A Practical Guide to Electronic Resources in the Humanities

✍ Scribed by Ana Dubnjakovic and Patrick Tomlin (Auth.)

• Publisher: Chandos Publishing
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 347
• Series: Chandos Information Professional Series
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

From full-text article databases to digitized collections of primary source materials, newly emerging electronic resources have radically impacted how research in the humanities is conducted and discovered. This book, covering high-quality, up-to-date electronic resources for the humanities, is an easy-to-use annotated guide for the librarian, student, and scholar alike. It covers online databases, indexes, archives, and many other critical tools in key humanities disciplines including philosophy, religion, languages and literature, and performing and visual arts. Succinct overviews of key emerging trends in electronic resources accompany each chapter.

• The only reference guide to electronic resources written specifically for the humanities
• Addresses all major humanities disciplines in one convenient guide
• Concise format ideal for students, librarians, and humanities researchers

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front matter, Pages i-iii
Copyright, Page iv
List of tables, Page vii
About the authors, Pages ix-x
Preface, Pages xi-xii
1 - Introduction, Pages 1-11
2 - Introduction to electronic resources in the performing arts, Pages 13-64
3 - Introduction to electronic resources in art and architecture, Pages 65-134
4 - Introduction to languages and literature resources, Pages 135-229
5 - Introduction to electronic resources in philosophy and religion, Pages 231-313
Bibliography, Pages 315-316
Further reading, Pages 317-320
Index, Pages 321-341