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Connect On-Site from the Library  American National Biography

Offers portraits of more than 18,000 men and women -- from all eras and walks of life -- whose lives have shaped the nation. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  American Women's History  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Provides direct access to thousand of entries—biographies, historical and topical entries, speeches, maps, timelines, tables and charts, primary sources, and photographs—that are essential to understanding the experiences of American women throughout our nation’s history. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Ancient & Medieval History Online  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

This database provides a balanced, global view of the ancient world as it explores six ancient centers of civilization—Africa, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Mesoamerica, and Mesopotamia, spanning the period from the early Hominids 3 to 5 million years ago through 1522 CE. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Babel Fish

see English-to-other-Language Translation Dictionaries

Available via the World Wide Web  Bartleby.com Great Books Online

Full-text access to a variety of standard reference books, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. more info

Available via the World Wide Web  Bartlett's Familiar Quotations

Online version of the 1901 edition of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations may be browsed by author (chronologically or alphabetically). more info

Available via the World Wide Web  Catholic Encyclopedia

Contains full and authoritative information on Catholic interests, action, and doctrine. more info

Connect On-Site from the Library  Columbia Gazetteer of the World  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

A unique world encyclopedia of geographical places and features with over 170,000 entries. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Contemporary Authors  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Biographical coverage of more than 100,000 writers, entries on contemporary authors. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Credo Reference  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

This database which includes bilingual and biographical dictionaries provides a full text collection for over 270 reference works. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Available via the World Wide Web  Dance Heritage Coalition

This site is a tutorial for in-depth dance research, focusing on primary sources available in archives and research libraries. Also provides access to finding aids for archival collections in several repositories, including New York Public Library, the Library of Congress, Ohio State University, and the San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum. more info

Available via the World Wide Web  Dictionary of Canadian Artists

A biographical database of Canadian artists more info

Available via the World Wide Web  Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online

The Dictionary of Canadian biography/Dictionnaire biographique du Canada (DCB/DBC) is a scholarly research and publishing project carried out jointly by the University of Toronto and the Université Laval. Recognized for the high level of excellence it has achieved, it is generally considered one of the most important undertakings in the country in the field of the humanities. more info

Connect On-Site from the Library  Dictionary of Literary Biography  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Features information on literary figures from all time periods in such genres as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history, and journalism. This is available in the Literature Resource Center. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  EBSCO Animals (grades 5-12)  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to nature and habitat of familiar animals. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Economist Intelligence Unit

Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) includes Country Reports and Country Profile guides. more info
Availability:   Mid-Manhattan Library; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

La Enciclopedia estudiantil hallazgos en línea es una enciclopedia de conocimientos generales. Contiene información sobre gente, lugares, objetos, acontecimientos e ideas. Aprovecha esta enciclopedia para investigar y divertirte. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Encyclopedia Americana  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

The online version of encyclopedia with an added news database. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Encyclopedia Judaica

Full-text searchable database of the 22 volumes. more info
Availability:   Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Available via the World Wide Web  English-to-other-Language Translation Dictionaries

Links to Alta Vista's Translator and other French, German, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish to English (and vice versa) dictionaries. more info

Connect On-Site from the Library  Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia EBSCO[grades 5-8]  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries. Searchable by subject or keywords within the entry. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Available via the World Wide Web  Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Terms

A structured vocabulary of geographic names, including vernacular and historical names, coordinates, and place types. Focuses on places important for the study of art and architecture. more info

Connect On-Site from the Library  Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

The Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia is based on the text of the Academic American Encyclopedia. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Grove Art Online

see Oxford Art Online

Connect On-Site from the Library  Grove Music Online

see Oxford Music Online

Connect On-Site from the Library  Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card  New York Online Virtual Electronic Library

Provides access to medical, health, and wellness information, including full-text magazines, journals, pamphlets, as well as "Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine". more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  History Resource Center: US  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Variety of historical data from primary sources and reference documents. Also includes photographs, illustrations, and maps. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Available via the World Wide Web  iLove Languages

Access to online dictionaries, language lessons, translation services, and other language-related Internet resources. more info

