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Discipline-specific Resources in the Library and on the Internet
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The list that follows will help you get started doing research in specific disciplines. You will find both print and electronic resources listed because you should use both types in your research. (Print entries precede electronic entries.) Most major academic disciplines have computerized bibliographies, databases, and indexes that you can access through your college’s library.
Anthropology
Art and Architecture
Biology
Business
Chemistry
Classics
Communications and Journalism
Computer Science and Technology
Cultural Studies, American and Ethic Studies
Economics
Education
Engineering
Environmental Sciences
Film
Geography
Geology
Health and Medicine
History
Languages and Linguistics
Literature
Mathematics
Music
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Pyschology
Religion
Sociology
Theater and Dance
Women's Studies

Note: Remember that Web addresses change frequently, so if you get the 404 (File not found) message, try doing a search for the page using a search engine or look for the URL on this handbook’s website, which is updated frequently.


Anthropology

Abstracts in Anthropology

Annual Review of Anthropology

Dictionary of Anthropology

Encyclopedia of World Cultures

American Anthropology Association

http://www.aaanet.org

WWW Virtual Library: Anthropology

http://vlib.anthrotech.com/

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Art and Architecture

Art Abstracts

Art Index

BHA: Bibliography of the History of Art .

Encyclopedia of World Art.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Art

Academic Info: Art & Art History

http://www.academicinfo.net/art.html

Voice of the Shuttle Art History and Architecture

http://vos.ucsb.edu/index.asp

The Louvre

http://www.louvre.fr/anglais/title.htm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

http://www.metmuseum.org/home.asp

The National Gallery

http://www.nga.gov/

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Biology

Biological Abstracts

Biological and Agricultural Index

Encyclopedia of the Biological Sciences

Henderson’s Dictionary of Biological Terms

Zoological Record

BioLinks

http://www.bioview.com

National Science Foundation: Biology

http://www.nsf.gov/home/bio/

WWW Virtual Library: Biosciences

http://mcb.harvard.edu/BioLinks.html

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Business

Accounting and Tax Index

Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management

Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources

ABI/Inform

The Scout Report for Business and Economics

http://scout.wisc.edu/Reports/ScoutReport/Current/

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Chemistry

Chemical Abstracts (CASEARCH)

Dictionary of Chemistry

Van Nostrand Reinhold Encyclopedia of Chemistry

American Chemical Society

http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/home.html>

Sheffield ChemDex

http://www.chemdex.org

WWW Virtual Library: Chemistry

http://www.chem.ucla.edu/chempointers.html

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Classics

Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Classical World

Oxford Classical Dictionary

Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites

Ancient World Web

http://www.julen.net/ancient/

Internet Classics Archive

http://classics.mit.edu

Perseus Project

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu

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Communications and Journalism

Annotated Media Bibliography

Communication Abstracts

International Encyclopedia of Communications

Journalism Abstracts

The American Communication Association

http://www.americancomm.org

Communication Institute for Online Scholarship

http://www.cios.org/

FAIR: Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting

http://www.fair.org

Journalism Resources on the World Wide Web

http://library.austincc.edu/w3/JRN/

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Computer Science and Technology

Computer Abstracts

Dictionary of Computing

Encyclopedia of Computer Science

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology

FOLDOC (Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing)

http://wombat.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/index.html

MIT Laboratory for Computer Science

http://www.lcs.mit.edu

Information Technology Resource Central

http://www.utexas.edu/computer

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Cultural Studies, American and Ethnic Studies

