Online Reference Tools

Library Subscription Resources Credo Reference Understanding what Credo can do for you User Guide How to use Credo with Search Tips Encyclopedia Britannica Online Oxford English Dictionary Online Oxford Reference Online: English Dictionaries and Thesaures Resources by category Almanacs Buffalo Info Census Info Citation & Style Guides Copyright Dictionaries and Thesauri Employment and Careers Encyclopedias Foreign Language Dictionaries Government/Politics GrantsLaw Maps/Geography Medicine and Health News Newspapers- International Polls Quotations Statistics Weights/ Measures Writing

ALMANACS

• Almanac.com: Old Farmer's Almanac
• Index of Almanacs: Almanac Web directory

BUFFALO INFORMATION

• 1894 City of Buffalo Atlas
• Buffalo Free-Net: Non-profit community Web-hosting service
• Buffalo Full Text: Books with a Buffalo connection
• Buffalo Neighborhoods Maps: From the University at Buffalo, SEL
• Buffalo News: Buffalo newspaper
• Buffalo-Niagara Enterprise: WNY economic development site
• BuffaloResearch.com
• Built in Buffalo: How to Research Local Architecture
• City of Buffalo - Official Web Site: City government, employment, etc.
• Roots: Buffalo Genealogy Forum
• Regional Knowledge Network: Directory of WNY public services, governance & regional information

CENSUS INFORMATION

• Canada Census & Statistics
• QuickFacts from the U.S. Census Bureau: State and country QuickFacts
• U.S. Census Bureau: Home page

CITATION & STYLE GUIDES

• AMA Style Guide: American Medical Association Style Guide (U. of Evansville)
• APAStyle.org
• Citation Manuals: The Writing Center - APA, MLA, Chicago, Columbia, Online, etc.
• Citing Sources: Examples of citations in APA, Chicago, MLA and Turabian styles
• OWL: Online Writing Lab from Purdue University

COPYRIGHT

• Copyright Clearinghouse Center: Provides links to requesting permissions, registering materials for copyright, and other resources
• Fair Use: Application of the four factors of fair use to the academic world
• Sample letters and criteria for requesting permission to use copyrighted materials
  from the University of California
  from the University of Eastern Michigan
• Title 17 of U.S. copyright code
• U.S. Copyright Office

DICTIONARIES and THESAURI

• Cambridge Dictionaries Online: English & American dictionaries
• Dictionary of Slang
• Merriam-Webster Online Credo Reference
• The Penguin English Dictionary Credo Reference
• Roget's II The New Thesaurus Credo Reference
• Thesaurus.com: Roget's guide to synonyms, phrases, etc.

EMPLOYMENT & CAREERS

• Career Services Center: D'Youville College
• CareerJournal.com: From the Wall Street Journal
• Career OneStop: National site for U.S. jobs and career resources
• New York State Department of Labor Career Services
• Occupational Outlook Handbook: U.S. Department of Labor
• Resume & Cover Letter Guide

ENCYCLOPEDIAS

• ArtCyclopedia: Fine art database
• Encyclopedia Mythica: Encyclopedia of mythology, folklore and legend
• Funk& Wagnall's Encyclopedia:
• MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
• Oxford Reference Online: Encyclopedic resource for multiple academic disciplines
• The Columbia Encyclopedia Credo Reference
• The Crystal Reference Encyclopedia Credo Reference
• The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather guide Credo Reference
• The Macmillan Encyclopedia Credo Reference
• Philip's Encyclopedia 2008 Credo Reference

FOREIGN LANGUAGE DICTIONARIES From Credo Reference

• Business French Dictionary, Peter Collin Publishing
• Business German Dictionary, Peter Collin Publishing
• Business Spanish Dictionary, Peter Collin Publishing
• Collins French Dictionary Plus
• Collins German Dictionary
• Collins Irish Dictionary
• Collins Italian Dictionary
• Collins Latin Dictionary
• Collins Portuguese Dictionary
• Collins Spanish Dictionary
• Collins Spurrell Welsh Dictionary
• Dictionary of Spanish Law, Peter Collin Publishing
• Harrap's-Dalloz French-English Law Dictionary
• Harrap's Polish Dictionary

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

• Government
  • Canadian Government: Web portal for Canadian Government resources & services
  • FedWorld.gov: Web portal for U.S. Government resources
  • FirstGov.gov: Official Web portal for the U.S. Government
  • Internal Revenue Service (IRS): Tax forms, instructions, publications, etc.
  • U.S. Government Printing Office: U.S. Government information pathfinder
  • The White House: Official site of the U.S. White House
• Politics
  • OnTheIssues.org: Political positions of U.S. leaders and presidential candidates
  • Project Vote Smart: Candidates, issues, etc.

