General Reference

Blogs & Podcasts

Business & Stock Market 

• Podcast.com

  Podcast directory and search engine

• NPR Podcast Directory

  Podcasts from National Public Radio

• PodcastAlley.com

  Podcast directory and search engine.

• Google Blog Search
• Blog Catalog

  Blog directory and search engine

• Alltop, all the top stories

  Blog directory and search engine

• Technorati

  Blog directory and search engine

• Aljazeera - Latest World Business News Updates
• BBC World Service - Business
• ABC Business News
• The Wall Street Journal
• Hoovers

  Company and Industry research

• BigCharts: Stock Charts, Screeners, Interactive Charting and Research Tools
• Google Finance: Stock market quotes, news, currency conversions & more
• New York Stock Exchange
• Quote.com: Stock Quotes, Stock Market News, Charts and Education

Consumer Research

Libraries & Bookstores

• CNET Reviews

  Electronics reviews, computer reviews & more

• ConsumerSearch.com

  Product Reviews and Reports

• Publications.USA.gov

  Full-text versions of hundreds of federal consumer publications

• Yelp

  Consumer reviews of businesses, restaurants, stores and services

• Consumer.gov

  A clearinghouse of consumer information from federal agencies.

• Consumer Reports Online

  Search through a limited list of product evaluations. (The complete archives are available only to subscribers.)

• Consumers Union: Policy & Action from Consumer Reports

  This site provides informative and educational materials developed by Consumers Union's advocacy offices on a variety of consumer issues

• Library of Congress
• Books Online - New, Rare & Used Books
• American Memory from the Library of Congress - Home Page

  Historical collections from the National Digital Library

• American Library Association
• Internet Public Library

  A clearinghouse of online reference material, organized by librarians

• Project Look Sharp

  A media literacy initiative of Ithaca College. Includes a collection of media literacy curriculum kits available for free.

• New York Public Library Catalog
• The Pulitzer Prizes

  A searchable database of all Pulitzer Prize winners

• National Archives

  A large collection of primary documents

• Library of Congress Online Catalogs
• Barnes & Noble
• Amazon.com: Books
• TCPL: Tompkins County Public Library
• Cornell University Library Catalog