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Science, Environment and Technology

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Aboriginal Studies

Histories and Reference

Aboriginal Documentary Heritage
Library and Archives Canada: Online documents and exhibitions are provided on various topics, including images of Louis Riel, Aboriginal Totem Signatures, Inuit maps, and assorted photographic collections.

Aboriginal Mapping Network
A cooperative website that supports aboriginal and indigenous peoples facing similar issues such as land claims, treaty negotiations and resource development.

Aboriginal Peoples: Guide to the Records of the Government of Canada
Library and Archives Canada

Archaeology in Arctic North America
University of Waterloo: Detailed information on Dorset, Thule and Inuit cultures and recent research on these groups.

Canadian Journal of Native Studies
Brandon University : Search or browse for PDF articles from this peer-reviewed journal of First Nations' culture . Archive of articles offered from 1981 to present.

Ethnology, Indigenous Peoples
Canadian Museum of Civilization: A list of sites providing information on pre-contact North American cultures. Sites are organized by region.

First Peoples
Canadian Museum of Civilization: This site provides access to online exhibitions of art, artifacts and historical information from First Nations groups from across Canada. Images are provided with excellent resolution . Detailed texts describing Native history from the earliest periods are also included.

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Sustainable Development Strategy

Museum of Anthropology
University of British Columbia: Offers archive of online exhibitions as well as a "virtual museum tour."

First Nations Histories
An alphabetic list is provided for the Native groups in North America with links to separate pages on each. A keyword search box is included and a separate list of First Nations according to geographic location. Note: the site has not been updated since 2002

The Canadian Encyclopedia Online
Created by the Historica Foundation Search or browse this concise encyclopedia of Canadian culture. Includes detailed information on First Nations' histroy and culture.

Aboriginal Canada Portal
Government of Canada: Over 16,000 links are indexed on this site which include cultural, environmental, educational, governmental and legal information. Special pages pertaining to women, elders or children are included. The site also offers access to news, notices of special events and contact information for Aboriginal organizations.

Aboriginal Connections
Search or browse a directory offering information on international first nations and aboriginal groups.

Arts and Culture

Aboriginal Perspectives
National Film Board of Canada: Provides news on First Nations filmmaking in Canada, as well as offering information on programs and support networks for Native film artists.

Aboriginal Peoples Music Program
Canada Council for the Arts: Provides information on awards and grants available for First Nations performers and composers.

Stones Unturned
Candian Museum of Civilization: A database of images of over 50,000 First Nations cultural artifacts is provided, browseable by the headings, Native Groups, Clothing, Toys, Musical Instruments.

Developmental Support to Aboriginal Theatre Organizations
Canada Council for the Arts: Information on grants and funding for theatre initiatives.

Indian and Inuit Art
Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, Canada
Offers images, exhibitions and information on First Nations art.

Inuit Art Foundation
A non-profit, cooperative organization that presents the works of Inuit artists. Includes information on the publication Inuit Art Quarterly. NOTE: Publication is not full text.

Native Tech: Native American Technology and Art
This site offers information on Eastern Woodlands groups and is based on the premise that "Native American technology and art is far from primitive." Articles included provide "historical and contemporary background, technical instruction and references" on beadwork, pottery, stone carving, metalwork, leather tooling among other topics.

Pride and Dignity
Library and Archives Canada: Over 60 photographic portraits are available from various First Nations groups taken between 1846 and 1960.

Government Documents and Maps

Atlas of Canada
Natural Resources Canada: Select "People and Society" to access demographic maps on Aboriginal Peoples. By selecting "Historical," users can access maps that chronicle historical developments in land claims and treaty processes.

Aboriginal Mapping Network
Offers links to numerous online maps for all language groups.

Inforain Map Archive
Ecotrust Canada: Numerous maps and charts of ecologically sensitive areas in British Columbia. Descriptions of each maps are included. Topics are diverse and subjects such as location of extant totem poles, logging sites, salmon production and fishing areas, etc.

Acts, Agreements, Land Claims
Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Documents are available in full text.

Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, 1996
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada: Condensed version of this inquiry.

American Indian Law
Cornell Law School: Contains full text Federal and State documents, including statues, regulations and judicial decisions.

Ontario Treaties
Department of Indian and Northern Affairs: Includes the full text of the treaty.

Treaties Agreements and Other Constructive Arrangements
Centre for World Indigenous Studies: A list of international full text documents grouped by type of agreement (bilateral, multilateral, agreements between First Nations and local governments, etc.

Canadian Native Law Cases
University of Saskatchewan: A comprehensive database of cases from 1763 to 1978. Browse cases by name, or search using keyword or subject.

Indigenous Law Journal
University of Toronto: Current issue of this scholarly journal is available for free.

First Nations and the Law
Bora Laskin Law Library, University of Toronto

Aboriginal Peoples Recent Trends
Statistics Canada: Lists of statistics based on the 2001 census are provided. Accompanying information on collecting data and analyzing social trends is included.

First Nations Profiles
Department of Indian and Northern Affairs: a collection of information that describes individual First Nation communities across Canada. Includes departmental data, economic development, employment, education and demographic statistics and information on selected social issues.

Newspapers, Journals, Newsletters

First Nations Drum
Providing "news from Canada's Native Communities," this national resource offers articles on culture, business, education and history. Full text issues from 1998 are available from the archive.

Oceania Newsletter
Centre for Pacific and Asian Studies: Full text access to articles from 1992 in English.

Indigenous and First Nations Education Web Resources
University of Alberta, School of Native Studies: A comprehensive list of Canadian and North American web resources. Includes links to the areas of Indigenous Languages and Oral Histories.

First Nations Periodicals Index
The First Nations Periodical Index contains journals of mainly Canadian Native content. Many of these journals and newspapers offer full text articles.

Canadian Journal of History
University of Saskatchewan: Browse articles dealing with topics in Canadian social history.

Aboriginal Times
Access to current issues of this Native business and news magazine is provided. Articles generally deal with First Nations groups in Canada.

Alberta's Aboriginal News Publication
The archive of this news publication contains over 1,000 articles. A detailed search feature is provided to retrieve items by keyword or by date. Select "Free Articles Only," or log in to access the full database.

Eastern Door
News and current event from the Mohawks of Kahnewake. Full text back issues are available from 1998.

Indian Country Today
One of the largest newspapers in the United States focused on First Nations issues and current events. Updated daily.

Nunatsiaq News
Provides full text articles on current events in Nunavut.

Saskatchewan Sage
Saskatchewan's Aboriginal News Publication:
Over 800 articles available. A detailed search feature is provided to retrieve items by keyword or by date. Select "Free Articles Only," or log in to access the full database.

Turtle Island Native Network
An information rich news source dealing with current events in First Nations groups in the U.S. and Canada.

Windspeaker: Canada's National Aboriginal News
Over 5,000 articles are available. A detailed search feature is provided to retrieve items by keyword or by date. Select "Free Articles Only," or log in to access the full database.

Anthropology

General Electronic Resources

Academic Info
Anthropology Gateway: Sponsored by the University of Phoenix. Annotated links to Anthropology websites. Browse by topic, region or sub-discipline.

