GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Library Research Guide

QUICK FACTS
CREDOreference
- A complete online reference collection
- Choose "Browse Topics" for subject access to materials
Oxford Reference Online
- Access to full-text online reference sources
- Choose the category "Literature"
World Almanac
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia
DICTIONARIES
Oxford English Dictionary Online
QUOTATIONS
Click here to search for the origins of a quotation using CREDOreference.
FIND ARTICLES in general interest magazines and journals
Academic Search Complete
ArticleFirst
FIND ARTICLES in newspapers
Custom Newspapers
The Daily Gazette, Schenectady 1997 - current (on campus access only)
Lexis Nexis Academic
National Newspaper Index
New York Newspapers
New York Times full text archive (1851-2004)
Newspaper Source
Regional Business News
BROWSE JOURNALS
Browse journals in our online and print collections.
FIND BOOKS & MEDIA

Look for books and other material using the Begley Library Catalog.
Look here to search all available library catalogs.
BROWSING THE SHELVES
Almanacs and encyclopedias begin with call number AY and are located on the first floor of the library in the reference section.
English language dictionaries and thesauri begin with call number PE and are located on the first floor of the library in the reference section.
Click here for a guide to Library of Congress call numbers by subject.
ELECTRONIC BOOKS
Look here for electronic book collections.
INTERNET
Look here for links to general knowledge websites.
NEED HELP?
A Librarian will be happy to assist you with your research. Visit or call the Reference Desk
during regular library hours or use our Ask Us 24/7 service for help.
Created by Lou Ann Stewart (September 2008)
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