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  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

  Encyclopedia Americana    

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

  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

  Gale's Ready Reference Shelf    

Online directory of organizations, associations, databases, broadcast media, and publications. 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

  Books in Print -- Professional    

Contains records of over three million English-language book titles currently in print and records for forthcoming and out-of-print books. 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

  A2A - Access to Archives

Contains catalogues describing archives held throughout England and dating from the 900s to the present day. more info

  Access: The Supplementary Index to Periodicals

Supplements the Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature. 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

  AcqWeb's Directory of Publishers and Vendors

Provides links to websites of publishers throughout the world, searchable by alphabetical, geographical, and topical lists. more info

  Advertising Red Books Online

Directory. Includes information necessary for thorough advertising research on agencies and advertisers. The Agency Database contains detailed profiles of nearly 13,500 U.S. and international advertising agencies, including accounts represented by each agency, fields of specialization, breakdown of gross billings by media, and contact information on agency personnel. more info
Availability:   Science, Industry and Business Library

  African American Experience  

Covers African American history and culture from its African origins to the present day, in addition to a collection of over 500 searchable titles. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; 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

  African American Newspapers: The 19th Century

Searchable full-text of the major African-American newspapers published in the United States during the 19th century. more info
Availability:   Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

  Agricola

AGRICOLA is a bibliographic database of citations to the agricultural literature created by the National Agricultural Library and its cooperators. more info

  AHDS (Arts & Humanities Data Service)/Performing Arts

Searchable collection of online digital resources in the performing arts, mostly from Britain. more info

  AMA Physician Select

Provides information on virtually every licensed physician in the United States and its possessions, including doctors of medicine (MD) and doctors of osteopathy or osteopathic medicine (DO). more info

  American Book Prices Current

Contains annual records of books, manuscripts, autographs, maps, and broadsides sold at auction in North America, the United Kingdom, Germany, Holland, Australia, and other locations, for the auction years starting with 1975. 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

  American Fact Finder

Provides statistics for population, housing, industry, and business. more info

  American Periodical Series Online

APS Online provides searchable full-text and page images from over 1,100 popular magazines, journals and newspapers which began publication between 1740 and 1900 with coverage through 1940. 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

  America's Historical Newspapers

Full-text digital images of American newspapers published from 1690-1922. 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

  Annual Bibliography of English Language & Literature

Contains citations to books, periodical articles, critical editions of literary works, book reviews, collections of essays, and doctoral dissertations published anywhere in the world from 1920 to the present. more info
Availability:   Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

  Antique Map Price Guide

Record of antiquarian map trade appraisals derived from over 20,000 dealer and auction catalogs from the last 25 years. more info
Availability:   Map Division (Room 117 at Stephen A. Schwarzman Building)

  AP Multimedia Archive  

Contains the Associated Press's current year's photo report and a selection of images from their vast negative and print library. 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

  Archival Materials Access Tool (AMAT)

Contains over 3000 entries for significant archival collections of the New York Public Library. Each entry includes the collection's name and holding division, and often includes links to catalog records and online finding aids when available. more info

  ArchiveGrid (formerly RLG Archival Resources)

Provides researchers with comprehensive access to information about collections of manuscripts and archives. 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

  Archives and Manuscript Collections

A selective guide to archives and manuscript collections. Includes national libraries, state archives and libraries, college and university collections, and society archives. more info

  Archives Portal

UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, provides a list of links to archives around the world with a Web presence. more info

  Archives USA

Provides information and detailed indexing to manuscript collections from over 5,000 U.S. repositories. 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

  ArchNet -- Archaeology

Indexes resources in archaeology and anthropology on the Internet. more info

  Art and Architecture Thesaurus

Provides a structured vocabulary of around 125,000 terms, scope notes, and other information for describing fine art, architecture, decorative arts, archival materials, and material culture. more info

  ARTbibliographies Modern

Covers twentieth-century art, design, and photography movements. 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

  Associations on the Net

A collection of websites providing information about a wide variety of professional and trade associations, cultural and art organizations, political parties and advocacy groups, labor unions, academic societies, and research institutions. more info

  Atlanta Constitution (1868-1942)

The Atlanta Constitution (1868-1942) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. 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

  Atlanta Daily World (1931-2003)

The Atlanta Daily World had the first black White House correspondent and was the first black daily in the nation in the 20th century 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

  Atlas Etnograficas De Cuba

Provides an historical and ethnographic overview of traditional and popular culture in Cuba. more info
Availability:   Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

  Babel Fish

see English-to-other-Language Translation Dictionaries

  Bartleby.com Great Books Online

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

  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

  Bibliography of Native North Americans

Citations to literature about native peoples of North America, including Aleuts; Eskimos or Inuit of Greenland, northern Canada, Alaska, and eastern Siberia; and other native peoples of Canada, the United States, and Mexico north of the northern boundary of Mesoamerica. 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

  Bibliography of the Hebrew Book

Complete bibliography of Hebrew, Yiddish, and Ladino printed books, 1469-1960. 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