Anthropology Subject Research Guide
Rutgers University Libraries: A subject research guide that provides links to websites and journals, as well as bibliographies of general reference books, directories and dictionaries.

Anthropology Index Online
E-index based on the periodical holdings of the Museum of Mankind library (formerly the library of the Royal Anthropological Institute). Excellent database of citations for scholarly articles covering all dimensions of the discipline.

Anthropology Biography Web
Contains descriptions of the life and work of approximately 852 anthropologists who have directly influenced the discipline. Organized alphabetically.

E Journals

Anthropoetics
University of California, Los Angeles: (1995 -) Subtitled "The Journal of Generative Anthropology," this publication is peer-reviewed and can be searched by keyword or browsed by article title or issue number.

Music and Anthropology
University di Bologna: (1996 - 2003) Subtitled "Journal of Musical Anthropology of the Mediterranean," this academic journal explores various topics in ethno-musicology from all time periods. The final issue was published in 2003 but articles from the archives are available full text as well as some audio files.

Kacike: Journal of Caribbean and Amerindian History and Anthropology
Caribbean Amerindian Centrelink: (1999 -) Although not affiliated with an academic institution, the articles are of a scholarly nature. Select "Index" for articles (some are in Spanish) or "Contents" for other related websites and e-books.

Sincronia
University of Guadalajara: (1996 -) Subtitled "an E-Journal of Culture Studies," this publication explores themes in socio-cultural anthropology and archaeology. Approximately half the articles are in English, with the remaining in Spanish.

Journal of Ecological Anthropologyn
Florida International University: (1997 -) Access selected full text PDF versions of articles from this academic journal. Browse "Contents" by issue for articles.

Journal of Political Ecology: Case Studies in History and Society
University of Arizona, Tucson: (1994 -) A peer-reviewed online journal that offers full text PDF version of articles. Unfortunately, there is no search feature, so users can only browse for articles by date.

Public Anthropology: The Graduate Journal
(2001 -) Each issue of this publication is created by graduate students from "guest" universities. Articles are of a scholarly nature and can be searched or browsed by issue. Deals with topics from all time periods, but focus on more current urban anthropology themes.

Socio-Cultural, Feminist and Ecological Anthropology

Native Web
Resources for indigenous culture worldwide. The online database is organized into sub-categories for easy access (e.g. "performance", "crafts and indigenous technology").

Encyclopedia Mythica
An online database of mythology, folklore and legend.

Association for Feminist Anthropologists , (AFA)
Website lists book reviews and links to further on-line resources.

Cultural Ecology
Indiana University: A comprehensive introduction to this facet of Anthropology by Catherine Marquette.

Anthropology and the Environment Website
Homepage of anthropologists interested in ecology, the environment, and environmentalism; affiliated with the American Anthropological Association. Click on ‘Online Resources’ in the top menu bar to access their rich compilation of directories, databases, journals, websites and listservs.

Stories Matter
Centre for Oral History& Digital Storytelling, Concordia U.: clips, sessions, interviews, and projects involving diasporic voices in Canada.

Canadian History

Where to Start

Academic Links
A portal for academic departments around Canada. It has a list of digital libraries, a "digital reference desk" where you can ask questions. It also has a links for information about Canadian history.

Heritage Cananda
Provides a list of organizations in Canada, including professional and artistic organizations. It answers the question who does what in Canada.

Civilization.ca: Online Resources for Canadian Heritage
Canadian Museum of Civilization: Search (simple or advanced), browse the site index, or use "Quick Links" drop-down menu to find "educational Internet resources pertinent to Canadian heritage," including "archaeology, ethnology, history (including military history and postal history), and folk culture."

The Association of Canadian Clubs
A directory of links to sites on Commonwealth, Canadian Governmental, institutional and other information sites.

Digital Library
Library and Archives Cananda: Access information by subjects such as Music, History, and Literature. Online documents contain images and text on selected aspects of Canadian history.

Canadian Confederation
Library and Archives Canada: Provides articles, essays, images and maps outlining the events that led to the birth of Canada in 1867. Includes background history on people, places, events, including specific information on each province and territory.

Quick Reference and Primary Sources

Canadian Encyclopedia Online
Search or browse this concise encyclopedia of Canadian culture. Most major artists and movements are represented.

Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
Library and Archives Canada: Search for biographical information on people living in Canadian territory from the periods 1000 to 1930. Offers the same material as the print version produced by the Department of Canadian Heritage. Offers some images and web links.

Canadian Atlas
Natural Resources Canada: Offers maps and extensive background information on Canadian culture and geography. Search by keyword or browse by subject. Includes information on climate and environment.

Celebrating Women's Achievements
Library and Archives Canada: An information database covering women's participation in arts, sciences, politics and culture. Provides biographies of prominent women in each field.

Historical Perspectives on Canadian Publishing
McMaster University: offers 100 case studies – short essays written by Canadian scholars – on topics relating to Canadian publishing. Includes letters, photographs, multimedia, and other materials from publishers’ and authors’ archives at McMaster University Library, Queen’s University Archives, and The Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library (University of Toronto).

Statistics Canada
Government of Canada: Search by keyword, or browse subjects for information and statistics about Canada ranging from economics to demographics. Includes information from the 2001 cenus.

On This Day... Canadiana Headline
Sympatico.ca: Features brief descriptions of historical events that are updated daily. Use search boxes and/or drop-down menus to explore other 364 days of the year.

Early Canadiana Online
Canadiana.org: Access only the free material from this extensive database of original online documents. Search by keyword (full text), title, author, or subject. Includes PDF versions of manuscripts, early publications, and other primary documents.

Immigrants to Canada, Emigration Information of the 19th Century
University of Waterloo: An independent genealogy page maintained by Marjorie P. Kohli, this site offers statistics, demographic information, and personal diaries from immigrants. Includes information on ships that transported them beginning in 1793.

Anti-Slavery Movement in Canada
Library and Archives Canada: Access selected scanned images of original records & documents organized by subjects, Early Settlements, Black Communities in Canada, Refugees, The Anti-Slavery Society of Canada, The American Civil War.

Virtual Museum of New France
Canadian Museum of Civilization: Access images, documents, and general information on Quebec prior to the conquest. Search, browse subjects, or use "Quick Links" to access information.

Historical Text Archive
An independent site, created by Donald J. Mabry, that offers a list of online primary e-resources. Note: not all sites are from academic or governmental sources.

The Canadian Art Database: Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art
Canadian Heritage: Over 18,000 images of work by contemporary Canadian artists, including many OCAD faculty.

CyberMuse
National Gallery of Canada: Over 9,000 images of artworks by Canadian artists, as well as video and audio recordings. Search by keyword, title, artist, nationality, or medium. Note: not all images indexed are available.

Images Canada
Government of Cananda: Over 65,000 photographic images, lithographs and reproductions of Canadian subjects.

Virtual Museum of Canada
Government of Canada: Search "Image Gallery" to find thousands of works by major Canadian artists.

