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| Online Research | |
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 Art | |
| Eyes on Art | Learning activities for students using online art |
| Claude Monet | Anaylsis of his art with pictures of his work |
| Art on the Internet | List of art-related web sites |
| The National Library of Australia (Art) | Searchable collection of 13,000 images (watercolors, paintings, drawings, prints and photos) |
| Digital Bayeux Tapestry | "Bayeux Digital Facsimile - a scrolling series of panels of the tapestry which is actually 200 feet long. Includes Latin transcription, English translation and introductory commentary." |
| The Bayeux Tapestry | The famous embroidery which tells the story of the events leading up to and including the Battle of Hastings on October 14, 1066 |
| The Harper Gallery | Collection of beautiful nature photographs |
| Ron Rosenstock | Collection of beautiful black and white nature photographs |
| Poetry | |
| 'A Faun's Afternoon' | An exquisite online translation and commentary of 'L'apr�s-midi d'un faune' by St�phane Mallarm� |
| Poetry Page | Links to Russian, French, English, American poetry |
| Electronic Library of Poetry | English and American poetry |
| ROBERT FROST | The Complete Works to December 1920, including audio readings |
| Poetry Pages | A multimedia feature of the Atlantic Unbound (online version of the Atlantic Monthy) devoted to poets and poetry, classic and contemporary. Includes An Audible Anthology
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| Poetry Links at the Mining Company | Many resource links to poetry |
| Sonnets to Orpheus | 55 poems by Rainer Maria Rilke translated by Howard A. Landman |
| The Tyger Page | Excellent site with original commentary and analysis of Blake's poem "The Tyger", plus an annotated collection of links to sources about and about "The Tyger" and Blake in general, by former CEAT graduate Randy Hughes |
| The Complete Works of William Shakespeare | The Web's first edition of the Complete Works of William Shakespeare with other resources |
| The Works of the Bard | Another Complete Works of William Shakespeare with a search engine for quotes |
| Behavioral/Social Science | |
| Behavior Online | For behavioral science professionals |
| Sociological Tour through Cyberspace | Facts like the following: 6 out of 10 American households do not purchase a single book and one-half of American adults never read one |
| Psych Lab | Classroom demonstrations for the psychology teacher |
| Chicken Wire Mother | "This is about an experiment performed in 1966 by Harry Harlow, in which several rhesus monkeys had some very bad days." |
| The Double Bind | "Explores the double bind in two specific types of so-called "abnormal" behavior - schizophrenia and borderline personality disorder. But the power of the double bind theory lies in its ability to illuminate the dynamics of the communications that we consider "normal" within organizations, communities, and families." |
| human-nature.com | "Disciplines relevant to the understanding of human nature, e.g., particular human sciences, narrative psychology, including historical and philosophical approaches." |
| Myth, Metaphor and Magic | On right and left brain, metaphor, first and second order reality, etc. |
| Classics in the History of Psychology | "Full texts of a large number of historically significant public domain documents from the scholarly literature of psychology and allied disciplines" |
| The History of Psychology | Materials for History of Psychology |
| Mind and Body: Ren� Descartes to William James | Philosophical background of the mind-body problem |
| Personality: Character and Temperament | "Keirsey Temperament Sorter and Temperament Theory" |
| Philosophy | |
 Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy | An excellent collection of articles on philosophy (albeit with lots of typos, from scanning no doubt) - includes many electronic texts |
| Course Materials in Philosophy | Links to syllabi and course material published on the web by philosophy instructors |
| Episteme Links | Links to philosophy resources |
| Argos | The first peer-reviewed, limited area search engine of the ancient and medieval world |
| Hippias | The first peer-reviewed, limited area search engine (on philosophy |
| Guide to Philosophy on the Internet | Large list of resources for philosophy |
| Philosophy in Cyberspace | Resources for philosophy |
| A Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names | A concise guide to technical terms and personal names often encountered in the study of philosophy |
| Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy | A few of articles on philosophy - a project in its early stages |
| Plato | Plato, biographical sketch, original essays on his thought and legacy |
| Plato's Republic | Hypertext annotated translation - if you don't think Plato is relevant today, how about this quote from the Republic: "The people have always some champion whom they set over them and nurse into greatness. Yes, that is their way. This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears above ground he is a protector. Yes, that is quite clear." |
