Reference Help
Reference information provides reliable, factual data to help answer specific questions or guide research. Our reference librarian, Clay Chiment, is always here to help. Call (607) 387-5623, or email librarian@trumansburglibrary.org.
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CIA World Factbook
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. The Reference tab includes: a variety of world, regional, country, ocean, and time zone maps; Flags of the World; and a Country Comparison function that ranks the country information and data in more than 75 Factbook fields.
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National Geographic Kids Almanac 2020
National Geographic has been igniting the explorer in all of us for 131 years through groundbreaking storytelling from the best and brightest scientists, explorers, photographers, and filmmakers in the world. Our yellow border serves as a portal to explore the farthest reaches of the Earth and beyond. Places only National Geographic can take you.
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Old Farmer’s Almanac 2019
Since 1792, The Old Farmer’s Almanac has spoken to all walks of life: planting charts for those who grow their own food; recipes for those who live in the kitchen; Moon and sunrise times for those who watch the skies; and forecasts for those who don’t like the question of weather left up in the air.
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Roadside America: Your Online Guide to Offbeat Tourist Attractions
RoadsideAmerica.com offers maps, directions and attraction details as a convenience, providing all information as is. Attraction status, hours and prices change without notice; call ahead!
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Our mission is to facilitate conservation of New York’s biodiversity by providing comprehensive information and scientific expertise on rare species and natural ecosystems to resource managers and other conservation partners.
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New York City Maps
These mapping applications are designed to make living in New York City easier and to provide New Yorkers with ways to live an engaged civic life. From 311 service requests and crime locations, to schools and public services, use these resources for staying geographically connected to the city. Check back periodically as the list will continue to expand.
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Google Maps
Navigate your world faster and easier with Google Maps. Find a place. Your location. Trails. Dedicated lanes. Bicycle-friendly roads.
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Workforce New York – Tompkins County
Tompkins Workforce New York provides a convenient, one-stop shopping approach for accessing employment-related services for businesses, workers, and jobseekers in Tompkins County. Our full-service Workforce New York Career Center is located in downtown Ithaca in Center Ithaca on The Commons. Our Center provides an open, friendly, and professional atmosphere with trained staff ready to assist jobseekers and employers
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Workforce New York – Schuyler County
Public employees in Schuyler County are hired under a merit system known as civil service. The Schuyler County Civil Service Department, under the direction of the Personnel Officer, administers the provisions of the New York State Civil Service Law for all county departments, school districts, special districts, towns, and villages in Schuyler County.
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USA Jobs
The Federal Government offers unique hiring paths to help hire individuals that represent our diverse society. Learn more about each hiring path and your eligibility.
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US Department of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is the principal fact-finding agency for the federal government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. The BLS is an independent national statistical agency that collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates essential statistical data to the American public, the U.S. Congress, other federal agencies, state and local governments, business, and labor. The BLS also serves as a statistical resource to the Department of Labor.
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Career One Stop (US Department of Labor)
Career One Stop is the flagship career, training, and job search website for the U.S. Department of Labor. The website serves job seekers, businesses, students, and career advisors with a variety of free online tools, information and resources.
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Collector’s Marketing Resource Center
How to use the Internet to research the value of your potentially priceless antiques & collectibles. A collection of links, search terms, and suggestions.
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The Merriam-Webster Dictionary
For more than 150 years, in print and now online, Merriam-Webster has been America’s leading and most-trusted provider of language information. Each month, our Web sites offer guidance to more than 40 million visitors. In print, our publications include Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (among the best-selling books in American history) and newly published dictionaries for English-language learners.
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Urban Dictionary
Urban Dictionary is a crowdsourced online dictionary for slang words and phrases, operating under the motto “Define Your World.”
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American Sign Language visual dictionary
HandSpeak consists of American Sign Language (ASL) online dictionary, grammar tutorials, fingerspelling, literary arts (storytelling and poetry), ASL writing, and other features.
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Signing Savvy
Signing Savvy is a sign language dictionary containing several thousand high resolution videos of American Sign Language (ASL) signs, fingerspelled words, and other common signs used within the United States and Canada.
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Google Translate
Google’s free service instantly translates words, phrases, and web pages between English and over 100 other languages.
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Niche College Reviews
The Best Colleges ranking is based on rigorous analysis of academic, admissions, financial, and student life data from the U.S. Department of Education along with millions of reviews from students and alumni. The ranking compares more than 1,000 top colleges and universities in the U.S.
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GED Testing Service free resources
We are GED Testing Service, the sole provider of the official GED® test. We’ve helped over 20 million people attain their GED® credential — we are the only high school equivalency program that is recognized by 97% of employers and colleges nationwide. And we’ve been doing it for more than 75 years.
GED Testing Service is a joint venture of the American Council on Education, which started the GED® program in 1942, and leading education company Pearson.
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Open Culture: cultural and educational media on the web
This collection provides a list of free educational resources for K-12 students (kindergarten through high school students) and their parents and teachers. It features free video lessons/tutorials; free mobile apps; free audiobooks, ebooks and textbooks; quality YouTube channels; free foreign language lessons; test prep materials; and free web resources in academic subjects like literature, history, science and computing. This newly-released list is a work in progress. Please tell us if we’re missing something good.
