Catalog Search Tips:
Subdivisions added to LCSH (Library of Congress Subject Headings) narrow broad topics and make it easier to zero in on relevant sources in a library catalog search. For example, a search of the LCSH "New York (N.Y.)" in LC Authorities yields dozens of pages of subdivided headings related to NYC. The chart below shows just a few of the common subdivisions you can add to a subject to narrow down results in a library catalog search. E.g., "New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs" Bibliography Commerce Correspondence Costume Description and travel Diaries Economic conditions Guidebooks History Illustrations In literature Interviews Personal narratives Pictorial works Politics and government Social conditions Social life and customs Sources ( Source: Oxford Guide to Library Research , 37-52.)


Book reviews are useful for quickly evaluating books you are considering for your research. They can also help you gage the critical reception of older works when they were initially published and help you get a feel for the scholarship in your field during that time period. Reading book reviews can help you develop your research skills as well. Learning to read actively and critically evaluate texts will help enormously as you write up your own research and engage in the scholarly conversation in your field. Reviews in popular sources like newspapers and magazines will appear shortly after a book is published and usually contain a brief summary and critical assessment of the work to help you decide whether or not you want to read it. Reviews in scholarly publications may appear years after a work is published.  They typically offer a thorough analysis of the text -- its thesis, arguments, and sources consulted -- and consider how it compares to other works on the subject.

Beyond Wikipedia: Background & Reference Sources


Subject-Specific Sources for Book Reviews:
Most periodical indexes include book reviews, so check the Research Guide in your subject area to find recommended resources.


Selected Sources for Book Reviews:
Book Review Digest Plus: Reviews of fiction and nonfiction in the humanities, social sciences, general sciences, and popular topics published in English since 1983. Includes over 600,000 full-text book reviews and more than 2 million citations to reviews. Textbooks, government publications, and technical books in law and the sciences are not included. Book reviews may also be found in Academic Search Complete, JSTOR, Project Muse, and most subject-specific databases.

Database Highlight: Book Review Digest Plus: Read about using this database and about book reviews in general on the Mina Rees Library blog.


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Database Highlight: Book Review Digest Plus: Read about using this database and about book reviews in general on the Mina Rees Library blog.Book Review Digest Retrospective: 1903-1982: Provides excerpts from and citations to reviews of adult and juvenile fiction and non-fiction titles in the humanities, social sciences, general sciences, and popular topics published in English from 1903 through 1982. Covers 300,000 books and cites over 1.5 million book reviews found in over 500 popular magazines, newspapers, and academic journals. Entries include bibliographic information and book summaries. Book reviews may also be found in Academic Search Complete, JSTOR, Project Muse, and most subject-specific databases.

Book Review Index: A comprehensive online guide to book reviews that includes more than 5.6 million review citations from thousands of publications, with linking to more than 630,000 full-text reviews. Contains the entire back file of Book Review Index print content from 1965 to the present.


tions, with linking to more than 630,000 full-text reviews. Contains the entire back file of Book Review Index print content from 1965 to the present.Academic OneFile: Provides full-text articles in all subject areas from over 19,000 scholarly journals and other authoritative sources as well as thousands of podcasts and transcripts from NPR (National Public Radio) and CNN, and videos from BBC Worldwide Learning.  Subjects covered include biology, chemistry, criminal justice, economics, environmental science, history, marketing, political science, and psychology.

Academic Search Complete: A multi-disciplinary database with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals.  In addition to full text, the database includes indexing and abstracts for more than 12,500 journals and more than 13,200 publications, such as monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc.  While full text is available as far back as 1887 for a few titles, the text of most titles is available only for the past decade or two.


edings, etc.  While full text is available as far back as 1887 for a few titles, the text of most titles is available only for the past decade or two.Complete Review: An easy to use, open access database of book reviews with separate Author, TItle, Genre, Nationality/Language and other indexes.

H-Net: H-Net Reviews in the Humanities and Social Sciences is an online scholarly review resource.

Library & Information Science Source: Includes over 460 full-text journals in library and information science and indexing for hundreds of journals, books, research reports, and proceedings. Coverage dates back to 1905.

London Review of Books: Full text of every issue of the London Review of Books from 1979 to the present.  Covers arts and culture, biography and memoir, history and classics, literature and criticism, philosophy and law, politics and economics, psychology and anthropology, and science and technology.


, history and classics, literature and criticism, philosophy and law, politics and economics, psychology and anthropology, and science and technology.New York Review of Books: Full text of all New York Review of Books content from the first issue in 1963 to the present. Browse by year or issue or search across the archive by article title, author, book, contributor, or subject.

New York Times Book Review (1997-present): In Arts Premium Collection (1997-) and Literature Resources from Gale (2001-).

ProQuest (All Databases): Search across all ProQuest databases at once. OneSearch is another cross-database search option, allowing searching of even more databases and the CUNY Catalog.

Readers' Guide Full Text Mega: Includes indexing of over 450 periodicals from 1983 to the present and searchable full text of articles from over 250 popular general-interest periodicals from 1994 to the present. PDF page images of full-text articles provide access to illustrations, photographs and other graphical content.


periodicals from 1994 to the present. PDF page images of full-text articles provide access to illustrations, photographs and other graphical content.Readers' Guide Retrospective: 1890-1982: Provides indexing of over three million articles from more than 550 popular general-interest periodicals from 1890-1982, including full coverage of the original print volumes of Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature .

TLS: Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive, 1902-2019: An international publication with contributors from around the world covering literature and criticism, history, science, politics, and art.  Includes every issue of TLS from 1902 through 2019, which can be searched or browsed by book title, author, book editor, translator, or contributor (reviewer, essayist, or illustrator). Print issues of TLS from 1963 to 1974 and from 2020 to the present are shelved by title in the library’s periodical collection on the second floor of the library.


Background Research on Current Events:
CQ Researcher: Full-text reports on a wide range of topics including health, education, the environment, technology, the U.S. government and economy, international affairs, crime, civil liberties, social movements, transportation, agriculture, and other political and social issues. Reports are 12,000 words long and include topic overviews, background information, statistics, chronologies, maps, current outlook, pro/con statements, and extensive bibliographies. The CQ Researcher archive goes back to 1923 and includes reports from its predecessor publication, Editorial Research Reports .

Journalist's Resource: Research on Today's News Topics: The "project examines news topics through a research lens ... surfac[ing] scholarly materials that may be relevant to media practitioners, bloggers, educators, students and general readers."


h a research lens ... surfac[ing] scholarly materials that may be relevant to media practitioners, bloggers, educators, students and general readers."Pew Research Center: Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, and nonadvocacy fact tank that conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research. They study U.S. politics and policy; journalism and media; internet, science and technology; religion and public life; Hispanic trends; global attitudes and trends; and U.S. social and demographic trends.


Investigating Media:
FactCheck.org: Monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases

FAIR: Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting: A national progressive media watchdog group that challenges corporate media bias, spin and misinformation.

Center for Media and Democracy: "[A] national media group that conducts in-depth investigations into corruption and the undue influence of corporations on media and democracy."


Sources of Information on Current Events:
See the Current Events Sources tab in this guide for a continuously updated list of resources on topics ranging from climate justice to voting rights.


Newspapers Research Guide:
See our Newspapers Research Guide for links to media sources on topics currently in the news. The guide also contains links to databases containing U.S. and international, current and historical, mainstream and alternative newspapers and magazines.


Fact Checking, Verification, & Fake News:
The CUNY Graduate School of Journalism's Research Center has created a highly useful guide to help journalists and non-journalists develop a sense of skepticism when reading the news.  The guide contains tools and tips for fact checking details and identifying fake news. See the full research guide here: Fact Checking, Verification & Fake News Another notable source is FactCheck.org , "a nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics."


Tip Sheets from the Journalist's Resource:


Tip Sheets from the Journalist's Resource:Tip Sheets from the Journalist's Resource:The Journalist's Resource is based at Harvard's Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy .  It is an excellent place to begin research on topics currently in the news.  Government Information, Economics, the Environment, Politics, Society, and International topics are covered. Especially useful for researchers -- and not just journalists -- are the tip sheets and explainers in the Know Your Research section that help users "understand academic research methods, find and recognize high-quality research, and avoid missteps when reporting on new studies and public opinion polls."  Covered topics have included Lead in drinking water: Key facts and reporting tips ; Information disorder: The essential glossary ; and How the federal budget process works .


luded Lead in drinking water: Key facts and reporting tips ; Information disorder: The essential glossary ; and How the federal budget process works .luded Lead in drinking water: Key facts and reporting tips ; Information disorder: The essential glossary ; and How the federal budget process works .luded Lead in drinking water: Key facts and reporting tips ; Information disorder: The essential glossary ; and How the federal budget process works .You can also find research chats with noted journalists and scholars, and tutorials on finding vital records, understanding ranked choice voting, learning the difference between white papers, working papers and research articles, and much more.


Multi Subject:
Center for American Progress: "[A]n independent nonpartisan policy institute that is dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans, through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action."

Data for Progress: "Data for Progress is the think tank for the future of progressivism.  ... We provide research, polling on left issues and analysis to support activists and advocacy groups, challenging conventional wisdom about the American public that lack empirical support."