| Plato and his dialogues | Many links and scholarly resources on Plato - with original content |
| The 4th Tetralogy: Exploring Plato's Middle Dialogues | HTML editions of Plato's middle dialogues with commentary |
| Plato | This site is devoted to the writings and writing method of Plato. Excellent. |
| Works of Aristotle | Complete works (as far as is known) in text format |
| Another works site (in ASCII text format) | |
| Literature on Aristotle and Virtue Ethics | Lectures on Aristotle's ethics |
| St. Augustine | Many links and scholarly resources |
| Beyond the Problem of Evil | Augustine's and later thinkers' approach to the problem of evil |
| St. Thomas Aquinas and Medieval Philosophy | Very thorough treatment - a large hypertext work |
| The Summa Theologica of St. Thomas Aquinas | The complete text in HTML |
| A Companion to the Summa | The complete text in HTML |
| Thomas Aquinas | Article from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy |
| The Internet Medieval Sourcebook | Many resources in medieval studies |
| Machiavelli Online | A web-site devoted to 15th Century Italian political and military theorist - beautifully rendered |
| Western Civ | A college course in European history from ancient times to the early modern era |
| Descartes' Meditations | This site provides a trilingual version of the "Meditations on First Philosophy" in English, French and Latin. |
| Meditations On First Philosophy | "... in which the Existence of God and the Distinction Between Mind and Body are demonstrated" - Descartes |
| Discourse on Method | A web-site devoted to the classic work by Descartes |
| Descartes | A web-site devoted to the 17th Century French philosopher Rene Descartes |
| Descartes | Article from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy |
| Ren� Descartes and the Legacy of Mind/Body Dualism | "While the great philosophical distinction between mind and body in western thought can be traced to the Greeks, it is to the seminal work of Ren� Descartes (1596-1650), French mathematician, philosopher, and physiologist, that we owe the first systematic account of the mind/body relationship." |
| Mind and Body: Ren� Descartes to William James | Philosophical background of the mind-body problem |
| History of Philosophy: Seventeenth Century | Final exam questions and linked answers |
| Pascal's PENS�ES | Classic, albeit fragmentary work, which presents a defense of Christian belief. |
| The Hume Archives | A web-site devoted to 18th Century Scottish philosopher David Hume |
| Kant on the Web | A web-site devoted to 18th Century German philosopher Immanuel Kant |
| Kierkegaard on the Internet | A web-site devoted to the Danish philosopher S�ren Kierkegaard (1813-1855). Beautifully designed and ironic. |
| Kierkegaard | Superb - both in design and content. It would be wonderful if there were many more web sites with this much original content, designed with this much care. For example, the commentary on SK's Concluding Unscientific Postscript |
| Kierkegaard | Resources for further study of the thought of S�ren Kierkegaard |
| Heidegger | A web-site devoted to the German philosopher Martin Heidegger |
| Martin Buber | A web-site devoted to the Jewish philosopher Martin Buber |
| Max Scheler | A web-site devoted to the German philosopher Max Scheler |
| Rudolf Otto | A web-site devoted to the German thinker Rudolf Otto |
| Existentialism and Beyond | A web-site devoted to the existentialist movement |
| The Philosophers' Web Magazine | Reviews, features, interviews, new philosophy and over 200 philosophy links |
| Philosophy Text Collection | 21 philosophical works in text & RTF format |
| Great Books Five Star Sites | "A five Star site uses internet capacities effectively and that the information there (or linked from there) appears to be reliable" |
| HUMBUL | Searchable, large collection of high quality links to scholarly resources in the humanities |
| Texts & Contexts | Attempts to place important literary and philosophical texts in their historical contexts by providing links to many related links |
| Alex: A Catalog of Electronic Texts on the Internet | Many online texts |
| The Online Books Page | Index to more than 2400 English works in various formats |
| Internet Classics Archive | Searchable collection of almost 400 classical Greek and Roman texts (in English translation) |
| The Electric Library | The Web's most comprehensive one-stop digital archive |
| Mission: Critical | "An interactive tutorial for critical thinking, in which you will be introduced to basic concepts through sets of instructions and exercises" |
| Gensler's Philosophy Exercises | "Interactive multiple choice questions on moral philosophy. There are thirty-five separate sets of exercises each with around thirty questions." |
| On-Line Logic Book | Excellent introduction to formal logic - includes a syllogistic machine, written in Javascript to test syllogisms - I wish had had this when I was an undergrad! |
| TIPS ON WRITING A PHILOSOPHY PAPER | "This guide is designed for undergraduate students with little or no experience in writing philosophy papers." |
| Religious Experience and Belief World Views | A text on philosophy of religion |
