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Abbreviations.com
Collection of hundreds of thousands of acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms.

Academic Database Assessment Tool
Allows comparison between databases - identifying journal titles and areas of overlap and unique content.

Academic Earth
Thousands of video lectures from the world's top scholars.

Academy Awards Database
A searchable database of all Oscar-winning categories in the motion picture arts & sciennces back to 1927.
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AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive
Thousands of photographs and graphics

Acronym Finder
Definitions of hundreds of thousands of acronyms, abbreviations & initialisms.

Acronyma
Search engine with an index of over 450,000 acronyms and abbreviations.

AddAll
New and used book search and price comparison tool.

AgeSource / AgeStats Worldwide
Two databases created by AARP to facilitate the international exchange of policy and program-relevant information in aging.

All that JAS: Journal Abbreviation Sources
Web resources leading to journal abbreviations.

All-acronyms.com
Contains more than 600,000 published abbreviations.

Almanac of Policy Issues
Background information and links on major U.S. public policy issues

AlternaTime
A collection of all types of timelines - historical and fictional.

American Memory
A huge number of images from the collections of the Library of Congress.

American President: An Online Reference Resource
In-depth information on each president and their administration

American Rhetoric
Includes political speeches, movie speeches. and much more.

Archival Sound Recordings
Thousands of recordings showcasing audio history from 19th century wax cylinders to the present day; source: British Library

Artcyclopedia
A guide to museum-quality fine art on the Internet.
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ARTstor
Contains over 300,000 digital images and associated catalog data from notable art and architecture collections worldwide.

Associations on the Net
Web sites from prominent organizations and associations world-wide.

Associations Online Search Directory (ASAE)
Searchable directory of more than 6,500 associations.

Atlas of Early Printing
Site depicts the spread of printing through Europe in the fifty years following the European refinement of the tools and process to make impressions from movable type cast in metal.

AtoZQuotes.com
A quotations meta-site that will lead to quotations on a huge range of topics.

AwardsandHonors.com
Lists hundreds of key awards and honors.

Bartleby.com Quotations
Contemporary and classic quotations in a searchable database.

BBC Country Profiles
Provides information on the history, economy, and politics of countries and territories.

Behind the Name
The etymology and history of first names.

BibMe
Site for locating and generating bibliographic citations in MLA, APA and Chicago styles, which you can then download to your computer, or store on their server (free, but registration required).

Biographical Dictionary
Includes more than 27,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day.

Biographies PolySearch Engine
Access biographical information, sketches, and full biographies of famous. and infamous historical figures, politicians, scientists, authors, artists & athletes
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Biography Resources
Selected biographical sources available to UB faculty, students and staff.

Biography.com
Database contains over 25,000 brief biographies of current and historical persons.

Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed: An Online Reference Guide to African American History
This site "includes an online encyclopedia of hundreds of famous and lesser known figures in African America, full text primary documents and major speeches of black activists and leaders from the 18th Century to the present."

Book Reviews
UB Libraries' guide to selected resources on locating book reviews

Book Reviews Search Engine
Searches the websites of newspapers & magazines that have book review sections (e.g. New York Times, New Yorker, Slate, The Atlantic, etc.).

Books on the Internet
Directory of online book sites.

Braintrack
Thousands of links to higher education institutions in 189 countries.

Buffalo Full Text
Over 100 nonfiction books & periodicals with a Buffalo, NY connection. Most of these scanned texts were originally published from the mid-19th to early 20th century.

Buffalo Niagara Convention & Visitors Bureau
Information for visitors and others interested in the Buffalo Niagara area.

Buffalo.com
News and city guide for Buffalo.

Calculators Online
Links to every calculation imaginable.

Calendar Zone
Comprehensive listing of calendar resources on the Net.

CampaignMoney
Track campaign finance data by zip code, address, individual name, and PACs.

CampusTours.com
Searchable listing of U.S. colleges & universities with virtual tours, Webcams, & Web sites.

Canada Post - Postal Code Lookup
Canada's official postal code lookup.

CensusScope
An easy-to-use tool for investigating U.S. demographic information.
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CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)
Includes working papers from research institutes, conference proceedings, NGO papers, foundation-funded projects, policy briefs, journal literature, and economic indicators.