National Archives of Canada
Library and Archives Canada: Some digitized collections arranged by subject. Click "ArchivaNet" to search historic Canadian photograph collection.

Archives of Ontario
Select "Online Exhibits" to view images related to Ontario's history.

Canadian Press
The CP collects and catalogues images taken by Canadian news media, and it this the best place to find images of particular events.

Early Images of Canada
National Library of Cananda: Search by keyword or browse over 550 engravings from the Rare Book Collection.

E-Zines/ E-Journals

Canadian Journal of History
University of Saskatchewan: Browse articles dealing with topics in Canadian social history.

Canadian Journal of Communication
Simon Fraser University: (1991 -) Browse or search articles on research relating to all aspects of communication and journalism studies, with emphasis on Canadian work and issues.

ctheory: Canadian Journal of Social and Political Theory
Select "ctheory digital library" to download back issues. Users must log-in, but all articles are free. Other resources include free e-books, "ctheory.net" for essays and commentaries, and a "multimedia" art site.

Canadian Newspapers Online
Journalism.net: Search or browse this directory for major Canadian newspapers websites. Most papers offer current issues only. Updated regularly.

Geist: Canadian Ideas, Canadian Culture
(2001 -) Browse selected full text articles from this quarterly magazine, which features "the best in Canadian fiction, non-fiction, photography, comix and little-known facts of interest."

Rabble.ca: News for the Rest of Us
(2001 -) Published by Judy Rebick with content provided by "progressive journalists, writers, artists and activists" from across Canada, this site offers in-depth features, original news stories, interviews and commentaries from a definitively activist stance. Articles can be browsed only.

CBC Archives
Use the keyword search or browse by topic (People, Conflict & War, Art & Entertainment, Life & Society, etc.) for a range of online information from this extensive database. Includes news, interviews, features, and editorial commentary. Features a Archives Timeline beginning in 1930 to browse for information by date.

World History

Web Directories and Primary Resources

Academic Info: History Gateway
Sponsored by the University of Phoenix: Annotated links to history sites on the web. Browse by topic or region.

American and British History Resources
Rutgers University Libraries: A subject research guide that provides links to scholarly websites, journals and archival collections online.

Best Of History Web Sites
Created by history teacher Thomas Daccord, this site boasts links and reviews of history-related sites. Definitely intended more for teachers, their students, and the amateur history enthusiast; this site still offers some useful links to larger, more 'educational' sites rather than research-oriented sites.

The History Guide: Resources for Historians
Steven Kreis: Intended to be a shorter, but more meticulous and relevant list of history sites for the serious historian or researcher. Includes sites devoted to primary documents, meta-lists, American history, Western history, World History and teacher’s resources.

History On-Line
Institute of Historical Research (IHR): This server, part of History: the Website, provides links and annotations for websites and online resources related to the study of history. Browse by entering a search term, or by type of history, geographical area or time period.

Institute of Historical Research
University of London: Includes list of online resources and research tools, as well as free access to reviews and articles of scholarly writings in the field of history.

The World Wide Web Virtual Library: History Virtual Catalogue
University of Kansas: An index of online references, journals, research tools, images, databases and maps related to history; presented according to topic, geographic region or methodology. Of particular interest is the annotated Periodicals Directory of electronic journals available on the web.

American Memory: Historical Collections from the National Digital Library
Library of Congress: Gateway to primary source materials related to American history and culture; contains some 7 million digital items.

The Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy
Yale Law School: The Avalon Project from Yale Law, provides access to a comprehensive collection of documents from the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government; spanning from pre-eighteenth century to the 21st century.

EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents from Western Europe
Provides "Transcriptions, Facsimiles and Translations" of significant historical documents from the Medieval era to the present. Information is organized by country and all languages are included.

Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection: Historical Map Web Site
University of Texas at Austin: Browse through this extensive collection of international maps. Of special interest are the "Historical Maps" collection.

Access: History
University of Queensland: Browse available academic papers on historical topics. Access to full text articles is free, however the most current issues date back to 2000.

Agora: an online graduate journal
University of Alberta: An electronic journal of graduate scholarship, with articles pertaining to the arts and humanities.

History in Focus
Institute of Historical Research: Self-described as "a new occasional series taking a thematic approach to history", each issue provides resources, articles and reviews concentrated on a specific historical topic. Previous topics include "What is History?", Medical History, and the Victorian Age.

Idea: A Journal of Social Issues
(1996 -) Search or browse scholarly articles. Note: not officially peer-reviewed. Deals with "ideas related mainly, to cults, mass movements, autocratic power, war, genocide, holocaust, and murder."

U.S. History

American Memory: Historical Collections from the National Digital Library
Library of Congress: Gateway to primary source materials related to American history and culture; contains some 7 million digital items.

Encyclopedia Smithsonian
Smithsonian: Encyclopedia Smithsonian helps answer frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian with links to resources on subjects from Art to Zoology.

Digital History
University of Houston: Includes an online textbook that outlines the key events in American history; also provides biographies, essays and resource tools.

History Matters: The U.S. Survey Course on the Web
A gateway designed for high school and college teachers in U.S. History. Features links to primary documents, articles, meta-lists, and syllabi.

Research Links
Chicago Historical Society: Contains links for history and government resources, with particular emphasis on Chicago’s history and culture.

Library of Congress
Provides both primary and secondary sources for those interested in American history, including documents, maps, prints, photographs and information on exhibitions and collections.

Perspectives
American Historical Association: Electronic newsletter of the American Historical Association. Provides access to an archive of published articles.

Online Books Page
Listings of free books on the web--includes history and the related humanities.

European History

EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents from Western Europe
Provides "Transcriptions, Facsimiles and Translations" of significant historical documents from the Medieval era to the present. Information is organized by country and all languages are included. Format is as a Wiki.

Electronic Documents on European Integration
Leiden University, The Netherlands: Resource for the history of the European Union. Includes historical documents, statistics, bibliographies among other research tools.

The History Guide
Steven Kreis: Intended as a study aid for undergraduates and students of European history. Consists of lectures, syllabi and a "student’s guide to the study of history." Acts as a general survey course of European history. Note: This site is not sponsored by any educational institutions or organizations.

University of Sussex Journal of Contemporary History
(2000 -) International in coverage with a focus on British social history.

African History

The Story of Africa
BBC World Service: Offers a Western European view of the continent from "Early History" to the present. Use keyword search, or browse for information using broad subject headings (West African Kingdoms, The Swahili, Islam, Slavery, etc.); each of which offer concise essays on pertinent sub-topics.

H-Africa Discussion Network
H-Net/ Michigan State University: H-Net is an "international interdisciplinary organization of scholars and teachers dedicated to developing the enormous educational potential of the Internet." Users can subscribe (free of charge) to the full site; however, select "News" to access an archive of articles from 1995 onwards or select "Reviews" to access book and multi-media reviews from 1993 onward.

History: By Region: Africa
dmoz: This directory of sites, maintained by the extensive dmoz Open Directory Project , organizes links by country. Web sites included are usually dependable and from credible sources.