| The Varieties of Religious Experience | William James's classic work on psychology of religion |
| Commentary on The Varieties of Religious Experience | A sort of "Cliff's Notes" for William James's classic work |
| Essays in Radical Empiricism | William James's work on the nature of consciousness |
| Philosophy of Mind | An online course text on philosophy of mind |
| History and Myth | |
| Index of Resources for Historians | Over 1700 links to historical resources arranged alphabetically by subject and name |
| TheHistoryNet | Contains hundreds of articles & images derived from past & current issues of 12 history magazines |
| Hyperhistory | A Synchronoptic History Chart - "a timeline using visual art forms (maps, graphics, colours) in combination with historical information. Its main purpose is to convey a perspective of world historical events, and to enable the reader to hold simultaneously in mind of what was happening in widely separated parts of the earth". |
| Exploring Ancient World Cultures | "An on-line course supplement for students and teachers of the ancient and medieval worlds." |
| Internet Ancient History Sourcebook | An on-line course supplement for students and teachers of the ancient worlds. |
| Egyptology Resources | An on-line resource for Egyptology |
| Perseus Project | "The user can read Euripides' Bacchae and examine the depictions of satyrs and maenads in art, or investigate the histories of Herodotus and Thucydides with maps and photographs of the places they mention." |
| The Holocaust Research Project at SCC | Links to many resources concerning the Holocaust |
| World Cultures | Combines the reading and course materials of two World Cultures courses taught using web-based materials |
| The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World | Fascinating investigation into ancient mysteries |
| Myths and Legends | Large collection of links to sources about myths and legends |
| Encyclopedia Mythica | An on-line mythology encyclopedia |
| BULFINCH'S MYTHOLOGY | HTML version of one of the great works on mythology |
| Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts | Large list of mythological texts |
| Joseph Campbell Foundation | Well-organized collection of links to many sources about mythology. See other fascinating resources at the main site including jewels like JC's lecture on Buddhism in China |
| General Folklore and Mythology | Large collection of links to sources about mythology |
| The Book of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes and Other Characters of Mythology | Excellent source about mythology |
| American Memory | Primary source and archival materials relating to American culture and history - part of the National Digital Library |
| The Avalon Project | Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy |
| An Abridged History of the United States | Condensed online text (downloadable as a single zip file) - well done |
| The West | PBS's companion site for "The West," designed as a college-level on-line supplement, it contains extensive resource material |
| United States Civil War | Excellent site for historical research |
| American Civil War: Resources on the Internet | Many Civil War sites listed |
| Lewis & Clark | Enter the world of Lewis & Clark, courtesy of PBS and General Motors - interesting historical material, well presented. |
| Virtual Stonehenge | Visit Stonehenge on your PC. |
| Splendors of Ancient Egypt | Houston Museum of Fine Arts Egyptian Exhibit |
| Early American History Magazine | Ever wonder what early American history would look like with Net technology? |
| Institute of Maritime History | Dedictated to the preservation and documentation of archaeological remains related to maritime history |
| Biography.com | 15,000 biographies of notable personalities from antiquity to the present |
| The History House | "This page is a collection of some of the bizarre flavorings that are the story in History." |
| The History Channel | Neat for anyone with a historical bent! |
| The History Place | Excellent historical resource site |
| Chronology of Russian History | "A hypertext chronology of Russian history from the earliest recorded times to today." |
| The Labyrinth | Online course materials for teaching medieval studies |
| The ORB Encyclopedia | "An academic site, written and maintained by medieval scholars for the benefit of their fellow instructors and serious students." |
| Internet Modern History Sourcebook | "This project is intended to serve the needs of teachers and students in college survey courses in modern European history or modern Western Civilization." |
| Horus' Links to History Resources | Over 1600 History links |
| Historical Text Archive | Every imaginable historical text online |
| Mysterious Places | Nice photos, some text, a few links |
| Ice Mummies of the Incas | Online Nova archeological expedition to Peru |
| Ancient World Web | Collected links about the ancient world |
| Cartographic Images | Ancient, medieval & renaissance maps and many links to other cartographic resources |
| TIMELINE: ANCIENT ROME | Provides a chronological index of the history of Ancient Rome with extensive links to internet resources. |
| Roman-Open Air Museum | A Roman Villa dating from the 1st to the 3rd Century A.D. |