Citation Builder
Illustrates how to cite some common resources in the APA, MLA and CBE/CSE citation styles.

Cities Guide
Guide to cities produced by ASU Libraries.

Citing Sources
Guide provides information and examples for citing sources properly according to the most popular citation style manuals (APA, Chicago, CSE, and MLA).

City of Buffalo
The official homepage of the city of Buffalo.

City-Data.com
Statistical data on United States cities and towns.

Climate & Weather
An extensive listing of weather links compiled by UB librarians.

College and University Rankings
Leads to online sources of rankings arranged by type of program.

Community Information by Zip Code
Selected sources for statistical data on population, education, health, environment, business, and politics by zip code.

Constitution Finder
Database offers constitutions, charters, amendments, and other related documents. Nations of the world are linked to their constitutional text posted somewhere on the Internet.

Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)
The CPI ranks 180 countries by their perceived levels of corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys.

Country Insights
Facts and cultural information on the countries of the world.

CRL's Foreign Doctoral Dissertations Database
Listing of more than 20,000 uncataloged foreign doctoral dissertations held by the Center for Research Libraries.

CUFTS
Allows you to quickly find where journal titles are available in fulltext in over 245 different electronic collections.

Cultural Profiles Project
Overviews of life and customs in 100 countries, provided by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

culture.info
Provides links to cultural sites for over 80 countries.
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Current Events & News
Databases & guides leading to authoritative news sources.

D.C.'s Political Report
An extensive listing of political parties in the United States.

Data.gov
"The purpose of Data.gov is to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government."

David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Over 8,800 historical maps online. The collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North and South America maps and other cartographic materials. Historic maps of the World, Europe, Asia and Africa are also represented.

DemocracyNet
Information on the candidates & their positions in national, state & local elections.

Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
A dictionary of biographical entries for individuals that have contributed to the History of Canada.

Difficult Words
Thousands of words from Hutchinson Dictionary of Difficult Words including foreign phrases used by English speakers today.
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Digital Dissertations
Listing of dissertations back to 1861 including many full-text dissertations from 1997 to the present including those done at UB.
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Digital Sanborn Maps - New York
Electronic access to Sanborn fire insurance maps for New York State from 1867-1970.
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Dissertations & Theses @ SUNY Buffalo
Full-text of UB dissertations and theses published after 1996.

Dissertations and Theses: A Guide
Guide for locating UB and other universities' theses and dissertations.

Dissertations, UB guidelines for submitting
Guidelines for graduation and thesis and dissertation preparation at UB.

Distinguished Women of Past and Present
Leads to biographical information presented on a wide variety of web sites.

EasyBib
Free bibliography maker, supports MLA and APA formatting; registration required.

E-Books MultiSearcher
Search a variety of sources of free electronic books simultaneously.

Election Resources on the Internet
Provides links to websites containing publicly available election data and other electoral information for over 100 countries.

ElectionGuide
Provides election information and results for over 100 countries.
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Electronic Journal Holdings
Find out what journals you can read on your computer.

Emmy Awards
Recognizing excellence in the television industry.
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Encyclopedias
Online encyclopedias subscribed to by the University Libraries on from general encylopedias such as the Britannica to subject specific encyclopedias such as the Encyclopedias of the Life Sciences.

Erie County
Official site for Erie County, NY.
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Ethnic Newswatch
a full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press in both English and Spanish.

Ethnologue.com
Comprehensive listinging of information about the living languages of the world.

Evolution of Alphabets
Animated images visually portray the evolution of historically important alphabets.

Factbites
Search engine focuses on finding meaningful content; covers over 800,000 topics.
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Factiva
Full-text stories from nearly 8,000 newspapers, magazines, newsletters, and wire service worldwide, plus transcripts of television and radio news programs.

Famous Quotes and Authors.com
Over 25,000 quotes online from over 6,700 famous authors.

Federal Election Commission
Everything about federal elections for the general citizenry, candidates & the media.

FedStats
Compiles in one place statistics from over 100 federal agencies. Access data by broad topics, agencies, and keywords.

50states.com
An extensive compendium of state information from basic facts such as listings of official state birds and songs to the steps involved in obtaining public records.

Find A Grave
View the graves of thousands of famous and not-so-famous people from around the world.

Finding Images on the Web
Guide to locating images on the Web created by Boston University Libraries.

