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  Academic Search Premier    

Provides full text for 4,000 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. 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 Research Library  

Provides articles from periodicals covering arts, business, children, education, health, humanities, law, multicultural studies, sciences, social sciences, and general interest. Full text is available for nearly two-thirds of its titles. 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

  Footnote  

Searchable digitized images of millions of historical primary documents relating to the Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWI, WWII, U.S. Presidents, historical newspapers and naturalization documents, many from the National Archives. more info
Availability:   Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

  Sociological Abstracts  

Indexes and abstracts literature in theoretical and applied sociology, and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. 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

  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

  1 Step by Stephen Morse

Easy to use search forms for a wide variety of genealogical resources including Passengers Lists, New York State Census AD/ED finder, and much more. more info

  1 Step Census Locators (1910, 1920, 1930)

Search for Enumeration Districts by address for large cities including New York. more info

  19th Century Masterfile

Indexes periodicals, books, newspapers, and government documents published in the 19th century. more info
Availability:   Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

  AccessUN

Index, articles and full-text database of United Nations documents covering 1998-2003. 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

  ACLS History E-Book Project

see ACLS Humanities E-Book Project

  ACLS Humanities E-Book Project

Provides online access to a fully searchable collection of high-quality books in the Humanities, recommended and reviewed by scholars. 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

  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

  African-American History Online  

Covering more than 500 years of African-American history, features biographies, primary sources, images, timelines, and maps and charts. 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

  Alternative Press Index

Indexes and abstracts alternative, radical, and leftist publications. 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

  Alternative Press Index Archive

Index of journals (1969-1990) covering cultural, economic, political & social change. 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: History and Life

Indexes the scholarly literature of the history and culture of Canada and the United States from prehistoric times to the present. 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

  American Broadsides and Ephemera

Digital collection of broadsides printed between 1820-1900 and ephemera, such as invitations, menus and programs, printed between 1760-1900. 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

  American Indian History Online  

Covering more than 5,000 years of culture, legends, and leaders of over 500 Native American groups, this database provides entries on primary source documents, biographies, maps & charts, images, and timelines. It also features searchable tribe and culture area indexes, as well as the ability to search for tribes by region. 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

  American Memory

A rich collection of primary source material relating to U.S. history and culture, compiled by the Library of Congress National Digital Library Program. more info

  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

  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

  American State Papers, 1789-1838

U.S. legislative and executive materials originating from 1789 -1838 but not published until the second and third quarters of the 19th century. 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

  American Women's History  

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

  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

  Ancestry Library Edition

Access to more than 5 billion names in more than 4,000 genealogical databases including Census Records, Passenger Lists and UK & Ireland records. Library version of Ancestry.com. 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

  Ancient & Medieval History Online  

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

  Anthropological Index Online

Indexes articles in journals received by the British Museum's Department of Ethnography library. Particular emphasis is given to social and cultural anthropology and the archaeology of Eastern and Central Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. 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

  ArchNet -- Archaeology

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

  Art Index Retrospective

Indexes articles in periodicals, yearbooks, and museum publications, 1929-1984. 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

  Arts and Humanities Citation Index

Indexes articles and provides cited references found in over 1,130 journals in a wide variety of arts and humanities 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

  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

  Auto/Biography

Auto/Biography is an international and interdisciplinary journal addressing theoretical, epistemological, and empirical issues relating to autobiographical and biographical research. 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

  Bar Ilan's Judaic Library -- Only available in HSSL Room 111

Full-text, searchable versions of the Bible, Targum, and medieval rabbinic commentaries; Palestinian Talmud, Babylonian Talmud and Rashi, halakhic and aggadic midrashim; codes of Jewish law; and responsa. more info
Availability:   Dorot Jewish Division (Room 111 at Stephen A. Schwarzman Building)

  Baseball Digest

Baseball Digest is America's longest-running, baseball-only publication, with its first issue appearing on newsstands in 1942. 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

  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

  Black Studies Center

This fully cross-searchable gateway to Black Studies combines: Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience, International Index of Black Periodicals (IIBP), and The Chicago Defender. Includes scholarly essays, recent periodicals, and historical newspaper articles. 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