| EuroDocs | Primary historical documents of Western Europe |
| ERA OF THE SPANISH GALLEONS | "The Story of the Spanish Treasure Fleets" |
| The Great War Society | "Encourages discussion, learning, scholarship and independent research on the events surrounding the First World War." |
| Trenches on the Web | Interactive history of World War I |
| The Battle of Midway | Links to information about this major turning point battle of WWII |
| The Battle of Midway | The companion web site to National Geographic's TV profile of the Battle and hunt for the wreck of the Yorktown |
| Battleship Page | Online reference to Iowa Class and other battleships |
| Naval Historical Center | The official history program of the Department of the Navy |
| The Valour and The Horror - Canada at War | The most complete site on the web about the Second World War and Canada |
| World War II Commemoration | History of World War II - articles drawn from the Encyclopedia Americana. Includes movies, photgraphs and a 25 question quiz. |
| World War II Links | Good, albeit small, collection of World War II sites |
 The Cold War | "To complement CNN's COLD WAR documentary series, CNN Interactive, has created CNN.com/ColdWar -- the most comprehensive online site ever produced for a television documentary - bringing history alive through multimedia-rich features and interactivity." |
| Cold War International History Project | "The project supports the full and prompt release of historical materials by governments on all sides of the Cold War, and seeks to disseminate new information and perspectives on Cold War history emerging from previously inaccessible sources on "the other side" -- the former Communist bloc." |
| National Security Archive | "An independent non-governmental research institute and library located at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. that collects and publishes declassified documents acquired through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)." |
| The Kennedy Assassination | "Did Lee Harvey Oswald kill John Kennedy by himself, or did a conspiracy do it? And if a conspiracy did it, did the conspiracy include Oswald?" |
| Religion/Theology/Scripture
Resources | |
| The
Bible Gateway | Search six translations of the Bible simultaneously |
| A Guide to Christian Literature on the Internet | "Contains pointers to internet accessible literature related to Classical Christianity (a term coined by C.S. Lewis to describe a theology which affirms the importance of a transforming faith in Christ as God and Savior)" |
| Christian Classics Ethereal Library | More than 200 classic Christian works in HTML (or RTF, TXT, PDF, ZIP formats) like Theologia Germanica, discovered by Martin Luther in 1516, to G. K. Chesterton's wonderful detective story THE MAN WHO WAS THURSDAY |
| World Wide Study Bible | Many Bible translations and other resources, including an extensive essay on The Development of the Canon of the New Testament |
| Resource Page for Biblical Studies | Many Biblical resources |
| Guide to Early Church Documents | "This hypertext document contains pointers to Internet-accessible files relating to the early church, including canonical documents, creeds, the writings of the Apostolic Fathers and other historical texts relevant to church history." |
| The Ecole Initiative | A comprehensive hypertext encyclopedia of early church history. It offers everything from images from early Christian art to primary source documents, to recent academic papers on the period. |
| Institute for Christian Leadership | "Guide to Christian Resources on the Internet" |
| The Bible Commentary Page | Many Bible commentaries |
| Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary | HTML version of this classic Bible dictionary - available as a downloadable zip file (1.2 meg) |
| The Hall of Church History | "Theology from A Bunch of Dead Guys" |
| The Bible Tutor | "Strengthen your basic knowledge of the Bible's structure and content through independent study and interactive self testing." |
| The Biblical Studies Foundation | Dedicated to putting quality biblical research and study materials on-line. |
| CrossSearch | Yahoo-like categorization of Christian resources |
| CHRISTIAN APOLOGETICS | "Evidences for a logical and rational faith in Jesus Christ as the Son of God" |
| Web Devotionals | Links to many Christian devotional sites |
| My Utmost For His Highest | Oswald Chambers devotional work |
| CHRISTIAN digest Library On-Line | "Practical advice and Godly wisdom on parenting, marriage, divorce, overcoming fears, and finding true peace and enthusiasm for living!" |
| Into the Wardrobe: The C. S. Lewis Web Site | Beautifully rendered site dedicated to the life and works of one of the great Christian writers of the 20th century. |
| The Bible in Medieval Culture | Online course materials |
| Catholic Source Documents | Index of Catholic-related resources |
| Catholic Encyclopedia | Project to create an online version of the classic Catholic Encyclopedia |
| The Myth of Original Sin | Examining the Doctrine of Original Sin |
| Theology on the Web | Theology, history & philosophy of religions |
