Web Reference
This site includes basic research tools such as almanacs, dictionaries and encyclopedias. All sources are selected by librarians. Most sources are available to all. Sources listed as UB Only are limited to current UB students and staff due to licensing.
Last Updated: Nov 22, 2024 3:59 PM
Book & Journal Publishing
- All that JAS: Journal Abbreviation SourcesWeb resources leading to journal abbreviations.
- Atlas of Early PrintingSite depicts the spread of printing through Europe in the fifty years following the European refinement of the tools and process to make impressions from movable type cast in metal.
- Book ReviewsUB Libraries' guide to selected resources on locating book reviews
- CASSI (CAS Source Index)Invaluable as a reference tool to decipher histories, dates, and abbreviations for chemical, scientific, engineering, and technical journal titles.
- Electronic Journal HoldingsUB Only
Find out what journals you can read on your computer. - Ulrich's International Periodicals DirectoryUB Only
Directory of magazines, journals, and other serial publications.
Colleges & Universities
- CampusTours.comSearchable listing of U.S. colleges & universities with virtual tours, Webcams, & Web sites.
- College and University RankingsLeads to online sources of rankings arranged by type of program.
- College Results OnlineProvides detailed reports on college completion rates for any four year public or private non-profit university in the US using data from the US Dept. of Education's Graduation Survey.
- College ScorecardGives users access to extensive federal data on the student-debt and attendance-cost data for more than 7,000 U.S. higher-ed institutions allowing them to compare institutions.
- Occupational Outlook HandbookCareer information from the U.S. Department of Labor including expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.
- Online College CoursesThis is a free and comprehensive resource that is a collection of open college course that spans videos, audio lectures, and notes given by professors at Harvard, Princeton and MIT.
- Peterson'sInformation for college search and selection, test preparation, and financial aid.
- Tuition TrackerShows the net price by income group for a year of school at more than 3,700 U.S. colleges and universities. It is designed to help students and parents research college costs.
Dissertations & Theses
- CRL's Foreign Doctoral Dissertations DatabaseListing of more than 20,000 uncataloged foreign doctoral dissertations held by the Center for Research Libraries.
- Dissertation ReviewsFeatures overviews of recently defended, unpublished doctoral dissertations in a variety of disciplines in the Humanities and Social Sciences.
- Dissertations & Theses (Proquest)UB Only
Listing of dissertations back to 1861 including many full-text dissertations from 1997 to the present including those done at UB. - Dissertations & Theses @ SUNY BuffaloUB Only
Full-text of UB dissertations and theses published after 1996. - Dissertations and Theses: A GuideGuide for locating UB and other universities' theses and dissertations.
- Dissertations, UB guidelines for submittingGuidelines for graduation and thesis and dissertation preparation at UB.
- Guide to Thesis Listings (Foreign thesis resources)A guide to foreign country theses compiled by the NYU Libraries.
- Open Access Theses and Dissertations (OATD)OATD aims to be the best possible resource for finding open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world. Metadata (information about the theses) comes from over 600 colleges, universities, and research institutions.
Statistical Sites
- AARP DataExplorerProduced by the AARP Public Policy Institute (PPI), it focuses on data for the 50-plus population in the areas of health, income, employment, long-term services and caregiving, nursing, housing, transportation, and demographics.
- AgeSource / AgeStats WorldwideTwo databases created by AARP to facilitate the international exchange of policy and program-relevant information in aging.
- Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA)Provides statistics on religious bodies--both in the United States and Worldwide.
- CensusScopeAn easy-to-use tool for investigating U.S. demographic information.
- Data USAThe most comprehensive visualization of U.S. public data. Data USA provides an open, easy-to-use platform that turns data into knowledge.
- Data.govThe purpose of Data.gov is to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government.
- DemographicsLinks to the most comprehensive sources from the federal government that provide demographic data.
- EurostatDetailed statistics on the European Union & European countries.
- FAOSTATFAOSTAT provides time-series and cross sectional data relating to food and agriculture for some 200 countries.
- FedStatsCompiles in one place statistics from over 100 federal agencies. Access data by broad topics, agencies, and keywords.
- GapminderProvides a dramatic visual presentation of data and statistical time series.
- Gender Equality Data and StatisticsOne-stop shop for gender information, catering to a wide range of users and providing data from a variety of sources.
- Global Consumption DatabaseSupplies authoritative information about the consumption patterns of billions of low-income people in over 90 developing countries.
- Human Mortality DatabaseCreated to provide detailed mortality and population data to researchers, students, journalists, policy analysts, and others interested in the history of human longevity.
- International Resources: By Theme and By RegionNorthwestern University Library guide connects to key resources and International organizations by subject and by region of the world.
- International Trade and Market Access Data (WTO)Provide extensive access to trade and tariff data.
- Measuring WorthExplores alternative ways to compare and measure the relative worth of things.
- Monthly Bulletin of Statistics Online (MBS)Database with "current economic and social statistics for more than 200 countries and territories of the world." More than 100 indicators (monthly, quarterly and annual data from 2000 to current year).
- NYCdataContains an enormous amount of data and information on New York City.
- Our World in DataAn online publication that shows how living conditions are changing. The aim is to give a global overview and to show changes over the very long run, so that we can see where we are coming from and where we are today.
- Pew Research Center Hispanic Trends ProjectSeeks to improve public understanding of the diverse Hispanic population in the United States and to chronicle Latinos' growing impact on the nation.
- Statistical Abstract of the United StatesA compendium of statistical information that covers all aspects of U.S. socioeconomic, political, and cultural affairs.
- Statistical Abstracts SeriesCollection of Statistical Abstracts of the United States and Historical Supplements, 1789-2012
- Statistical InformationUB Only
UB databases dealing with facts and statistical information. - Statistical Resources on the WebComprehensive listing of the best resources for statistics on the Web.
- Statistical Sites on the World Wide WebLinks to federal and international statistical agencies, including the official statistics departments of around sixty countries.
- UNDataSearch tool for United Nations Statistics.
- WomanStats ProjectThe WomanStats Project is the most comprehensive compilation of information on the status of women in the world. [free, but requires registration]
- World Bank Open DataFree access to all data collected in the World Bank Open Data Initiative.
- World Data AtlasCreate charts and graphs from data found in thousands of statistical data sets.
- WTO Statistics DatabaseData is available on foreign trade, tariffs and services (transport, telecommunication, financial services).
Writing & Citing
- BibMeSite for locating and generating bibliographic citations in MLA, APA and Chicago styles, which you can then download to your computer, or store on their server (free, but registration required).
- Citation BuilderIllustrates how to cite some common resources in the APA, MLA and CBE/CSE citation styles.
- CitefastAn easy to use web tool for creating citations. Students can utilize it to generate citations in different formats: APA, MLA & Chicago.
- Citing SourcesGuide provides information and examples for citing sources properly according to the most popular citation style manuals (APA, Chicago, CSE, and MLA).
- EasyBibFree bibliography maker, supports MLA and APA formatting; registration required.
- OWL (Online Writing Lab) HandoutsTop notch material on all aspects of writing from Purdue University including grammar, plagiarism "dos & don'ts," resume construction and much more.
- Research TipsOnline guide designed to help you perform research in the University at Buffalo's University Libraries.
- Son of Citation MachineOnline tool that helps students to format their bibliographical references according to APA, Chicago, MLA, and Turabian styles.