Flags of the World
The Internet's largest site devoted to flags.

Foreign Countries and Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs)
A guide to a wide array of authoritative web resources on the countries & IGOs of the world.

Foreign Information by Country
Collection of links to Web sites for approximately 245 countries/territories.

Forms of Address
Forms of address & salutations for clerics, government officials and more- from Information Please Almanac.

Free Lookups
Free Lookup for Zip Code, Area code, city, state, time zone, home sales, county and more.

Freedom in the World
Comparative assessment of political rights and civil liberties in over 190 countries; produced by Freedom House.

Geographic Names Information System
Contains information about almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States and its territories.

GeoHive
Comparative information on countries and cities of the world.

Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Site contains around 1,000,000 place names representing approximately 900,000 physical or political entities.

globalEDGE
Includes country profiles and useful business resources.

Glossarist
A searchable directory of topical glossaries and dictionaries.

Golden Globe Awards
Awards presented each year by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in recognition of the entertainment industry.

Google Image Search
Millions of images available for viewing from the Web.

Grammy Awards
Winners back to 1958 of this award celebrating the best of the recording arts and sciences.
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Grove Dictionary of Art
Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of the visual arts worldwide

HistoryChannel.Com Speeches
Major speeches in audio clip format from the 20th century.

Hot Paper Topics
A great listing of links for popular term paper topics.

ICPSR: Inter-University Consortuim for Political & Social Research
An archive of social science survey data for research.

Idealist.org
Non-profit and community organizations throughout the world.

Iheard
Free Internet radio search engine that provides links to thousands of Internet radio stations around the world.

Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States
The online version of the government publication containing all Presidential inaugural speeches.
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Index to Theses (Great Britain & Ireland)
Citations of dissertations and master's theses completed at British and Irish universities.

InfoPlease.com
Online version of the Information Please Almanacs.

International Postal Codes
Links to international postal code pages.

International Theses in Progress
Database of doctoral dissertations in progress around the world.

Jabbr: Deciphering Journal Abbreviations
Online tool developed at Cornell University to help users decipher journal title abbreviations.

JISC Academic Database Assessment Tool (ADAT)
Database comparison tool; use it to compare Journal Title Lists, features of different database platforms and eBook platforms.

Legatum Prosperity Index
Ranks 50 leading countries according to 20 indicators of economic and noneconomic prosperity.

Lexicool.com
Searchable directory to more than 6,000 freely available online bilingual and multilingual dictionaries.

Library of Congress State Resource Guides
Guides linked from this page compile digital materials that are available throughout the Library’s Web site.

Lii.org Dictionary Listing
Dictionaries (general & subject specific) available to all Internet users cataloged by the librarians at Lii.Org.

Lii.org Encyclopedia Listing
Encyclopedias (general & subject specific) available to all Internet users cataloged by the librarians at Lii.Org.

Lii.ORG Photograph Collections
Over twenty major categories of photo collections, from children to cowboys, fires to weather, railroads to riots.

Lii.org Quotations Listing
Quotation sources (general & subject specific) available to all Internet users cataloged by the librarians at Lii.Org.

LittleSis
"We bring transparency to influential social networks by tracking the key relationships of politicians, business leaders, lobbyists, financiers, and their affiliated institutions."

Lonely Planet
Online travel guides; provides brief country information, travel stories, blogs, and more.

MAPLight.org
"lluminates the connection between campaign donations and legislative votes in unprecedented ways."

MapMachine (National Geographic)
Provides mapping tools for worlwide road, satellite, physical and thematic maps.

MapQuest World Atlas
World and country maps, as well as links to address mapping and road trip planning.

Maps On Us
Get maps for an address, city, state, or zip code.

MTV Video Music Awards
All the categories are covered back to 1984.

NACO (National Association of Counties)
Information on counties, such as county officials, courthouse addresses, county seats, cities within a county as well as various statistical and geographical information.

NASCIO State Profiles
Provides CIO contact information, professional biographies, state government links, and state statistics.

NASS - National Association of Secretaries of State
Election laws and regulations by state.

National Address Server
"Given a valid U.S. postal address, this server attempts to rewrite the address in the proper format along with the ZIP+4 code."

National Atlas of the United States
Interactive map of the United States allowing the user to "map more than 2 million geographic names" in a series of map layers.