| Christian Theology Page | A comprehensive list of Internet resources for use by students and scholars of Christian theology |
| Origins | Scholarly and popular resources concerning philosophical theism |
| Executable Outlines | 600 sermon outlines and 54 Bible study guides |
| Sermon on the Net | Online Christian sermons |
| Awakening to prayer | "A Chinese proverb says: 'First plant the root deeply, and the plant will grow naturally.' This book hopes to help us grasp the root of prayer, or better still, its foundation." |
| From Jesus to Christ | Nova program on the life and influence of Jesus |
| Interpreting Ancient Manuscripts | Paleography, manuscript transmission, textual Criticism |
| Material Culture of The Ancient Near East | The archaeology of Egypt and Canaan in ancient times |
| Music | |
| The J.S. Bach Home Page | "The complete Johann Sebastian Bach. An extensive biography, tour of Bach's life in Germany, catalog of his works, bibliography, recommended recordings, and other Bach resources on the web. |
| The Music of Windham Hill | Index of Windham Hill music |
| The International Lyrics Server | |
| The Lyrics Library | Links to sites containing lyrics |
| Guitar Lessons Online | "A practical beginners' guide for those who want to learn acoustic guitar, but know little or nothing about music or technical terms" |
| The Music Database | Contains over 35000 tabs, chords and more than 5500 Midi files |
| Guitar Player Online | Online lessons |
| OLGA - The On-Line Guitar Archive | 30,000 chord and tablature files, lessons, chord dictionaries |
| Guitar Haven Online | Contains "a search engine called 'chord finder,' which displays the schematics for each selected chord using detailed tablature graphics. The lesson page offers instruction in picking and strumming, playing the blues, coordinating right- and left-hand techniques and mastering polychords and pentatonic patterns." |
| Government/Political
Science/Voter Education | |
| C-SPAN Online | Excellent! Includes web mirroring of the TV program content, Booknotes transcripts, audio files, special features like The Alexis de Tocqueville Tour Exploring Democracy in America |
| THOMAS | "US Congress on the Internet" |
| FedWorld | "A one-stop location for the public to locate, order and have delivered to them, U.S. Government information" |
| FedWorld/FLITE Supreme Court Database | Full Text and Case Name search of 7,407 Supreme Court Decisions from 1937 to 1975 |
| Oyez Oyez Oyez | Supreme Court Database database - searchable on case titles, citations, or subjects |
| Historic Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court | Contains about 300 of the most historic decisions |
| Recent Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court | Decisions from 1990 to present |
| The IRS Homepage | Tax forms & documentation |
| National Archives and Records Administration | "NARA is an independent federal agency that helps preserve our nation's history by overseeing the management of all federal records." |
| Government Resources on the Web | Contains 142 pages of annotated links to federal, state, & foreign governments, political science & statistical data |
| SBA - Hotlist | Links to 2,665 small business-related sites |
| CitizenDirect | Secure Internet connection to your elected officials |
| Census Bureau Homepage | Maps & data about every place in the U.S. |
| FedStats | Easy access to the full range of statistics and information produced by 70 Federal agencies |
| Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center | "ADA Statute, Regulations, ADAAG (Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines), Federally Reviewed Tech Sheets, and Other Assistance Documents" |
| Americans With Disabilities Act Information on the Web | Links to Americans With Disabilities Act information |
| Internet Disability Sites | Links |
| National Center for Health Statistics | Statistical information on American health issues |
| The Bureau of Labor Statistics | Data on the economy, etc. |
| Policy.com | In-depth background on current political and social issues of the day |
| Rand | "A nonprofit institution that helps improve public policy through research and analysis" |
| Background Briefing | Reference set with features on recent news topics |
| Criminal Justice | |
| Law Enforcement Sites on the Web | Comprehensive database |
| The Police Officer's Internet Directory | Absolutely everything that's law-enforcement related on the Web |
| North Carolina Sex Offender & Public Protection Registry | Data for the public on more than 2200 sex offenders in NC |
| North Carolina Justice Academy | "The Academy's staff trains thousands of criminal justice personnel at the Salemburg, NC campus and throughout the state." |
| FBI's 10 Most Wanted | of these persons? |
| America's Most Wanted | |
| The World's Most Wanted | Fugitives and unsolved crimes |
| The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children | "As the nation's resource center for child protection, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) spearheads national efforts to locate and recover missing children and raises public awareness about ways to prevent child abduction, molestation ..." |
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