A practical guide to electronic resources in the humanities / Ana Dubnjakovic and Patrick Tomlin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dubnjakovic, Ana.

Contributor:

Tomlin, Patrick.

Series:

Chandos Information Professional Series

Chandos information professional series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Humanities--Electronic information resources.

Humanities.

Humanities--Computer network resources.

Electronic information resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (355 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England ; Cambridge, England : Chandos Publishing, 2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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 eme

Contents:

Cover; A Practical Guide to Electronic Resources in the Humanities; Copyright; Contents; List of tables; About the authors; Preface; 1 Introduction; Research and the web; Open access: electronic journals and repositories; 2 Introduction to electronic resources in the performing arts; Music; Theater; Dance; Film; 3 Introduction to electronic resources in art and architecture; Article indexes and databases; Painting and sculpture; Museums, archives and digital collections; Illuminated manuscripts; Architecture; Dictionaries, encyclopedias and other reference resources

Photography, prints and designDictionaries, encyclopedias and other reference resources; Archives, museums and digital collections; 4 Introduction to languages and literature resources; Classical Greek and Latin languages and literature; Germanic languages and literature; Romance languages and literature; Slavic languages and literature; Asian languages and literature; 5 Introduction to electronic resources in philosophy and religion; Philosophy; Dictionaries, encyclopedias and other reference works; Electronic text collections; Aesthetics; Continental philosophy; Professional resources

ReligionDictionaries, encyclopedias and other general reference works; Bibliography; Further reading; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781780630472

1780630476

OCLC:

866448655