  Bibliography of the History of Art

Includes and extends the Repertoire d' Art et d' Archeologie from 1973-1989 and the International Repertory of the Literature of Art from 1975-1989, covering European and American art from antiquity to present. 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

  Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Includes full-text works of Spanish-language literature, both classics and lesser known works. more info

  Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present

Provides biographical information on the more than 13,000 persons who have served in the United States Congress, including those who served in the Continental Congress. more info

  Biography and Genealogy Master Index

Indexes biographical listings in dictionaries and encyclopedias covering millions individuals, both living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all areas of the world. 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

  Biography Index

Indexes English-language biographical material appearing in books, magazines, and selected newspapers. 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

  Biography Resource Center  

Provides biographical information on more than 335,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines. 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

  Book Review Digest Retrospective

Provides excerpts from, and citations to, reviews of adult and juvenile fiction and non-fiction. 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

  Book Review Index Online

Book Review Index Online is a comprehensive source for book reviews from 1965 to the present and covers review published in nearly 500 periodicals and newspapers. more info
Availability:   Bronx Library Center; Mid-Manhattan Library; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; St. George Library Center; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

  Bookfinder

Searches several online bookstores at once. more info

  Books in Print  

A new interface from Books in Print, designed specifically for patrons. 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

  Boston Globe (1872-1926)

The Boston Globe, considered the mainstay of Boston and New England, is a unique full-image archive offering complete coverage from 1872-1925. Contains key content on topics such as American industrialization and modern urban development. 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

  British National Bibliography

Contains bibliographic records for books and first issues of serials published in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Also includes cataloging-in-publication data about forthcoming books and serials. more info
Availability:   General Research Division (Room 315 at Stephen A. Schwarzman Building)

  Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online (1841-1902)

Developed by the Brooklyn Public Library, this free database provides access to the full-text of the Eagle from 1841 to 1902. more info

  Brooklyn Public Library Catalog

The catalog for the Brooklyn Public Library. more info

  Business & Company Resource Center    

Includes company profiles, executives, mergers & acquisitions,ticker symbols,news & magazine articles, company histories and chronologies, financials, balance sheets, 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

  CARES Directory

Search for social and health service organizations in the greater New York area. more info

  Census CD

Includes the full set of Census data from Block Group level up to the nation, all 16 geographies included in the Census long form databases STF3A to D, all tracts, places, counties, states, Congressional districts, Zip codes, etc., for over 375,000 geographic locations in the US. It has all 3,500+ Census demographic variables for every area along with millions of street addresses from Tiger94, all distributed by the US Census Bureau. more info
Availability:   Science, Industry and Business Library

  Census: State and County Quick Facts

Tables of data from various Census Bureau programs, including profiles at national, state, and county levels. more info

  Chicago Defender (1905-1975)

Searchable full-text and page images from The Chicago Defender archive. 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

  Chicago Manual of Style Online

Searchable, online version of the Chicago Manual of Style (15th edition) providing two basic documentation systems, the humanities style (notes and bibliography) and the concise author-date system used by those in the physical, natural, and social sciences. 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

  Chicago Tribune (1849-1986)

Searchable full-text and page images from the Chicago Tribune archive. 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

  Chiefs of State and Cabinet Ministers of Foreign Governments

Provides an alphabetical listing by country of Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of foreign governments. more info

  Chinese E-Journal Collection (Qikan)  

Provides access to full text of 200 popular journals in Chinese language. 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

  Christian Science Monitor (1988-present)

A major daily newspaper covering national and international news. Published in the US and noted for unbiased, concise and comprehensive coverage. more info
Availability:   Bronx Library Center; Mid-Manhattan Library; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Seward Park; St. George Library Center; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

  Chronicle of Higher Education

The Chronicle of Higher Education Online is the top destination for news, advice, and jobs for people in academe. Published every weekday. 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

  Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers

Chronicling America is a prototype Website providing access to information about historic newspapers and select digitized newspaper pages, and is produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program. more info

  CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)

A comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. 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

  Columbia Gazetteer of the World  

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

  Columbia Granger's World of Poetry  

This premiere poetry on-line resource contains 250,000 full text poems and 450,000 citations, as well as poetry commentary, poets' biographies, and literary glossary terms. 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

  Congressional Directory

Provides contact information for members of the United States Congress. more info

  Corriere Della Sera

Italian newspaper more info

  Country Studies - Library of Congress

Details of a country's political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions. more info

  Credo Reference  

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

  Custom Newspapers    

Searchable full-text of 300 plus newspapers, both national and international. 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

  Dante Project (Dartmouth)

Searchable collection of texts including the Italian text of the Divine Comedy and commentaries. more info

  Deutsche Nationalbibliographie -- Only available in HSSL Room 315

Contains all the records of the German National Bibliography from the following series: book trade publications, non-book trade publications, maps, and dissertations. more info
Availability:   General Research Division (Room 315 at Stephen A. Schwarzman Building)

  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

  Directories in Print  

A guide to more than 10,000 business, professional, industrial, and other directories published in the United States. 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

  Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries

Contains listings for American companies that have a substantial investment in overseas operations-wholly or partially owned subsidiary, affiliate or branch. more info
Availability:   Science, Industry and Business Library

  Directory of Foreign Firms Operating in the United States

Foreign companies listed have a substantial investment in American operations-wholly or partially owned subsidiary, affiliate or branch. more info
Availability:   Science, Industry and Business Library

  Directory of Scholars in Brazilian Studies

Directory includes: Scholars who teach Brazilian Studies at the college/university level; Scholars who have published in the field of Brazilian Studies; and Ph.D. candidates in Brazilian Studies (ABD) more info

  Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers  

A directory of special libraries and information centers, covering all disciplines and specialties. 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

  Dun & Bradstreet's International Million Dollar Database

Provides information on over 1,600,000 international companies. Find specific companies, industries, and size new markets by using multiple selection criteria. Search or limit by SIC code, total employees, legal status, annual US sales dollar equivalent, and more, plus identify up to four (4) executives on the world's largest entities. more info
Availability:   Science, Industry and Business Library

  Dun & Bradstreet's Million Dollar Database

D&B Million Dollar Database provides information on over 1,500,000 US and Canadian leading public and private businesses. Company information includes industry information with up to 24 individual 8-digit SICs, size criteria (employees and annual sales), type of ownership, principal executives and biographies. more info
Availability:   Science, Industry and Business Library

  Early American Imprints, Series I. Evans (1639-1800)

Provides full text, digital images of books, pamphlets, broadsides and periodicals published in America from 1639-1800. 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

  Early American Imprints, Series II, Shaw-Shoemaker (1801-1819)

Provides full-text, digital images of books, pamphlets, broadsides, state papers and government publications published in America from 1801-1819. 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

  Early English Books Online (EEBO)

Provides full text, digital images of every book printed in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and every book in the English language printed abroad, from 1475 to 1700. 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

  Early English books Online Text Creation Partnership

The University of Michigan, the University of Oxford, the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), and ProQuest Information and Learning are engaged in an exceptional partnership to create structured SGML/XML text editions for a significant portion of the Short Title Catalog of Early English books published between 1473 and 1700. ProQuest has already created digital images for nearly 125,000 works, distributed under the title Early English Books Online. more info
Availability:   Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

  EBSCO Research Databases

Provides full-text coverage of periodicals, including newspapers, covering nearly all subjects. 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

  EBSCOhost  

Abstracts and full-text of a wide variety of publications. 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

  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

  El Diario La Prensa NY

The largest and oldest Spanish-language daily newspaper in New York City. more info

  Emerging Markets - Internet Securities

Full-text articles, news, company, industry and market information for emerging market countries around the world. 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

  Encyclopedia of American Religions  

An encyclopedia of religions in the United States, including mainstream as well as small marginal groups. 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

  Encyclopedia of Associations  

Includes nonprofit voluntary membership organizations, such as professional societies, trade associations, labor unions, cultural and religious organizations. 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

  Encyclopedia of Governmental Advisory Organizations  

A directory of executive advisory bodies in the United States. 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

  England and Wales Historical Directories

A digital library of local and trade directories from England and Wales from 1750-1919. more info

  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

  Ethnic NewsWatch

Collection of ethnic, minority, and native newspapers, magazines, and journals published in America. 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

  Euromonitor (Now Passport)

Market intelligence on industries, countries and consumers. Includes integrated access to statistics, market analysis, and commentary on emerging trends. Please Note conditions of access to this service: Euromonitor is provided at NYPL for personal research or private study only, and cannot be sold or re-distributed to third parties. Library users may browse, search the service and display Intelligence on screen, and may print out no more than up twenty pages or equivalent of information per session. Direct downloading by library users is not permitted. more info
Availability:   Science, Industry and Business Library

  Europa: Gateway to the European Union

Current information on the member countries of the European Union, including statistical data, policies, news, official documents, legal texts, and other publications. more info

  European Library, The

Combined searching of the resources of European national libraries. more info

  Fagan Finder

Provides links to quotation, proverb, aphorism, and slogan sites, and the means for searching particular types of quotes. more info

  FEDSTATS

National statistics from the U.S. Federal Government in the areas of Agriculture, Education, Income, Natural Resources, Crime, Energy, Labor, Safety, Demographics, Environment, National Accounts, Transportation, Economic, and Health. more info

  FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus

Formerly known as Film/TV Documentation Collections, FIAF Index to Film Periodicals Plus is a bibliographical resource offering coverage of hundreds of the world's foremost academic and popular film journals. 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

  Fiction Connection  

Use this readers advisory tool to discover titles similar to books you already enjoy. 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

  Film & Television Literature Index

Film & Television Literature Index is the definitive index to film and television literature. It is a bibliographic database that provides cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for more than 300 publications, and selected coverage of 300 more. more info
Availability:   Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

  Film Literature Index

Film Literature Index annually indexes 150 film and television periodicals from 30 countries and 200 other scholarly and popular periodicals. more info