National Environmental Directory
Over 13,000 U.S. organizations concerned with the environment.

National Weather Service
National weather conditions plus forecasts; can search site by city

NationMaster.com
Graphically compare nations based on data from the CIA World Factbook.
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NetLibrary
Access to thousands of electronic books.

Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)
Access to the full-text of selected electronic theses and dissertations.

New Nation Votes: American Election Returns, 1787-1825
Searchable collection of election returns from the earliest years of the American Republic.

Niagara County
Official homepage for Niagara County, NY.

NNDB
"...an intelligence aggregator that tracks the activities of people ... determined to be noteworthy, both living and dead." Basic information including birth/death dates, brief biographies.

Nobel e-Museum
Find out about all the winners in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology, Medicine, Literature, Peace and Economic Sciences back to the beginning of the award in 1833.

Numismatics: Coin and Paper Money
A collection of links related to all aspects of coins and banknotes worldwide.

NYPL Digital Gallery
Provides access to over 300,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library

Occupational Outlook Handbook
Career information from the U.S. Department of Labor including expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.

Official City Sites
Links to city homepages in many countries including the United States & Canada.

OFFSTATS: Official Statistics on the Web
Portal for 'official' statistics sites around the world. This includes government agencies, international organisations, NGOs and similar sources.

OFFSTATS: Official Statistics on the Web

Omnibiography.com
Directory of biographies available on the Web containing information on more than 110,000 important people from antiquity to the present time.

Omniglot
A guide to over 200 writing systems worldwide.

OneLook Dictionary Search
Searches over 100 online dictionaries.

Online Converter
Handy online converter tool for distance & length, mass & weight, speed, time, etc.

OnlineConversion.com
An easy-to-use site for calculating & converting all types of measurements.

OpenCongress
Brings together official government information with news and blog coverage to give you the real story behind what's happening in Congress.

Opensecrets.org
The website of the Center for Responsive Politics, which is a non-partisan, non-profit research group based in Washington, D.C. that tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy.
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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Provide a complete one-stop source for information on social issues.

Opposing Views
Provides different points of view by experts on lots of subjects.

OWL (Online Writing Lab) Handouts
Top notch material on all aspects of writing from Purdue University including grammar, plagiarism "dos & don'ts," resume construction and much more.
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Oxford English Dictionary
Traces the development of words in English over time.

Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
Collection of online maps of general interest ordered geographically.

Peterson's
Information for college search and selection, test preparation, and financial aid.

The Pew Research Center
Public opinion polls and surveys on public policy issues.

Phrase Finder
Provides a searchable list of the "meanings and origins of over 2,000 English phrases and sayings.

Phrases.net
"Phrases.net is all about common phrases, casual expressions and idioms."

Political Sciences Resources: Think Tanks
A meta-site for think tank links from around the woe=rld compiled by the University of Michigan.

Polling Data from Around the World
Guide to public opinion poll Web sites around the World.

PollingReport.com
Up-to-date polling results affecting trends in elections, government, and business.

Portals to the World
Provides links to authorative information about nations and other areas of the world.

ProCon.org
Pros and Cons of controversial issues

Project Vote Smart
Unbiased information for electoral decision-making.

Public Agenda Online
Presents policy options on topic of societal concern such as abortion, crime, education, gay rights, immigration, race, etc.

Public Opinion Poll Question Database
Polling on a huge range of topics with an emphasis on Louis Harris Polls going back to 1958.

Public Opinion Surveys
Guide created by Cornell University on opinion polls/surveys.

Publishers' Catalogues
Worldwide list of publishers; also contains links to book fairs/festivals and online bookstores.

The Pulitizer Prizes
Information about the award and its winners in the categories of Journalism, Letters, Drama & Music back to 1917

The Quotations Archive
A searchable database of general purpose quotations.

The Quotations Page
A searchable database of over 15,000 quotations.

Quoteland.com
Categorised lists of quotation.

Radio-Locator
Leads to over 10,000 radio stations and 2,500 audio streams throughout the world.

Regional Knowledge Network
A directory of Western New York public services, cultural & tourism sources, & local governance data & resources.

Research Database on the U.S. Voting System and Voting Technology
Access to research focused on a broad range of issues, from absentee voting to polling places and voting technology.

