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- ISBN: 9781563081675 | 1563081679
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 9/1/1994
Preface to the Fifth Edition | p. xiii |
Acknowledgments | p. xvii |
List of Abbreviations and Symbols | p. xix |
Introduction to the Humanities | p. 1 |
Working Definitions of the Humanities | p. 1 |
Nature of Scholarship in the Humanities | p. 2 |
Information Seeking and Use in the Humanities | p. 4 |
Computers in the Humanities | p. 8 |
Digital Libraries | p. 9 |
Helpful Resources for Students, Librarians, and General Readers | p. 10 |
Notes | p. 11 |
Sources of General Importance to the Humanities | p. 13 |
Bibliographic Guides and Directories | p. 13 |
Reference Books and Research Guides | p. 13 |
Periodical Guides | p. 14 |
Computerized Databases/CD-ROM | p. 16 |
Library Collections | p. 17 |
Museums | p. 18 |
Annuals and Current Awareness Sources | p. 19 |
Indexes, Abstracts, and Serial Bibliographies | p. 19 |
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Handbooks | p. 22 |
Biographical Sources | p. 23 |
Accessing Information in Philosophy | p. 27 |
Working Definition of Philosophy | p. 27 |
Major Divisions of the Field | p. 28 |
Helpful Resources for Students, Librarians, and General Readers | p. 30 |
Use and Users of Philosophy Information | p. 31 |
Major Classification Schemes | p. 32 |
Subject Headings in Philosophy | p. 33 |
Computers in Philosophy | p. 35 |
Major Societies, Information Centers, and Special Collections in Philosophy | p. 37 |
Notes | p. 39 |
Principal Information Sources in Philosophy | p. 41 |
Bibliographic Guides | p. 41 |
General | p. 41 |
Periodicals | p. 42 |
Internet Resources | p. 42 |
Bibliographies and Catalogs | p. 42 |
General | p. 42 |
Specialized by Topic, Region, or Period | p. 44 |
Indexes, Abstracts, and Serial Bibliographies | p. 47 |
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Handbooks | p. 50 |
General | p. 50 |
Specialized by Topic, Region, or Period | p. 55 |
Directories and Biographical Sources | p. 58 |
Histories | p. 62 |
Accessing Information in Religion | p. 65 |
Working Definition of Religion | p. 65 |
Major Divisions of the Field | p. 66 |
Helpful Resources for Students, Librarians, and General Readers | p. 67 |
Use and Users of Information in Religion | p. 69 |
Computers in Religion | p. 70 |
Major Religious Organizations, Information Centers, and Special Collections | p. 72 |
Notes | p. 73 |
Principal Information Sources in Religion, Mythology, and Folklore | p. 75 |
Bibliographic Guides | p. 75 |
General | p. 75 |
Periodicals | p. 77 |
Internet Resources | p. 78 |
Bibliographies and Catalogs | p. 79 |
General | p. 79 |
Christian | p. 79 |
Non-Christian | p. 82 |
New Alternatives: New Age, Occult, Etc | p. 84 |
Indexes, Abstracts, and Serial Bibliographies | p. 86 |
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Handbooks | p. 89 |
General | p. 89 |
Christian | p. 96 |
Non-Christian | p. 103 |
New Alternatives: New Age, Occult, Etc | p. 107 |
Directories, Annuals, and Current Awareness Sources | p. 109 |
Biographical Sources | p. 113 |
Histories and Atlases | p. 117 |
The Bible | p. 120 |
Versions and Editions | p. 121 |
Christian | p. 121 |
Non-Christian | p. 123 |
Multiple Versions | p. 123 |
Bibliographies, Indexes, and Abstracts | p. 124 |
Concordances and Quotations | p. 126 |
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Handbooks | p. 128 |
Commentaries | p. 134 |
Histories and Atlases | p. 137 |
Mythology and Folklore | p. 138 |
Bibliographies, Indexes, Abstracts, Etc | p. 138 |
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, Etc | p. 140 |
Accessing Information in the Visual Arts | p. 147 |
Working Definition of the Visual Arts | p. 147 |
Major Divisions of the Field | p. 148 |
Helpful Resources for Students, Librarians, and General Readers | p. 149 |
Use and Users of Art Information | p. 152 |
Computers in the Visual Arts | p. 152 |
Major Art Organizations and Special Collections in Visual Arts | p. 154 |
Notes | p. 156 |
Principal Information Sources in the Visual Arts | p. 157 |
Arts in General | p. 157 |
Bibliographic Guides | p. 157 |
Reference Books and Research Guides | p. 157 |
Periodicals | p. 158 |
Internet Resources and Computerized Databases | p. 159 |