  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

  Bremen Emigration Lists, 1920-1939

Searchable database of passengers leaving Bremen for the years 1920 to 1939. more info

  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

  Buildings Information System, NYC Dept. of Buildings

Search for general information on a property in New York City, including block and lot number, census track and landmark status. more info

  Burke's Peerage and Gentry Online

Records the lineages of significant families from politics, royalty and nobility in the British Isles. Includes information on American families with British ancestry and American Presidential Families. more info
Availability:   Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

  Business Monitor Online

Market research reports on 175 global markets and Industry reports on 14 major industry sectors. Multinational company profiles, macroeconomic data, country risk analysis, country forecasts, and country updates. Articles and analysis section includes : Fixed income, Equities, Currencies, Politics, Economics, Co & Industry.(selection varies depending on geography). Company research includes links to global subsidiaries and peers/competitors, Foreign Direct Investments for major FDI multinationals with details of investments; Projects section covers key ventures of multinational companies, including deal details. Print or download, PDF for many files. (Please logout when you are finished using this database to allow others to log in.) more info
Availability:   Science, Industry and Business Library

  Business Source Premier EBSCO  

Full text for over 2,470 scholarly business journals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, international business 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

  Canadiana.org (formerly Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions)

Indexes the microform collection Canadiana. which contains over 60,000 monograph titles covering 300 years of Canadian history. more info

  CARES Directory

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

  Castle Garden Immigration Center, 1830-1892

Index of more than 10 million immigrants who arrived at the Port of New York from 1830-1892. Searching via S. Morse's One Step Search Form. 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 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

  Chinese Pamphlets

Chinese pamphlets, picture books and other propaganda issued during the early years of the People’s Republic of China between 1947 and 1954. 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

  Cimorelli's Ship Information

Arrival dates and names of passenger ships which arrived at U.S. ports. This is not a database of passenger names but of ships. more info

  Civil War: a newspaper perspective

Contains selected full-text articles from issues of the New York Herald, the Charleston Mercury, and the Richmond Enquirer. more info
Availability:   Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

  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

  Congressional Documents & Debates, 1774-1875

Includes the records and acts of the U.S. Congress from the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention through the 43rd Congress. more info

  Congressional Indexes 1789-1969

Includes U.S. House and Senate documents and reports, committee hearings, unpublished hearings, and commitee prints. more info
Availability:   Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

  Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980

A digital reproduction of the key publications of the United States Congress, the Congressional Serial Set documents the official activities of the House and the Senate, including the journals, reports and documents. IN PROGRESS. 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 Universe

Provides comprehensive access to U.S. legislative information from Congressional Information Service, Inc. 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

  Contemporary Authors  

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

  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

  Dante Project (Dartmouth)

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

  DAR Genealogical Records Index

Indexes unpublished genealogical materials, mainly bible and cemetery transcriptions, collected by DAR members. New York state volumes held at NYPL Milstein Division. more info

  Death Indexes and Records Online

Directory of online death indexes and records listed by state, including death certificate, obituaries, cemetery burials & probate records. more info

  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

  Dictionary of Literary Biography  

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

  Digital Gallery, NYPL

see NYPL Digital Gallery

  Dissertation Abstracts

see Proquest Dissertations and Theses

  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 American Newspapers

see America's Historical Newspapers

  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

  Ebony Magazine

Ebony, a monthly magazine for the African American market, was founded by John H. Johnson and has published continuously since the Autumn of 1945. A digest-sized sister magazine, Jet, is also published by Johnson Publishing. more info

  EconLit

Indexes and abstracts international literature on economics. Also includes the full-text for more than 480 journals. 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

  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

  Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO)

Provides full text, digital images of English-language books, pamphlets, broadsides and other materials published in the United Kingdom between 1701-1800. 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

  Eighteenth Century Journals II

Provides full-text, digital images from the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center collection of 17th and 18th century newspapers and periodicals. 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

  Electronic Enlightenment  

Electronic Enlightenment is a database which provides unrivalled online access to 18th-century primary sources that can be searched or browsed as a complete collection. 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