Africa
EXCITE UK Directory: Although primarily geared for a mass audience, this directory of web sites does offers some links to university and governmental sites. Search by keyword, or browse for sites by country.

allAfrica.com
Although this portal is geared primarily for current events, the AllAfrica Global Media company is based in Mauritius, with offices in Johannesburg, Dakar, Abuja and Washington, DC, and, thus, provides a African perspective on events that occur (and have occurred) on the continent.

African History: Questia
Search by keyword or browse title list for the full text of e-books on all aspects of African history. Questia is a commercial company that offers the "world's largest online collection of books and journal articles in the humanities and social sciences."

African Studies Quarterly
University of Florida, Centre for African Studies: (1997 -) Select "Previous Issues" to view back issues.

Oceanian History and Far East

History by Region: Oceania
Google Directory: Offers a list of links that is searchable, or can be browsed by country or geographic region.

Documenting a Democracy: Australia's Story
Government of Australia: Offers a clickable map, timeline, or keyword search for accessing scanned copies of original legal, political and social documents from the country's archive.

Australian History on the Internet
National Library of Australia: Offers an online "Reference Library" of web sites of all types covering all aspects of the history of Australia and New Zealand.

About New Zealand
Government of New Zealand: Offers online documents and links to sites pertaining to the culture, governmental structure, and society of New Zealand. Includes political documents, such as The Treaty of Waitangi, that helped shaped the country's history.

The Electronic Journal of Australian and New Zealand History
(1996- ) A peer-reviewed journal that is an "initiative of the School of Humanities at the James Cook University and in association with H-Net, the International On-Line Network for the Humanities and Social Sciences, and the International Consortium for the Advancement of Academic Publishing."

Critical Theory

Reference/Web Directories/E-Journals

Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory
OCAD Researchers log in with 14 digit barcode: Definitions of key terms, full text encyclopedia entries, biographies, essays. Includes entire text of the print guide published in 1997. Covers literary, political & cultural theory from 17th Century onwards.

Contemporary Philosophy, Critical Theory and Postmodern Thought
This site contains media articles, bibliographies, biographies, and critical essays on figures and movement of contemporary theory. It includes introductory resources and readings, as well as an alphabetical listing of key figures of modern thought, from Adorno to Wittgenstein and all stops in between.

Eserver: Cultural Studies and Critical Theory
This database allows you to search by author, title or category in twenty-five fields such as cultural studies, Marxist studies, media studies, popular culture, feminist and queer theory. Links lead to full text articles.

Illuminations: The Critical Theory Website
Illuminations: The Critical Theory Website is a WWW research resource for those interested in the Critical Theory project. Firmly based in Frankfurt School thought, this site maintains a collection of articles, excerpts, and chapters from many contemporary writers of and about Critical Theory. Includes links to full text articles on figures such as Theodor Adorno and Herbert Marcuse, as well as a in-depth "Critical Links" page with links to e-journals and pages dealing with Nietzsche, Marxism, Walter Benjamin, and many aspects of postmodernism and postmodern thought.

Rhetorical and Cultural Studies: Critical Theory
List of links to electronic resources dealing with major modern intellectuals, including feminist, literary, Leftist, and postmodernist theorists. Links are provided to essays, full-text books, and webpages.

Introduction to Modern Literary Theory
Mount Mary College: This site gives a brief explanation of major literary theories of last century. It includes bibliographies and links to recommended websites.

Internet Public Library: Literary Criticism
The IPL provides free, full text books and articles on a myriad of subjects. Text included on the site can be searched by author or title or by nationality and time period, including Canadian literature.

Public Culture
Public Culture is a reviewed interdisciplinary journal of cultural studies, published three times a year in Fall, Winter, and Spring for the Society for Transnational Cultural Studies by the Duke University Press. Back issues are available in full text from 1994 and table of contents are posted from 1989.

Logos: A Journal of Modern Society and Culture
Logos is a quarterly journal of modern culture, politics and society that features articles on the arts, politics, culture, the social sciences and humanities as well as original fiction and poetry. Logos seeks to foster a critical dialogue on modern politics, culture and society through both intellectual and aesthetic lenses. Includes current and past issues, and articles can be found through an Article/Author Index.

CTheory
"CTHEORY" is an international journal of theory, technology, and culture, publishing articles, interviews, event-scenes and reviews of key books." This critical e-journal publishes on many aspects of digital culture, the Internet and hypermedia, as well as articles on philosophical and political matters.

Enculturations: A Journal for Rhetoric, Writing, and Culture
Includes articles on film and literary theory, cultural studies, the digital, music and visual arts.

Other Voices: The (e)journal of Cultural Criticism
Provides articles on a large variety of topics including philosophy and postmodern theory, visual arts and architecture, popular culture, and literature. Makes use of the possibilities of the World Wide Web by incorporating images, audio and video links, and interactive roundtables. This site includes a keyword search field.

Screening the Past: An international, refereed electronic journal on visual media and history
Includes original and ‘Classic’ essays on film, television, video, photography and multimedia. It explores the impact of these media on social history and the representation of history on/in these media. The site is searchable by author, title and keyword.

Synaptic: the e-Journal
An extraordinarily diverse site which is, in part, a travelogue, a photo gallery, as well as a site for critical thinkers, texts, histories and cultures. The critical thinkers pages includes material on authors, activists, philosophers from both Eastern and Western cultures, and scientists. Of particular interest is the "Critical Texts for Critical Times," an annotated bibliography on various topical issues.

Cultural Logic: An Electronic Journal of Marxist Theory and Practice
This interdisciplinary e-journal presents articles and book reviews from a Marxist perspective. Also published essays, poetry and photography.

Feminista!: The Journal of Feminist Construction
A feminist "journal of art, literature, social commentary, philosophy, wit, humor, and respect."

Foucault and Discourse Analysis

Michel Foucault Resources
Provides an extensive list of resources on Foucault and Foucauldian ideas in both electronic and print media, with commentary or analysis on each. Includes bibliographies, links to critical essays and websites and recommended readings.

Foucault Studies
This is an electronic, refereed, international journal that is interdisciplinary in scope. Provides full text access to current as well as past issues and includes reviews as well as articles.

The Foucauldian: Philosophy, Michel Foucault, History, Knowledge
Contains eighteen primary and secondary online texts (in PDF and/or html), as well as links and an extensive bibliography.

Postmodernism/ Post-Structuralism

Postmodernism and Its Critics
An excellent introductory site which outlines key ideas, figures, texts, and methodologies of postmodernism. Beyond providing definitions of terms and concepts, this site also contains a section which describes the critical reaction to postmodernism and response to these criticisms. Done as a part of Anthropological Theories: A guide prepared by students for students, so some of the theorists/sources pertain specifically to that field.

Postmodernism
An exploration of the term ‘postmodernism’, including its differences from modernism, and the implications of this set of theories; also written from a literary perspective.

Post Structuralism
Succinct description of Post Structuralism, along with postmodernism, Foucault’s Genealogy of Knowledge & Derrida’s Deconstruction.

