Library Databases A-Z  

Thousands of proprietary, royalty-free world, continent, country, and state maps. Includes political, physical, outline, population, precipitation, climate, and other thematic maps.

A list of the e-books from our various collections; search by title, ISBN, or keywords in title; browse by subject area. Access to most e-books requires Buffalo State username and password.

Database of over 100,000 abstracts of literature related to the preservation and conservation of material cultural heritage (art, cultural objects, architecture, and archaeological sites). From the Getty Conservation Institute.

Journal articles on a wide range of topics.

Journal articles on a wide range of topics.

Streaming video collection covering many aspects of the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences.

Searchable collection of over 3,300 academic electronic books, covering many aspects of history and the humanities (mid 1800s – present).

Multiple resources, including reference books, primary documents, classic texts, and more, covering all aspects of African American culture and history.

Searchable database of full-text articles from nearly 100 African American newspapers published in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Digital online collection of thousands of historical music tracks covering a variety of genres. Note: Is now part of the American Song database. Note: Search this together with other streaming music sources in Music Online Listening.

Academic encyclopedias and reference books.

Academic encyclopedias and reference sources.

Journals, magazines, and other material on alternative health care and wellness.

Online library of documents and digital images of scholarly resources from and about Africa.

Streaming video database which features the plays of William Shakespeare, produced by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation).

Journal articles, book reviews, dissertations, and more about the U.S. and Canada from prehistory to the present.

Searchable database of journals published by the American Chemical Society.

A quick entry into U.S. Census information, with Fact Sheets available for cities/towns, zip codes, counties, and states, including population, housing, economic, and geographic data.

A major English language dictionary. Provided by NOVELny.

Material from the History Channel, Bullfrog Films, PBS, 1940s & 1950s newsreels, archival and public affairs footage, documentaries, and more. Covers American history from the early history of Native Americans through 1988. Note: Is now part of the Academic Video Online database.

Digital online collection of American music covering genres such as country, folk, blues, bluegrass, early jazz, Native American, old time, gospel, and more; over 57,000 tracks. Note: Now contains the African American Song database. Note: Search this together with other streaming music sources in Music Online Listening.

Index to journal articles in all areas of anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, and folklore from the late-nineteenth-century to the present.

Academic encyclopedias and reference books from Sage Knowledge.

Peer reviewed journals, newsletters, and bulletins published by the American Anthropological Association.

Full text of e-books published by the American Psychological Association in 2011 and 2012. Searchable as part of the APA PsycNET suite of databases.

Search multiple American Psychological Association databases at the same time. Includes the following sources: PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, PsycTESTS, and APA e-Books.

Periodical articles about computer science, engineering, food industry, physics, textile industry, applied mathematics, and more (1983 - present).

Note: Upgraded to, and replaced by, the more comprehensive database Art Source.

Academic dictionaries and reference books; includes sources for design and decorative arts.

Periodical articles about the fine arts, art history, architecture, design, fashion design, and more.

Serves as an introductory source for quick retrieval of a few full-text articles in many subject areas.

Search for citations to scholarly journal articles. Conduct cited reference searches for articles that cite a previously published work. This database is known online as Web of Science (1970 - present).

Digital images and information about works of visual art, including architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design from many times and cultures. For more information, also see An Introduction to ARTstor.

Over 500,000 scholarly research papers covering physics, computer sciences, mathematics, statistics, and quantitative biology.

Database of over 50,000 American artists, including biographies and images of paintings. Also contains a glossary, art topic essays, and information on art museums, galleries, auction houses, and more.

Journals and magazines covering a wide range of programs of technical study.

Provides a forum for the development and publication of voluntary consensus standards for materials, products and services.

Searchable database of full-text articles from the Atlanta Constitution (1868-1945).

Streaming audio of dramatic works, performed by established actors, from the archive of a leading American radio theater company. Includes works of dramatic literature of the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries from writers such as George Bernard Shaw, Arthur Miller, and Neil Simon.

Persistent URLs are internet addresses to full-text journal articles, ebooks, streaming audio and video material, etc., useful in course management systems such as ANGEL.

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This major new service of the library is a digital repository for research and scholarship.

Get the facts on copyright law, and find multimedia sources for your projects and reports.