Humanities Resource Guide

Art History || Foreign Language || History || History of Science || Literature || Music Philosophy || Political Science || Technical Communication || Theater || Humanities Journals

Art History

• Academic Search Premier (all topics, some full-text)
  Full-text Art Journals: Art History, Art in America, Art Monthly, Art Journal, Chicago Review, Journal of Medieval & Early Modern Studies
• Expanded Academic ASAP (all topics, some full-text)
  Full-text Art Journals: African Arts, American Artist, Art Bulletin, Art Business News, Art in America, Art Journal, Artforum International, Critical Arts, Graphic Arts Monthly
• Wilson Select Plus (all topics, full-text)
  Full-text Art Journals: Art & Antiques, Art Education, Art Monthly, Art New England, Art Nexus, Art Papers, Art Press, Artichoke, Artweek, Ceramic Review, Ceramics, Curator, Flash Art, Goya, Irish Arts Review, Modern Painters, Native Peoples, Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide, Sculpture, Sculpture Review, Studies in Art Education, Woman's Art Journal

Reference Tools

• Dictionary of Art - Ref N31.D5 1996 (34 volumes)
• Encyclopedia of World Art - Ref N31 .E533 (17 volumes)
• Biographical Dictionary of Artists - Ref N40.B53 1995
• Dictionary of Women Artists : an international dictionary of women artists born before 1900 - Ref N43 .P47 1985
• Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Art - Ref N40.B53 1995

Web Sites

• Art History Resources on the Web http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html
  Select a topic from this large collection by art history professor, Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe.

• Artcyclopedia http://www.artcyclopedia.com/
  Searchable database of 125,000 works of art

• ArtSource http://www.ilpi.com/artsource/
  Selective, annotated links to art and architecture sites

• Art Images for College Teaching http://arthist.cla.umn.edu/aict/html/
  Free-use image resource for the educational community

• Artchive http://www.artchive.com/
  Search by artist or keyword

• Image Collections and Online Art (Univ. of Michigan) http://www.art-design.umich.edu/mother/images.html
  Gateway to large collection of sites by continent, collections, galleries and other sources

• Library of Congress American Memory http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/
  Written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that is a digital record of American history and creativity. Search by keyword.

• New Mexico's Cultural Treasures http://www.nmculture.org/
  Comprehensive database of New Mexico's Museums, Parks, and Monuments, photos, major collections and up-to-date calendars.

• New York Public Library Mid Manhattan Library Picture Collection Online http://digital.nypl.org/mmpco/
  Collection of 30,000 digitized images from books, magazines and newspapers as well as original photographs, prints and postcards, mostly created before 1923.

• Use of Visual Information in Art http://psych.hanover.edu/Krantz/art/
  Interactive tutorial on aspects of depth perception, color perception, and form perception.

• Web Gallery of Art http://www.wga.hu/index.html
  Virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture of the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods (1100-1850)

Foreign Language

• Clase y Periodica
• ¡Informe! (Revistas en Español)
• MLA (Modern Language Association)
• Academic Search Premier (all topics, some full-text)
• Expanded Academic ASAP (all topics, some full-text)
• Wilson Select Plus (all topics, full-text)

Reference Tools

• Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics - Ref P29 .E48 1994 (10 volumes)
• Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture - Ref F1406 .E53 1996 (5 volumes)
• Concise encyclopedia of Latin American literature - Ref PQ7081.A1 C65 2000
• Collins Spanish-English, English-Spanish dictionary - Ref PC4640 .S595 1971
• Grosse Duden (German language) - Ref PF3268 .D8 (9 volumes)
• Collins German-English, English-German dictionary - Ref PF3640 .C68 1990
• History of German Literature - PT91 .T5 1970

Web Sites

• CALICO http://calico.org/
  Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium

• Nat. Capital Language Resource Center http://www.nclrc.org/
  Resources to improve teaching & learning of foreign language

• Language Resources http://lii.org/search/file/languages
  Includes links for dozens of languages

History

• Historical Abstracts
• History Reference Center
• Rocky Mountain Online Archive - Provides finding aids to archival collections.
• AMDOCS - Documents for the study of American history
• Academic Search Premier (all topics, some full-text)
• Expanded Academic ASAP (all topics, some full-text)
• Wilson Select Plus (all topics, full-text)

Reference Tools

• America, History and Life - Ref Index Shelves (1964-1998)
• American Republic : Primary Sources - Ref E173.A7535 2002
• Chronicle of the World - Ref D11 .C57 1989
• Chronicle of the 20th Century - Ref D422 .C57 1987
• Encyclopedia of Frontier Biography - Ref F596 .T515 1991 (3 volumes)
• Nations of the World - Ref D32.N37 2003

Web Sites

• History Guide http://www.historyguide.de/index.php
  Browse by Region, Time period and Subject Area, including "Social History", "Culture and Mentality", etc.