Derrida

Swirl:Derrida
Contains key points on Derrida & Deconstruction, recommended readings and a ‘how-to’ on Deconstruction

Presidential Lectures: Jacques Derrida
Provides an introduction to Derrida and his theories, giving multiple definitions for key concepts, as well as providing excerpts from texts, interviews and bibliographies.

Jacques Derrida
Philosophy Research Base a collection of online books, texts, and web sites.

Jean Baudrillard

Jean Baudrillard: Professor of Philosophy of Culture and Media Criticism
Baudrillard’s homepage from the European Graduate School. Includes links to essays and excerpts, audio & video, as well as a biography and quotes.

Baudrillard on the Web
An extensive list of online texts by, about and around Baudrillard., including essays, excerpts and interviews.

Jean-Francois Lyotard

Jean Francois Lyotard
Primary and secondary sources by & on Lyotard, includes links to other sites.

Jean Francois Lyotard: Defining the Postmodernism
Online text of Lyotard’s important essay.

Roland Barthes

Semiotics - Roland Barthes
University of Colorado at Denver-School of Education: A list of resources regarding Semiotics including links to information about specific theories, theorists and important publications.

Roland Barthes
Art and Popular Culture: Provides links to texts by and about Barthes, as well as some general links.

Roland Barthes: Mythologies
An exploration of Barthes’ classic text Mythologies, examining notions of the myth, mass culture and semiology.

Feminism

Feminist Theory Website
This extensive site is searchable by individual feminists, by nation and ethnicity, and by discipline (an extensive list that includes Art & Aesthetics, Critical Theory, Philosophy, Anthropology, Postcolonial studies). It provides comprehensive bibliographies, biographies, summaries of theories, and links to other sites, homepages and e-journals. Provided in English, French, and Spanish.

Voice of the Shuttle: Women’s Studies and Feminist Theory Site
Another portal site which gives links to a variety of aspects of feminism including pages on key figures, movements, and organizations.

Presidential Lectures: Helen Cixous
This page presents the ideas of the critical feminist thinker and author. It includes a biography and bibliography, excerpts and interviews, and essays on Cixous. Links are provided to sites on general literary theory and feminist theory.

Topics in Feminism
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: This site provides definitions and an introduction to the theories of feminism. It includes a bibliography, related entries and links to many other sites of information surrounding feminism as well as access to the rest of the encyclopedia.

Marxism

Marxist Internet Archive
This extraordinarily large, but easily navigated, website contains just about all one could ever want to know about Marxism. In addition to full text versions of the (complete?) writings of Marx & Engels, it contains texts from the 1820s to the present by other Marxist writers, material on Marxist history, a subject archive, and reference section of works on all aspects of Socialism, Communism, Maoism, anarchism, it includes materials on contemporary philosophy, feminism, Black liberation, psychology, as well as classic texts of philosophy, politics, and natural science; furthermore this website contains an Encyclopedia of Marxism. The web site if fully searchable, to boot. Even if you are not searching for something to do with Marxism, this site may have what you are looking for. While the MIA is hosted in English, there are texts in 34 other languages.

Marxism Made Simple
This site introduces key concepts of Marxism in detail. It includes explanations of Marxist perspectives on topics such as power, the state, class, gender, imperialism and mass media.

Cultural Logic: An Electronic Journal of Marxist Theory and Practice
This interdisciplinary e-journal presents articles and book reviews from a Marxist perspective. Also published essays, poetry and photography.

Post - Colonialism

Introduction to Postcolonial Studies
Explores the issues and figures of postcolonial theory. Includes historical and theoretical background, with a list (with links) to major figures in film, literature, and theory.

Voice of the Shuttle: Postcolonial (and Colonial) Studies
Directory of texts, web pages and other online publications.

Political Discourse: Theories of Colonialism and Postcolonialism: An Overview
This site provides definitions and explorations of key themes, issues, theories, key figures in the field along with essays and texts on gender matters, historical and political contexts of colonialism and postcolonialism, and an extensive bibliography.

Jouvert: Journal of Postcolonial Studies
Jouvert "is a refereed, multi-disciplinary journal published on the World Wide Web tri-annually. It thus offers a widely accessible--indeed, international--forum for the interrogation of textual, cultural and political postcolonialisms." Includes special, thematic issues.

Homi K. Bhabha

Homi K. Bhabha
art+culture.com: Search for Bhabha for lectures and interviews.

Edward Said

The Edward Said Archive
Contains an extensive list of links to print media articles, radio and television items, and lectures and papers by and about Edward Said and his ideas, from 1998 to the present.

Orientalism
An examination of the terms and theories of orientalism, in particular Said’s project. Provides a bibliography of Said, as well as reviews of and articles on Orientalism.

Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak

Presidential Lectures: Gayatri Spivak

Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak: An Overview
These two sites provide background on Spivak, detailing her life, work and ideas in the realms of post-colonialism, Marxism, feminism, and deconstruction.

Queer Theory

Theory.org.uk Resources: Queer Theory
An introduction to the ideas, figures and critics of queer theory. This site also provides links to other webpages and essays. In particular see: Judith Butler For a summary of Judith Butler’s Gender Trouble, a key text in the field. This page also provides a biography, a bibliography and links to essays and web pages on Butler.

Queer Theory Explained
Southern Oregon Univ. A brief summary of the key ideas in queer theory from its origin in the late 1970s to the present.

Queer Theory
Australian Humanities Review (1996) A critical essay on queer theory by Melbourne University professor Annamarie Jagose.

Music

Reference

Canadian Music Encyclopedia
This database "chronicles the history of 1,200 Canadian contemporary music artists from the 1950s to the present." Entries include artist or band biographies as well as comprehensive discographies. Users may browse by an alphabetic list of entries, or use a keyword search.

The Catholic Encyclopedia
This online and freely accessible encyclopedia provides an excellent resource for research into religious music, the parts of the mass and how they were established, and composers of religious music. Most major composers who have written music for the Catholic Church are represented with relatively detailed entries.

Encyclopedia of Music in Canada
This site, presented by the National Library of Canada, is the electronic version of the Encyclopedia of Music in Canada (EMC), Second Edition. Entries are comprehensive, providing information on Canadian music and musicians from both the popular and art music worlds. Bibliographies of print resources are also included. Entries can be browsed, but either the basic or advanced searches are recommended. This resource should be a "first-stop" for researching music in Canada.

The Essentials of Music
This resource includes a glossary of over 200 musical terms with brief definitions. Short encyclopedic entries on composers and musical eras make this a useful quick reference tool.

All Music Guide
This extensive online resource categorizes popular music genres by blues, country, rock and roll, classical and jazz. Further subdivisions within each heading provide efficient access to genre specific sites. A glossary of popular music terminology and music "maps"-time line diagrams that chronicle the development and mutation of styles-are particularly useful for academic research.

Andante Classical Music Reference
This search engine and directory provides access to various online reference sites dealing with music history, composition, discographies, and concert notes.

Style Guides/ E - Publications

Citing MUSIC SOURCES in your essay and bibliography
Music Library, University of Western Ontario: This site offers an excellent description of how to cite printed and online music materials, including scores, dictionary entries, journal articles, videos, etc. Also included are directions on how to incorporate key signatures, notes, chords, titles and individual movements of compositions in an essay format.