Humanities Action Lab: "A coalition of universities, issue organizations, and public spaces that collaborate to produce community-curated public humanities projects on urgent social issues."

Institute for Policy Studies: "IPS is a progressive think tank dedicated to building a more equitable, ecologically sustainable, and peaceful society. In partnership with dynamic social movements, we turn transformative policy ideas into action."


table, ecologically sustainable, and peaceful society. In partnership with dynamic social movements, we turn transformative policy ideas into action."Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublica: Browse millions of annual returns filed by tax-exempt organizations. See details like executive compensation, revenue, expenses and more. Search for an organization or a person, or search the full text of filings.

Pew Charitable Trusts: An independent non-profit that "uses evidence-based, non-partisan analysis to solve today's challenges."

ProPublica: "An independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism with moral force."

Public Citizen: Founded in 1971, this "nonprofit consumer advocacy organization ... champions the public interest ... in the halls of power."

Tipping Point North South: "TPNS is a co-operative that supports and initiates creative, campaign-driven projects that advance the global social justice agenda. It is a ‘for the benefit of community’ co-operative serving ‘community’ at all levels – from local to national to international – with a focus on global social, economic and environmental justice issues".


Civil Liberties / Human Rights:
ACLU: "For almost 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States."

Amnesty International: "Through ... detailed research and determined campaigning, [Amnesty International]  ... help[s] fight abuses of human rights worldwide."

Brennan Center for Justice: "[A] nonpartisan law and policy institute that works to reform, revitalize – and when necessary, defend – our country's systems of democracy and justice."

Center for Constitutional Rights: "[A] non-profit legal and educational organization committed to the creative use of law as a positive force for social change."

Democracy for the Arab World Now: DAWN (Democracy for the Arab World Now) is a nonprofit organization focused on advancing democracy, human rights, and the rule of law in the Middle East and North Africa.


the Arab World Now) is a nonprofit organization focused on advancing democracy, human rights, and the rule of law in the Middle East and North Africa.Defending Rights & Dissent: "Defending Rights & Dissent has hundreds of resources for activists, including toolkits, model legislation, talking points, testimony, how-to guides and more. Our new Resource Hub, currently in beta testing phase below, allows you to find the resources you need to do your advocacy."

Electronic Frontier Foundation: "The leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world. "

Freedom House: A non-profit organization founded in 1941, Freedom House rates people's access to political rights and civil liberties in 210 countries and territories through its annual Freedom in the World report.

Global Witness: "Global Witness campaigns to end environmental and human rights abuses driven by the exploitation of natural resources and corruption in the global political and economic system."


end environmental and human rights abuses driven by the exploitation of natural resources and corruption in the global political and economic system."Hate Index: A searchable database from the CUNY School of Journalism that "chronicle[s] hate crimes and other acts of intolerance" since Donald Trump's election.

Human Rights Watch: A nonprofit NGO committed to defending the rights of people around the world.

Library Freedom Project: "A syndicate of librarians, technologists, attorneys, and privacy advocates dedicated to eliminating mass surveillance from our libraries and communities."

NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF): The premier legal organization fighting for racial justice in the U.S. "Using the power of law, narrative, research, and people, we defend and advance the full dignity and citizenship of Black people in America."

People for the American Way: A "progressive advocacy organization[] founded to fight right-wing extremism and defend constitutional values under attack, including free expression, religious liberty, equal justice under the law, and the right to meaningfully participate in our democracy."


under attack, including free expression, religious liberty, equal justice under the law, and the right to meaningfully participate in our democracy."Poor People's Campaign Fact Sheets: State fact sheets detailing the conditions facing 140 million poor and low-income people in the U.S.; and Health/Healthy Environment; Housing; COvid-19; Costs of Poverty; Children and Youth; Costs of Militarism Fact Sheets.

Protect the Protest: Interactive map from Amnesty International that visualizes the widespread human rights violations related to the policing of protests across the world.

Refworld: This global law and policy database is operated by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). It includes documents and publications on refugee law and statelessness from the late 18th century until present. The document collections are: legal instruments; case law; policy and guidance; and research and reports. Content is provided by both UNHCR and external sources, such as academic and research institutions; governmental organizations; and judicial bodies.


. Content is provided by both UNHCR and external sources, such as academic and research institutions; governmental organizations; and judicial bodies.The Sentencing Project: "The Sentencing Project advocates for effective and humane responses to crime that minimize imprisonment and criminalization of youth and adults by promoting racial, ethnic, economic, and gender justice."

Southern Poverty Law Center: "Dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of our society. Using litigation, education, and other forms of advocacy, the SPLC works toward the day when the ideals of equal justice and equal opportunity will be a reality."

War on Want: "War on Want works in the UK and with partners around the world to fight poverty and defend human rights, as part of the movement for global justice."


Corporate Accountability / Consumers:
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: "[A] U.S. government agency dedicated to making sure you are treated fairly by banks, lenders and other financial institutions."

Consumer Products Safety Commission: An independent U.S. government agency that promotes the safety of consumer products by setting safety standards, conducting research, and addressing risks.

Consumer Watchdog: "a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing an effective voice for taxpayers and consumers in an era when special interests dominate public discourse, government and politics. We deploy an in-house team of public interest lawyers, policy experts, strategists, and grassroots activists to expose, confront, and change corporate and political injustice every day, saving Americans billions of dollars and improving countless lives."


ists to expose, confront, and change corporate and political injustice every day, saving Americans billions of dollars and improving countless lives."Corporate Accountability: "Corporate Accountability stops transnational corporations from devastating democracy, trampling human rights, and destroying our planet."

Corporate Accountability Lab: "CAL was founded in response to the crisis of widespread corporate abuse of human rights and the environment and disappearing legal tools to hold corporations accountable."  It consists of "a team with diverse experiences in labor rights, human rights, and environmental rights, working towards a shared goal of making companies legally accountable when they harm people and the environment."

Corporate Tracking Databases from GoodJobsFirst.org: A "unique set of databases covering two areas: government financial incentives for business and corporate misconduct."  Includes the Violation Tracker, Subsidy Tracker, Tax Break Tracker, Amazon Tracker, Covid Stimulus Tracker, and Violation Tracker UK.


te misconduct."  Includes the Violation Tracker, Subsidy Tracker, Tax Break Tracker, Amazon Tracker, Covid Stimulus Tracker, and Violation Tracker UK.Free Speech for People: "Free Speech For People, a national non-profit non-partisan organization, is a catalyzing leader in the country challenging big money in politics, confronting corruption in government, fighting for free and fair elections, and advancing a new jurisprudence grounded in the promises of political equality and democratic self-government."

Protect the Protest: A taskforce of nonprofit organizations that includes experienced lawyers, journalists, communications professionals, and activists that provides expert support to targets of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs).

Public Citizen: Founded in 1971, this "nonprofit consumer advocacy organization ... champions the public interest ... in the halls of power."


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Public Citizen: Founded in 1971, this "nonprofit consumer advocacy organization ... champions the public interest ... in the halls of power."Tort Museum: "The mission of the nationally acclaimed American Museum of Tort Law is to educate, inform and inspire Americans about two things: Trial by jury; and the benefits of tort law. Tort law is the law of wrongful injuries, including motor vehicle crashes, defective products, medical malpractice, and environmental disasters, among many others."

Violation Tracker: "Violation Tracker is the first wide-ranging database on corporate misconduct. It covers banking, consumer protection, false claims, environmental, wage & hour, safety, discrimination, price-fixing, and other cases resolved by federal regulatory agencies and all parts of the Justice Department since 2000 -- plus cases from state attorneys general and selected state and local regulatory agencies."


Criminal Justice:
Community Resources Hub: The CRH provides up-to-date research, reports, data, model policies, toolkits and other resources. They search for, categorize, and make available existing resources from partner organizations and others working on issues related to policing.

Felony Murder Reporting Project: "An independent, interactive online storytelling hub and data project accompanying Sarah Stillman's 2023 investigative reporting on felony murder for the New Yorker."  So far, the project has analyzed more than 10,000 cases.

Innocence Project: "The Innocence Project, founded in 1992 by Peter Neufeld and Barry Scheck at Cardozo School of Law, exonerates the wrongly convicted through DNA testing and reforms the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice"


ck at Cardozo School of Law, exonerates the wrongly convicted through DNA testing and reforms the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice"Law Enforcement Look Up: "[Pr]ovides one-stop access to law enforcement misconduct data in New York City. LELU is an extension of the Legal Aid Society’s Cop Accountability Project (CAP), which empowers organizations and communities across New York City to hold police officers accountable for civil rights violations."

Mapping Police Violence: A comprehensive accounting of people killed by police in America since 2013.  View the map and use the database to compare places, explore national trends, and read year-end reports.

The Marshall Project: "[A]a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that seeks to create and sustain a sense of national urgency about the U.S. criminal justice system. We have an impact on the system through journalism, rendering it more fair, effective, transparent and humane."


bout the U.S. criminal justice system. We have an impact on the system through journalism, rendering it more fair, effective, transparent and humane."Measures for Justice: Their mission is "to bring transparency to the criminal justice system at the county level" and their goal is "to measure every stage of the criminal justice process across the 3,000+ counties in the United States."

