Friday, June 20, 2008
still more new electronic resources, June 2008
Alexander Street Literature
Alexander Street Literature is a comprehensive, cross-searchable package of collections covering literatures of place, race, and gender. It includes poetry, short fiction, and novels, along with full-text plays and film scripts.
Black Short Fiction and Folklore : from Africa and the African Diaspora
The most comprehensive collection yet created of stories from Africa and the African Diaspora. When complete, it will offer more than 8,000 short stories and folktales, ranging thematically from oral traditions that date back many hundreds of years to contemporary tales of modern life. In addition to these works, the database includes complete runs of selected literary magazines.
Black Women Writers
Celebrates the many voices of women from Africa and the African Diaspora. Offering fiction, poetry, and essays from three continents and 20 countries, the database gives an unparalleled view of black women’s struggles through time. New content is uploaded on a biweekly basis, giving users immediate access to a steadily growing treasury of extraordinary writings. The database currently features over 37,000 pages of poetry and prose.
Irish Women Poets of the Romantic Period
Irish Women Poets of the Romantic Period includes more than 80 volumes of poetry by approximately 50 Irish women writing between 1768 and 1842. Compiled and edited by Stephen Behrendt of the University of Nebraska, the database also offers numerous biographical and critical essays prepared by leading scholars specifically for the project. New content is added to the collection on a regular basis.
Scottish Women Poets of the Romantic Period
Online full-text database of 18th and 19th century Scottish poetry by women authors, plus critical essays.
Alexander Street Literature is a comprehensive, cross-searchable package of collections covering literatures of place, race, and gender. It includes poetry, short fiction, and novels, along with full-text plays and film scripts.
Black Short Fiction and Folklore : from Africa and the African Diaspora
The most comprehensive collection yet created of stories from Africa and the African Diaspora. When complete, it will offer more than 8,000 short stories and folktales, ranging thematically from oral traditions that date back many hundreds of years to contemporary tales of modern life. In addition to these works, the database includes complete runs of selected literary magazines.
Black Women Writers
Celebrates the many voices of women from Africa and the African Diaspora. Offering fiction, poetry, and essays from three continents and 20 countries, the database gives an unparalleled view of black women’s struggles through time. New content is uploaded on a biweekly basis, giving users immediate access to a steadily growing treasury of extraordinary writings. The database currently features over 37,000 pages of poetry and prose.
Irish Women Poets of the Romantic Period
Irish Women Poets of the Romantic Period includes more than 80 volumes of poetry by approximately 50 Irish women writing between 1768 and 1842. Compiled and edited by Stephen Behrendt of the University of Nebraska, the database also offers numerous biographical and critical essays prepared by leading scholars specifically for the project. New content is added to the collection on a regular basis.
Scottish Women Poets of the Romantic Period
Online full-text database of 18th and 19th century Scottish poetry by women authors, plus critical essays.
Labels: databases, literature
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Literature Criticism Online is now online!
That's pretty much the news. I haven't used it much yet.
If other people want to share their experiences with or tips for using this tool, that will be swell.
If other people want to share their experiences with or tips for using this tool, that will be swell.
Labels: databases, first year english, literature
Monday, February 04, 2008
new electronic resources 080204
Here are a bunch of new electronic resources grabbed from CUL Notes:
Cambridge Collections Online
Offers subject or theme based cross-searchable collections, including Cambridge Companions Complete Collection with its two sub-collections: Cambridge Companions to Literature and Classics, and: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy, Religion and Culture. Each collection is updated with new Companions on publication. Cambridge Collections Online also includes: Shakespeare Survey, an online version of the print series, from 1948 to the present.
CQ Almanac
Brings together over sixty years of authoritative congressional reporting in one, easy-to-use resource. The site pairs all of the content from the print volumes with a number of exciting electronic features and functions that make navigating this immense amount of content fast and easy.
ENVIROnetBASE
Provides access to environmental handbooks published by CRC Press.
ITknowledgeBASE
Covers topics ranging from computing to networking. Includes databases and books which can be search and browsed online.
MATERIALSnetBASE
Online library of materials science texts, references, and handbooks.
NANOnetBASE
Online collection of nanoscience and nanotechnology references. Bringing together experts from academic, industrial, and government institutions, NANOnetBASE offers researchers, students, and professionals an authoritative and convenient source for both introductory and specialized information
POLYMERSnetBASE
Provides access to three databases of polymer information: Polymeric Materials Encyclopedia, Polymers: A Property Database, and polymer books from Taylor and Francis.
WATERnetBASE
Comprehensive multidiscipline resource providing access to reference works on drinking water, ground water, hydrogeology, hydrology, storm water, surface water, waste water, water pollution and wetlands. Also includes the current edition of Water encyclopedia.
Cambridge Collections Online
Offers subject or theme based cross-searchable collections, including Cambridge Companions Complete Collection with its two sub-collections: Cambridge Companions to Literature and Classics, and: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy, Religion and Culture. Each collection is updated with new Companions on publication. Cambridge Collections Online also includes: Shakespeare Survey, an online version of the print series, from 1948 to the present.
CQ Almanac
Brings together over sixty years of authoritative congressional reporting in one, easy-to-use resource. The site pairs all of the content from the print volumes with a number of exciting electronic features and functions that make navigating this immense amount of content fast and easy.
ENVIROnetBASE
Provides access to environmental handbooks published by CRC Press.
ITknowledgeBASE
Covers topics ranging from computing to networking. Includes databases and books which can be search and browsed online.
MATERIALSnetBASE
Online library of materials science texts, references, and handbooks.
NANOnetBASE
Online collection of nanoscience and nanotechnology references. Bringing together experts from academic, industrial, and government institutions, NANOnetBASE offers researchers, students, and professionals an authoritative and convenient source for both introductory and specialized information
POLYMERSnetBASE
Provides access to three databases of polymer information: Polymeric Materials Encyclopedia, Polymers: A Property Database, and polymer books from Taylor and Francis.
WATERnetBASE
Comprehensive multidiscipline resource providing access to reference works on drinking water, ground water, hydrogeology, hydrology, storm water, surface water, waste water, water pollution and wetlands. Also includes the current edition of Water encyclopedia.
Labels: databases, gov docs, literature, science
