Wednesday, April 30, 2008
new e-resources April 2008
Attic Grave Reliefs of the Late 5th and the 4th Century BC
Database of images, texts, and information about this important source for the study of ancient Greece.
Census of Antique Art and Architecure Known to the Renaissance
Database of texts and images which documents the links between the art and architecture of classical antiquity and the Renaissance. The "Census" includes drawings, sketches, treatises etc. as recorded in Renaissance documents illustrating the knowledge and study of classical antiquity by Renaissance artists.
Historical Black Newspapers
Full text and full-image articles from African American newspapers: Atlanta Daily World, Los Angeles Sentinel, New York Amsterdam News, Pittsburgh Courier, and The Chicago Defender.
Literature Criticism Online
Database of encyclopedias of literary criticism: Contemporary Literary Criticism, Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism, Literature Criticism from 1400–1800, Shakespearean Criticism, Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism, Poetry Criticism, Short Story Criticism, Drama Criticism, Children's Literature Review.
Peace Research Abstracts
Includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to peace research, including conflict resolution, international affairs, peace psychology, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. Records are selected from many of the top titles within the discipline, including International Journal of Peace Studies, International Journal on World Peace, and Conflict Management & Peace Science. Coverage from 1964.
Scriptores Possessoresque: Database of Mediaeval Manuscripts' Scribes and Owners
Provides information on owners and writers of medieval manuscripts, including: name; short biography with city of origin and life dates (as available); libraries holding manuscript(s); as well as short references to secondary literature. Coverage: 4th to 20th century.
TBRC Digital Library
Contains multiple works on Tibetan literature which have been assembled specifically to be incorporated into institutional libraries. Each collection comprises roughly 1000 volumes from the TBRC holdings selected by E. Gene Smith, Executive Director of the Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center. Within each Core Text Collection, each work is provided in both Adobe Acrobat PDF and TIFF formats.
Travel and Tourism Analyst
Contains reports on various areas of the travel and tourism industry. You must create a free registration to view the reports.
Urban Studies Abstracts
Includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to urban studies, including urban affairs, community development, urban history, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. Records are selected from many of the top titles within the discipline, including Journal of Urban Affairs, Urban Studies, and Canadian Journal of Urban Research.
Database of images, texts, and information about this important source for the study of ancient Greece.
Census of Antique Art and Architecure Known to the Renaissance
Database of texts and images which documents the links between the art and architecture of classical antiquity and the Renaissance. The "Census" includes drawings, sketches, treatises etc. as recorded in Renaissance documents illustrating the knowledge and study of classical antiquity by Renaissance artists.
Historical Black Newspapers
Full text and full-image articles from African American newspapers: Atlanta Daily World, Los Angeles Sentinel, New York Amsterdam News, Pittsburgh Courier, and The Chicago Defender.
Literature Criticism Online
Database of encyclopedias of literary criticism: Contemporary Literary Criticism, Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism, Literature Criticism from 1400–1800, Shakespearean Criticism, Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism, Poetry Criticism, Short Story Criticism, Drama Criticism, Children's Literature Review.
Peace Research Abstracts
Includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to peace research, including conflict resolution, international affairs, peace psychology, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. Records are selected from many of the top titles within the discipline, including International Journal of Peace Studies, International Journal on World Peace, and Conflict Management & Peace Science. Coverage from 1964.
Scriptores Possessoresque: Database of Mediaeval Manuscripts' Scribes and Owners
Provides information on owners and writers of medieval manuscripts, including: name; short biography with city of origin and life dates (as available); libraries holding manuscript(s); as well as short references to secondary literature. Coverage: 4th to 20th century.
TBRC Digital Library
Contains multiple works on Tibetan literature which have been assembled specifically to be incorporated into institutional libraries. Each collection comprises roughly 1000 volumes from the TBRC holdings selected by E. Gene Smith, Executive Director of the Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center. Within each Core Text Collection, each work is provided in both Adobe Acrobat PDF and TIFF formats.
Travel and Tourism Analyst
Contains reports on various areas of the travel and tourism industry. You must create a free registration to view the reports.
Urban Studies Abstracts
Includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to urban studies, including urban affairs, community development, urban history, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. Records are selected from many of the top titles within the discipline, including Journal of Urban Affairs, Urban Studies, and Canadian Journal of Urban Research.
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