, 1926-2002.

The Ithaca Times
The online edition of Ithaca's weekly paper. Current issue only.

Web Sites

IthacaNet
Community networking in Central New York

City Government in New York State
This page presents links to the official government websites for counties, cities, towns, villages in New York State

Ithaca's online village

Directories

Dickman Directory: Ithaca and Tompkins County
Call Number: REF DESK F 129 .I8 D53
A criss-cross directory searchable by local street address or by phone number. Includes persons residing at that address and estimated median income levels.

Government Information

Tompkins County, NY
Online resource for Tompkins County government.

City of Ithaca, NY
The central website for the City of Ithaca, this contains information about city government and its programs.

Images

C. Hadley Smith photograph collection
Photographs of Ithaca College from 1950 into the 1980s

Local

Index of Economic Activity in Tompkins County
Site maintained by Elia Kacapyr, IC Department of Economics.

Visit Ithaca
A website from the Ithaca/Tompkins County Convention & Visitors Bureau, links to local attractions and businesses, targeting tourists and other travelers.

Landmarks of Tompkins County, New York, including a history of Cornell university
Call Number: REF F127.T7 S4
A town by town description of the geology and settlements of Tompkins County, NY. Published in 1894.

Organizations

The History Center in Tompkins County
Home of the Tompkins County Museum and many primary sources relating to Ithaca and Tompkins County.

Statistics/Data

CityTownInfo.com
Contains demographic information, climate data, housing stats, political contribution stats, summary information on local colleges, extensive career/employment information (for metro areas), and a variety of other useful profile information on over 20,000 places in the U.S.

County Business Patterns
An annual series from the Census Bureau that provides subnational economic data by industry. Data is useful for analyzing market potential, measuring the effectiveness of sales and advertising programs, setting sales quotas, and developing budgets.

TV Stations

WSKG
Regional public broadcasting television and radio station.