Prison Policy Initiative: A "non-profit, non-partisan Prison Policy Initiative [that] produces cutting edge research to expose the broader harm of mass criminalization, and then sparks advocacy campaigns to create a more just society. "

Prosecution Project: The Prosecution Project (tPP) is a long-term, Open-Source Intelligence research platform tracking and providing an analysis of felony criminal cases involving illegal political violence occurring in the United States since 1990.


Economics / Globalization:
American Economic Liberties Project: A "non-profit organization that advocates corporate accountability legislation and aggressive enforcement of antitrust regulations."

Center for Economic & Policy Research: "CEPR examines how government policies affect growth, employment, prices, poverty and health in the world and U.S."

Center for Popular Economics: "[A] non-profit collective of over 80 economists from a wide range of economic perspectives and with an even wider range of expertise, all dedicated to building a just, sustainable and viable economy. "

Economic Policy Institute: "A nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank created in 1986 to include the needs of low- and middle-income workers in economic policy discussions."


nstitute: "A nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank created in 1986 to include the needs of low- and middle-income workers in economic policy discussions."Global Trade Watch: A "division of Public Citizen, the national, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization founded in 1971. ... Global Trade Watch was created in 1995 to promote government and corporate accountability in the globalization and trade arena."

Inequality.org: Inequality.org provides information and insights on topics ranging from health care, global struggles, labor, the racial wealth divide, plutocracy, social mobility, global struggles, and more for educators, journalists, activists and policy makers.

Institute for Local Self-Reliance: Their mission is to "provide innovative strategies, working models and timely information to support environmentally sound and equitable community development. "


on is to "provide innovative strategies, working models and timely information to support environmentally sound and equitable community development. "Open Markets Institute: "Open Markets uses research and journalism to expose the dangers of monopolization, identifies changes in policy and law to address them, and educates policymakers, academics, movement groups, and other influential stakeholders to establish open, competitive markets that support a strong, just, and inclusive democracy. "

People's Policy Project: A "think tank founded in 2017 ... with a primary mission ... to publish ideas and analysis that assist in the development of an economic system that serves the many, not the few."


... with a primary mission ... to publish ideas and analysis that assist in the development of an economic system that serves the many, not the few."Rethink Trade: "Rethink Trade was established to intensify analysis and advocacy regarding the myriad ways that today’s trade agreements and policies must be altered to undo decades of corporate capture and to deliver on broad national interests. This includes resilient supply chains and fair markets, the creation and support of good jobs with workers empowered to earn decent wages, public health and safety delivered by strong consumer and environmental protections and the ability for those who will live with the results to decide the policies affecting their lives."

Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research: An international institute guided by popular movements and organisations whose work is centered on "building knowledge from the experience of social and cultural transformations wrought by popular struggles." TISR produces produces a weekly newsletter, monthly dossier and red alert, and other publications.


ural transformations wrought by popular struggles." TISR produces produces a weekly newsletter, monthly dossier and red alert, and other publications.World Inequality Lab: A "global research center focused on the study of inequality and public policies that promote social, economic and environmental justice.  Research projects, data platforms and visualization tools developed by the WIL address socio-economic inequality."


Environment / Climate:
BirdCast - Bird Migration Maps & Forecasts: Tools that map when, where, and how far birds migrate. Includes real-time maps, forecasts, local alerts, and additional resources on bird migration.

Center for Biological Diversity: A nonprofit membership organization founded in 1989 to protect endangered species through legal action, scientific petitions, creative media and grassroots activism.

Climate Analytics: "Climate Analytics was formed in 2008 to bring cutting edge science and policy analysis to bear on one of the most pressing global problems of our time: human-induced climate change."

Climate Desk: "[A]a journalistic collaboration dedicated to exploring the impact—human, environmental, economic, political—of a changing climate."


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Climate Desk: "[A]a journalistic collaboration dedicated to exploring the impact—human, environmental, economic, political—of a changing climate."Climate Rights International: A "non-profit organization that investigates and exposes the human rights consequences of climate change. It advocates for justice, accountability, and policy changes through research, media, partnerships, and legal actions."

EarthJustice: The original and largest nonprofit environmental law organization in the U.S.

Food & Water Watch: A champion of "healthy food and clean water for all [that] stand[s] up to corporations that put profits before people, and advocate[s] for a democracy that improves people’s lives and protects our environment."

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): A network of governments and organizations that enables the publication of data and shares it with the world, making information information about biodiversity available online for research and citizens, regardless of their location.


shares it with the world, making information information about biodiversity available online for research and citizens, regardless of their location.Greenpeace: "A global, independent campaigning organization that uses peaceful protest and creative communication to expose global environmental problems and promote solutions that are essential to a green and peaceful future."

Inside Climate News: "A Pulitzer Prize-winning, non-profit, non-partisan news organization dedicated to covering climate change, energy and the environment."

Living Planet Index: The Living Planet Index (LPI) is a measure of the state of the world's biological diversity based on population trends of vertebrate species from terrestrial, freshwater and marine habitats.

Nuclear Hotseat: "The weekly international news magazine, keeping you up to date on all things, nuclear from a different perspective. Since 2011, Nuclear Hotseat podcast has been listened to by audiences in over 124 countries around the World."


, nuclear from a different perspective. Since 2011, Nuclear Hotseat podcast has been listened to by audiences in over 124 countries around the World."Post Carbon Institute: "Founded in 2003, Post Carbon Institute’s mission is to lead the transition to a more resilient, equitable, and sustainable world by providing individuals and communities with the resources needed to understand and respond to the interrelated ecological, economic, energy, and equity crises of the 21st century."

Power Shift Africa: "Power Shift Africa aims to mobilise climate action in Africa, amplify African voices through increased visibility in media; and leverage this voice internationally."

The Stroud Center seeks "to advance knowledge and stewardship of freshwater systems through global research, education, and watershed restoration."


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The Stroud Center seeks "to advance knowledge and stewardship of freshwater systems through global research, education, and watershed restoration."UN Environment Programme (UNEP): "UNEP’s work is focused on helping countries transition to low-carbon and resource-efficient economies, strengthening environmental governance and law, safeguarding ecosystems, and providing evidence-based data to inform policy decisions."  See the Publications & Data page of UNEP's website for real-time data tools and platforms, key reports, publications, fact sheets, interatives, and more.

World Inequality Lab: A "global research center focused on the study of inequality and public policies that promote social, economic and environmental justice.  Research projects, data platforms and visualization tools developed by the WIL address socio-economic inequality."


Government / Politics:
Gov't Info: Find additional sources on the government information page in this guide.

CREW - Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: "At CREW, we use aggressive legal actions, in-depth investigations, and innovative policy and reform work to achieve the vision of an ethical, accountable, and open government."

Center for Responsive Politics - OpenSecrets.org: "Our mission is to produce and disseminate peerless data and analysis on money in politics to inform and engage Americans, champion transparency, and expose disproportionate or undue influence on public policy."

Common Cause: "[A] a nonpartisan, grassroots organization dedicated to upholding the core values of American democracy. We work to create open, honest, and accountable government that serves the public interest; promote equal rights, opportunity, and representation for all; and empower all people to make their voices heard in the political process."


interest; promote equal rights, opportunity, and representation for all; and empower all people to make their voices heard in the political process."Corporate Presidency: A project of Public Citizen that aims to expose and mitigate the effects of the conflicts of interest and self-dealings of the Trump administration using research, litigation, and organizing.

Data Rescue Project: "A coordinated effort among a group of data organizations, including IASSIST, RDAP, and members of the Data Curation Network. Our goal is to serve as a clearinghouse for data rescue-related efforts and data access points for public US governmental data that are currently at risk. You can read more about our efforts on our Resources about the Data Rescue Project page."

End of Term Web Archive: "The End of Term Web Archive captures and saves U.S. Government websites at the end of presidential administrations. The EOT has thus far preserved websites from administration changes in 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020."

End of Term Web Archive - 2024/2025 Update: Information on the current status of the 2024/2025 End of Term Web Archive from the Internet Archive.


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End of Term Web Archive - 2024/2025 Update: Information on the current status of the 2024/2025 End of Term Web Archive from the Internet Archive.Environmental Data & Governance Initiative: "[A] research collaborative and network of diverse professionals promoting evidence-based policy-making and public interest science that advances the Environmental Right-to-Know (ERTK)."

Indivisible: The mission of the Indivisible Project "is to cultivate and lift up a grassroots movement of local groups to defeat the Trump agenda, elect progressive leaders, and realize bold progressive policies."

Litigation Tracker: A continually updated public resource that tracks legal challenges to Trump administration actions.  From Just Security,an online forum analyzing security, democracy, foreign policy, and rights.