• History - United States (Auburn Univ.) http://www.lib.auburn.edu/subjectguides/History_(United_States)
  Large list of sites which includes U.S. and Canada

• History - Non-United States (Auburn Univ.) http://www.lib.auburn.edu/subjectguides/History_(Non-United_States)
  Extensive list which includes sections on Latin America, Europe, Africa, Middle East,Asia, Australia, and the Pacific and International history

• Internet Ancient History Sourcebook (Fordham Univ.) http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook.html
  Access to primary source texts arranged by subject

• Internet Medieval Sourcebook (Fordham Univ.) http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html
  Large selection of sources organized by topic

• Internet Modern History Sourcebook (Fordham Univ.) http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html
  Includes modern European and American history, as well as modern western civilization and world cultures

• Library of Congress: American Memory http://memory.loc.gov/
  Written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience

History of Science

• Historical Abstracts
• History Reference Center
• Compendex (Engineering Index)
• Expanded Academic ASAP (all topics, some full-text)
  Full-text History of Science Journals: Air Power History, British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (1992-98), Daedalus, Isis, Issues in Science & Technology, Osiris, Perspectives in Biology & Medicine, Perspectives on Science (1997-2001), Philosophy of Science

Reference Tools

• Companion to the History of Modern Science - Ref Q125 .C565 1990
• Dictionary of Scientific Biography - Ref Q141 .D5 1981 (16 volumes)
• Dictionary of the History of Science - Ref Q125 .D45 1981
• Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-western Cultures - Ref Q124.8 .E53 1997
• Encyclopaedia of the History of Technology - Ref T15 .E53 1990
• Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics - Ref Q175.35.E53 2005 (4 volumes)
• History of Invention : from stone axes to silicon chips - Ref T15.W718 2000
• History of Science in the United States : an encyclopedia - Ref Q127 .U6 H57 2001
• History of Technology - T15 .S53 (7 volumes)
• McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology - Ref Q121 .M3 2002 (20 volumes)
• New Dictionary of the History of Ideas - Ref CB9 .N49 2005 (6 volumes)
• Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance - Ref CB361.C27 2003
• Studies in Ancient Technology - T15 .F728 (9 volumes)
• Timetables of Science : a chronology of the most important people and events in the history of science - Ref Q125 .H557 1988

Web Sites

• Archival Research Catalog (ARC) http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/index.html
  Online catalog of digitized archival material from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
  Click yellow Search button to enter database. For list of topics covered (Aviation, Patents, Science, Technology, etc.) click here

• History of Science on the Internet http://ppp.unipv.it/dhs/history.htm
  Maintained by the Division of History of Science, International Union of History and Philosophy of Science

• Internet Resources for History of Science and Technology http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/hsci/internet.htm
  Large collection of links organized by discipline(David L. Langenberg, University of Deleware Library)

• Medieval Technology Pages http://scholar.chem.nyu.edu/tekpages/Technology.html
  Created by Professor Paul Gans from NYU, this site contains accurate, referenced information on technological innovation and related subjects in western Europe during the Middle Ages.

• PhysLink: History http://www.physlink.com/Education/History.cfm
  Links for the history of physics, astronomy and mathematics

• Science Biographies http://infohost.nmt.edu/~nmtlib/INFO/ORef/scibiography.html
  From the NMT Library Online Reference page

• Teaching and Research in the History of Science http://www.hssonline.org/teaching/teaching.html
  Click on Resources to see reading lists and connect to the Guide to the History of Science, an online database. Created by History of Science Socitey (HSS).

• Virtual Guide to the History of Russian Science and Technology http://web.mit.edu/slava/guide/index.html
  Links to archives, institutions, journals, people, etc.

