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/ Back to Top
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/ Back to Top
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 Back to Top
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/ Back to Top
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 Back to Top
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 Back to Top
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 Back to Top
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 Back to Top
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 Back to Top
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/ Back to Top
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 Back to Top
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 Back to Top
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 Back to Top
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/ Back to Top
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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