The States Project: "Our electoral work focuses on winning governing majorities in the states by making state legislative campaigns more effective and better-funded. Our policy work provides nonpartisan tools and resources that connect a diverse community of state lawmakers committed to improving lives for the people they serve. "


provides nonpartisan tools and resources that connect a diverse community of state lawmakers committed to improving lives for the people they serve. "Supreme Connections: A searchable database from ProPublica containing data on the individuals and organizations (banks, companies, professional associations, schools, think tanks, law firms, news outlets, religious organizations, social clubs, etc.) who have paid U.S. Supreme Court justices, reimbursed them for travel, given them gifts, and more.


Guns / Violence:
Brady Plan: A comprehensive approach to ending gun violence. Resources include key statistics, issues, reports, legislation, legal cases, fact sheets, and more.

Gun Violence Archive: "[A]n online archive of gun violence incidents collected from over 7,500  law enforcement, media, government and commercial sources daily in an effort to provide near-real time data about the results of gun violence. GVA is an independent data collection and research group with no affiliation with any advocacy organization."

Gun Violence - CQ Researcher Report, 2022: Ladika, Susan. "Gun Violence". CQ Researcher, 05 Aug 2022. Thousand Oaks, California: CQ Press, 2022. doi: https://doi.org/10.4135/cqresrre20220805


2: Ladika, Susan. "Gun Violence". CQ Researcher, 05 Aug 2022. Thousand Oaks, California: CQ Press, 2022. doi: https://doi.org/10.4135/cqresrre20220805Everytown for Gun Safety: "Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund seeks to improve our understanding of the causes of gun violence and the means to reduce it – by conducting groundbreaking original research, developing evidence-based policies, and communicating this knowledge to the American public."

Guide to Mass Shootings in America: From Mother Jones.  "In July 2012, in the aftermath of the movie theater massacre in Aurora, Colorado, Mother Jones created a first-of-its-kind open-source database documenting mass shootings in the United States."

Guns & Gun Violence in the US: Reporting from The Trace: "[A]n independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit newsroom dedicated to shining a light on America’s gun violence crisis."

Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions: Conducst "rigorous research and use advocacy to implement evidence-based, equitable policies and programs that will prevent gun violence in our communities."


t "rigorous research and use advocacy to implement evidence-based, equitable policies and programs that will prevent gun violence in our communities."Mapping Police Violence: "Mapping Police Violence is a research collaborative collecting comprehensive data on police killings nationwide to quantify the impact "of police violence in communities."

The Trace: Journalism "investigating gun violence in America."

The Violence Project: "[A] nonpartisan think tank dedicated to reducing violence in society and improving related policy and practice through research and analysis. Home of the NIJ funded public Mass Shooter Database."

Violence Reduction Center: The Center for the Study and Practice of Violence Reduction (VRC) "gathers the most rigorous research, synthesizes it, and then makes it available to all in accessible, easy-to-use formats. It also provides practical instruction to federal, state, and especially local leaders on how to choose, apply, and align the right combination of anti-violence strategies for their jurisdiction."


Health:
American Public Health Association (APHA): The APHA advocates for equitable health and well-being for all.  They cover a range of topics including climate, health, and equity; racial equity; COVID-19; environmental health; gun violence; vaccines; and other topics in journals, books, fact sheets, and reports.

Coronavirus in NYC: "Since March 2020, THE CITY has been tracking COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and fatalities in New York City."

Covid-19 Dashboard: The Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU)'s is tracking the COVID-19 spread in real-time on their interactive dashboard with data available for download. They are also modeling the spread of the virus and post preliminary study results and discussion on their blog.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: The national public health agency of the U.S. Find information, data, and statistics on diseases, conditions, vaccines and more.


ntrol and Prevention: The national public health agency of the U.S. Find information, data, and statistics on diseases, conditions, vaccines and more.Kaiser Family Foundation: "A non-profit organization focusing on national health issues ... [and]  the U.S. role in global health policy."

National Center for Health Statistics (CDC): The NCHS collects, analyzes, and disseminates timely, relevant, and accurate health data and statistics.

Planned Parenthood: A nonprofit organization that provides reproductive and sexual healthcare and sexual education in the United States and globally.

ProPublica - Claim File Helper: ProPublica’s Claim File Helper lets you customize a letter requesting the notes and documents your insurer used when deciding to deny you coverage.

World Health Organization: The WHO is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO leads global efforts to expand universal health coverage and direct and coordinate the world’s response to health emergencies.


Local (NYC) Immigrant Resources:
ACLU - Know Your Rights - Immigrants' Rights: Regardless of immigration status, people have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Learn more about your rights as an immigrant, and how to express them on this site.  Work of the ACLU on immigration maintains that:  "The fundamental constitutional protections of due process and equal protection embodied in our Constitution and Bill of Rights apply to every person, regardless of immigration status."

Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (Tribeca): A national organization that protects and promotes the civil rights of Asian Americans.


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Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (Tribeca): A national organization that protects and promotes the civil rights of Asian Americans.CLEAR - Creating Law Enforcement Accountability & Responsibility Project: "CLEAR provides free legal representation and a broad range of other services in support of partner communities and movements. ... [They] represent and advise community and movement members on a vast set of issues that arise in connection to government policies and practices deployed under the guise of “national security” and “counterterrorism.”"

DRUM - Desis Rising Up and Moving (Jackson Heights): "DRUM was founded in 2000 to build the power of South Asian and Indo-Caribbean low wage immigrant workers, youth, and families in New York City to win economic and educational justice, and civil and immigrant rights."

If An Agent Knocks - CCR Resource: Created by the Center for Constitutional Rights to provide advice to activists likely to be targeted by federal investigators.


Knocks - CCR Resource: Created by the Center for Constitutional Rights to provide advice to activists likely to be targeted by federal investigators.Make the Road New York (city-wide): "[A] a nonprofit organization that empowers immigrant and working class communities to achieve dignity and justice. Learn about their services, campaigns, events, and how to support their work."

National Lawyers Guild: Know Your Risks Guides: Guides commonly referred to as “Know Your Rights” or “KYRs" created by the NLG, including KYR When Arrested: Legal Steps & Choices; KYR for Students & Educators; KYR for Protestors; and KYR When Facing Law Enforcement: Classic KYR Booklets.

Neighbor's Link (Westchester): "The Neighbors Link mission is to strengthen the whole community through the healthy integration of immigrants. Our mission is achieved by filling a service gap for new immigrant families, offering education and empowerment programs, involving longer-term residents in volunteer opportunities and creating substantive partnerships with other local organizations. "


powerment programs, involving longer-term residents in volunteer opportunities and creating substantive partnerships with other local organizations. "New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC): "[A]n umbrella policy and advocacy organization that represents over 200 immigrant and refugee rights groups throughout New York."

NYS Youth Leadership Council: NYSYLC "work[s] to empower immigrant youth through leadership development, grassroots organizing, educational advancement, and self-expression. Our goal is to give undocumented youth the tools and space to organize and create change in our communities."

UnLocal: "[A] community-centered non-profit organization that provides direct immigration legal representation and community education to New York City’s undocumented immigrant communities."


Migration / Refugees:
American Immigration Council: "The Council is a nonprofit organization that promotes fair and just immigration policies and practices. It provides data, analysis, and advocacy on issues such as TPS, H-1B, and deportations."

Border Network for Human Rights: Founded in 1998, BNHR is a human rights advocacy and immigration reform organization located at the U.S./Mexico Border.

Documented: "[A]n independent, non-profit newsroom dedicated to reporting with and for immigrant communities in New York City [that] provide[s] original, responsive reporting and actionable resource guides in English, Spanish, Chinese and Haitian Creole.

Global Refuge: A nonprofit established in 1939 that serves newcomers to the U.S. through their work in refugee resettlement, welcome and respite services for asylum seekers, economic empowerment and employment, and family unification for unaccompanied children.


resettlement, welcome and respite services for asylum seekers, economic empowerment and employment, and family unification for unaccompanied children.Immigrant Defense Project: "IDP is a nonprofit organization that provides legal advice, advocacy, and litigation to prevent deportations and challenge unfair laws. It also supports communities and grassroots groups to defend their rights and change the conversation about immigration and criminal justice."

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC): "The ILRC trains attorneys, paralegals, and community-based advocates who work with immigrants around the country." See the Community Resources page for "downloadable tools produced for diverse audiences, from experienced advocates to directly impacted community members seeking answers about the complex world of immigration law."


for diverse audiences, from experienced advocates to directly impacted community members seeking answers about the complex world of immigration law."The Immigration Policy Tracking Project (IPTP): "The Immigration Policy Tracking Project catalogues every known Trump administration immigration policy, attaches the source documents, and highlights all new 2.0 policies. Entries are organized by date and subject, searchable by key terms, filtered by 1.0 and 2.0 terms, and continually updated to report on current status."

IOM -  International Organization on Migration: IOM is the UN's agency for migration, coordinating and facilitating the international response to humanitarian and development challenges related to migration. Find resources on migration, climate change, data gaps, and more.

Migration Policy Institute: "An independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank in Washington, DC dedicated to analysis of the movement of people worldwide."


ion Policy Institute: "An independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank in Washington, DC dedicated to analysis of the movement of people worldwide."National Immigration Law Center (NILC): An advocacy organization "dedicated to advancing and defending the rights and opportunities of low-income immigrants and their loved ones ... through impact litigation, policy advocacy, movement-building, and narrative and culture change.