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Getting Smart: Open Resources for High School
Digital learning advocate and board member of two online high schools, Robyn Bagley, recently asked, “What are some good open high school courses?” We compiled 14 open resources with current links.
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Online Encyclopedia Britannica
We are Britannica Group, Inc, the world-wide leader at the forefront of the information revolution for 250 years. We have empowered the way the world teaches and learns, and we continue to pave the way in reimagining discovery and inquiry. Inspiring curiosity and instilling the joy of learning is how Britannica builds the world’s future leaders.
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Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a multilingual, web-based, free-content encyclopedia project supported by the Wikimedia Foundation and based on a model of openly editable content. The name “Wikipedia” is a portmanteau of the words wiki (a technology for creating collaborative websites, from the Hawaiian word wiki, meaning “quick”) and encyclopedia. Wikipedia’s articles provide links designed to guide the user to related pages with additional information.
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Emily Post: The Emily Post Institute
Emily Post established with her seminal book Etiquette in 1922. Though times have changed, the principles of good manners remain constant. Above all, manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. Being considerate,
respectful, and honest is more important than knowing which fork to use. Whether it’s a handshake or a fist bump, it’s the underlying sincerity and good intentions of the action that matter most.
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Guinness World Records
We don’t define or recognize success in a conventional or limited way and so draw upon the entire range of superlatives to help people realize their potential and to re-examine the world. We want that inspiration to come from reading, watching, listening to and participating in record breaking.
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On This Day
With over 212,000 entries On This Day is the world’s largest, most accurate and popular site for on this day in history. Our extensive today in history archives evolved from a database originally collated by Bruce T. Goldman that we have added to, expanded and corrected. Our dedicated team of history lovers has also had the invaluable help of many of our visitors who regularly send us omissions and corrections and valuable feedback.
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Robert’s Rules of Order
Robert’s Rules of Order is the standard set of rules first published in 1876 by Henry M. Robert to run orderly meetings with maximum fairness to all members. Parliamentary procedure for the 21st century!
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Family Search (free account)
Learn where you came from, and get to know who you are. Our free family tree gets you started. It’s all about family. FamilySearch is a nonprofit family history organization dedicated to connecting families across generations. FamilySearch believes that families bring joy and meaning to life.
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Find a Grave
Find the graves of ancestors, create virtual memorials or add photos, virtual flowers and a note to a loved one’s memorial. Search or browse cemeteries and grave records for every-day and famous people from around the world.
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My Heritage (free account)
MyHeritage is the leading global destination for discovering, preserving and sharing family history. Our platform and DNA kits make it easy for anyone, anywhere to embark on a meaningful journey into their past and treasure their family stories for generations to come. Our powerful technology does the searching for you, revealing fascinating new details about your family history.
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National Archives: Resources for Genealogists
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation’s record keeper. Of all documents and materials created in the course of business conducted by the United States Federal government, only 1%-3% are so important for legal or historical reasons that they are kept by us forever. Those valuable records are preserved and are available to you, whether you want to see if they contain clues about your family’s history, need to prove a veteran’s military service, or are researching a historical topic that interests you.
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Merriam-Webster’s Medical Dictionary
Search medical terms and abbreviations with the most up-to-date and comprehensive medical dictionary from the reference experts at Merriam-Webster. Master today’s medical vocabulary. Become an informed health-care consumer!
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National Council on Disability: Resources
NCD is an independent federal agency charged with advising the President, Congress, and other federal agencies regarding policies, programs, practices, and procedures that affect people with disabilities.
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USA Government
Our mission is to create and organize timely, needed government information and services and make them accessible anytime, anywhere, via your channel of choice.
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United States Census Bureau
The U.S. Census Bureau has been headquartered in Suitland, Md. since 1942, and currently employs about 4,285 staff members. The Census Bureau is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The U.S. Census Bureau is overseen by the Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA) within the Department of Commerce. The Economics and Statistics Administration provides high-quality economic analysis and fosters the missions of the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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The United States Government Manual
As the official handbook of the Federal Government, The United States Government Manual provides 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.
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Official Website of New York State
Access information on New York State Government. Browse topics such as business, education, health, toursim and more, or search NY government sites.
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Bible Gateway
Bible Gateway is a searchable online Bible in more than 200 versions and 70 languages that you can freely read, research, and reference anywhere.
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The Noble Qur’an
The Noble Quran is the central religious text of Islam. Muslims believe the Qur’an is the book of Divine guidance and direction for mankind, and consider the original Arabic text the final revelation of Allah (God). All translations of the original Arabic text are thus interpretations of the original meanings and should be embraced as such.
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The Complete Tanakh (Tanach)
The Jewish Bible with a Modern English Translation and Rashi’s Commentary. English translation of the entire Tanakh (Tanach) with Rashi’s commentary. This Hebrew Bible was edited by esteemed translator and scholar, Rabbi A.J. Rosenberg.
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Purdue Writing Lab
Side-by-side comparison of and assistance with MLA, Chicago, AMA, and ASA writing/citation styles. How to conduct research using primary source methods, such as interviews and observations, and secondary source methods, such as books, journals, and the Internet. This area also includes materials on evaluating research sources.
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Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations
A Collection of over 8000 Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature.
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Writer’s Digest
From inspiring prompts, practical techniques and insightful interviews, to instructional workshops, writing competitions and professional services—we help writers of all genres and formats develop their craft and hone their business skills at every stage of their career.