Writing the Music Paper
Dartmouth College: In-depth information on the writing process with sample papers offered.

Music Journals and Magazines, Newspapers and Periodicals
Indiana University: This site offers one of the most comprehensive listings of online publications on the web. All musical styles, from popular to classical, are included.

Andante Classical Music Magazine
This online publication features news, concert and CD reviews, interviews, and essays concerning all aspects of the classical music world.

Journals on Popular Music
International Association for the Study of Popular Music: These links, provided by this international institute for academic research in popular culture, provides an extensive collection of online publications without cost. As most of the publications are new, only recent articles are accessible.

RootsWorld
This online magazine focuses specifically on world roots and folk genres. Artist profiles and interviews are posted full text, from 1996 to the present - free of charge. Information can be found by a geographic region directory, or by artist.

The Tentacle
This non-profit online magazine provides information on non-mainstream creative music in the Pacific Northwest. The scope of genres includes exploratory jazz, free improvisation, new composition, electronic music, sonic exploration, multimedia performance, noise, and avant rock. Full text articles, news, calendar listings, and lists of links are provided though this dynamic resource.

Online Sheet Music

Bodleian Library Broadside Ballads
The ballads stored in this "virtual library" are searchable by title, first lines, song names, authors, performers, etc. Each entry has a copy of the original ballad broadsheet with images. Information on iconographic interpretation and cataloguing is included, as well as a selected MIDI sound file collection.

Historic American Sheet Music: Search
This database, part of the Special Collections of Duke University, offers access to a wide range of secular and sacred music popular in the United States from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The collection is particularly strong in antebellum Southern music, Confederate imprints, and Civil war songs. The collection is searchable by a number of fields, including title, composer, first line, etc.

The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music
Part of the Special Collections at The Johns Hopkins University, this database contains over 29,000 pieces of music and focuses on popular American music from 1780 to 1960. Searches will retrieve images of the cover and each page of music if the music was published before 1923 and is in the public domain.

MuseData: an Electronic Library of Classical Music Scores
Stanford University: This electronic library of "classical music scores" provides access music scores in PDF or MIDI formats. To download or print users must register and a password is immediately sent via email. Major Baroque composers are represented, including J.S. Bach, Handel, Telemann, and Vivaldi.

Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music, 1870-1885
Music Division, Library of Congress: This database consists of over 47,000 pieces of sheet music registered for copyright during the years 1870 to 1885. Included are popular songs, piano music, sacred and secular choral music, solo instrumental music, method books and instructional materials, and music for band and orchestra. Users may search by keyword or browse the indexes of authors, subjects, or titles.

Pepper Sheet Music: World's Largest Sheet Music Retailer
This extensive site offers news, reviews and updates on the music publishing world. Both searching and browsing are possible.

OperaGlass Index
Stanford University: Offers a list of sites that provide plot synopsises, libretti, source texts, performance histories, and other background information. Note : site has not been updated since 2000, but most links still function.

The Sheet Music Archive
Access to free copies of significant classical composers' music is made possible through this site. Copies are in public domain and can be downloaded using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Sheet Music from Canada's Past
This site offers access to the National Library's Canadiana Sheet Music Collection. The collection is searchable and facilitates browsing by "Pre-Confederation" or "First World War" era groupings. Online articles on related topics are available as well.

Composers

Artist Profiles BBC Online
Access to free copies of significant classical composers' music is made possible This searchable database features composers and performers of art music, jazz and popular culture mediums. Entries include biographical details with a chronological list of significant events; recommended listening and reading; and web links.

Music Styles Google Web Directory
Access to free copies of significant styles and composers' music is made possible Links to over 3,000 sites are listed on this directory in alphabetic order; truly a definitive resource for accessing online information.

The Golden Pages: Links for Musicians
Royal Holloway's Music Dept., University fo London, UK
Over sixty links to web pages devoted to classical, art, and jazz composers are listed.

Obituary Index
This is an on-line version of an index of obituary citations published annually by the Music Library Association (MLA) in its quarterly journal. The index facilitates access to information about musicians and other members of the music world.

Philosophy

Reference

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
University of Texas, Martin
Offers detailed entries on all aspects of philosophical inquiry. Use keyword search or browse for topics using the alphabetic list. Highly Recommended.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Started in 1995 this peer refereed journal is hosted by Stanford University. Every entry is linked to previously archived entries. Entries are arranged alphabetically by topic in a table of contents.

Guide to Philosophy on the Internet
Earlham College
Created by Peter Suber , former instructor at Earlham, this site offers an extensive directory of Internet sites. Search by keyword or scroll down to brwose by subject.

Aesthetics Online American Society for Aesthetics
Use keyword search to look up full text articles & reviews, bibliographies, teaching resources, or conference reports.

International Directory of Online Philosophy Papers
University of Hong Kong, Dept. of Philosophy
Search by keyword or use the extensive subject list to browse by philosophical school.

Philosophy Research on the WWW Erratic Impact
Use this site to look up current books on various topics in philosophy.

E - Books/ Journals

Philosophy Voice of the Shuttle
A most comprehensive list of free e-books. Titles are listed by author. Formats for e-texts vary.

Kant on the Web Hong Kong Business University
Includes numerous translations of Critique of Pure Reason, Critique of Practical Reason, Metaphysics of Morals, Critique of Judgment, Religion Within the Limits of Reason Alone. Note: some full-text links do not function.

Psyche Monash University
(1993 -) This "refereed electronic journal is dedicated to supporting the interdisciplinary exploration of the nature of consciousness and its relation to the brain."

Bryn Mawr Classical Review University of Pennsylvania
(1990 -) Search or browse scholarly book reviews. All aspects of Classical Studies included.

Canadian Aesthetic Journal University du Québec à Trois-Rivières
(1996 -) Browse articles on aesthetic theory in art and design. NOTE: articles in English, French or German.

Esoterica Michigan State University
(1999 -) Topics include music, philosophy, theology, arts and humanities.

HYLE: An International Journal for the Philosophy of Chemistry Institute of Philosophy, University of Karlsruhe
(1997 -) Search or click "issues" to browse for articles.

Queen: a Journal of Rhetoric and Power Centre for Rhetorics & Hermeneutics, University of Redlands, California
(2001 -) Browse articles exploring discourse theories. Genres include photo essays, poetry, artist manifesto, and research essays. NOTE: Judith Butler is on editorial board.

Romanticism and Victorianism on the Net Oxford University
(1996 -) Topics dealing with culture, literature and philosophies of 19th century British Romantic movement.

Techne: Journal of the Society for Philosophy and Technology Virginia Tech
(1995 -) Browse articles on philosophical issues in technology and development.

Law and Political Sciences

Background Information

World Factbook CIA
Access extensive information on individual countries, including demographics, geographical, and economic data.

Political Science Google Web Directory
Links to hundreds of related websites listed by subject.