National Immigration Project: "[A] membership organization of attorneys, advocates, and community members who are driven by the belief that all people should be treated with dignity, live freely, and flourish. We litigate, advocate, educate, and build bridges across movements to ensure that those who are impacted by our immigration and criminal legal systems are uplifted and supported."

Norwegian Refugee Council: "An independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We protect displaced people and support them as they build a new future."


il: "An independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We protect displaced people and support them as they build a new future."Torn Apart / Separados: "A rapidly deployed critical data & visualization intervention in the USA’s 2018 “Zero Tolerance Policy” for asylum seekers at the US Ports of Entry and the humanitarian crisis that has followed."

UNHCR - United Nations Refugee Agency Data: "At UNHCR we work with data and statistics, which are helping us to understand important information to save, protect and improve the lives of refugees, other forcibly displaced and stateless people."


Media / Journalism:
Media Matters for America: A "web-based, not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media."

Reporters Without Borders: An "international non-profit and non-governmental organization headquartered in Paris, which focuses on safeguarding the right to freedom of information."

Shorenstein Ctr on Media, Politics, & Public Policy: A research center at Harvard University "dedicated to exploring and illuminating the intersection of press, politics and public policy in theory and practice."

WikiLeaks: "A multi-national media organization and associated library ... specializing in the analysis and publication of large datasets of censored or otherwise restricted official materials involving war, spying and corruption."


News Sources:
See our Newspapers Research Guide for current and historical, U.S. and international, mainstream and alternative news sources.


Voting / Elections:
Ballotpedia: A digital encyclopedia of American politics and resource for information on elections, politics, and policy.

U.S. Election Assistance Commission: The EAC "is an independent, bipartisan commission whose mission is to help election officials improve the administration of elections and help Americans participate in the voting process.  As the only federal agency solely focused on election administration, the EAC works to protect the nation’s election equipment, support election officials, serve voters, and ultimately help make elections safe, secure, accurate, and accessible by fulfilling this mission."

Field Team 6: A "grassroots organization that reaches out to unregistered voters to win elections and stop a red wave."

Gerrymandering Project - Princeton: The Princeton Gerrymandering Project does nonpartisan analysis to understand and eliminate partisan gerrymandering at a state-by-state level.


inceton: The Princeton Gerrymandering Project does nonpartisan analysis to understand and eliminate partisan gerrymandering at a state-by-state level.National Popular Vote Interstate Compact: The NPVIC bill would guarantee the U.S. Presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The NPVIC would go into effect if states representing at least 270 electoral college votes adopt legislation committing them to the compact.

Vote Smart: "Vote Smart's mission is to provide free, factual, unbiased information on candidates and elected officials to ALL Americans."


War & Peace:
Airwars: "Airwars is a London, UK-based not-for-profit company that tracks and archives the international air war against Islamic State and other groups in Iraq, Syria and Libya, and assesses and follows up on credible allegations of civilian casualties from coalition and Russian airstrikes. Wikipedia"

Arms Control Association: A national nonpartisan membership organization founded in 1971 "dedicated to promoting public understanding of and support for effective arms control policies."

Costs of War: The project "aim[s] to foster democratic discussion of [the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the related violence in Pakistan and Syria]  by providing the fullest possible account of their human, economic, and political costs, and to foster better informed public policies."


n and Syria]  by providing the fullest possible account of their human, economic, and political costs, and to foster better informed public policies."SIPRI - Stockholm International Peace Research Institute: "SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. Established in 1966, SIPRI provides data, analysis and recommendations, based on open sources, to policymakers, researchers, media and the interested public."

U.S. / Middle East Project: "USMEP is a not-for-profit policy institute focusing on the situation in Palestine-Israel, as well as broader dynamics and conflicts in MENA/West Asia and how those interact with the shifting terrain of global geopolitics. The USMEP offers hard-nosed, clear and insightful policy analysis and ideas. Its work strives to advance a dignified Israeli-Palestinian peace; an end to occupation, discrimination and refugeehood in which international legality is upheld; equality and mutual security, respecting the rights of all people. "


pation, discrimination and refugeehood in which international legality is upheld; equality and mutual security, respecting the rights of all people. "World Beyond War: Founded in 2014 as a global movement to abolish the institution of war by finding “a way to transition to a global security system that is supported by international law, diplomacy, collaboration, and human rights, and defending those things with nonviolent action rather than the threat of violence…”


Sources for Information on Current Events:
Following are links to a variety of organizations, news outlets, and government agencies that provide information, data, reports, and research on topics ranging from climate justice to voting rights. The resources listed here are continually updated.


Quick Access:
A small collection of language dictionaries is shelved for easy access on the first floor of the library, across from the photocopier. The spine labels read "Dictionary Collection" above the call number.


Find Language Dictionaries in the Library Catalog:
To find electronic or print dictionaries inn OneSearch , WorldCat Discovery , or other catalogs, try a Subject search formatted like this: English language -- Dictionaries Italian language -- Dictionaries -- English [Any] language -- Dictionaries -- English


GC Database - Oxford Language Dictionaries Online:
Oxford Dictionaries: Formerly Oxford Language Dictionaries Online. Translations of thousands of Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish words and phrases.


Brill Dictionary of Ancient Greek:
Brill Dictionary of Ancient Greek: The Brill Dictionary of Ancient Greek is the English translation of Franco Montanari’s Vocabolario della Lingua Greca . It brings together 140,000 headwords taken from the literature, papyri, inscriptions and other sources of the archaic period up to the 6th Century CE, and occasionally beyond. Translated and edited under the auspices of The Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, DC, The Brill Dictionary of Ancient Greek is based on the completely revised 3rd Italian edition published in 2013 by Loescher Editore, Torino.


Oxford English Dictionary Online:
Oxford English Dictionary (OED): With 600,000 words and 3.7 million quotations from over 1,000 years, the OED is widely regarded as the accepted authority on the meaning, history, and pronunciation of words in the English language.  The OED is updated quarterly with revised entries and new words and senses. The updates make up the Third Edition of the OED .


Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary and Thesaurus:
A handy and authoritative online dictionary and thesaurus .


Old English:
Dictionary of Old English Web Corpus: The Dictionary of Old English Web Corpus (DOE) is a fully searchable database consisting of at least one copy of every surviving Old English text. In some cases, more than one copy is included, if it is significant because of dialect or date. The DOE represents over three million words of Old English and fewer than a million words of Latin. It defines the vocabulary of the first six centuries (C.E. 600-1150) of the English language and complements the Middle English Dictionary (which covers the period C.E. 1100-1500) and the Oxford English Dictionary . The three together provide a full description of the vocabulary of English. Compiled as part of the Dictionary of Old English project at the University of Toronto, the texts in the Corpus are XML-encoded and are fully conformant with the Text Encoding Initiative Guidelines (TEI-P5 2007).


he University of Toronto, the texts in the Corpus are XML-encoded and are fully conformant with the Text Encoding Initiative Guidelines (TEI-P5 2007).Dictionary of Old English: A–Le: The Dictionary of Old English: A–Le includes the publication of La-Le , containing 750 new entries, as well as the previously published installments. The Dictionary of Old English (DOE) defines the vocabulary of the first six centuries (600 - 1150 A.D.) of the English language. The DOE complements the Middle English Dictionary (which covers the period 1100 - 1500 A.D.) and the Oxford English Dictionary (which documents the development of the English language to the present), and draws on texts from a wide range of dates, dialects and genres.


Large Digital Collections:
Following are major sources of digitized content in multiple formats.  These huge open access sites are excellent places to find digitized photographs, maps, documents, manuscripts, music, books, newspapers, magazines, pamphlets, news footage, oral histories, sound recordings, museum objects, posters, artwork, government documents, and other items.  Also check the websites of libraries, museums, and historical societies for digitized materials.

Internet Archive: The Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form with a mission to provide universal access to all knowledge. The archive contains tens of millions of books and texts, audio recordings, videos, images, and software programs, and 625 billion web pages.


owledge. The archive contains tens of millions of books and texts, audio recordings, videos, images, and software programs, and 625 billion web pages.Avalon Project - Documents in Law History & Diplomacy: Coverage spans from 4000 BCE to the 21st Century CE.  Contains the text of historical documents rather than images of them.

Biodiversity Heritage Library: "[T]he world’s largest open access digital library for biodiversity literature and archives. ... [F]ree access to hundreds of thousands of volumes, comprising over 58 million pages, from the 15th-21st centuries."

Digital Library Federation (DLF): Many libraries, particularly those that are members of the DLF, have digital collections, so check websites for online content.

Digitalnz: More than 30 million digital New Zealand items from 300+ collections.

Digital Public Library of America: A portal that "provides innovative ways to search and scan through the united collection of millions of items, including by timeline, map, virtual bookshelf, format, subject, and partner."  See the DPLA's Primary Source Sets of topically arranged resources.


ms, including by timeline, map, virtual bookshelf, format, subject, and partner."  See the DPLA's Primary Source Sets of topically arranged resources.Europeana: Europeana enables people to explore the digital resources of Europes museums, libraries, archives and audio-visual collections.