Available via the World Wide Web  Information Please Almanac

Includes full-text of the Information Please Almanac as well as an online dictionary and an online encyclopedia. more info

Connect On-Site from the Library  JapanKnowledge Classics

Includes Nihon daihyakka zensho, Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan, Imidas, Gendai yogo no kiso chishiki, Nihon jinmei daijiten, JK Who’s Who, Japanese-English dictionaries, and full-text journal Shukan ekonomisuto (April 2002 – current); full-text of books in the Toyo bunko series; and other fully searchable sound and visual databases. Requires Japanese capable browser. more info
Availability:   Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Kids Search  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card  New York Online Virtual Electronic Library

An interface that is designed especially for grades K-8. Kids Search makes it easy for students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results. Results can be easily sorted by magazines, reference books, photos, flags, etc. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Lands & Peoples  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

An encyclopedia of countries, cultures, and current events geared to student readers. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Literature Resource Center  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Features information on literary figures from all time periods in such genres as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history, and journalism. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  MagillOnLiterature Plus

Combining MagillOnLiterature and MagillOnAuthors, this database includes all the literary works, reviewed critical analyses and brief plot summaries that are included in MagillOnLiterature, as well as all the biographies and author essays included in MagillOnAuthors. more info
Availability:   Mid-Manhattan Library

Connect On-Site from the Library  Marquis Who's Who on the Web

Basic biographical information on over 1 million of the most accomplished individuals worldwide from all fields of endeavor. more info
Availability:   Mid-Manhattan Library; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Available via the World Wide Web  MEDLINEplus

Allows users to search about specific conditions using dictionaries, MEDLINE, PUBMED and other resources. more info

Connect On-Site from the Library  New Book of Knowledge  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

An online version of the print encyclopedia for children plus NBK News, weekly current events stories plus special features geared especially for young students. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  New Book of Popular Science (for students)  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

A science encyclopedia with over 400 articles geared to student readers. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Available via the World Wide Web  New York State Unit History Project

Digital library of New York State military unit histories including Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, and Korean War. more info

Connect On-Site from the Library  Nueva enciclopedia Cumbre en linea  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Una enciclopedia en el idioma español que contiene aproximadamente quince mil artí­culos con más de seis mil photos. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Oxford Music Online

Oxford Music Online is a new gateway that offers users the ability to access and cross-search the vast resources of Oxford's music reference in one location. Contains the redesigned Grove Music Online, as well as The Oxford Dictionary of Music, and The Oxford Companion to Music. more info
Availability:   Mid-Manhattan Library; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Oxford Art Online

Contains the redesigned Grove Art Online, as well as The Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and The Concise Dictionary of Art Terms. more info
Availability:   Mid-Manhattan Library; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Oxford Classical Dictionary

The online version of The Oxford Classical Dictionary, 3rd edition. more info
Availability:   Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

Connect On-Site from the Library  Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Contains over 50,000 biographies of the men and women who shaped all aspects of the British past, from the earliest times through the most recent years. more info
Availability:   Mid-Manhattan Library; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Oxford English Dictionary (OED), 2nd Edition

The online edition of the 20-volume dictionary. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Available via the World Wide Web  Palmer List of Merchant Vessels

This list consists of descriptions of historical merchant vessels including photographs whenever possible. more info

Connect On-Site from the Library  Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience

This resource provides a core collection of primary and secondary resources in Black Studies, including full-text articles, book chapters, dissertations, reference materials, timelines, images and multimedia. more info
Availability:   Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Available via the World Wide Web  Union List of Artists Names

Contains biographical information about artists and architects, including variant names, pseudonyms, and language variants. more info

Connect On-Site from the Library  Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged

Search the complete dictionary published in 1961 and subsequent updates. more info
Availability:   Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Who's Who on the Web

see Marquis Who's Who on the Web

Connect On-Site from the Library  World Book Online Reference Center  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Comprehensive access to encyclopedia articles, web links, periodical articles, videos, maps and more. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Available via the World Wide Web  World Factbook

Covers the following for countries around the world: maps, current issues, history, geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. more info

Available via the World Wide Web  Your Dictionary

Provides access to language and language-related products and services on the Web. more info