Country Studies Library of Congress
Search by keyword or browse full text e-books originally published by the Federal Research Division. Provides historical information, current events, demographic and economic profiles of 102 countries and regions are covered. Notable omissions include Canada, France, the United Kingdom, and other Western nations, as well as a number of African nations.

Statistics Canada
Access selected information from the censuses since 1996. Use "community profiles" to search for information by region. "Canadian Statistics" offers resources by broad subject headings, including Economy, Land, People, and State.

Political Science DMOZ Open Directory
Part of the DMOZ Open Directory , this site offers links organized by various subjects within legal theories (comparative, political economy, philosophy, area studies) as well as sites listed by type (date resources, institutes, organizations, publications.

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Ministers of Foreign Governments CIA
Updated weekly, this online directory names can be browsed by country name.

Canadian Politics

Canadian Politics on the Web Thompson/Nelson
Produced by a major academic publishing company, this site offers brief descriptions of all levels of government, the legislatures, political parties, elections, and other special topics, with online links to appropriate web sites. An excellent beginning resource for general information on Canadian politics and government.

About Parliament Parliament of Canada
Offers numerous full text resources on Parliamentary history. Use links to other sites on People, the Parliament Buildings, and images.

Departments and Agencies Government of Canada
Offers an alphabetic list with direct links to the "primary Web sites of Government of Canada departments, agencies and Crown corporations, as well as links to Web sites maintained by organizations for which various departments and agencies are responsible."

History of Federal Ridings since 1867 Library of Parliament, Information and Documentation Branch
Search by province or riding name to find a description of the riding. Includes a complete list of all candidates who ran for MP, which can be search by name, riding, or political party.

Centre for Military and Strategic Studies University of Calgary
Access the full text resources Journal of Military and Strategic Studies, News and Views, and Ross Ellis Memorial Lectures. Offers an excellent directory of web sites organized by subjects pertaining to security issues in Canada and abroad.

Canada Web Directory: Law Education Canada
Part of the DMOZ Open Directory , this site offers links to several general Canadian law sites, as well as ones specific to individual provinces.

Canadian Institute of International Affairs
In existence for 75 years, this non-profit organization has sought to offer a "non-partisan, nationwide forum for the discussion, analysis and debate of international affairs" and is "dedicated to helping Canadians obtain a better understanding of foreign policy and global issues."

Canadian Constitutional Documents
Offers HTML versions of full text documents, beginning with the Royal Proclamation (1763) and the Quebec Act (1774) and continuing up to the late 20th century. Warning : this is not an official governmental or legal site.

Canadian Legal Information Institute
"The Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII) is a not-for-profit organization initiated by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada. CanLII's goal is to make primary sources of Canadian law accessible for free on the Internet. CanLII seeks to gather legislative and judicial texts, as well as legal commentaries, from federal, provincial and territorial jurisdictions on a single Web site."

Bioethics

Bioethics Resources on the Web National Institutes of Health
Maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this site offers links to major bioethics sites. Some Canadian academic sites are included.

E-Journals

ctheory: Canadian Journal of Political and Social Theory
(1976 - 1991) Select "ctheory digital library" to download back issues. Users must log-in, but all articles are free. Other resources include free e-books, "ctheory.net" for essays and commentaries, and a "multimedia" art site.

Dear Habermas:A Journal of Postmodern and Critical Thought Devoted to Academic Discourse on Peace and Justice California State University, Dominguez Hills/University of Wisconsin
(1998 -) Dedicated to "philosophical and sociological discussion of law, gender, and intertextuality."

Duke Journal of Comparative and International Law Duke University
(1997 -). Browse articles covering topics in international law and security.

International Journal of Communications Law and Policy
Yale University, Munster DDR
(1998 -) Browse articles devoted to "the changing law, policy and technology of media regulation around the world."

Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy
Taylor and Francis Publication/Stetson University College of Law
(1998 -) Browse articles on all aspects of conservation issues worldwide.

Yale Human Rights and Development Law Journal
(1998 - ) Select " Archives " to view articles on all aspects of human rights legislation in regards to development. Not all articles from the most recent issue are available full-text.

E-Zines & Newspapers

Buzz Flash
(2001) Although poorly organized, this site offers an extensive news, feature articles, and editorials covering anti-globalization activism. Scroll down to view archives for interviews, columns, editorials, cartoons, and news items. A "Gold Medal" winner from Shift Magazine's 5th Annual State of the Net Issue (2003).

Country Studies
Library of Congress, Federal Research Division
(entries not dated) Based on Country Studies/Area Handbook printed by the U.S. Department of Army, this site offers detailed information on economic, geographic and social aspects of over 102 countries. Search or Browse by country. Note: does not include Canada, France, the United Kingdom, and other Western nations, as well as a number of African nations.

Cultural Logic
(2002 -) This "electronic journal of Marxist theory and practice" offers scholarly articles in social, economic, political and arts-related fields. Published annually.

International Answer
( 2001 -) Seeking to "Act Now to Stop War & End Racism," this news source offers current information on the anti-globalization movement. Select "Updates" to browse archive of articles.

The Nation
(1999 -) The 1865 founding prospectus of this publication seeks to "make an earnest effort to bring to the discussion of political and social questions a really critical spirit and to wage war upon the vices of violence, exaggeration, and misrepresentation by which so much of the political writing of the day is marred." True to these ideals today, the magazine offers "unconventional wisdom" on US and world politics, history, and society. Use keyword search box or browse "Archive" to view articles from back issues.

Peace Magazine
(1995 -) Browse by date or use searchable index for articles on "disarmament; conflict resolution; nonviolent sanctions; peace institutions (e.g. the United Nations and the World Court); conflicts and crises around the world; profiles of activists and researchers; and controversies about development, population, and environmental protection."

Rabble.ca News for the Rest of Us
(2001 -) Published by Judy Rebick with content provided by "progressive journalists, writers, artists and activists" from across Canada, this site offers in-depth features, original news stories, interviews and commentaries from a definitively activist stance. Articles can be browsed only.

Psychology

General Reference

Dictionary of Cognitive Science University of Alberta
Search or browse for topics using the alphabetic list. Definitions are concise, but dependable.

Scholarly Psychology Resources on the Web Psychweb
Offers a browseable list of Internet sites organized by subject.

Search the Jourlit/Bookrev Databases American Psychoanalytic Association
Search this database to find book titles on topics or by author. NOTE: Only offers book titles and publication information. Does not offer full text.

E-Journals/Books

The C.G. Jung Page Jung Educational Center of Houston
Browse or search hundreds of articles and Internet resources about Jung's theories and their application.

Classics in the History of Psychology Author Index York University
Access numerous books and journal articles by all significant theorist, writers and psychologists. Includes Aristotle, Broca, Darwin, Dewey, Freud, Hume, Jung, Watson and many more.

Mead Project: Foundational Documents in Sociological Social Psychology
Brock University
Access hundreds of full text articles from this database. Browse by author. Articles date from 1890s onwards.

Psyche Monash University
(1993 -) This "refereed electronic journal dedicated to supporting the interdisciplinary exploration of the nature of consciousness and its relation to the brain."