Bibliographies and Catalogs | p. 159 |
Indexes, Abstracts, and Serial Bibliographies | p. 163 |
Art Work and Reproductions--Catalogs, Etc | p. 166 |
Art Sales and Exhibitions--Catalogs, Etc | p. 170 |
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Handbooks | p. 172 |
Directories | p. 178 |
Biographical Sources | p. 181 |
Histories and Chronologies | p. 188 |
Painting, Drawing, and Print | p. 193 |
Bibliographic Guides and Bibliographies | p. 193 |
Art Work and Reproductions--Catalogs, Etc | p. 194 |
Sales and Exhibitions--Catalogs, Etc | p. 198 |
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Handbooks | p. 200 |
Biographical Sources | p. 202 |
Histories | p. 204 |
Architecture, Interior Design, and Landscape Architecture | p. 205 |
Bibliographic Guides and Periodical Directories | p. 205 |
Bibliographies and Catalogs | p. 207 |
Indexes, Abstracts, and Serial Bibliographies | p. 208 |
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, Etc | p. 209 |
Directories | p. 213 |
Biographical Sources | p. 215 |
Histories | p. 216 |
Sculpture | p. 217 |
Bibliographic Guides and Bibliographies | p. 217 |
Art Work and Reproductions--Catalogs, Etc | p. 218 |
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks | p. 219 |
Biographical Sources | p. 220 |
Histories | p. 221 |
Photography | p. 221 |
Bibliographies and Catalogs | p. 221 |
Collections, Reproductions, and Sales--Catalogs, Etc | p. 223 |
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, Etc | p. 224 |
Biographical Sources | p. 226 |
Applied Design, Crafts, and Decorative Arts | p. 228 |
General | p. 228 |
Bibliographic Guides, Bibliographies, and Indexes | p. 228 |
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, Etc | p. 229 |
Directories and Annuals | p. 233 |
Biographical Sources | p. 234 |
Furniture and Woodcraft | p. 236 |
Bibliographies, Indexes, and Abstracts | p. 236 |
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, Etc | p. 236 |
Jewelry and Metalcraft | p. 237 |
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, Etc | p. 237 |
Ceramics, Pottery, and Glass | p. 239 |
Bibliographic Guides and Bibliographies | p. 239 |
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, Etc | p. 240 |
Textiles, Weaving, and Needlecraft | p. 242 |
Bibliographic Guides and Bibliographies | p. 242 |
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, Etc | p. 243 |
Fashion and Costume | p. 244 |
Bibliographies and Indexes | p. 244 |
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, Etc | p. 245 |
Biographical Sources | p. 247 |
Accessing Information in the Performing Arts | p. 249 |
Working Definition of the Performing Arts | p. 249 |
Major Divisions of the Field | p. 249 |
Helpful Resources for Students, Librarians, and General Readers | p. 251 |
Use and Users of Performing Arts Information | p. 254 |
Computers in the Performing Arts | p. 254 |
Major Organizations, Information Centers, and Special Collections | p. 256 |
Notes | p. 258 |
Principal Information Sources in the Performing Arts | p. 259 |
Performing Arts in General | p. 259 |
Bibliographic Guides | p. 259 |
Bibliographies and Indexes | p. 260 |
Directories and Biographical Sources | p. 260 |
Music | p. 263 |
Music in General | p. 263 |
Bibliographic Guides | p. 263 |
Bibliographies and Catalogs | p. 267 |
Indexes, Abstracts, and Serial Bibliographies | p. 270 |
Printed Music Sources--Bibliographies, Indexes, and Catalogs | p. 272 |
Thematic Catalogs and Anthologies | p. 280 |
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Handbooks | p. 281 |
Directories, Annuals, and Current Awareness Sources | p. 286 |
Biographical Sources | p. 288 |
Histories and Chronologies | p. 290 |
Recordings | p. 293 |
Serious Concert Music and Opera | p. 295 |
Bibliographies and Indexes | p. 295 |
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, Etc | p. 295 |
Directories, Annuals, and Current Awareness Sources | p. 300 |
Biographical Sources | p. 301 |
Recordings | p. 303 |
Popular Music (Jazz, Folk, Rock, Country, Etc.) | p. 304 |
Bibliographic Guides | p. 304 |
Bibliographies and Indexes | p. 305 |
Printed Music Sources--Bibliographies, Indexes, and Catalogs | p. 306 |
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, Etc | p. 308 |
