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: Dec 11, 2024 3:01 PM
Associations & Societies
- Associations Online Search Directory (ASAE)Searchable directory of more than 6,500 associations.
- Political Sciences Resources: Think TanksA meta-site for think tank links from around the world compiled by the University of Michigan.
- Think Tank SearchA Google Custom Search of more than 590 think tanks and research centers.
Biographical Resources
- American President: An Online Reference ResourceIn-depth information on each president and their administration
- Australian Dictionary of BiographyAustralia's pre-eminent dictionary of national biography. In it you will find concise, informative and fascinating descriptions of the lives of significant and representative persons in Australian history.
- Biographical DictionaryIncludes more than 27,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day.
- Biographies of Erie County, New YorkOne of several biographical databases provided by OnlineBiographies.info.
- Biographies.netThousands of biographies of famous and not-so-famous individuals.
- Biography ResourcesUB Only
Selected biographical sources available to UB faculty, students and staff. - Biography.comDatabase contains over 25,000 brief biographies of current and historical persons.
- China Biographical Database ProjectThe China Biographical Database is a freely accessible relational database with biographical information about approximately 360,000 individuals, primarily from the 7th through 19th centuries
- China VitaeChina Vitae is a resource of biographical information on more than 4000 Chinese leaders in government, politics, the military, education, business, and the media.
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography OnlineA dictionary of biographical entries for individuals that have contributed to the History of Canada.
- Dictionary of Irish ArtistsOnline version of Walter Strickland's seminal work on Irish artists.
- Find A GraveView the graves of thousands of famous and not-so-famous people from around the world.
- NNDB...an intelligence aggregator that tracks the activities of people ... determined to be noteworthy, both living and dead. Basic information including birth/death dates, brief biographies.
- Polish Biographical DictionaryBiographical information on thousands of Poles; site is in Polish, but text is translatable through translation tools such as Google Translate.
- Scientists & Engineers Biography GuideGuide lists University at Buffalo print sources, as well as general websites.
- The History MakersSite committed to preserving the untold personal stories of African Americans.
- Time Magazine's Man (Person) of the YearComplete List From 1927 to the present.
- Twentieth Century American Leaders DatabaseCompiled in an effort to identify and chronicle the lives of 20th century men and women whose business leadership shaped the ways that people live, work, and interact.
- Union List of Artist Names OnlineLists not only biographical information about artists, but includes list of people related to them as well.
- Well known people with disabilitiesInformation on the disease, the famous person, how it affected his or her life.
- Who2Brief biographical information on famous people.
Opinion Polls & Surveys
- American Time Use SurveyProvides statistics and graphical data on the amount of time people spend doing various activities, such as paid work, childcare, volunteering, and socializing.
- Gallup.comProvides access to news stories & polling information gathered by the Gallup corporation.
- ICPSR: Inter-University Consortium for Political & Social ResearchAn archive of social science survey data for research.
- The Pew Research CenterPublic opinion polls and surveys on public policy issues.
- Polling Data from Around the WorldGuide to public opinion poll Web sites around the World.
- PollingReport.comUp-to-date polling results affecting trends in elections, government, and business.
- YouGovConducts polls on the Internet about politics, public affairs, products, brands and other topics of general interest. YouGov polls are taken by self-selected individuals who visit the site.
Quotations
- Bartleby.com QuotationsContemporary and classic quotations in a searchable database.
- Famous Quotes and Authors.comOver 25,000 quotes online from over 6,700 famous authors.
- Phrase FinderProvides a searchable list of the "meanings and origins of over 2,000 English phrases and sayings.
- Phrases.netPhrases.net is all about common phrases, casual expressions and idioms.
- The Quotations PageA searchable database of over 15,000 quotations.
- WikiquoteOnline compendium of quotations from notable people.
Speeches, Transcripts & Audio
- American Archive of Public BroadcastingAccess to a collection of American public radio and television content dating back to the 1950s.
- American Presidency ProjectComprehensive collection of resources pertaining to the study of the President of the United States.
- American RhetoricIncludes political speeches, movie speeches. and much more.
- Archival Sound RecordingsThousands of recordings showcasing audio history from 19th century wax cylinders to the present day; source: British Library
- Archives of Women's Political CommunicationContains speeches of U.S. women senators and representatives, governors and lieutenant governors, U.S. cabinet members, U.S. Supreme Court justices, and first ladies; international women leaders, presidents and prime ministers.
- Best Commencement Speeches EverOver 300 speeches going back to 1774; search by name, school, date or theme.
- British PatheOne of the oldest and largest video archives; it contains more than 100,000 video clips and thousands of hours of programming that cover the years 1896 to the 1970s.
- HistoryChannel.Com SpeechesMajor speeches in audio clip format from the 20th century.
- iHeartRadioProvides links to hundreds of Internet radio stations around the United States.
- Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United StatesThe online version of the government publication containing all Presidential inaugural speeches.
- OnRadioIndexes all the music playing on more than 100,000 online radio stations and allows users to search across that database and listen to any song.
- Radio-LocatorLeads to over 10,000 radio stations and 2,500 audio streams throughout the world.
- RadioTunaUseful for tracking down radio stations to listen to. You can search by genre, artist or radio station.
- Speech Accent ArchiveUniformly presents a large set of speech samples from a variety of language backgrounds. Native and non-native speakers of English read the same paragraph and are carefully transcribed.
- Vincent Voice LibraryVincent Voice Library is working to preserve over 100 years of historical spoken word recordings like those of the U.S. Presidents.
Telephone & Zip Directories
- Canada Post - Postal Code LookupCanada's official postal code lookup.
- Free LookupsFree Lookup for Zip Code, Area code, city, state, time zone, home sales, county and more.
- International Postal CodesLinks to international postal code pages.
- Postal CodesSimple to use - just find the country you're interested in and type in the location that you need a code for.
- Telephone Directories OnlineLinks to U.S., Canadian and worldwide telephone directories; also provides links to area code, toll-free and reverse lookup information.
- Zip Code LookupOfficial United States Postal Service ZIP code lookup.