Humanities Sources
Books and Videos
- Athena : Midway College Library Catalog
- WorldCat - Search a catalog of books and other materials from libraries worldwide via FirstSearch. This database is used for requesting books for interlibrary loan.
- NetLibrary - A collection of full-text electronic books.
Academic Search Premier Multi-disciplinary database of full-text journals Religion and Philosophy This database provides extensive coverage of such topics as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy. Over 300 full-text journals.
- Art
- ArtSource
- ArtSource is a collection of resources on art and architecture. It includes links to online art journals. The site is not comprehensive, rather it is meant to showcase selected links.
- Artchive
- This user supported site offers thumbnail pictures of artwork, articles on theory and criticism, and additional art links. You can find artwork by artists' names or by genre. Since this is a user supported site, banner ads, pop-up ads, and appeals for support are prevalent.
- Artcyclopedia
- Artcyclopedia allows you to search or browse for information by artist's name, title of work, medium, or movement. (The search box is toward the bottom of the page.)
National Museum of Women in the Arts
- World Wide Art Resources
- This site sells art and art supplies but also has links to art news and contemporary portfolios. Use the Art History database in the "in-depth art search" for information on non-contemporary artists.
Literature
- The Academy of American Poets
- ASLE Online
- Homepage for the Association for the Study of Literature & Environment
- The Booklist Center
- This site bills itself as the largest collection of booklists on the Internet. The lists contain book award winners and recommended books. Titles may be view alphabetically or by category.
- Folger Shakespeare Library
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
- The Pulitzer Prizes
- Lists winners in all categories of the Pulitzer Prizes, by year. A search function is also available which allows you to search by word or full text.
History
- Diotima
- Materials for the study of Women and Gender in the Ancient World.
- Internet History Sourcebooks Project
- Internet History Sourcebooks are collections of text that are in the public domain or for which permission to copy has been granted. There are three major sourcebooks for Ancient, Medieval, and Modern History as well as subsidiary sourcebooks on topics such as African, Jewish, Islamic and women's history.
Music
A diverse collection of information on over 1000 operatic arias. Includes translations and aria texts of most arias as well as a collection of MIDI files of operatic arias and ensembles.
Comprehensive array of files about classical music covering the last 900 years in western art music. Includes a Basic Repertoire List, Classical CD Buying Guide, Recommended Classical CDS, Composer’s works and data, reviews and articles, books and scores and links to other classical music sites.
Provides basic information about classical music with overviews of the 6 main periods in music history, brief biographies of nearly 70 composers and a glossary with musical examples.
- Instrument Encyclopedia
- This site contains pictures and descriptions of musical instruments from all over the world. There is also an instrument glossary in the "Resources for Educators."
Includes performance histories, synopses, libretti and links to other opera servers.
Religion
Contains more than 6,000 articles and chapters dealing with religion. Topics covered include Old and New Testament, theology, ethics, history and sociology of religion, communication and cultural studies, pastoral care, counseling, worship, mission and religious education. A good website because it is not just limited to one religion.
Philosophy
Dictionary of Philosophical terms and names
Concise guide to technical terms and personal names encountered in the study of philosophy.
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Contains listings of people and topics in philosophy along with definitions.
NOESIS (Philosophical Research On-Line)
A limited area search engine for open access to academic philosophy on the internet. Includes a topical index of philosophical research online.
Resources for philosophical fields, movements and philosopher works. It has a huge index with links to general philosophy resources, philosophers and their works, as well as links to other philosophy pages, philosophy journals and bibliographies.