  Film/TV Documentation Collections

A section of the International Film Archive database produced by the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF), which contains information about the holdings of more than 145 of the world's foremost film archives, libraries, and educational institutions. Contact information, descriptions of the collections, types of material collected, and access guidelines are provided. Updated biannually. more info
Availability:   The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

  FirstSearch (OCLC)

see OCLC FirstSearch

  Foundation Finder

Basic information about private and community foundations within the U.S. more info

  Foundation Grants to Individuals Online

An online database of more than 6,200 foundation and public charity programs that fund students, artists, researchers, and other individual grantseekers. more info
Availability:   Bronx Library Center; Countee Cullen Branch; St. George Library Center

  Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

German newspaper more info

  Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia EBSCO[grades 5-8]  

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

  Galante's Venture Capital & Private Equity Directory

Search venture capital firms using browse option (alphabetically) or by investment criteria. Investment criteria include company location, type of firm, activity level, investment size, geographic preference or industry preference. more info
Availability:   Science, Industry and Business Library

  Gale Directory of Databases  

Gale's Ready Reference Shelf is an online directory of organizations, databases, and publications. 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

  Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media  

Includes television stations, radio stations, and cable television companies in the United States and Canada. 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

  GalleryGuide.org

Search for art exhibitions, openings, shows, services, and more. more info

  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

  Google Book Search

Google Books enables you to search the full-text of scanned books (contributed by The New York Public Library, other libraries and publishers) via the Web, and to read selections of the full-text of these digitized texts. more info

  Government Research Centers Directory

An online directory from publisher Gale. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

  GPO Access

A service of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides free access to a wide array of databases and other online tools produced by the federal government. Includes the United States Code, the Code of Federal Regulations, the Federal Register (1994- ), and published versions of bills (1993- ). more info

  Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia  

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

  Grove Art Online

see Oxford Art Online

  Guardian and Observer (1791-2003)

The Guardian (1821-2003) and The Observer (1791-2003) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. 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

  Handbook of Latin American Studies

Contains records describing books, book chapters, articles, and conference papers published in the field of Latin American Studies. more info

  Hartford Courant (1764-1984)

The Hartford Courant (1764-1984) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. 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

  Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module    

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

  Historical Census Browser

Provides population and economic census data for U.S. states and counties from the years 1790-1960. more info

  Historical Statistics of the United States

This compendium of statistics provides quantitative, historical data about American social, economic and political conditions and development. The data is provided in both PDF and Excel formats. This is the online version of the 2006 print edition. 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

  H-Net

International consortium of scholars and teachers for advancing teaching and research in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. more info

  Hoover's

Provides company and industry information on 43,000 private and public companies, and 600 industries. more info
Availability:   Science, Industry and Business Library

  HyperHistory Online

3,000 years of world history with a combination of colorful graphics, lifelines, timelines, and maps. more info

  ICON: International Coaltion on Newspapers

The International Coalition on Newspapers is a coordinated multi-institutional effort to increase the availability of international newspaper collections by improving both bibliographic and physical access to global newspaper collections. more info

  Index Translationum

Contains information on books translated and published in about a hundred of UNESCO's member states since 1979 in all disciplines. more info

  Information Please Almanac

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

  Infoshare Online

Provides a wide range of data on the neighborhoods of New York City -- population, immigration, land use, public assistance, birth, death, hospitalization and much else. more info
Availability:   Science, Industry and Business Library

  International Database

Provides demographic and socioeconomic statistics for 227 countries and areas of the world. more info

  International Directory of Performing Arts Collections and Institutions

The SIBMAS International Directory of Performing Arts Collections and Institutions lists over 7000 international institutions with material relating to the performing arts (theatre, opera, music, ballet, film, circus, radio, television, cabaret, pantomime). Not only basic information about the institution is provided, but also information about collections found within the institutions. more info

  International Index to Film Periodicals

Produced by the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) as part of the International Film Archive database, this cumulative index contains almost 230,000 citations to articles from academic and popular film journals. Full bibliographic descriptions and comprehensive subject headings are provided. more info
Availability:   The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

  International Index to Television Periodicals

Produced by the International Federation of Film Archives as part of the International Film Archive database, this index contains circa 50,000 citations on television subjects from film and television periodicals. Since 2000, however, indexing related to television has been restricted to articles appearing in film journals and periodicals; periodicals relating solely to television are no longer indexed. more info
Availability:   The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

  International Research Centers Directory  

A directory of research institutes and scientific bureaus throughout the world. 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

  Investext Plus

Search investment analyst's reports on companies & industries from over 500 brokers in North America, Europe, Asia/Pacific, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East. Search by company, industry, or keyword. more info
Availability:   Science, Industry and Business Library

  Jane Austen Information Page

Contains the author's novels, unfinished works, juvenilia, and miscellaneous fragments. more info

  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

  Jerusalem Post -- Only available in SAS Room 111

Full-text, searchable database of the daily newspaper. more info
Availability:   Dorot Jewish Division (Room 111 at Stephen A. Schwarzman Building)

