Get information on everything from the social sciences to philosophy, from education to car repair, or from technology to cooking in the Society, Sciences, and Technology (SST) division. Popular with students, journalists, and researchers, the SST division is replete with statistical information and data on current issues.

Wireless internet access at the Central Library!

The SST Division includes:

Find books and other materials on the following topics:

• Astronomy
• Anthropology
• Biology and Genetics
• Chemistry
• Computers
• Economics
• Environmental Issues
• Government Publications and Law (see below)
• Health
• Mathematics
• Physics

• Government publications on microfiche arranged by SuDoc numbers (including Serial from the 100th Congress to the current one, congressional bills, resolutions, committee hearings, and CFR).
• ERIC documents (RIE/Resources in Education reports, 1980-current)

• New York City Documents
• NYC Administrative Code and Charter (including local laws)
  
• Official Compilation of Rules of the City of New York
  
• City Record
  
• New York State Documents
• McKinney's and CLS consolidated and session laws
• New York State Register


• Federal Documents
• U.S. Code Service
• Code of Federal Regulations/Federal Register
• U.S. Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers' Edition
• Population & Housing Census Reports (1910-2000)
• Congressional Record
• IRS publications
• Foreign Relations of the United States
• U.S. treaties and other international agreements
• Public papers of the Presidents of the United States


• CD-ROM and Online Databases: The division houses a separate government CD-ROM computer workstation. This workstation currently includes:
• National Trade Databank (NTDB)
• USA Trade
• FBI-Crime in the United States
• FBI-Handbook of Forensic Services
• CIA-World Fact Book
• U.S. Department of State-Foreign Affairs on CD-ROM