HathiTrust Digital Library: Millions of books digitized by a variety of major research institutions. See this post for more information about public domain items available to all via HathiTrust .

Library of Congress: An immense resource containing millions of images of materials in every format, including maps, notated music, photographs, letters, diaries, newspapers, books, legislation, and audio visual materials.

Media History Digital Library: A free online resource featuring millions of pages of books and magazines from the histories of film, broadcasting, and recorded sound.

Music Library Association Publications - Internet Archive: This collection includes all backlist titles owned by the Music Library Association. You can learn more about the association's publications online .


This collection includes all backlist titles owned by the Music Library Association. You can learn more about the association's publications online .National Archives and Records Administration (U.S.): NARA is an independent federal agency.  Search vast holdings of U.S. government records and view online exhibits.

New York Public Library Digital Collections: Currently contains more than 800,000 images.  "This site is a living database with new materials added every day, featuring prints, photographs, maps, manuscripts, streaming video, and more."

Online Archive of California: "[P]rovides free public access to detailed descriptions of primary resource collections maintained by more than 200 ... libraries, special collections, archives, historical societies, and museums throughout California."

Smithsonian Libraries - Digital Library: Includes books, drawings, photos, indexes to vertical files of artists, trade catalogs, and ephemera, as well as fascinating digital exhibitions covering a wide range of topics; and an index of all the physical exhibitions that the Smithsonian Libraries has produced over the years.


exhibitions covering a wide range of topics; and an index of all the physical exhibitions that the Smithsonian Libraries has produced over the years.Trove: Over 587,237,502 books, images, historic newspapers, maps, music, archives and and other digitized sources from the National Library of Australia.

WikiLeaks: A multi-national media organization and digital library specializing "in the analysis and publication of large datasets of censored or otherwise restricted official materials involving war, spying and corruption." Fully searchable.

World Digital Library: "A project of the U.S. Library of Congress, with the support of the United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (UNESCO), and in cooperation with libraries, archives, museums, educational institutions, and international organizations from around the world."  The WDL makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from all countries and cultures.


Books, Newspapers, and Journals (Selected Sources):
Newspapers Research Guide: This Grad Center research guide is a great resource for finding current and historical, national and international, mainstream and alternative newspapers and journals in databases, on the open web, and as stand-alone sources.

American Periodicals (1740-1940) - NYPL database: Available at all NYPL locations and remotely with a library card, this database contains over 1,800 magazines, journals, and newspapers published between 1740 and 1940, including special interest and general magazines, literary and professional journals, children's and women's magazines, and many other historically significant titles.

Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature: More than 6,000 digitized books from The University of Florida's Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature.


istorical Children's Literature: More than 6,000 digitized books from The University of Florida's Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature.Bartleby - Great Books Online: Open web resource containing reference and verse, fiction and nonfiction. With Author, Subject, and Title indexes.

California Digitial Newspaper Collection: A "growing repository of historical California newspapers published from 1846-present, including the first California newspaper, the Californian, and the first daily California newspaper, the Daily Alta California. It also contains issues of current California newspapers, collected as PDFs, that are part of a project to preserve and provide access to contemporary papers."

Eighteenth Century Book Tracker: Indexes links to freely-available digital facsimiles of eighteenth-century texts available at sites like Google Books and the Internet Archive and connects those links to more complete bibliographic descriptions than are commonly available at those sites.

Folger Digital Texts: Highly accurate texts from the Folger Shakespeare Library's editions of Shakespeare's plays, sonnets, and poems.


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Folger Digital Texts: Highly accurate texts from the Folger Shakespeare Library's editions of Shakespeare's plays, sonnets, and poems.Life Magazine: Browse and search issues of Life Magazine from the 1930s to the 1970s.  Available via Google Books.

The Making of America - Cornell University: The content of Cornell's Making of America collection was moved to Hathi Trust in March 2018.  Users may still browse the colletion on the MOA site, but searching will open in Hathi Trust.  MOA contains books and periodicals.  "A digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology. This site provides access to 267 monograph volumes and over 100,000 journal articles with 19th century imprints."


eligion, and science and technology. This site provides access to 267 monograph volumes and over 100,000 journal articles with 19th century imprints."The Making of America - University of Michigan: Contains books and periodicals.  "A digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology. The collection currently contains approximately 10,000 books and 50,000 journal articles with 19th century imprints."

Modernist Journals Project: A web-based resource for the study of modernism.  Includes a rich and growing collection of cover-to-cover digital editions of modern books and periodicals (ca. 1890-1922) and a biographical database of authors and artists.  Publications include Masses (1911-1917), The Freewoman (1911-1912), and The Crisis (1910-1922).


) and a biographical database of authors and artists.  Publications include Masses (1911-1917), The Freewoman (1911-1912), and The Crisis (1910-1922).New York City Record, 1873-1949: The City Record is has been published daily in NYC since 1873 and includes "official listings of more than 100 city agencies and departments about public hearings, meetings, property auctions, agency rules, personnel changes and contracts to be awarded" as noted in a a profile article in the New York TImes .   Browse or search across PDFs of every issue published between 1873-1949.

New Yorker Digital Archive - NYPL database: The entire run of the New Yorker, in full text and full color, from 1925-present. Available at all NYPL locations and remotely with a library card.

Open Bookshelf from DPLA: A digital library collection of openly-licensed popular books that are free to download and formatted for modern devices.


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Open Bookshelf from DPLA: A digital library collection of openly-licensed popular books that are free to download and formatted for modern devices.Open Library: Thousands of eBooks scanned at the Internet Archive are available for loan to anyone with a free Open Library account. Borrowers need Adobe Digital Editions to view books.  "Open Library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published."

Perseus Digital Library: The flagship collection covers the history, literature and culture of the Greco-Roman world. Many full-text materials are available online in ancient Greek and Roman.

Readex (All Databases) via NYPL: Please log in using your New York Public Library credentials! Search across all NewsBank/Readex databases at the NYPL in one search box: African American Periodicals, America's Historical Imprints, America's Historical Newspapers, American State Papers, American Underworld: The Flash Press, House and Senate Journals (Series 1), U.S. Congressional Serial Set, and World Newspaper Archive.


International Sources:
Many countries and regions around the world have digital libraries or consortiums that are freely accessible to all.  Examples include African Online Digital Library , Archives Canada , Digital Library of the Caribbean , The European Library , Latin American Network Information Center , and The National Library of Australia . A Google search will turn up resources.  For example, try "digital library [country or region]" "digital library great britain" or "digital library Scandinavia" or " to find


Primary Source Databases @ the GC:
The GC Library subscribes to more than three dozen databases that contain digitized primary sources.  These databases cover virtually every subject area and include books, pamphlets, broadsides, printed ephemera, journals, historical newspapers, video, manuscripts, diaries, letters, images of artworks, dramatic productions, government documents, classical literature, legal documents, data, underground comics, and more. Also see our Newspapers research guide for information on and links to digital editions of current and historical, domestic and international, mainstream and alternative newspapers and journals.


E-Books:
Find out Graduate Center Ebook Collections, Dissertations, and open access Ebooks in our Ebook Collections research guide.


Open Access Journals:
DOAJ is an online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals.


Digitized Archival Collections:
Following are links to selected archival collections available online. See our Archival Research Guide for tips on finding and using archival sources in your research.

CUNY Digital History Archive: "An open, participatory digital public archive and portal that gives the CUNY community and the broader public online access to a range of archival materials related to the history of the City University of New York."

Other Sources: Consult the websites of archival repositories to discover digital editions of library holdings.


Finding Digital Collections:
Many U.S. states, regions, university libraries, museums, and national libraries around the world have digital collections. One way to find them is with a Google search with the words "digital library" plus your keyword. E.g., digital library France. Examples include Trove (from the National Library of Australia) and Europeana (Europe's digital collections). Another way to find digital resources is to visit the websites of libraries whose collections are relevant to your subject area or to browse the website of the Digital Library Federation . There are always exciting new digital projects on the horizon, such as The Caselaw Access Project (formerly known as the "Free the Law" initiative) from Harvard University.  You can read more about it in a New York Times article .


Online Directories - Organizations:
Gale Directory Library via NYPL: Please log in using your New York Public Library credentials! Search across a range of directories including Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers; Encyclopedia of American Religions (now available in Gale Ebooks); Encyclopedia of Associations - International Organizations; Encyclopedia of Associations - National Organizations of the U.S.; Encyclopedia of Associations - Regional, State and Local Organizations of the U.S.; Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources; Encyclopedia of Governmental Advisory Organizations; Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media; Government Research Directory; International Research Centers Directory;  Market Share Reporter; National Faculty Directory; Publishers Directory; Research Centers Directory; Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies.


eporter; National Faculty Directory; Publishers Directory; Research Centers Directory; Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies.Associations Unlimited: Detailed listings for over 150,000 associations and professional societies worldwide, including 22,500 in the United States.