Directories, Annuals, and Current Awareness Sources | p. 312 |
Biographical Sources | p. 312 |
Recordings | p. 316 |
Musical Theater and Film | p. 319 |
Bibliographies and Catalogs | p. 319 |
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, Etc | p. 320 |
Recordings | p. 323 |
Musical Instruments and Technology | p. 323 |
Dance | p. 326 |
Bibliographies, Catalogs, and Indexes | p. 326 |
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Handbooks | p. 328 |
Dance in General | p. 328 |
Ethnic and Regional Dance | p. 329 |
Ballet | p. 330 |
Directories, Annuals, and Current Awareness Sources | p. 332 |
Biographical Sources | p. 334 |
Histories | p. 335 |
Theater and Drama | p. 336 |
Bibliographic Guides | p. 336 |
Periodicals | p. 337 |
Bibliographies, Catalogs, and Indexes | p. 337 |
Play Sources--Bibliographies and Indexes | p. 339 |
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Handbooks | p. 342 |
General | p. 342 |
Specialized by Time Period or Geographic Region | p. 344 |
Directories, Annuals, and Current Awareness Sources | p. 346 |
Biographical Sources | p. 349 |
Histories and Chronologies | p. 352 |
General | p. 352 |
Specialized by Time Period or Geographic Region | p. 352 |
Reviews and Criticism | p. 357 |
Play Production | p. 359 |
Film, Radio, Television, and Video | p. 361 |
Bibliographic Guides | p. 361 |
Periodicals | p. 362 |
Bibliographies and Catalogs | p. 362 |
Film/Video Sources--Bibliographies, Indexes, and Catalogs | p. 364 |
Indexes, Abstracts, and Serial Bibliographies | p. 369 |
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Handbooks | p. 369 |
Directories, Annuals, and Current Awareness Services | p. 378 |
Biographical Sources | p. 381 |
Histories | p. 385 |
Reviews and Criticism | p. 386 |
Accessing Information in Language and Literature | p. 391 |
Working Definitions of Language and Literature | p. 391 |
Major Divisions of the Field | p. 392 |
Use and Users of Information in Language and Literature | p. 393 |
Computers in Language and Literature | p. 394 |
Major Organizations, Information Centers, and Special Collections | p. 395 |
Notes | p. 396 |
Principal Information Sources in Language and Literature | p. 399 |
Language and Linguistics | p. 399 |
Bibliographies and Guides | p. 399 |
Internet Resources | p. 401 |
Indexes, Abstracts, and Serial Bibliographies | p. 401 |
Linguistics Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Handbooks | p. 403 |
English-Language Dictionaries | p. 406 |
Unabridged and Scholarly | p. 406 |
Desk and College | p. 409 |
Usage, Slang, Idioms, and New Words | p. 410 |
Etymology, Synonyms, Pronunciation, Etc | p. 414 |
Foreign-Language and Bilingual Dictionaries | p. 416 |
Histories and Directories | p. 421 |
Literature | p. 422 |
General (Various Genres and Languages) | p. 422 |
Bibliographic Guides and Introductory Works | p. 422 |
Bibliographies | p. 424 |
Indexes, Abstracts, and Serial Bibliographies | p. 425 |
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Handbooks | p. 426 |
Biographical and Critical Sources | p. 432 |
Writers' Guides and Directories | p. 440 |
Quotations and Proverbs | p. 442 |
Fiction (Various Languages) | p. 445 |
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Handbooks | p. 445 |
Biographical and Critical Sources | p. 446 |
Writers' Guides and Directories | p. 449 |
Poetry (Various Languages) | p. 450 |
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Handbooks | p. 450 |
Biographical and Critical Sources | p. 450 |
Writers' Guides and Directories | p. 451 |
Quotations | p. 451 |
Literature in English | p. 451 |
General (Various Genres) | p. 451 |
Fiction | p. 480 |
Poetry | p. 497 |
Literature from Languages Other Than English | p. 505 |
General (Various Languages) | p. 505 |
Classical Literature, Greek and Latin | p. 508 |
Romance Languages | p. 509 |
Germanic/Scandinavian Languages | p. 519 |
Slavonic Languages | p. 521 |
Arabic Languages | p. 523 |
Asian Languages | p. 523 |
Children's and Young Adult Literature | p. 525 |
Bibliographies and Indexes | p. 525 |
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Handbooks | p. 529 |
Biographical and Critical Sources | p. 532 |
Author/Title Index | p. 537 |
Subject/Keyword Index | p. 589 |
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