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World Wide Arts Resources
http://wwar.world-arts-resources.com/
Maintainer: World Wide Arts Resources Corp.
Annotated links: Yes
Search: Yes
Strengths: Breadth and depth of coverage, number of links
One of the largest arts meta-sites, WWAR contains thousands of annotated links to resources in more than fifteen main categories,and hundreds of subcategories. It specializes in fine arts resources, but it also covers film, literature, theatre, dance, antiques, and crafts.
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HORUS' History Links
http://www.ucr.edu/h-gig/horuslinks.html
Maintainer: Department of History, University of California, Riverside
Annotated links: No
Search: Yes
Strengths: Breadth and depth of coverage; organized by country, time, and place
What HORUS' History Links lacks in annotation, it makes up for in coverage. While area or chronological meta-sites may have deeper coverage, HORUS is a good place to start for the study of any era or place in history. It covers geographical, chronological eras, and a few broad interdisciplinary areas.
[Return to Top]H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences Online
http://h-net2.msu.edu/
Maintainer: Michigan State University
Annotated links: Yes
Search: Yes
Strengths: Moderator of over 80 scholarly discussion groups; number of book reviews; conference, fellowship, and awards database; job guide; course descriptions
At the heart of H-Net are its moderated discussion lists and book reviews in all aspects of history. Each discussion list is fully annotated, and subscription instructions are available. It also contains a representative partially annotated list of history sites. It is oriented toward the professional historian, and is one of the best places for scholarly communication in its field.
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Voice of the Shuttle: Web Page for Humanities Research
http://humanitas.ucsb.edu/
Maintainer: Professor Alan Liu, Department of English, UC Santa Barbara
Annotated Links: Some (all have author attribution)
Search: Yes (one keyword only)
Strengths: Easy navigation through a sensible subject hierarchy; currency of listings
From the most basic General Humanities Resources to the quite specialized Postindustrial Business Theory, those pursuing humanities research on the net will likely find the information they need here. The organization of the pages is the site's real value; a sensible hierarchy of disciplines, with pertinent cross-referencing, makes browsing a pleasure.
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Music Resources: Sibelius Academy (Finland)
http://www.siba.fi/Kulttuuripalvelut/music.html
Maintainer: Sibelius Academy (Finland)
Annotated links: No
Search: Not specifically for the music pages
Strengths: Breadth and depth of coverage, number of links
Music Resources is part of Sibelius Academy's larger Arts and Culture meta-site, but it stands alone as a portal to music resources. Although sites are not annotated, a wide range and broad scope of sites are available. Categories include different types of music, education, libraries, theory, catalogs, and instruments, among others. Note that most classical music information can be found under "composers."
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Guide to Philosophy on the Internet
http://www.earlham.edu/suber/philinks.htm
Maintainer: Peter Suber, Professor of Philosophy, Earlham College (Richmond, Indiana)
Annotated links: Yes, brief
Search: No
Strengths: Breadth and depth of coverage
This guide is divided into fourteen major categories, including general guides, topics, e-texts, jobs, associations, bibliographies, mailing lists, newsgroups, and philosophers. Recommended sites are marked with a red star.
[Return to Top]Philosophy Around the Web
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~worc0337/phil_index.html
Maintainer: Peter J. King, Philosophy Lecturer, University of North London
Annotated links: Yes
Search: No
Strengths: Breadth and depth of coverage
This site covers all aspects of its topic. It has topical coverage of over fifteen subjects, links to philosophers both living and dead, university pages, journals, discussion lists, conference announcements, and job lists.
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