  Ellis Island: American Family Immigration History Center

Covers the period 1892-1924 when 22 million passengers and crew members entered the Port of New York through Ellis Island. Search for an immigrant's name and view a digitized page of the passenger manifest. more info

  Ellis Island: Searching the Ellis Island Database in One Step

An enhanced search of the Ellis Island Database (1892-1924). 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 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

  England and Wales 1911 Census

The 1911 census is a record of everyone who lived in England and Wales in 1911. Searching the index is free but there is a fee for viewing the digitized record. more info

  England and Wales Historical Directories

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

  ERIC Document Reproduction Service

From the U.S. Department of Education, ready access to documents in the education field. 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

  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

  Everyday Life and Women in America, c1800-1920

This digital collection provides access to rare primary source material on American social, cultural, and popular history from the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History, Duke University and The New York Public Library. 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

  Facts On File History Database Center  

Comprised of the World History Online, Ancient History & Culture, American Women's History, African-American History & Culture and American Indian History & Culture, this interface allows us to search across all five history databases 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

  Family History Archive

Digitized full-text family histories. more info

  FamilySearch Genealogy Service

Produced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), this site searches genealogical records worldwide including Ancestral Files, International Genealogical Index, and census and other vital statistics sources. more info

  FamilySearch Record Search (Pilot)

Search indexed records for your ancestors worldwide. Under development. New content added monthly. more info

  Foreign Relations of the United States

This digital facsimile of FRUS is a project of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries in collaboration with the University of Illinois at Chicago Libraries. An almost complete run from 1861-1960 with missing volumes being added as they can be acquired. more info

  Foundation Directory Online Professional

Foundation Directory Online was developed by the Foundation Center, a nonprofit organization founded over 50 years ago to open up U.S. foundations to public view. more info
Availability:   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

  Foundation Finder

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

  Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1874

Freedman's Bank Records are a great source for genealogists researching their African American heritage. This database is an index to registers of signatures of depositors and includes images of the original documents. more info
Availability:   Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

  Germans to the U.S.: 1850-1897

Index of German immigrants arriving in the Port of New York. 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

  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

  Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn

Founded in 1838, this cemetery was the place many famous New Yorkers who died during the second half of the 19th century were buried. It is still an operating cemetery with approximately 600,000 graves. Look for the search form under “Burial Inquiry.” more info

  Griffith’s Valuation

First full-scale valuation of property in Ireland published between 1847 and 1864. It allows researchers to locate 'occupants' to see who lived where. more info

  Grolier Online    

Includes access to the Encyclopedia Americana, New Book of Knowledge and Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia as well as Roget's II: The New Thesaurus and the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. 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

  Grove Art Online

see Oxford Art Online

  Grove Music Online

see Oxford Music 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

  HAPI (Hispanic American Periodicals Index)

Indexes books, articles, reviews, bibliographies, and literary works appearing in scholarly journals covering Latin America, the Caribbean, and Hispanic America. 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

  HarpWeek

The online version of Harper's Weekly (1857-1912), the leading American illustrated magazine of its day, covering political, military, social, and cultural stories. HarpWeek may be browsed by date or literary genre; the full text is searchable by keywords. 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

  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

  HeritageQuest Online

Search U.S. Federal Census records, digitized family and local history books, an index to genealogical and local history periodicals, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files and the Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1874. more info
Availability:   Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

  Historical Abstracts

Abstracts of journal articles on world history since 1450, excluding U.S. and Canadian history, which is covered by America: History and Life. 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

  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

  History Guide

Subject gateway to scholarly relevant information in history with a focus on Anglo-American history and the history of Central and Western Europe. more info

  History of Science, Technology, and Medicine

The History of Science, Technology, and Medicine database describes journal articles, conference proceedings, books, book reviews, and dissertations in the history of science, technology, and medicine and allied historical fields. 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

  History Resource Center: US  

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

  History Resource Center: World  

A comprehensive collection of reference, full-text articles, primary sources, images, maps and charts which provide geographic and chronological research materials for the study of 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

