Raw data collected from government census reports.<\/p>\n
Census Reporter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Current government demographic, housing, economic, and other data. (Can be more user-friendly than the US Census Bureau website but does not offer historic data.)<\/p>\n Massachusetts DOR Blue Book Reports<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Monthly reports of state tax and other revenue collected by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR). (These are available for other states as well.)<\/p>\n WolframAlpha<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n A search engine specifically for factual queries, such as conversion from Celsius to Fahrenheit, the date of specific events, or the budget of a specific movie.<\/p>\n Wayback Machine<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n A digital archive of the internet, archiving cached web pages since at least 1995. This allows you to view webpages as they existed at a specific point in time, even if the information has since changed.<\/p>\n Yale Book of Quotations<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The full and correct text of well-known and famous quotations (particularly ones that tend to circulate with errors online). Access is available through BU Libraries.<\/p>\n BU Libraries<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Search books, databases, journals, newspapers, and more. Also, librarians are available to help you.<\/p>\n ProQuest Ebook Central<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n An online digital library with over 100,000 scholarly ebooks, a set of online database collections, sheet music, government documents, and more.<\/p>\n (online access through BU Libraries)<\/p>\n Boston Public Library<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Boston Public Library (BPL) holds more than 23 million items, estimated to be among the three largest collections in the country, including books, maps, manuscripts, letters, drawings, and other original works dating back as early as the 10th century. Anyone who lives or works in Massachusetts can apply for an ecard on the BPL website<\/a>.<\/p>\n Digital Commonwealth<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Part of the Boston Public Library, this website brings together digitized materials from hundreds of libraries, museums, historical societies, and archives across the state, including photographs, manuscripts, books, audio recordings, maps, postcards, and other historical artifacts from Massachusetts institutions.<\/p>\n Library of Congress<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The largest library in the world. While they have a lot of items available online, only a small percentage of their holdings have been digitized. However, you can search their catalogue<\/a> or view their digital collections<\/a> online.<\/p>\n National Archives <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The Research Our Records section of the National Archives website provides access to military records, presidential records, information about Congress, genealogy information, and more.<\/p>\n Google Books<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Searches the full text of books and magazines that Google has scanned, converted to text, and stored in its digital database.<\/p>\n Boston University Year Book 1889<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n This is a text that President Gilliam has previously quoted in her emails.<\/p>\n BU Libraries<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Through the BU Libraries system, you can access many BU documents, including records, yearbooks, lectures, and books written about the University. You may need to access these items in person at Mugar.<\/p>\n Boston Globe<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n External Affairs has a paid subscription. If you need access for work, please check with your team to see if someone has the login info. If not, check with the Operations department to see if you can be granted access.<\/p>\n New York Times<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n External Affairs has a paid subscription. If you need access for work, please check with your team to see if someone has the login info. If not, check with the Operations department to see if you can be granted access.<\/p>\n Archive.today<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n For individual news articles that you know the URL for but may be behind a paywall. Similar to the Wayback Machine, this site allows you to get around the paywalls by letting you view a snapshot of a website in time. If you find an article you need to view and it is behind a paywall, paste the URL into archive.is and you will be able to view it. (An exception to this use is brand-new articles, as there likely hasn\u2019t been time yet for a snapshot. Usually after 24 hours, the article will be viewable here.)<\/p>\n Also, many newspapers and journals are available via BU Libraries (see above).<\/strong><\/p>\n Tin Eye<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n A reverse image search.<\/p>\n Google Images<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Search images on the web.<\/p>\n US Food & Drug Administration<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Information about food, drugs, supplements, pesticides, research, compliance, and more.<\/p>\n US Energy Information Administration (EIA)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The EIA collects, analyzes, and disseminates independent and impartial energy data and other information, including facts about oil, gas, and renewables.<\/p>\n ClinicalTrials.gov<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Government information and data about medical trials.<\/p>\nLibraries<\/h2>\n
Boston University<\/h2>\n
Newspaper & Journal Access<\/h2>\n
Images<\/h2>\n
STEM-Specific Resources<\/h2>\n
News & Current Events<\/h2>\n
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