  Kids Search    

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

  Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies

Access to electronic resources in medieval studies worldwide. more info

  Lands & Peoples  

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

  Lands & Peoples  

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

  LANE - Latin America North East Libraries Consortium

Provides information about the availability of Latin American research resources in the region. more info

  LANIC - Latin American Network Information Center

A selective guide to Latin American internet resources organized by subject and country. Provides access to a wide variety of full-text resources. more info

  Latin American Newstand

ProQuest Latin American Newsstand provides full-text information in Spanish and Portuguese from 41 newspapers from Puerto Rico and 11 Latin American countries, including Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil. The complete articles are available in ASCII format. more info
Availability:   Bronx Library Center; Mid-Manhattan Library; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; St. George Library Center; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

  Latino American Experience  

Contains the history and culture of Latinos from the pre-Columbian Indigenous civilizations of the Americas to the present. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; 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

  Le Monde

Paris, France newspaper more info

  LGBT Life with Full Text (formerly GLBT Life)

LGBT Life provides complete indexing and abstracting of content related to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender studies in over 230 journals, magazines, and newspapers. 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

  Library of Congress Music Catalog

A cumulative bibliography of works currently cataloged by the Library of Congress and several other North American libraries, including music scores, sheet music, libretti, books about music and musicians, and sound recordings of all types. (Adapted from the print version, which it continues). more info
Availability:   The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

  Library of Congress Online Catalog

The catalog of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. more info

  Literature, Arts, and Medicine Database

An annotated bibliography of prose, poetry, film, video, and art. more info

  Los Angeles Sentinel (1934-2005)

First hand coverage of the grass-roots struggle against the racially restrictive housing covenants of the 1940s. Considered to be the major newspaper of the Black community in Los Angeles during the 20th century. The oldest and largest black newspaper in the western United States and the largest African-American owned newspaper in the U.S. 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

  Los Angeles Times (1881-1986)

Searchable full-text and page images from the Los Angeles Times archive. 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

  Los Angeles Times (1985-present)

Full-text of the daily paper. more info
Availability:   Bronx Library Center; Mid-Manhattan Library; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Seward Park; St. George Library Center; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

  Map Collection, Perry-Castaneda

Displays selected digitized images from the printed map collection housed at the University of Texas at Austin. more info

  Market Research.com Academic

Full-text service of market research reports on many topics. Includes more than 40,000 market intelligence publications from 350 publishers worldwide. more info
Availability:   Science, Industry and Business 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

  Martindale.com

An online directory of lawyers and law firms around the world. more info

  MasterFILE Premier (EBSCO)

Contains full-text for nearly 1,700 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much 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

  MathSci Disc

Indexes journals on mathematics, statistics, and computer science. more info
Availability:   Science, Industry and Business Library

  MEDLINEplus

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

  MergentOnline (formerly FISonline)

Information on more than 21,000 US and international companies, including 10,000 NYSE, AMEX and Nasdaq exchange companies. All SEC (EDGAR) filings and domestic and international annual reports are included. more info
Availability:   Science, Industry and Business Library

  Metropolitan Museum of Art: Watsonline

Search the online catalogue of the Watson Library. more info

  Middle Search Plus  

Provides fulltext access to magazines covering general topics for middle and junior high school 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

  Mighty Map

Real estate database for NYC buildings data. Provides information on buildings, lots, owners, tax liens, auctions, foreclosure sales, zoning, traffic counts, land use, subway locations, lis pendens, building permits, tax values, comparables, and more. Real estate brokers can check comparables, identify foreclosure sales and property auctions, and find developable property in the five boroughs. Comps (deed transactions) are updated monthly. Provides phone numbers of business and residential owner, including condos. more info
Availability:   Science, Industry and Business Library

  MLA Directory of Periodicals

The MLA Directory of Periodicals offers detailed information on over 7,100 journals, with 4,400 currently indexed in the International Bibliography. The detailed entries include editorial contact information, as well as frequency, circulation, subscription prices and submission guidelines. 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

  MLA International Bibliography

Indexes scholarship in world literature, including poetry, fiction, drama, film, linguistics, and folklore. 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

  Modern World History Online  

Covers the important civilizations and cultures of world history from prehistoric times through the modern era. Topical entries, biographies, maps, primary source documents, and timelines provide a detailed and comparative view of the people, places, and events that have defined world 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

  MTA

Website of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York. more info

  Music Opera Dance and Drama in Asia, the Pacific and North America

A directory or arts organizations in North America, Asia and the Pacific. more info
Availability:   The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

  Musical America

The electronic version of Musical America. Includes a directory. more info
Availability:   The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

  MyCITI Map Portal

Through a partnership between the Municipal Art Society and the City of New York, users can access an enhanced New York City Map Portal for detailed maps, building and property data, subway information, community statistics and more. more info

  Nation Archive (1865-present)

The archive contains PDF page images and searchable text for all issues of The Nation published from 1865 to the present. 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

  National Newspaper Index (1977-present)    

Indexing of America's top newspapers in one search: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, USA Today and The Washington Post. 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

  National Newspapers (ProQuest)