Foundation Directory Online, FDO: The FDO profiles over 220,000 grantmakers and 900,000 recipients, and provides information on over 17 million grants. It covers private, independent, and corporate foundations, U.S. federal funders, public charities, and international foundations. The data in FDO is compiled from IRS Forms 990 and 990-PF, grantmaker websites, annual reports, printed application guidelines, the philanthropic press, and various other sources. Searchable by names of individuals or organizations, subject, geographic focus, population served, and other indexes.


ress, and various other sources. Searchable by names of individuals or organizations, subject, geographic focus, population served, and other indexes.Research Centers Directory via NYPL: Please log in using your New York Public Library credentials! Comprehensive guide to North America’s premier nonprofit research organizations. Information on each organization includes programs, staffing, and publications, as well as services of centers, laboratories, institutes, experiment stations, farms, research support facilities, technology transfer centers, think tanks, incubators, research parks, and more.


Online Directories - Government Information:
New York City Green Book Online: A searchable directory of personnel and government office information at City, County, State and Federal levels.  Read more about the Green Book .

United States Government Manual: As the official handbook of the Federal Government, the United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. It also includes information on quasi-official agencies; international organizations in which the United States participates; and boards, commissions, and committees. The Manual begins with reprints of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.


Gale Directory Library (NYPL Database):
Available at all NYPL locations and remotely with a library card. Use this database to search across a range of directories listing Companies and Consultants, Associations, Events, Funding Sources and Awards, Government Entities, Libraries & Info Sources, Business Sources, Media Entities, People, Products, Research Centers, and Statistics and Rankings.


rds, Government Entities, Libraries & Info Sources, Business Sources, Media Entities, People, Products, Research Centers, and Statistics and Rankings.Gale Directory Library via NYPL: Please log in using your New York Public Library credentials! Search across a range of directories including Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers; Encyclopedia of American Religions (now available in Gale Ebooks); Encyclopedia of Associations - International Organizations; Encyclopedia of Associations - National Organizations of the U.S.; Encyclopedia of Associations - Regional, State and Local Organizations of the U.S.; Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources; Encyclopedia of Governmental Advisory Organizations; Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media; Government Research Directory; International Research Centers Directory;  Market Share Reporter; National Faculty Directory; Publishers Directory; Research Centers Directory; Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies.


Online Directories - Serials & Publishers:
Directory of Open Access Journals: An independent index containing over 17,000 peer-reviewed, open access journals covering all areas of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, arts and humanities.

Serials Directory: Full bibliographic information and contact details for nearly 250,000 U.S. and international periodicals. Entries include indexing and abstracting information showing database coverage, ISSNs, publication frequency, title changes, Library of Congress classification, and more.


eBook and Print Directories in the Library Catalog:
To find electronic and print directories in OneSearch , WorldCat Discovery , or other library catalogs, use the Advanced Search and add the word "Directories" as an additional Subject heading. Sample searches: grants AND directories; non-governmental organizations AND directories You can also do a simple keyword search on your topic with the added word "directory" to get a larger list of results.


Historial City Directories:
Many historical city directories have been digitized and are available on the open web or through subscription databases at research libraries. Ready sources of historical city directories online include: Internet Archive HathiTrust Digital Public Library of America To find city directories in any of these databases, search texts with the name of the city and the words "City Directory." Sample Searches: "New York City Directory" or "Quebec City Directory" or "[any city] City Directory"


N-YHS and NYPL Collections of NYC Directories:
The collections of The New-York Historical Society Library and The New York Public Library include extensive holdings of various New York City directories in print. Search the N-YHS and NYPL catalogs to find the directories by formatting a Subject search like this:  "New York (N.Y.) -- Directories"


Direct Me NYC 1786: A History of City Directories in the United States and New York City:
A comprehensive article by Philip Sutton of the NYPL's Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy on the history of city directories.  Includes links to digitized and microfilmed directories.  Read the full text of this excellent article on the NYPL's website.


Encyclopedias in GC Databases:
General and subject-specific encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks are a great place to begin your research.  Use them to find topic overviews, definitions, facts, and dates and to fill in context on the subject you are studying.

Brill Online Reference Works: A selection of Brill Online Reference Works. The GC Library subscribes to a few titles (which have a green icon next to them on the front page): Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics (EALL) Foreign Law Guide Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures Qurʾānic Studies Online (includes Concordance et Indices de la Tradition Musulmane, Dictionary of Qurʾanic Usage, Early Western Korans, Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān, Encyclopedia of Canonical Hadīth, and Qurʾān Concordance) Encyclopaedia of Islam (in multiple editions and with a Historical Atlas of Islam)


e Qurʾān, Encyclopedia of Canonical Hadīth, and Qurʾān Concordance) Encyclopaedia of Islam (in multiple editions and with a Historical Atlas of Islam)Britannica Academic: This database combines Encyclopædia Britannica and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, as well as content from magazines and academic journals, an interactive world atlas, a country comparison tool, and more.

Cambridge Companions Online: Cambridge Core hosts the online version of Cambridge Companions, which are authoritative introductions to major writers, artists, philosophers, topics, and time periods.  The database includes more than 600 titles and 4,000 essays across the humanities and social sciences. It is fully searchable by author, title, topic, or theme. **GC-subscribed Cambridge content is discoverable in CUNY OneSearch . You can also use Cambridge Core to search all of the GC-subscribed material at once; check the box next to "Only search content I have access to."


h . You can also use Cambridge Core to search all of the GC-subscribed material at once; check the box next to "Only search content I have access to."Cambridge Histories Online: First published in 1902, Cambridge Histories span subject areas across the humanities and social sciences. The GC’s subscription includes over 400 titles in American History; Ancient & Classical Studies; Asian History, British & European History; Global History, Literature, Middle East & African Studies, Music & Theatre; Philosophy & Political Thought; and Religion. **GC-subscribed Cambridge content is discoverable in CUNY OneSearch .


African Studies, Music & Theatre; Philosophy & Political Thought; and Religion. **GC-subscribed Cambridge content is discoverable in CUNY OneSearch .Gale Ebooks (formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library): Full text of over 1,800 reference works published by Gale, Brill Academic, Cambridge University Press, Elsevier, Greenwood, Sage, Salem Press, Wiley, and others. Titles include American Civil War Reference Library, Ancient Europe, 8000 BC to AD 1000, Encyclopedia of Aging, Encyclopedia of American Religions, Encyclopedia of Case Study Research, Encyclopedia of Gender and Society, Encyclopedia of Urban Studies, Encyclopedia of World Biography, Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History, Magill's Survey of World Literature, Vietnam War Reference Library; World Education Encyclopedia.


America, Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History, Magill's Survey of World Literature, Vietnam War Reference Library; World Education Encyclopedia.Grove Art Online: Search the Grove Dictionary of Art via the Oxford Art Online platform. Grove contains entries on artists, architects, craftsmen, patrons, movements, locations, and periods, as well as bibliographies for further research and thousands of searchable images made available through Oxford’s partnerships with museums, galleries, and other outstanding arts organizations. Browse through Timelines of World Art , Subject Guides or Resources for Educators created by organizations like MoMA and the Met. Create an optional subscriber account to save searches.


rt , Subject Guides or Resources for Educators created by organizations like MoMA and the Met. Create an optional subscriber account to save searches.Grove Music Online: Search the Grove Dictionary of Music via the Oxford Music Online platform. Based on a work first published in 1879, Grove has been in continuous publication and has been the foremost English-language encyclopedia of music.  Includes over 52,000 articles charting the diverse history, theory and cultures of music around the globe.  Hundreds of new articles and article revisions are added each year.  Create an optional subscriber account to save searches.

Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism: More than 300 entries on critics, theorists, critical schools and movements, and the critical and theoretical innovations of specific countries and historical periods from Plato and Aristotle to the present. Updated annually.


, and the critical and theoretical innovations of specific countries and historical periods from Plato and Aristotle to the present. Updated annually.Oxford Index (All Oxford Databases): Search all Oxford University Press databases to which the Graduate Center subscribes: Oxford Art Online, Oxford Bibliographies Online, Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford Handbooks Online, Oxford History of Western Music, Oxford Journals Online, Oxford Language Dictionaries Online, Oxford Music Online, Oxford Reference Online, and Oxford Scholarship Online. After performing a search, you must check the "Show only full text provided by CUNY Graduate Center" box.

Oxford Reference: Text of nearly 400 Oxford University Press reference works in 25 core subject areas. Titles include Oxford Companions to American Literature, American Theatre, the Bible, British History, Classical Civilization, History of Modern Science, Music, Philosophy, Politics of the World, Shakespeare, United States History, and Western Art. Available titles may be found in OneSearch .


n Science, Music, Philosophy, Politics of the World, Shakespeare, United States History, and Western Art. Available titles may be found in OneSearch .RILM Music Encyclopedias: RILM music encyclopedias is a full-text compilation of 41 titles published from 1775 to the present, the majority of which are not available anywhere else online. It provides comprehensive encyclopedic coverage of many disciplines, fields, and subject areas, among them popular music, opera, instruments, blues, gospel, recorded sound, and women composers. Its content spans multiple countries and languages—English, German, French, Italian, Dutch, and Greek.


Browse the Reference Shelves:
Use the Library of Congress Classification system to find the call number for your subject area.  Then, browse the reference shelves in the library to discover encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other authoritative sources on your topic.