GRANTS

• Foundation Center: Guide to philanthropy on the Web
• Grant Advisor PLUS: Grants for U.S. colleges & universities
• GrantSmart: A database of tax returns from the IRS filed by 85,050 private foundations and charitable trusts.
• National Endowment for the Humanities

LAW

• FindLaw: Law information Web directory
• Foreign & International Law Resources: from Harvard Law School
• LawHelp.org: Legal resources for people in the U.S. with low and moderate incomes
• Martindale.com: find lawyers and law firms, find legal resources and search legal issues
• United States Law Sources: from Harvard Law School

MAPS & GEOGRAPHY

• Brewer's Britain and Ireland Credo Reference
• CIA World Factbook Credo Reference
• Cassell's Peoples, Nations and Cultures Credo Reference
• The Collins World Atlas Gazetteer Credo Reference
• The Dictionary of Human Geography Credo Reference
• The Dictionary of Physical Geography Credo Reference
• Geographic Names Information System (GNIS): Information about physical & cultural geographic features in the U.S.
• Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names: J.Paul Getty Museum
• Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations of the World Dictionary Credo Reference
• The Houghton Mifflin Dictionary of Geography Credo Reference
• Library of Congress American Memory Map Collections: Library of Congress historical maps, 16th century - present
• Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary Credo Reference
• National Atlas of the U.S.: From the U.S. Geographical Survey
• Penguin Encyclopedia of Places Credo Reference
• Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection: International maps, 19th & 20th century
• Philip's World Factbook 2008-2009 Credo Reference
• U.S. Gazetteer: Geographic & census data
• World Atlas: From Holt, Reinhart & Winston

MEDICINE & HEALTH

• Atlas of the Body: from the American Medical Association
• CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: U.S. Government health meta-site
• Food and Drug Administration: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
• Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body Online
• Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources: A significant collection of medical images from the CDC and other research institutes.
• HealthFinder: A US government library of reliable health information, hand-picked from government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and universities
• MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia: from the National Library of Medicine
• NIA - Health Information: National Institute on Aging
• National Institutes of Health: U.S. Department of Health of Health and Human Services
• PubMed: National Library of Medicine citation database
• RxList: Internet drug index
• WebMD: Interactive health e-tools

NEWS

• BBC News Online: British Broadcasting Corporation
• CBC.CA: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
• CNN.com: Cable News Network Online
• FBI - Most Wanted: Most wanted fugitives, features, history, etc.
• NPR Online: National Public Radio
• Newspaper Archives on the Web U.S. Newspaper Archives

NEWSPAPERS - International

• International Newspaper Archives
• Newslink: Newspapers, magazines, broadcasters & news services
• NewsDirectory: International newspaper & media database

POLLS

• Gallop Organization: News & polling information
• Public Agenda Online: Public opinion and public policy

QUOTATIONS

• Bartleby.com - Great Books Online: Bartlett's quotations, Simpson's quotations, etc.
• Bloomsbury Biographical Dictionary of Quotations Credo Reference
• Bloomsbury Thematic Dictionary of Quotations Credo Reference
• Chambers Classic Speeches Credo Reference
• Collins Concise Dictionary of Quotations Credo Reference
• Quoteland.com: A reference library of historic documents and famous speeches (in print and audio)
• Rawson's Dictionary of American Quotations Credo Reference
• Respectfully Quoted Credo Reference
• Simpson's Contemporary Quotations Credo Reference

STATISTICS

• Canadian Statistics: Social and economic statistics
• ChildStats: U.S. Government statistics on children and families
• FedStats: Statistics from over 100 governmental agencies
• State and County QuickFacts: U.S. Census facts on people, business, and geography
• Statistical Abstract of the U.S.: U.S. Census Bureau statistics on social and economic conditions in the U.S.
• STAT-USA: Business, trade, economic statistics (On-campus access only)
• U.S. Census Bureau: U.S. Population statistics
• U.S. Department of Justice: Crime Statistics
• U.S. Department of Labor: Labor statistics
• U.S. PopClock Projection: U.S. population statistics updated daily
• World FactBook - CIA: Country profiles, statistics, maps, demographics, etc.

WEIGHTS & MEASURES

• Convert It! Interactive numeric converters

WRITING Credo Reference

• The American Heritage Guide to Contemporary Usage and Style
• The American Heritage; Abbreviations Dictionary
• American Heritage; Dictionary of Idioms
• Brewer's Dictionary of Irish Phrase and Fable
• Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fable
• Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (17th ed)
• The Browser's Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases
• Chambers Dictionary of Eponyms
• Dictionary of Contemporary Slang
• Dictionary of Foreign Phrases and Abbreviations, H.W. Wilson
• Dictionary of Languages
• Divided by a Common Language
• Encyclopedia of Life Writing:  Autobiographical and Biographical Forms
• Good Word Guide
• How We Talk: American Regional English Today
• The Penguin Rhyming Dictionary
• Rawson's Dictionary of Euphemisms and Other Doubletalk
• Rawson's Wicked Words
• Word Histories and Mysteries
• Word Origins