Searchable full text from the 1980's to the present of The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and the Christian Science Monitor. more info
Availability:   Bronx Library Center; Countee Cullen Branch; Mid-Manhattan Library; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; St. George Library Center; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

  Nature (1869-present)

Nature is a weekly international journal publishing the finest peer-reviewed research in all fields of science and technology. Nature also provides news and interpretation of topical and coming trends affecting science, scientists and the wider public. 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

  Nelson's Marketplace

Includes three directories: Nelson's Directory of Investment Managers which provides profiles of 2,000 institutional money managers and their 8,000 investment products. Company profiles may be saved individually in PDF format, printed, or saved to disk or USB flash drive. Also includes Nelson's Directory of Plan Sponsors and Nelson's Directory of Pension Fund Consultants- This database is not on all networked computers. Please see a staff person at the EIC desk to access this resource. more info
Availability:   Science, Industry and Business Library

  New Book of Knowledge  

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

  New York Amsterdam News (1922-1993)

Searchable full-text and page images of the leading Black newspaper of the 20th century. 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

  New York City Census FactFinder

Department of City Planning reference collection including access to New York City population information from the 2000 U.S. Census. more info

  New York City Property Mapping Information

LotInfo Pro provides access to lot information data including building footprints and dimensions, assessed and sale valuation and ownership. more info
Availability:   Map Division (Room 117 at Stephen A. Schwarzman Building)

  New York State Newspapers  

A collection of major New York State newspapers, available in full-text. 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

  New York Times (1851-2006)

Searchable full-text and page images from The New York Times archive. 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

  New York Times (1980-present)

Full-text articles from The New York Times. more info
Availability:   Bronx Library Center; Countee Cullen Branch; Mid-Manhattan Library; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; St. George Library Center; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

  New York Times (1985-present) and New York Post (2000-present)    

Full text of the New York Times (1985-present) and New York Post (2000-present). 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

  New York Tribune (1841-1922)

The New York Tribune (1841-1922) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. 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

  New York Tribune Index, 1875-1906

Indexing provided by 19th Century Masterfile. Look for New York Daily Tribune Index, 1875-1906. more info
Availability:   Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

  Newsletters in Print  

A directory of newsletters in the United States, covering many subjects. 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

  NewsLink

Links to Web sites of media sources, including newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations, and publishers more info

  Newspaper Indexes, Archives & Morgues

Contains links to national and international newspaper archives and indexes available over the Internet. more info

  Newspaper Source (EBSCO)  

Searchable full text to over 170 U.S. newspapers and 20 international newspapers. Also includes newswires and TV and radio news transcripts. 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

  NOAH (New York Online Access to Health)

A guide to the latest health information and resources.
Acceso Computarizado a la Salud de Nueva York (NOAH, siglas en inglés) le proporciona al consumidor información sobre la salud en inglés y en español. more info

  Nueva enciclopedia Cumbre en linea  

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

  NYCdata

NYCData is a compendium of factual data organized by 16 topics ranging from population and culture to historical labor force figures and consumer prices. more info

  NYPL Catalog

The online catalog for the The New York Public Library. more info

  NYPL Digital Library Collections

Gateway to The New York Public Library’s rare and unique collections in digitized form. more info

  OASIS

Access an interactive mapping system for New York City, supplemented by aerial photography, building and property data, environmental information, and data analysis tools. more info

  OCLC FirstSearch

Provides access to a wide variety of articles in a number of databases as well as a union catalog of books in libraries all over the world 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

  Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center  

A comprehensive full-text database that provides a wide scope of knowledge for nearly 5,000 current social topics in the forms of primary source documents, statistics, websites and multimedia. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; 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

  Origins Network

Irish, British and Scottish genealogy information online, featuring the Griffith's Valuation of Ireland. more info
Availability:   Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

  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

  Oxford Reference Online

Oxford Reference Online brings together language and subject reference works from one of the world's biggest reference publishers into a single cross-searchable resource. 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

  Performing Arts Yearbook for Europe

Directory of Performing Arts organizations in Europe, including the fields of music, dance, theatre and puppetry. Searchable by name or location. more info
Availability:   The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

  Pittsburgh Courier (1911-2002)

One of the most nationally circulated Black newspapers, the Courier reached its peak in the 1930s. A conservative voice in the African-American community, the Courier challenged the misrepresentation of African-Americans in the national media and advocated social reforms to advance the cause of civil rights. 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

  Polling the Nations

Polling the Nations is an online database of public opinion polls containing the full-text of 500,000 questions and responses from 14,000+ surveys conducted from 1986 through the present in the United States and 100 other countries around the world. 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

  Population Index

A searchable database of annotated citations from books, journals, working papers, dissertations, and bibliographies in the field of demographics and population more info

  Private School Review

Provides profiles of private elementary day schools & high schools more info

  ProQuest Civil War Era (1840-1865)

Combines complete runs of eight newspaper titles, covering 1840-1865, as well as nearly 2,000 pamphlets covering a wide range of topics, focusing on the entire era — from Manifest Destiny through the end of the Civil War. 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

