From the ancient classics to the masterpieces of the 20th century, the Great Books are all the introduction you’ll ever need to the ideas, stories, and discoveries that have shaped modern civilization.
a very large historical archive, often from advertising, "to provide for all levels of possible viewer a visually orientated taxonomy of the ways in which pictures are used to tell stories." unique collection, also useful for many other purposes
a social networking site in which BBC offers cultural reviews, with clips, and readers comment or write alternative reviews; readers also submit own reviews
"one of the longest continuously running online galleries and e-zines dedicated to new media art, digital culture and philosophy; contributions by international artists and writers including Brian Eno, Yoko Ono, John Berger, Sean Cubitt, Susan Sontag..."
very large bibliography on Critical Whiteness Studies, broken down into various categories; not interactive and does not lead to full text essays; worth going to the library to follow up on
One way to try to get a handle on what's happening in a scientific field is to study citations in research papers. n a visualization of a complex network with many links, however, it can be very difficult to recognize significant patterns amid the clutter
Open-access (OA) literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. What makes it possible is the internet and the consent of the author or copyright-holder.
The Valve is a literary weblog dedicated to the proposition that the function of the little magazine can follow this form. We mean to foster debate and circulation of ideas in literary studies and contiguous academic areas.
Buchrezension via BIBLIONOMICON
"Science Fiction? Naja....eigentlich kommt diese Geschichte erst einmal überhaupt nicht als Science Fiction Geschichte daher. Sieht man einmal davon ab, dass der Protagonist tatsächlich ein Zeitreisender ist...."
CiteXplore combines literature search with text mining tools for biology.
Search results are cross referenced to EBI applications based on publication identifiers.
Links to full text versions are provided where available.
Free Medical Books - Over the next few years, many important medical textbooks will be available online, free and in full-text. The unrestricted access to scientific knowledge will have a major impact on medical practice. FreeBooks4Doctors! is dedicated to the promotion of free access to medical books over the Internet.
Judith Purkarthofer - & Radieschen ist die neue, vom Verein ALSO (Anno Literatur Sonntag) gegründete Literaturzeitschrift, die vor allem jungen AutorInnen eine Möglichkeit zur Präsentation und Publikation ihrer Texte bieten will. Leserinnen und Lesern
The original study guides cover hundreds of literary classics so students get the most from the great works with expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background.
Die Erfindung des Menschen: Die Autobiographik des frühneuzeitlichen Humanismus von Petrarca bis LipsiusBy Karl A. E. EnenkelPublished by Walter de Gruyter, 2008ISBN 3110193523, 9783110193527
Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren (The Digital Library of Dutch Literature is a collection of primary and secondary information on Dutch language and literature in its historical, societal and cultural context.)