  House of Commons Parliamentary Papers

HCPP delivers searchable full text for each Parliamentary paper, along with a detailed subject index. 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

  HyperHistory Online

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

  Index to the Nineteenth Century Microfiche Collection

Provides access to over 25,000 titles available in the Nineteenth Century Microfiche Collection. more info
Availability:   Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

  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 Index to Black Periodicals

see Black Studies Center

  Internet Archives: Text Archives

Text Archive enables you to search and view the full-text of scanned books via the Web. more info

  Italians to the U.S.: 1855-1900

Index of Italian immigrants arriving in the Port of New York. more info

  Jet Magazine

JET is an American weekly marketed toward African American readers, founded in 1951 by John H. Johnson of Johnson Publishing Company in Chicago, Illinois. more info

  JSTOR

A searchable, digitized archive -- from the first date of publication to the last three to five years -- of major scholarly journals in many academic fields. 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

  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

  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

  Left Index

Topics covered include politics, economics, the labor movement, ecology and environment, women's studies, race and ethnicity, social and cultural theory, sociology, art and aesthetics, philosophy, history, education, law, and globalization. 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

  Lexis Nexis Digital Congressional Hearings Digital Collection

Provides access to every published and unpublished hearings from 1824 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

  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

  Literary Manuscripts

Literary Manuscripts is drawn from the nineteenth century holdings of the Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature. 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

  Literature Resource Center  

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

  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

  Making of America (Cornell University Site)

Materials accessible here are Cornell University Library's contributions to Making of America (MOA), a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through Reconstruction. more info

  Making of America (University of Michigan Site)

Materials accessible here are University of Michigan Library's contributions to Making of America (MOA), a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through Reconstruction. more info

  Map Collection, Perry-Castaneda

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

  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

  MEDLINEplus

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

  Menu Collection Database

The database contains thousands of records describing the menus in the NYPL's collection. Menus are available in the Rare Book Division. more info

  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

  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

  Museum of the City of New York: Byron Collection

This database consists of over 22,000 photographs of New York City and its environs taken by the Byron Company between 1890 and 1942. more info

  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

  NARA's 1930 Census Microfilm Locator

An online database listing every roll of microfilm in the 1930 census, searchable by over 120,000 geographic locations. 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 Portrait Gallery's Portrait Search

Search more than 80,000 records from the Catalog of American Portraits. more info

  Naturalization Index to New York Petitions, 1792-1989

Access through Ancestry Library Edition - Search under U.S. Immigration Collection. This database contains an index to the petitions for naturalization filed in various federal, state and local courts in 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

  Naturalization index to records at the Kings County Clerk's Office, 1907-1924

Index to the Kings County (Brooklyn) naturalization records located in the Kings County Clerk's Office. more info

  Naturalization Indexes for Greater New York

Indexes to naturalization records of the Eastern District (Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Nassau, Suffolk) 1865-1957, the Southern District (Manhattan & Bronx) 1824-1959, Bronx County Supreme Court 1914-1952, Queens County Clerk's Office, 1906-1957, Nassau County 1899-1989, Suffolk County 1865-1981, and Military Naturalizations for the New York Tri-State Area. more info

  Naturalization Petition Index at the New York County Supreme Court, 1907-1924

Access through Ancestry Library Edition - Search under U.S. Immigration Collection. 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 England Ancestors

Databases of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Highlights include full-text access to the New England Historical and Genealogical Register from 1847 to 1994 and the Massachusetts Vital Records to 1910. more info
Availability:   Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

  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 Ancestors

New York records and resources available from the New England Historic Genealogical Society. more info
Availability:   Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

  New York City (Manhattan) Building Permits Database, 1900-1986

A digitized version of the New York City (Manhattan) building permits from 1900-1986, searchable by address, owner, architect, building type and other fields. more info

  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 Death Index (1891-1948)

A searchable database of the death indexes for Manhattan (1891-1894), Manhattan and Brooklyn (1895-1897) and All Boroughs (1898-1948). more info

  New York City Digital Collection of Historical Books

A subset of the Making of America digital library (the University of Michigan site), this collection consists of 335 volumes focusing on New York City, including several editions of the Directory of social and health agencies of New York City. The “Refine this search” link at the top of the page allows you to search by keyword within this collection. more info