  ProQuest Historical African American Newspapers

Simultaneous search of the Atlanta Daily World (1931-2003), Chicago Defender (1910-1975), Los Angeles Sentinel (1934-2005), New York Amsterdam News (1922-1993), and the Pittsburgh Courier (1911-2002). 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

  ProQuest Historical Database

Searchable full-text and page images from the Atlanta Constitution (1868-1942), the Atlanta Daily World (1931-2003), Boston Globe (1872-1926), Chicago Defender (1905-1975), Chicago Tribune (1849-1986), the Guardian & Observer (1791-2003), the Hartford Courant (1764-1984), Los Angeles Sentinel (1934-2005), Los Angeles Times (1881-1986), New York Amsterdam News (1922-1993), New York Times (1851-2006), New York Tribune (1841-1922), Pittsburgh Courier (1911-2002), the San Francisco Chronicle (1865-1922), Wall Street Journal (1889-1992), Washington Post (1877-1993), ProQuest Civil War Era database including New York Herald (1840-1865) and thousands of magazine articles published from 1740 to 1940. 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

  ProQuest Historical New York Newspapers & Magazines

Simultaneous search of the New York Amsterdam News (1922-1993), The New York Herald (1840-1865), The New York Times (1851-2005), The New York Tribune (1900-1910), The Wall Street Journal (1889-1990) and and thousands of magazine articles published from 1740 to 1940. more info
Availability:   Countee Cullen Branch; Grand Concourse; Parkchester; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Seward Park; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

  Publishers Directory  

A directory of United States and Canadian publishers. 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

  Pulitzer Prizes

A Web site that includes an archive of Pulitzer Prize-winning works from past years including photos, editorial cartoons, music clips, and the full text of all articles. more info

  Queens Library Catalog

The catalog for the Queens Public Library. more info

  Rarebooks.info

Bibliography of rare books available for consultation on the internet. 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

  Readers' Guide Abstracts

Readers' Guide Abstracts combines Readers' Guide indexing with high-quality informative abstracts. Indexing begins in 1983 and abstracting begins in 1984. 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

  Readers' Guide Retro (1890-1982)

Indexes the most popular, general-interest periodicals published in the United States from 1890 to 1982. 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

  Reed Design Registry: Directory of US Architecture Firms (formerly ProFile)

Search for architecture firms and businesses in the United States. more info

  Reference USA

Provides addresses, sales information, executives, for over 11 million U.S. companies. more info
Availability:   Bronx Library Center; Mid-Manhattan Library; Science, Industry and Business Library; St. George Library Center; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

  Regional Business News (formerly Business News Wire)  

Provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. Business News Wire is now called "Regional Business News" 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

  Regional One Source

Statistical reference source provides access to U.S. data from 29 top-level subjects to 39,000 data items. 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

  Research Centers Directory  

A directory of reseach centers, covering all subjects and disciplines. 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

  Resources for Children with Special Needs

Provides information about programs and services for children birth to 21 with disabilities and other special needs in the NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA. It includes national organizations and residential programs such as camps and schools that serve children from New York City 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

  Russian National Bibliography

Bibliographic access to books, newspapers, journals, book criticism and reviews, the arts, sheet music, dissertations 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

  San Francisco Chronicle (1865-1922)

The San Francisco Chronicle (1865-1922) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. 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

  Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970

Access to large-scale maps for towns and cities in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. 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

  Scholarly Societies

Links to Web sites of scholarly societies all over the world. more info

  Short Story Index

An index to short stories written in or translated into English that have appeared in collections and selected periodicals. The periodicals are those indexed in Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature and Humanities Index. more info
Availability:   Mid-Manhattan Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

  SimplyMap

Simply Map includes thousands of demographic, business, and marketing data variables. 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

  SONIC: Sound Online Inventory and Catalog

Inventory and catalog of a large selection of recordings (music and spoken word, including radio) from the Recorded Sound Section of the Library of Congress more info

  SourceOECD

SourceOECD is the online library of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. This library comprises 20 book collections by theme, containing all of the OECD monographs and reports, 24 periodicals, a reference title, and the OECD statistical databases. more info
Availability:   Science, Industry and Business Library

  Spanish and Portuguese printing in the Northern Netherlands 1584-1825 -- Only available in HSSL Room 111

A descriptive bibliography of 816 printed works compiled by Harm den Boer, University of Amsterdam. more info
Availability:   Dorot Jewish Division (Room 111 at Stephen A. Schwarzman Building)

  Sports Business Research Network

Locate statistical market research data for 63 sports, 85 product categories, plus full-text articles and reports in more than 10 leading trade publications covering U.S. and international sports marketing and sporting goods business. more info
Availability:   Science, Industry and Business Library

  Statistical Universe

Indexes and abstracts statistical sources from government and nongovernment agencies. Some graphs are available. more info
Availability:   Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

  STAT-USA/Internet

International trade and export information from the U.S. Department of Commerce including the National Trade Databank (NTDB), Foreign Traders index, and market research reports by product and country. Other national economic statistics too. more info
Availability:   Science, Industry and Business Library

