Forms, information for prospective student-athletes.
Use these select resources anytime, and check the Library Catalog or Ask A Librarian for additional and paper sources.
Abbreviations | Almanac | Audio/Video/Images | Background Information | Biographical Info | Career Info | Citations, Style, & Writing Guides | College Info | Company Info | Consumer Info | Copyright | Country Info | Dictionaries | Directories & Phone Books | EBooks | Encyclopedias | Financial Aid Info | Government Info | Grant Info | Health Promotion & Wellness | Images/Audio/Video | Internet Search Tools | Libraries | Maps & Gazetteers | News Resources | Public Opinion Polls | Quotations | Research Guides by Subject | States | Statistics | Thesaurus | Video/Images/Audio | Weather
Background Information (for subject specialized resources, see Research Subject Guides)
- Access Science Online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology.
- CQ Researcher Excellent background and analysis of recent national and international issues in the news. Also available in paper copy
- Gale Virtual Reference Library - A collection of 100+ reference titles available in full-text electronically. Search the entire collection, or search selected titles using "advanced search."
- Literature Resource Center Provided bySUNYConnect. Biographical and selected critical coverage of the most studied authors and works.
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context
Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. Great for current issues research. - Points of View Reference Center
- Pros and Cons of Controversial Issues
- see also Encyclopedias
- Biographies of Scientists from Access Science
- Biography Reference Bank - Full-text of 100+ volumes of biographical reference books, including images, and links to articles & reviews.
- Contemporary Authors - included in Literature Resource Center.
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Encyclopedia of World Biography
- Oswego's Presidents - a chronological listing of the leaders of the college.
- Who Were Our Buildings - a look at the origin of building names at SUNY Oswego.
- CareerOneStop
- CareerZone - New York
- Encyclopedia of Career Development
- Job Search Toolbox - resources from SUNY Oswego Career Services
- Occupational Outlook Handbook Also available in paper copy in Penfield.
- O*NET Online Replaces the Dictionary of Occupational Titles.
- Teacher Certification Links
Citations, Style, & Writing Guides
College and Financial Aid Information (.pdf file)
- AMA Online Doctor Finder
- Consumer Reports
- Federal Consumer Information Center
- Gethuman Database - codes to bypass automated phone systems and get a person.
- New York State Consumer Protection Board - the place to sign up for New York and Federal "Do Not Call" lists, etc.
- Real Estate values from Zillow.com
- Real Property Database (Oswego County, NY)
- Background Notes
- CIA World Factbook
- Countries and Their Cultures -- Publisher's Description
- Country Reports on Human Rights Practice
- Country Studies
- Economist.com: Country Briefings - includes news.
- Geert Hofstede™ Cultural Dimensions
- Going Global Career Guides
- Inter-Source - social customs and norms from around the world.
- Population Reference Bureau Population data on 95 demographic variables for more than 220 countries, 28 world regions and sub-regions, the world as a whole, the United States as a whole, and the U.S. states.
- Statistical Agencies (International)
- World Data from Encyclopaedia Britannica
- OneLook - searches many dictionaries simultaneously.
- Oxford English Dictionary - Comprehensive dictionary of the English language, including word origins.
- Webster's Dictionary (includes pronunciation)
- WordReference.com (French, Spanish, Italian)
- Addresses.com - Includes reverse phone directory, white and yellow pages, and zip codes.
- Area Code Lookup
- Associations on the Net - for best results, browse the subject list.
- Big Yellow - Interactive Yellow Pages
- Oswego County Community Services Directory
- Reference USA - database of detailed information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses and 102 million U.S. residents. Available for searching in the Career Services Office
- Switchboard Phone numbers for individuals and businesses nationwide.
- Zip Codes - from the U.S. Postal Service
See also:
- Sponsored Program Information Network (SPIN) Database of national and international government and private funding sources. Both the database and Spin Instructions are provided by SUNY Oswego’s Office of Research and Sponsored Programs.
- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Federal grant information, primarily for institutions rather than individuals. For assistance to individuals see College and Financial Aid Information. (pdf file)
- The Foundation Center. Get basic information on U.S. grantmakers and their grants.
- Proposal Writing Short Course (from the Foundation Center)
- ORSP (SUNY Oswego's Office of Research and Sponsored Programs) For local information including campus grants and Grantscene newsletter.
Health Promotion & Wellness (see also: Consumer Information)
- New York Heritage Digital Collection
- New York Public Library Digital Gallery
- Library of Congress American Memory Collections
- World Digital Library
- Google Image Search
- American Rhetoric: Online Speech Bank - Full-text transcripts, video segments
- PBS Video
- Forum Network - Free Online Lectures from PBS and NPR.
- C-SPAN Video Library - Government proceedings and public affairs programming.
- Discovery Education Streaming - Video library for Education students/faculty only.
- American History in Video
- Ethnographic Video Online
- Theatre in Video
- Multimedia links from Penfield's Technology Toolbox
- Google Scholar (scholarly articles, books, etc.)
- Librarians Internet Index (collection of reviewed websites)
- Infomine (scholarly Internet resources)
- SUNY Catalog
- SUNY Library Catalogs
- WorldCat - Books and other materials in libraries worldwide.
- Central New York Library Catalogs
- Library of Congress
- New York Public Library - Any New York resident may request library privileges.
- Google Maps
- How far is it? (geographic name server - calculates distance)
- MapQuest
- MultiMap - maps from around the world.
- Nationalatlas.gov
- National Geographic Maps - speciality maps.
- Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection, U of Texas
Quotations - Also available in paper copy in Penfield.
- Each specialized guide includes online and paper Background Information Resources, Journal Article Databases, & Web Sites selected by Librarians
States - From 50 States.com - state flags, flowers, birds, mottoes, etc.
- Census Bureau Data Including Oswego City or Oswego County from the 2000 census.
- County & City Data Book
- County Business Patterns
- Crime in the United States/Uniform Crime Reports
- FedStats: The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal Agencies
- Human Mortality Database - Provides mortality and population data for over 35 countries.
- National Statistics (U.K.)
- New York State Statistical Yearbook
- Population Reference Bureau Population data on 95 demographic variables for more than 220 countries, 28 world regions and sub-regions, the world as a whole, the United States as a whole, and the U.S. states.
- Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
- State and County QuickFacts
- State & Metropolitan Area Data Book
- Statistical Abstract of the United States Also available in paper copy in Penfield.
- United Nations Statistics
- Weather - NewsChannel 9 WSYR
- Weather.com - all cities or just Oswego, NY
- Weather.gov (National Weather Service)