Literature

• MLA (Modern Language Association)
• Literary Reference Center
• Pop Culture
• Academic Search Premier (all topics, some full-text)
• Expanded Academic ASAP (all topics, some full-text)
• Wilson Select Plus (all topics, full-text)

Reference Tools

• Columbia Granger's Index to Poetry - Ref PN1022 .H39 1990
• Contemporary Authors - Ref CT213 .C6 (multi-volume)
• Contemporary Literary Criticism - Ref PN771 .C59 (multi-volume)
• Contemporary Novelists - Ref PR881.C69 2001
• Contemporary Poets - Ref PR603.C6 2001
• Oxford English Dictionary - Ref PE1625 .O87 1989 (20 volumes
• Short Story Index - Ref PN6014 .S5 (1950-1997)
• Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism - Ref PN771 .G27 (multi-volume)
• Writer's Market - Ref PN161.W83

Web Sites

• Electronic Poetry Center http://wings.buffalo.edu/epc/
  Gateway to resources in electronic poetry & poetics; links to authors, magazines, presses, organizations, audio files, etc.

• Literary Resources on the Net (Rutgers Univ.) http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/
  Collection of links to sites on the Internet dealing especially with English and American literature

Music

• Academic Search Premier (all topics, some full-text)
• Expanded Academic ASAP (all topics, some full-text)
• Wilson Select Plus (all topics, full-text)

Reference Tools

• New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians - Ref ML100 .N48 1981 (20 volumes)
• New Grove Dictionary of Opera - Ref ML102 .O6 N5 1998 (4 volumes)
• New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments - Ref ML102 I5 N48 1984
• Songwriter's Market - Ref MT67 .S657 2003

Web Sites

• AllMusic http://www.allmusic.com/
  Explore by genre, mood, theme, country or instrument

• Music Links http://directory.google.com/Top/Arts/Music/
  Google directory of links on dozens of topics

• Performing Arts Reading Room http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/
  Portal to the performing arts collections at the Library of Congress

• Worldwide Internet Music Resources http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/outline.html
  Covers all genres

Philosophy

• Religion & Philosophy
• Academic Search Premier (all topics, some full-text)
• Expanded Academic ASAP (all topics, some full-text)
• Wilson Select Plus (all topics, full-text)

Reference Tools

• Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Ref B41 .E5 (4 volumes)
• Encyclopaedia of Religion & Ethics - Ref BL31 .E55 (12 volumes)
• Encyclopedia of Ethics - Ref BJ63 .E45 1992 (2 volumes)
• Philosophy of Science : an Encyclopedia - Ref Q174.7.P55 2006 (2 volumes)

Web Sites

• Guide to Philosophy on the Internet http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/philinks.htm
  Searchable Web site for philosophy developed at Earlham College.

• American Philosophical Association Web Resources http://www.apaonline.org/resources/index.aspx
  Organized list of sites on various topics.

• Philosophy Resources http://http://lii.org/search?query=Philosophy;searchtype=subject
  Includes links for philosophy-related sites

Political Science

Reference Tools

• Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) - Gov Docs #AE 2.1206/3:
• Encyclopedia of Political Revolutions - Ref JC491 .E63 1998
• International Encyclopedia of Elections - Ref JF1001 .I57 2000
• Laws of the State of New Mexico - Ref KFN3625 .L3
• Political Handbook of the World - Ref JF37.P6
• US Code Annotated (USCA) - Ref Ref. KF62 .A3

Web Sites

• Government Documents http://www.nmt.edu/~nmtlib/subj/govt.html
  Federal and state government links

• Legal Information http://www.nmt.edu/~nmtlib/INFO/ORef/legal.html
  Sites with legal information and current laws

• Political Information.com http://www.politicalinformation.com/
  Searching either by category or through a full-text site engine

• Politics1 http://www.politics1.com/index.htm
  Non-partisan site covering a wide variety of organizations and viewpoints

Theater

• Academic Search Premier (all topics, some full-text)
• Expanded Academic ASAP (all topics, some full-text)
• Wilson Select Plus (all topics, full-text)

Reference Tools

• Oxford Companion to the Theater - Ref PN2035 .H3 1957
• Play Index - Ref PN6110.7 P5 1949-2002
• Twentieth Century American Dramatists - Ref PS351 .T9

Web Sites

• Glossary of Theatre Technical Terms http://www.theatrecrafts.com/glossary/glossary.shtml
  Search by word or category

• Playbill http://www.playbill.com/index.php
  Theatre news and links

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