  TableBase

TableBase is a database comprised of tabular information of a strategic nature. The tables provide information such as: market share, market size, capacity, production, imports, exports, sales, product and brand rankings, forecasts, healthcare statistics and demographics. Tables are drawn from the more than 1000 sources that go into the Business & Industry database and from statistical annuals, brokerage reports, trade association reports, and governmental reports. more info
Availability:   Science, Industry and Business Library

  Tax Forms, Federal and State

Download and print federal and state tax forms for all 50 states. more info

  Telephone Directories (Infobel.com)

Search for a telephone number using online versions of international yellow pages, white pages, business directories, and reverse directories. more info

  Telephone Directories (Numberway.com)

Search for a telephone number using online versions of international yellow pages, white pages, business directories, and reverse directories. more info

  Television News Archive, Vanderbilt University

Provides abstracts of network news broadcasts. more info

  The Independent

United Kingdom and Worldwide News more info

  Times of London (1785-1985)

Searchable full-text and page images of The Times of London archive. 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

  TOL: Transitions Online

Provides access to TOL, a news magazine that covers Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and the former Soviet Union. more info

  TopoZonePro

Web-based software allows users to manipulate and print (in color) over 55,000 topographic maps of any of the 50 United States. Also includes 1m resolution aerial photos for the entire country. more info
Availability:   Map Division (Room 117 at Stephen A. Schwarzman Building)

  Ulrich's Periodicals Directory  

Directory of international magazines, journals, annuals, irregular publications, and newspapers. 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

  Union List of Artists Names

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

  United States Copyright Office

Links to general information and publications about copyright and the copyrighting process. more info

  United States Exports History: Historical Summary

U.S. Bureau of the Census annual summaries of export shipments from 1991-1995. more info
Availability:   Science, Industry and Business Library

  United States Exports of Merchandise

From the Bureau of the Census, International Harmonized System, Commodity Classification and Harmonized Tariff Schedules by country and by customs district. Monthly and annual summaries. more info
Availability:   Science, Industry and Business Library

  United States Government Manual

Contains comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of the federal government. more info

  United States Government Printing Office

Provides free electronic access to a catalog of products published by the Federal Government. more info

  United States Imports History: Historical Summary

From the U.S. Bureau of the Census: Annual import statistics for the years 1991 - 1995. more info
Availability:   Science, Industry and Business Library

  United States Imports of Merchandise

From the Bureau of the Census, International Harmonized System, Commodity Classification and Harmonized Tariff Schedules by country and by customs district. Monthly and annual summaries. more info
Availability:   Science, Industry and Business Library

  United States Postal Service

Provides acccess to publications and products including a ZIP code finder, post office locator, forms, tracking and confirmation, and a rate calculator. more info

  Universal Database of Russian National Bibliography

Bibliographic access to books, newspapers, journals, book criticism and reviews, the arts, sheet music, dissertations and maps. 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

  Universal Database of Russian Newspapers

Provides access to the full-text of current issues of Russian newspapers. 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

  Universities Worldwide

Search home pages of colleges and universities. more info

  USATrade

Provides official exports and imports data on more than 17,000 commodities. Reveals what merchandise is being shipped, where it is being shipped, and how much it is worth. Includes quantity and value of exports and imports by 2-, 4-, 6-, and 10 digit Harmonized System codes plus the total quantity and value of exports and imports for more than 250 countries and each customs district more info
Availability:   Science, Industry and Business Library

  Value Line Research Center

On-line access to Value Line's leading publications covering stocks, mutual funds, options and convertible securities as well as special situation stocks. more info
Availability:   Science, Industry and Business Library

  Wall Street Journal (1889-1992)

Searchable full-text and page images from the Wall Street Journal archive. more info
Availability:   Bronx Library Center; Countee Cullen Branch; Grand Concourse; Parkchester; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Seward Park; St. George Library Center; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

  Wall Street Journal (1984-present)

Full-text articles from the Wall Street Journal. more info
Availability:   Bronx Library Center; Mid-Manhattan Library; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Seward Park; St. George Library Center; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

  Washington Post (1877-1993)

Searchable full-text and page images from the Washington Post archive. 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

  Washington Post (1987-present)

Full-text articles from the Washington Post. more info
Availability:   Bronx Library Center; Mid-Manhattan Library; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Seward Park; St. George Library Center; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

  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

  What Do I Read Next?  

Suggests new fiction and nonfiction titles to read. 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

  Who's Who on the Web

see Marquis Who's Who on the Web

  William Blake Archive

Provide access to major works of visual and literary art by William Blake. more info

  World Book Online Reference Center  

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

  World Buddhist Directory

Directory of Buddhist organizations throughout the world. more info

  World Shakespeare Bibliography

Provides annotated entries for books, articles, theatrical productions, audiovisual materials, and other scholarly and popular materials related to Shakespeare. 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

  WorldCat -- OCLC  

Search for materials held in libraries around the world. 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

  WorldCat.org

Free access to the OCLC WorldCat catalog, which searches many libraries at once. Look for books, music, videos and more and then locate it in a library nearby. more info

  Your Dictionary

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