  New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission

The NYC agency that is responsible for identifying and designating the city's landmarks and historic districts. Some recent publications are available for download from this Web site. more info

  New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Reports

Provides free online access to the collection of Landmark designation reports. more info

  New York City Marriages: Brides Index (1866?-1937)

A searchable database of the brides indexes for Manhattan 1866-1937; Kings County (Brooklyn) 1871-1913 and 1931-1937; Bronx 1899-1937; Queens 1904-1937; Richmond (Staten Island) 1898-1937. Not all years are 100% complete. more info

  New York City Marriages: Grooms Index (1864?-1936)

A searchable database of the groom indexes for Brooklyn, 1864-1907, Manhattan, 1866-1907, Staten Island, 1898-1907, and All Boroughs,1908-1936. more info

  New York City Views

Images of New York City from the NYPL Digital Gallery, a free resource of images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of the Library. This link goes directly to image collections from the Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy. more info

  New York Death Newspaper Extracts, 1801-1890

Access through Ancestry Library Edition - Search under the Birth, Marriage & Death category. Digitized version of Gertrude A. Barber's extracts of deaths recorded in the "Brooklyn Eagle" (1841-1890) and the "New York Evening Post" (1801-1890). 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 Emigrant Savings Bank, 1850-1883

Access through Ancestry Library Edition - Search under U.S. Immigration Collection. The Emigrant Savings Bank was established in 1850 by members of the Irish Emigrant Society. The bank kept records on depositors and borrowers that provide the name of the depositor, account date, and year and place of birth, if given. 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 Herald (1840-1865)

Searchable full-text and page images from the New York Herald, 1840-1865. more info
Availability:   Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

  New York Heritage.org

New York Heritage.org is a portal to free digital collections about New York State's people, places, and institutions contributed by libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions. more info

  New York Magazine

New York Magazine covers, analyzes, comments on and defines the news, culture, entertainment, lifestyle, fashion and personalities that drive New York City. New York Magazine, founded in April 1968, reaches 1.6 million readers each week and is published by New York Media Holdings, LLC. more info

  New York Marriage Newspaper Extracts, 1801-1880

Access through Ancestry Library Edition - Search under the Birth, Marriage & Death category. Digitized version of Gertrude A. Barber's extracts of marriages recorded in the "Brooklyn Eagle" (1841-1880) and the "New York Evening Post" (1801-1837). 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 Passenger Lists, 1820-1957

Access through Ancestry Library Edition - Search under U.S. Immigration Collection. Index to the passenger lists of ships arriving from foreign ports at the port of New York from 1820-1957. In addition, the names found in the index are linked to actual images of the passenger manifests. 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 State Census 1905/15/25 - Obtaining AD/ED for NYC

Work in progress - The 1905/15/25 New York State census records are arranged by Assembly District (AD) and Election District (ED) and are only available on microfilm. In order to locate a person, you first need to know their address and then you need to convert that address into AD/ED. This website will help you obtain this information. more info

  New York State County Histories

Full-text searchable 19th century histories of counties in all of New York state. more info
Availability:   Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

  New York State Historical Literature

A digital collection of hundreds of pamphlets and monographs chosen from Cornell University Library's extensive collection of New York State Literature. more info

  New York State Literary Web Site

Literary maps of New York City and New York State. Click on author images and counties for biographies, literary organizations and sites, bookstores, and libraries. more info

  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 State Tax Forms

You can find all forms and instructions that were previously printed for income tax returns. more info

  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

  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

  New Yorker

The Complete New Yorker on 8 DVDs. The full archive of the 4000+ issues published between 1925 and February 2005, including cartoons and advertisements. Available at the Mid-Manhattan Library, third floor, Language and Literature Collection. more info
Availability:   Mid-Manhattan Library

  Nineteenth Century Masterfile

see 19th Century Masterfile

  Nobel Prizes and Laureates

Search the Nobel e-Museum for information about the prize and past winners. more info