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry Canadian Psychiatric Association
(1996 -) Browse or search for "scientific articles on ongoing developments in Canadian and international psychiatry."

Journal of Psychotherapy Practice and Research American Psychiatric Association
Browse or Search articles from this premier psychology journal. Note: search feature only covers one year and has currently only 15 articles.

Science, Environment and Technology

General

arXiv (Cornell University)
Open access to 503,903 e-prints in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Quantitative Biology and Statistics.

Free University Lectures (lecturefox)
Browse or search for video, podcasts and lectures notes on topics in chemistry, mathematics, computer sciences and physics. Lecturers are from MIT, Yale, UC Santa Barbara and more.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Abridged Table of Contents
Use keyword search or browse articles for information on the history and philosophy of medicine, science, physics, psychology.

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy University of Texas, Martin
Offers detailed entries on all aspects of philosophical inquiry. Use keyword search or browse for topics using the alphabetic list. Highly Recommended.

Freebyte's Guide to Free Online Resources
A directory of sites on various topics of science and technology, including Alternative Energy, Electronics, Earth Satellite Images, Physics, Astronomy/Space, and more.

Intute: Health and Life Sciences
An extensive British directory of sites. Use keyword search or select "Browse" to view sites by subject. Consortium lead by the University of Manchester.

Science Google Directory
Access thousands of sites by subject or using the keywords search options.

BUBL Link
An extensive directory of sites organized by subjects including Science & Technology, Health Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematics & Computing, Physical Sciences.

Scientific American
Access free previews of the magazine, or search the extensive news and online features that cover all aspects of science, technology, biology and environment.

New Scientist
Access selected free articles from this weekly magazine. Browse issues from past month, or search them by keyword. Users must subscribe to access archive of back issues.

Public Library of Science
Full text, open source journal articles offered by PLoS, a nonprofit organization of scientists and physicians "committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource."

Environment

Environmental Monitoring Technology Dictionary
Produced by a private company of the same name, this site offers numerous environmental pollutants, ailments, and technologies. Entries are concise, but the coverage of terms is extensive.

InfoNatura: Birds and Mammals of Latin America
Created and maintained by NatureServe , a "network" dedicated to connecting science with nature, this encyclopedia offers "a source for conservation information on the birds and mammals of Latin America and the Caribbean," including more than "5,500 common, rare, and endangered species in 44 countries and territories."

Environment Canada Government of Canada
View full text acts, legislation, media news and research updates on all aspects of environmental protection.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) U.S. Department of Commerce
Offers extensive information on all aspects of climate, including research on extreme weather conditions, information on fisheries, and recreational activities. Use keyword search or browse by topic.

PBS – Science
Search this site by keyword or browse the topic index for information on all aspects of scientific research and development. Information geared to all age groups.

Environmental News Network
This private company, dedicated to educating "the world about environmental issues," offers an electronic version of their monthly publication. Keyword search available for news, "in-depth" articles, online forum archive, or business center.

David Suzuki Foundation
The online voice of this celebrated Canadian's environmental messages. Search by keyword, or browse information on Climate Change, Forests, Oceans, Web of Life. Also offers information on "getting involved" through various political or activist channels.

Canadian Environmental Network
This "independent, non-partisan organization" maintains a " national data base of ENGOs and partners working in the environmental field," a "Green List Directory," and publishes a weekly e-bulletin, among other activities.

Biology and Biotechnology

Gray's Anatomy, 1918 edition Bartleby.com
Keyword search this classic text. Includes 1,247 images.

The Visible Human Project National Library of Medicine
Part of the long term project of creating a "complete, anatomically detailed, three-dimensional representations" of male and female human bodies. Includes cryosection images sectioned at one millimeter intervals for the male cadaver and one-third of a millimeter for the female.

Botany World Wide Web Virtual Library
Keyword search or browse by subject this directory of academic sites pertaining to agriculture and bio-science, Maintained by Scott Russell, U. of Oklahoma.

Celebrating 50 Years of DNA
Includes a copy of the 1953 Nature article that introduced the structure of DNA, an archive of articles, a genetics timeline, and images of DNA-related art.

Genetics Online Genetics Society of America
(1916 -) Access scholarly scientific research from this "periodical record of investigations bearing on heredity and variation." Browse by date or use suthor/keyword search.

Medicine

On-Line Medical Dictionary University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Browse or search alphabetic listing of medical science terms, theories, and practices.

History of Medicine United States National Library of Medicine
Browse this extensive database of articles, images, manuscripts and factsheets. Information is divided into three headings: "General Information," "Research Resources," or "Exhibitions & Public Programs." The exhibitions cover a wide range of topics from women in medicine, "Emotions and Disease," Frankenstein, Islamic culture and medicine, and many more.

MedHist: Gateway to Internet Resources for the History of Medicine
Maintained by Wellcome Trust , an independent research-funding charity, this site can be keyword searched or browsed by topic including historical eras, geographic region, specific subject, or medical techniques.

History of Medicine Catholic Encyclopedia
This free resource offers an extensive entry on the history of Western medicine beginning in Ancient Greece.

Chemistry, Physics and Computer Sciences

Properties of Organic Compounds Chapman and Hall/CRC Press
Search for chemical compounds and CAS numbers. For further information, users must log in.

Dictionary of Drugs Chapman and Hall/CRC Press
Search for over 40,000 drugs and pharmacological agents.

Chemistry Resources World-Wide University of Reading
A directory of sites pertaining to all aspects of research, employment, and education in chemistry.

Free Online Dictionary of Computing (FOLDOC) Imperial College, UK
Offers concise definitions of key terms used in computer sciences.

Encyclopedia Center for Advanced Learning Technologies (CALT)
Information on all aspects of computer technology, media, medicine, health care and environment are covered. Browse or search.

Computer Science State University New York Albany
An extensive directory of sites on all aspects of computer sciences.

Visual Literacy & Culture

Classical Art Research Online Services (CAROS)
Browse this directory of institutional websites, online documents and visual resources from key international institutions specializing in classical art research.

Dictionary of Art Historians
A bibliography of key art historians and theorists. References print materials only.

History of the World
British Museum/BBC -- View timeline (2 mill BCE - present) of objects that define culture throughout the world. Search of browse by theme, colour, culture, size or material. An excellent resource for visual or material culture research.

International Visual Literacy Assoc.
Visual Literacy Portal

Perseus Digital Library (Tufts Univ.)
ASearch this opens source full text databases of primary documents in classical antiquity. Includes Greek, Roman, Arabic & Germanic texts as well as primary sources from 19th century U.S.A.

Visual Literacy Toolbox: Learning to Read Images
College of Arts and Humanities, University of Maryland

Visual Literacy Resources on the Web: A Look at what is Available
Assoc. of College and Research Librares

Visual Thinking Strategies

Visual Literacy Concepts & Strategies
International Center of Photography

Visual Rhetoric and Strategies of Persuasion
Stanford Univ.

Visual Rhetoric/Visual Literacy - Writing about Film
Duke Univ.

Viz
Univ. of Texas at Austin Viz. explores the many ways rhetoric, visual culture, and pedagogy interact with and inform each other