Find Encyclopedias in the Library Catalog:
Choose the Advanced Search option in OneSearch , WorldCat Discovery or other library catalog.  Add the word "encyclopedias"  or "dictionaries" as an additional Subject heading to your Keyword or Subject search to find specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries or handbooks on your topic in print and online. Also try a simple keyword search on your topic with the added word "encyclopedia" to get a larger list of results.


Encyclopedias:
"The whole purpose of any encyclopedia article is to provide a concise overview of generally "established" knowledge on its topic, written for a nonspecialist audience, with a brief bibliography of highly recommended sources for further study (rather than an indiscriminate printout of "everything").  And there are literally thousands of such [specialized] encyclopedias.  (Don't be misled by the word "Dictionary" in the title of many of these sets; in library terminology it refers simply to the alphabetical arrangement of articles, not to their length, and so it is frequently used synonymously with "Encyclopedia.")" Source: The Oxford Guide to Library Research , p. 3-4.


Genealogical Research @ The NYPL:
The New York Public Library's Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy , just a few blocks north of the Graduate Center in the 42nd Street Library, is one of the largest genealogical collections in the U.S. and the ideal place to to conduct in-depth research on people, places, and events in NYC and beyond. The Milstein Division's Research Guides , including Genealogical Research at the NYPL , Genealogy Research Tips: Breaking Through Brick Walls and Getting Past Dead Ends , and The Great Obituary Hunt highlight the best resources and offer strategies for finding elusive information.


Library of Congress - Local History & Genealogy Research:
The Library of Congress has one of the world's premier collections of U.S. and foreign genealogical and local historical publications, numbering more than 50,000 compiled family histories and over 100,000 U.S. local histories. See the LC's Local History and Genealogy Section's Research Topics & How-To Guides for helpful information on the basics of genealogy research, and for finding sources to study particular ethnic groups and communities, women's history, and military history.


National Archives - Resources for Genealogists:
The Resources for Genealogists section on NARA's (National Archives & Records Administration) website includes helpful tools for navigating their vast holdings, a guide to using NARA's online genealogy resources , and links to Census, Immigration, and other government records.  There are also helpful tutorials to help you find specific types of records.


Genealogical Sources - Reclaim the Records:
Reclaim The Records is a not-for-profit activist group that uses state and federal Freedom of Information laws to obtain copies of genealogical and historical data sets from government agencies, libraries, and archives. They then make the data available to the public for free, without any copyrights or usage restrictions. Browse and search the 2,000+ collections made available so far by Reclaim The Records in the Internet Archive .  Included are indexes to birth, marriage, divorce, and death in several states, including New York, New Jersey, Vermont, and Maryland, among others.


Online Resources - GC & Beyond:
Census.gov: Vast repository of current and historical information on the U.S., including population, the economy, housing, foreign trade, business statistics, geography and maps, government statistics, and more.

U.S. Census of Population: 1950: A Collection in HathiTrust: Released by the National Archives (NARA) on April 1, 2022, the U.S. Census of Population from 1950 encompasses 6.4 million pages digitized from 6,373 microfilm census rolls.  The HathiTrust Federal Documents Advisory Committee curated a complete collection of digitized published reports from the 1950 census of population that can inform research within the primary source materials provided by NARA. Read more about the 1950 US Census collection .

Congress.gov: The official website for U.S. federal legislative information from the Library of Congress.


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Congress.gov: The official website for U.S. federal legislative information from the Library of Congress.Congressional Documents Online (Rutgers): A full-text archive of selected documents of the U.S. Congress from the collection of the Rutgers - Camden School of Law. Hearings and Committee Prints included in this online collection date from the 1970's to 1999. Additional hearings and documents harvested from the GPO websites from 2000 forward are also included as well.

Congressional Hearing Transcripts: Tips from the Library of Congress on finding testimony before Congress.

Democracy's Library: Democracy's Library brings together more than 700 collections from over 50 government organizations, archived by the Internet Archive since 2006.  This growing collection contains more than half a million documents from local, regional, and national governments.


the Internet Archive since 2006.  This growing collection contains more than half a million documents from local, regional, and national governments.End of Term Web Archive: "The End of Term Web Archive captures and saves U.S. Government websites at the end of presidential administrations. The EOT has thus far preserved websites from administration changes in 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020."  Read an update on the 2024/2025 End of Term Web Archive .

Environmental Data & Governance Initiative: "[A] research collaborative and network of diverse professionals promoting evidence-based policy-making and public interest science that advances the Environmental Right-to-Know (ERTK)."

Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) Research Guides: Research guides on government resources from the FDLP covering a wide variety of subjects with source lists and search tips.  The site also includes links to guides contributed by other government agencies and academic libraries.  Topics include a weekly round-up of government information, social work resources, and government issued comics, prints, and posters.


emic libraries.  Topics include a weekly round-up of government information, social work resources, and government issued comics, prints, and posters.Foreign Relations of the United States: "Presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity. Produced by the State Department's Office of the Historian, the series began in 1861 and now comprises more than 450 individual volumes. The volumes published over the last two decades increasingly contain declassified records from all the foreign affairs agencies."

FRASER: "FRASER is a digital library of U.S. economic, financial, and banking history—particularly the history of the Federal Reserve System."

GovInfo: A service of the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) providing free public access to official publications from the Federal Government.


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GovInfo: A service of the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) providing free public access to official publications from the Federal Government.Index to Current Urban Documents: Contains over 31,000 reports generated by local government agencies, civic organizations, academic and research organizations, public libraries, and metropolitan and regional planning agencies from more than 500 major cities in the U.S. and Canada. The core of the collection contains fiscal (budgets and financial reports) and architecture & planning documents (city, county and regional plans). The index also provides information on urban-related issues from hazardous waste disposal to arts in the community.

Infoshare: Population statistics, immigration trends, socio-economic indicators, birth and death data, hospitalizations, local trade data, and other demographic information about New York City drawn from city, state, and federal sources. Profile or compare areas across the city and state, or use the raw data to create customized tables.


City drawn from city, state, and federal sources. Profile or compare areas across the city and state, or use the raw data to create customized tables.Law Library Microfilm Consortium: LLMC Digital includes thousands of digitized historical legal and government documents, including federal, state, and territorial governments of the U.S., and government publications from Canada, the U.K., Germany, and other countries. It also includes collections of Indigenous law, international law, and multi-jurisdictional special focus collections, such as Roman law, Islamic law, and Canon law. These materials should be of particular interest to researchers in history, political science, and sociology.

Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions: A continually updated public resource that tracks legal challenges to Trump administration actions.  From Just Security,an online forum analyzing security, democracy, foreign policy, and rights.

NYC Data - Baruch Research Guide: "Learn where to access statistical data for the neighborhoods and boroughs of New York City."


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NYC Data - Baruch Research Guide: "Learn where to access statistical data for the neighborhoods and boroughs of New York City."PAIS Index - International and Archive: Bibliographic citations from international sources including journals, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference papers, web content, and more, covering public policy, social policy, and the social sciences in general from 1915 to the present.

The Presidency Project: A free online archive of presidential documents, data, and analysis from 1789 to the present. Search by keywords, presidents, dates, and document types, or browse background essays and media.


uments, data, and analysis from 1789 to the present. Search by keywords, presidents, dates, and document types, or browse background essays and media.Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, 1929-1932, 1945-2013: "Compiled and published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, the PPP began in 1957.  ... Each Public Papers volume contains the papers and speeches of the President of the United States that were issued by the Office of the Press Secretary during the specified time period. The material is presented in chronological order, and the dates shown in the headings are the dates of the documents or events. In instances when the release date differs from the date of the document itself, that fact is shown in the textnote."  Read more about the online edition of the Public Papers of the Presidents .  Print volumes are available at the New York Public Library.


e textnote."  Read more about the online edition of the Public Papers of the Presidents .  Print volumes are available at the New York Public Library.Reclaim The Records: A not-for-profit activist group of genealogists, historians, researchers, and journalists that works to identify important genealogical record sets that are not online anywhere and not broadly available to the public. They use state Freedom of Information laws to force government agencies and archives to make these records available to the public. Since their founding in 2015, they have won the release of tens of millions of records, which they have digitized and uploaded to the Internet Archive and other Open Data websites.


they have won the release of tens of millions of records, which they have digitized and uploaded to the Internet Archive and other Open Data websites.U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980: Digital reproductions of every publication from the 15th through the 96th Congress. Consists of over 355,000 publications (over 10 million pages) originally bound in 14,000 books; 67,000 maps; and thousands of illustrations and statistical tables relating to U.S. cultural, legislative, military, political, social, and scientific history.  Among the topics addressed are women’s suffrage and minority rights; the environment, energy and natural resources; Native American life; race relations, international relations; wars, worldwide discovery and exploration; and investigations of all kinds.  Search by keyword, publication, or bill number.  Or browse by subject, index term, person, act of Congress, location, publication type, committee, or congress.  Cross-searchable with the American State Papers, 1789-1838, which contains legislative and executive documents of the 1st through 14th Congress.