  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 Digital Gallery

Provides access to over 685,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more. 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

  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

  ORB: On-line Reference Book for Medieval Studies

A collection of Medieval Studies resources on the Internet more info

  Origins Network

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

  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

  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 Classical Dictionary

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

  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

  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

  PA Research

see ProQuest Research Library

  PAIS Archive

Provides historical perspective on many of the 20th-century's public and social policies. 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

  PAIS International

Indexes journals, reports, and other documents that cover public policy, cultural and social issues, and international relations. 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

  Palgrave Dictionary of Economics  

The online edition of The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics contains the full text of the 8 volume print edition. 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

  Palmer List of Merchant Vessels

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

  Parallel Histories: Spain, the United States, and the American Frontier

Digital library site devoted to Spanish exploration and settlement in North America from the 15th to the early 19th centuries. more info

  People's Daily -- Only available in SAS Room 315(South Hall).

The People's Daily is the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. With current circulation of 3 million, it offers the Chinese government's policies as well as selective national and international news. Provides full-text coverage of daily issues between 1946 to 2005. more info
Availability:   General Research Division (Room 315 at Stephen A. Schwarzman Building)

  Periodicals Index Online

An interdisciplinary and international index to the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Over 4,700 journals are included. 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

  Perseus Digital Library

An online collection of textual and visual materials illustrating the Archaic and Classical Greek world. more info

  PERSI - The PERiodical Source Index

A subject index covering more than 6,500 genealogy and local history periodicals since 1800. more info
Availability:   Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

  Picture Collection Online, NYPL Mid-Manhattan Library

A collection of 30,000 digitized images from books, magazines and newspapers as well as original photographs, prints and postcards, mostly created before 1923. more info

  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

  Poole's Index to Periodical Literature (1802-1906)

Available as part of the 19th Century Masterfile, Poole's Index contains indexing of general periodicals published in the United States from 1802 through 1906. more info
Availability:   Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

  Prevention Magazine

Prevention is the #1 healthy lifestyle magazine brand and the 10th largest magazine in the nation, with more than 11 million readers. The top online health magazine destination, Prevention.com has 1.6 million unique visitors each month. more info

  Prints & Photographs Online Catalog (PPOC)

The Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division’s catalog to about 65% of the Division's holdings. Many of the catalog records are accompanied by digital images--about one million digital images in all. more info

  Project Muse

A full-text database of recent issues of journals in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics. **For best results use the browser Internet Explorer when using the database offsite. Firefox and Safari browsers will not produce a log in screen. 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 Dissertations and Theses

Includes citations for dissertations from 1861 to those accepted as recently as last semester. Abstracts from 1980 - present. 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

  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

  ProQuest Platinum    

Periodicals covering a broad range of material: business, education, general reference, health, language arts, sciences, social sciences, and many other curriculum-specific subject areas. 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

  PsycARTICLES

Provides full-text articles on current issues in psychology from respected sources, from 1988 to the present. 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

  Psychoanalytic Literature Jourlit/Bookrev Database

A searchable index to journals, books, and book reviews in the field of psychoanalysis more info

  Psychoanalytic Literature Jourlit/Bookrev Database

A searchable index to journals, books, and book reviews in the field of psychoanalysis more info

  Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection  

A full-text database of journal articles covering topics such as psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and experimental methods. 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

  PsycINFO

Indexes literature from an array of disciplines related to psychology such as psychiatry, education, business, medicine, nursing, pharmacology, law, linguistics, and social work. 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

  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

  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
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  Regents Exam Prep Center

Created by the Oswego City School District, this nonprofit site is to help high school students meet the New York State Regents requirements in English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. This project is supported by a federally-funded Title III Technology Literacy Challenge Grant. more info

  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
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  Russian National Bibliography

Bibliographic access to books, newspapers, journals, book criticism and reviews, the arts, sheet music, dissertations and maps. more info
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  Russians to the U.S.: 1834-1897

Index of Russian immigrants arriving in the Port of New York. more info

  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
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  Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970

Access to large-scale maps for towns and cities in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. more info
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  Search for Missing Friends: Irish Immigrant Advertisements Placed in the Boston Pilot

