Library Resources

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Libguides for  Class Assignments

*****All libguides for class assignments can be found  here. ****

Online Databases & Encylopedias

Our Databases or geolocated, be sure to click "Use my location."

New York Public Library Databases (You will need a NYPL library card.)

Brooklyn Public Library Databases (You will need a BPL card.)

Good Research  Websites

• Purdue Online  Writing Lab (a guide to how to do ciations and other formats.)

• EasyBib (citation management software to help you remember and make your citations, requires a free login.)

Dictionaries and Thesauruses

• • Oxford English Dictionary (historical dictionary, includes a timeline as to when the word was used and etymology/breaks down the meaning of the word.)

    • • • Username:OED90NewYork

        • Password:acessNewY

• Merriam-Webster Dictionary (provides definition and synonyms, pronuciation, and examples)

General Information

• Wolfram Alpha (general knowledge including mathematical formulas, science and technology, and pop culture; this is what Siri uses!)

• CIA World Factbook (information about history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, and more about 267 places around the world)

• American FactFinder by the US Census Bureau (statistics about a particular US locality)

• Farmer's Almanac

• Project Gutenberg (free online books!)

The Humanities (English and Social Studies)

• Library of Congress (digital collections including images)

• World Digital Library by Library of Congress

• National Archives (good for primary sources and federal records)

• The British Library Archives

• Artcyclopedia

• Brooklyn Public Library Digital Collection (historical image search)

Math and Science

• Encyclopedia of Life (information about every single organism on Earth)

• Science.gov (search all 60 databases and 2,200 scientific websites including NASA, USGS, EPA, and more)

• Science World by Wolfram

• Science Reference Services by Library of Congress

• National Geographic

Media and Information Literacy

• Liberal versus conservative values by Student News Daily

• Understanding bias by AllSides.com (Also, What is bias?)

• Identifying primary and secondary sources by Indiana University

• Understanding keywords and search terms by Binghamton University

• Scholarly journals versus magazines by Binghamton University AND Peer Review by San Diego State University

• Webpage evaluation by Binghamton University

• Getting clues from URLs by Central Michigan University