Research Tips
Online guide designed to help you perform research in the University at Buffalo's University Libraries.

ResearchChannel
Gateway to educational/research videos.

Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Look up synonyms using the third edition (1996) of this classic thesaurus.

Scholarly Societies Project
Societies worldwide and across all disciplines.

Scientific & Technical Acronyms, Symbols & Abbreviations
This acronym finder is also searchable by definition.

Social Science Data Search
This search tool targets over 800 academic, government agency, non-profit, and other web sites that provide high quality, downloadable statistical information and data sets

Son of Citation Machine
Online tool that helps students to format their bibliographical references according to APA, Chicago, MLA, and Turabian styles.

Sperling's BestPlaces
For anyone trying to compare places to live on a number of categories such as crime, cost of living, climate, cultural institutions, etc.

State & Local Government on the Net
A huge number of government resources on all level of government from states to villages.

State Agency Databases
Links to publicly accessible state agency databases.

Stateline.org
Extensive list of state data available online.

Statistical Abstract of the United States
A compendium of statistical information that covers all aspects of U.S. socioeconomic, political, and cultural affairs.
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Statistical Information
UB databases dealing with facts and statistical information.

Statistical Resources on the Web
Comprehensive listing of the best resources for statistics on the Web.

Statistical Sites on the World Wide Web
Links to federal and international statistical agencies, including the official statistics departments of around sixty countries.

Symbols.net
All types of symbols are here including hieroglyphics, map symbols, world scripts, and much more.

Synonym.com
Resource for English synonyms, antonyms, and definitions.

Telephone Directories Online
Links to U.S., Canadian and worldwide telephone directories; also provides links to area code, toll-free and reverse lookup information.

The Free dictionary
Contains English language medical, legal, financial, and computer dictionaries, plus a thesaurus, acronyms dictionary, and encyclopedias.

Theses Canada Portal
Online catalog for Canadian theses and dissertations.

Time and Date.Com
Current local times around the world.

Time Magazine's Man (Person) of the Year
Complete List From 1927 to the present.

Tony Awards
The archives of the theater's most coveted award.

Town of Amherst
Official Website of Town of Amherst, NY.

TVRadioWorld
A directory of radio and television broadcast stations worldwide.

U.S. Elections
Site listings from Yahoo.

UB Libraries Map Collections
The Map Collection at the University at Buffalo is the largest in Western New York.
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Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory
Directory of magazines, journals, and other serial publications.

UNData
Search tool for United Nations Statistics.

Universal Postal Code Addressing Formats
Provides information on how to address a letter or postal item to different countries.

Urban Dictionary
Slang dictionary with user-created definitions.

Visual Collections
View art, maps, architecture, photographs, and more from museums, universities & private collections worldwide.

Visual Dictionary Online
Definitions of "more 20,000 terms ... [and] more than 6,000 stunning illustrations of a wide variety of objects from all aspects of life."

Weather - City of Buffalo
Buffalo, NY current weather & weather forecast

Weather Channel
Website for television's Weather Channel

Weathering Buffalo
Links to more than 60 Web sites on Buffalo's weather.

The Webby Awards
See the best of the Internet.
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Comprises the text of Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged, published in 1961, and subsequent updates, which reflect current usage.

Well known people with disabilities
Information on the disease, the famous person, how it affected his or her life.

Who2
Brief biographical information on famous people.

Wikiquote
Online compendium of quotations from notable people.

WordReference.com
Translation dictionaries for French, Italian, and Spanish.

World Climate: Weather, Rainfall, and Temperature Data
Historical averages

World Criminal Justice Library Network
Contains links to websites concerning criminal justice, including a section on statistical resources.
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World News Connection
News from the world's press translated into English.

World Press Photo Contest Archive
Site contains over 10,000 photographic images.

World Telephone Numbering Guide
Directory of telephone country codes, prefixes, and numbering systems.

Worldwide Governance Indicators
Systematic study of governance quality in over 200 countries; produced by the World Bank.

Yahoo! Literature Awards
Links to literature awards sites.

YourDictionary.com
An incredible array of English and foreign language dictionaries and grammars and much more. Includes an online version of the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition.

Zip Code Lookup
Official United States Postal Service ZIP code lookup.

ZoomInfo
Information on over 34 million business professionals.

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