From 1831 through 1921, the Boston Pilot newspaper printed a "Missing Friends" column with advertisements from people looking for "lost" friends and relatives who had emigrated from Ireland to the United States. This collection of 31,711 records is available here as a searchable online database. more info

  Slave Trade CD-ROM

The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database contains detailed information on two-thirds (27,227) of the slaving voyages that sailed between 1650 and 1867. more info
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  Slavery and Manumission Manuscripts of Timbuktu

From the Bibliothèque Commémorative Mama Haidara in Timbuktu, Mali, a collection of 19th century manuscripts relating to slavery and manumission in Timbuktu. The materials, in Arabic, provide documentation on Africans in slavery in Muslim societies. more info
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  Slavery, Abolition and Social Justice, 1490-2007

This resource is designed as an important portal for slavery and abolition studies, bringing together documents and collections covering an extensive time period 1490-2007, from libraries and archives across the Atlantic world. Close attention is being given to the varieties of slavery, the legacy of slavery, the social justice perspective and the continued existence of slavery today. more info
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  Social Sciences Citation Index

Indexes articles and provides cited references found in over 1,700 leading social science journals in more than fifty subjects. Also includes articles from over 3,000 science and technology journals. more info
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  Social Security Death Index

An index to basic information about persons with Social Security numbers whose deaths have been reported to the Social Security Administration. more info

  Social Services Abstracts

Provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, social welfare and community development. more info
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  SOCIndex

SocINDEX with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive and highest quality sociology research database. more info
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  Soundex Converter

"The soundex system is a method of indexing names in the 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 US Censuses." more info

  Thesaurus linguae Graecae (TLG)

The TLG digital library now contains virtually all ancient Greek texts surviving from the period between Homer (8th century B.C.) and A.D. 600, and a large number of texts deriving from the period between A.D. 600 and 1453, in excess of 80 million words. Topics include Greek literature, history, and culture. more info
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  Times of London (1785-1985)

Searchable full-text and page images of The Times of London archive. more info
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  United Nations Documents and Publications Index

UN materials searchable by subject, session, document number, UN sales number, title and country. more info
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  United Nations Treaty Series

Collection of over 34,000 treaties and international agreements registered or filed and recorded with and published by the Secretariat since 1946 more info
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  United States Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980

see Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980

  United States Government Manual

Contains comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of the federal government. 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
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  Universal Database of Russian Newspapers

Provides access to the full-text of current issues of Russian newspapers. more info
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  Valley of the Kings Online

Contains an interactive atlas of more than 250 tomb mappings,narrated tours of the Valley, a 3-D exploration of one of the largest tombs, images, articles,a glossary, bibliography and timeline. more info

  Virtual Gramophone/Canadian Historical Sound Recordings

The Virtual Gramophone/Canadian Historical Sound Recordings is a multimedia Web site devoted to the first half-century of recorded sound in Canada. more info

  Vital Records Information

This site explains how to obtain vital records (such as birth certificates, death records, marriage licenses) from each state, territory and county of the United States. more info

  Wall Street Journal (1889-1992)

Searchable full-text and page images from the Wall Street Journal archive. more info
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  Wall Street Journal (1984-present)

Full-text articles from the Wall Street Journal. more info
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  War of the Rebellion: Compilation of the Official Records

Contains the full-text of all 128 volumes of The Official records of the Union and Confederate armies, originally published between 1881-1901. more info

  Washington Post (1877-1993)

Searchable full-text and page images from the Washington Post archive. more info
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  Web of Science

Provides access to the Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index and the Arts & Humanities Citation Index. more info
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  Westchester County Archives

A database of public records of Westchester County, New York from 1680 to the present. more info

  Who's Who on the Web

see Marquis Who's Who on the Web

  World Biographical Information System (WBIS) Online

Contains short biographical information on millions of people worldwide from the 8th century B.C. to the present. more info
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  World Book Online Reference Center  

Comprehensive access to encyclopedia articles, web links, periodical articles, videos, maps and more. more info
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  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

  Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

Indexes journals covering political science and related fields. more info
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