Hampshire College

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

    Encyclopaedia Britannica

    Oxford English Dictionary (OED) Online version of 20-volume dictionary published in 1989; updated quarterly. 

    Oxford Language Dictionaries Online Bilingual dictionaries in French, German, Italian, Chinese, Russian, and Spanish. Now includes sound files for pronunciation.

Biography Resource Center  Biographical encyclopedia of over 200,000 people.

News

Today's News, U.S. and Local

• The Boston Globe
• CNN
• Daily Hampshire Gazette
• The Los Angeles Times
• The New York Times
• Valley Advocate

International News

• All Africa News and information about Africa. Covers arts, business, children, economics, education, food, health, media, music, and sports. Over 850,000 articles. Also in French. 1997 to present.
• Aljazeera in English
• BBC News
• The Guardian (UK)
• Latin American Newspapers Organized by  “General resources," “Regional News Services," and then individual countries.

Weather

    National Weather Service

    Accuweather for Amherst

Other Library Catalogs

       Western MA public libraries (Amherst, Northampton, Springfield, etc.)

       Boston Library Consortium  

       New York Public Library

       Library of Congress

       World Cat

Maps

Travel Maps

• Google Maps
• MapQuest Maps and driving directions.

General Interest

• National Atlas of the USA Maps include: federal lands, urban areas, water features, parkways, rivers, railroads, roads, volcanoes, and seismic events. Other U.S. maps include a terrain relief and elevation map and a seasonal vegetation growth map, both of which require Shockwave.
• National Geographic Society MapMachine An excellent resource for all kinds of maps.
• University of Texas Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection Includes various scanned maps including historical, regional, and special interest maps. A tremendous resource!
• World Atlas online Maps, travel information, clip art, and other material about places all over the world.

Gazetteers

• Columbia Gazetteer of North America Encyclopedia of place names and pronunciations. No maps, but great geographic information.
• U.S. Gazetteer Search for any location in the U.S. and see a map and related census data.

Historical Maps

• Historical Maps Overview Maps scanned from early 20th-century historical atlases, sorted both chronologically by era and geographically. Includes a few maps from a private collection as well as links to maps online.
• NOAA Historical Map and Chart Collection Includes topical, nautical, and landscape perspective sketches. Maps date from the mid-nineteenth century and are presented as .tiff files.
• Library of Congress Historical Map Collection
• University of Texas Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection Includes various scanned maps including historical, regional, and special interest maps. A tremendous resource!

Topo and Satellite Maps

• Satellite maps from Microsoft's Terraserver.
• Topozone.com Topographic maps of the United States.

Maps at Hampshire

• Browse the online catalog for wall maps at Hampshire. Maps are housed in the locked special collections room on the second floor of the library. Ask at the circulation or reference desk for assistance.

Maps of the Five College Campuses

• Amherst College
• Hampshire College
• Mount Holyoke College
• Smith College
• University of Massachusetts map index

Tax Forms

    IRS Web Site

    Massachusetts personal tax forms