Encyclopedia of World Cultures

Dictionary of American Negro Biography

Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America

Mexican American Biographies

American Studies Web

http://crossroads.georgetown.edu/asw/

Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

http://www.si.edu/folklife/

Ethnic and Cultural Studies Resources

http://www.educationindex.com/culture/

National Museum of the American Indian

http://www.nmai.si.edu

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Economics

EconLit

PAIS: Public Affairs Information Service

American Economic Association

http://www.aeaweb.org/

Securities and Exchange Commission

http://www.sec.gov

Resources for Economists on the Internet

http://rfe.wustl.edu/

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Education

Dictionary of Education

Education Index

Encyclopedia of Educational Research

International Encyclopedia of Education

Resources in Education

Ask ERIC

http://www.eric.ed.gov/

EdWeb

http://www.edwebproject.org/

U.S. Department of Education

http://www.ed.gov

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Engineering

Applied Science and Technology Index

Engineering Index

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Engineering

IEEE Spectrum

http://www.spectrum.ieee.org

WWW Virtual Library: Engineering

http://www.eevl.ac.uk/wwwvl.html

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Environmental Sciences

Dictionary of the Environment

Encyclopedia of Energy, Technology, and the Environment

Encyclopedia of the Environment

Environment Abstracts

Environment Index

Envirolink

http://envirolink.org

Environmental Protection Agency

http://www.epa.gov

WWW Virtual Library: Earth Science

http://www.vlib.org/EarthScience.html

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Film

Dictionary of Film Terms

The Film Encyclopedia

Film Literature Index

Film Index International

Cinema Sites

http://www.cinema-sites.com/

Internet Movie Database

http://us.imdb.com

Movie Web

http://www.movieweb.com

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Geography

Geographical Abstracts

Longman Dictionary of Geography

Modern Geography: An Encyclopedic Survey

Atlapedia Online

http://www.atlapedia.com/index.html

Internet Resources for Geographers

http://www.Colorado.EDU/geography/virtdept/resources/contents.htm

The WWW Virtual Library: Geography

http://www.icomos.org/WWW_VL_Geography.html

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Geology

Bibliography and Index of Geology

Challinor’s Dictionary of Geology

The Encyclopedia of Field and General Geology

American Geological Institute

http://www.agiweb.org

U.S. Geological Survey

http://www.usgs.gov

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Health and Medicine

American Medical Association Encyclopedia of Medicine

Cumulated Index Medicus

Medical and Health Information Directory

Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews

Martindale’s Health Science Guide

http://www.martindalecenter.com/HSGuide.html

PubMed

http://www.nlm.nih.gov

World Health Organization

http://www.who.ch

Yale Medical Library

http://www.med.yale.edu/library/

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History

America: History and Life

Dictionary of Historical Terms

Encyclopedia of American History

An Encyclopedia of World History

Historical Abstracts

Electronic Documents in History

http://www.tntech.edu/history/edocs.html

The History Net

http://www.thehistorynet.com/

WWW Virtual Library: History

http://www.ukans.edu/history/VL/

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Languages and Linguistics

Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language

An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Language and Languages

International Encyclopedia of Linguistics

LLBA: Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts

MLA International Bibliography

Center for Applied Linguistics

http://www.cal.org

Linguistics Resources on the Web

http://www.sil.org/linguistics/

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Literature

Concise Oxford Guide of Literary Terms

MLA International Bibliography

The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics

Literary Resources on the Net

http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/

Project Gutenberg

http://promo.net/pg

Voice of the Shuttle

http://vos.ucsb.edu/index.asp

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Mathematics

American Statistics Index

Dictionary of Mathematics

International Dictionary of Applied Mathematics

Mathematical Reviews (MathSciNet)

American Mathematical Society

http://www.ams.org

Math Forum

http://mathforum.com/

WWW Virtual Library: Mathematics

http://web.math.fsu.edu/Science/math.html

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Music

Music Index

New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians

New Oxford Companion to Music

RILM Abstracts of Musical Literature

Classical Music on the Web

http://classicalusa.com/

MusicLink

Worldwide Internet Music Sources

http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources

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Philosophy

Dictionary of Philosophy

Philosopher’s Index

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy

American Philosophical Association

http://www.udel.edu/apa

Guide to Philosophy on the Internet

http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/philinks.htm

Philosophy in Cyberspace

http://www-personal.monash.edu.au/~dey/phil/

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Physics

Dictionary of Physics

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Physics

Physics Abstracts

American Institute of Physics

http://www.aip.org

American Physical Society

http://www.aps.org

Physics: An Annotated List of Key Resources on the Internet

http://www.ala.org/acrl/resmar00.html

PhysicsWeb

http://physicsweb.org/

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Political Science

Almanac of American Politics

Congressional Quarterly Almanac

Encyclopedia of Government and Politics

International Political Science Abstracts

Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS)

National Political Index

http://www.politicalindex.com

Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet

http://thomas.loc.gov

United Nations

http://www.un.org

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Psychology

International Dictionary of Psychology

International Encyclopedia of Psychiatry, Psychology,

Psychoanalysis, and Neurology

Psychological Abstracts

American Psychological Association

http://www.apa.org

American Psychological Society

http://www.psychologicalscience.org

PsychWeb

http://www.psywww.com

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Religion

Dictionary of Bible and Religion

Encyclopedia of Religion

Religion Index

Comparative Religion

http://www.academicinfo.net/religindex.html

Religions and Scriptures

http://www.wam.umd.edu/~stwright/rel/

Sacred and Religious Texts

http://davidwiley.com/religion.html

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Sociology

Annual Review of Sociology

Encyclopedia of Social Work

Encyclopedia of Sociology

Sociological Abstracts

Academic Info Sociology: Databases and Centers

http://www.academicinfo.net/socdata.html

American Sociological Association

http://asanet.org

SocioWeb

http://www.socioweb.com/~markbl/socioweb/indexes/

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Theater and Dance

International Index to the Performing Arts

International Encyclopedia of the Dance

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama

Brief Guide to Internet Resources in Theatre and Performance Studies

http://www.stetson.edu/departments/csata/thr_guid.html

Dancin’ on the Web

The Theater Links Page

http://www.theatre-link.com/

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Women’s Studies

Women’s Studies: A Guide to Information Sources

Women’s Studies Abstracts

Women’s Studies Encyclopedia

National Women’s History Project

http://www.nwhp.org

Women’s Resource Project

http://sunsite.unc.edu/cheryb/women

Women’s Studies Resources

http://www.mith2.umd.edu/WomensStudies/

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