PATHFINDER School of Arts and Sciences
Browsing location for books in arts and sciences subject areas of the library.
Library of Congress Call #
Art N
Communication P 87-96
Education L
History D
English- Language PE
Literature PR
Political Science J-JA
Natural History QH
Mathematics QA
EJC – Electronic Journal Center @ OhioLINK
This resource is accessed through the OhioLINK home page which is a link from the Pfeiffer Library home page. The center has links to over 6,000 journals which are available in full text. These are from several databases to which OhioLINK member libraries subscribe. Your Tiffin University ID card, activated for use in the library, allows you to use this resource.
Web Sites
Artlex Art Dictionary
http://www.artlex.com
This site is for artists, collectors, students and educators in the areas of production, criticism, history, aesthetics, and education. It includes definitions with supporting images, quotations and cross-references. Includes an index to articles and short cuts to longer articles.
Journalism Resources
http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/journalism/
This site contains over 40 annotated pages of resources compiled for support of academic journalism departments and professional journalists. From the University of Iowa library department.
American Rhetoric (Speeches)
http://www.americanrhetoric.com
Provides a gateway to useful resources, including the full transcribed text and, in many cases, streaming audio of numerous famous and important speeches. Also provides links to professional resources for scholars of rhetoric. Also includes a collection of audio clips illustrating more than 40 figures of speech.
World History
http://www.historyworld.net
There are 400 separate historical articles and descriptions of approximately 4,000 world events. Listing is alphabetical. Major emphasis is on English History but other areas are covered as well.
Women's Studies
http://libr.org/wss/wsslinks/index.html
Useful site for identifying Web resources supporting women’s and gender studies research. Developed by the Association of College & Research Libraries it covers the period from the mid 1990’s to the present. A possible concern is that some pages appear not to have been updated recently but it is still a worthwhile site.
Middle East 1916-Present
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/mideast.asp
This website is very well organized and simply presented. Examines the Middle East through government documents, transcripts of government leaders; speeches and UN resolutions. Covers the period from 1916 to the present, although there is not much in the years before 1944. There is an impressive list of pertinent documents.
State Information
http://www.stateline.org
This information portal provides current news and analysis from sources in all 50 states. Information provided here cannot be found on any other Web site. Good source for students of public administration or state and local government.
Congressional Vote Database - Washington Post
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/
Updated daily, this site contains roll-call votes from 1991 to the present. Current votes are searchable by member names, state or late night votes. Also searchable by topics. Visitors must register with the newspaper, but access is free.
Noodletools
http://www.noodletools.com
This is an MLA, APA, and Chicago/Turabian bibliography composer. There is free software to help students with the research process. On the main page under Free Software, click on the last offering - Noodle Bib Express
Databases – available through OhioLINK
All are found at: www.ohiolink.edu
Academic Search Premier - Index, abstracts, and full-text for many scholarly publications covering all academic areas of study.
Lexis Nexis - Full text news, business, legal, medical, and reference information.
Art Full Text - Index, abstracts, and full text for articles in art.
Arts and Humanities Citation Index - Index and cited references for articles in the arts and humanities.
Early American Fiction - 440 novels and references of 80 American writers, 1774-1850.
Education Full Text - Index, abstracts and full text covering contemporary education issues.
Education Research Complete - Index, abstracats and full text of articles and other publications in education research
Eighteenth Century Fiction - Full text of 96 works of prose fiction written in the British Isles, 1700-1780.
Electronic Reference Books - Online reference books on diverse topics inn the humanities and social science.
English Poetry 600-1900 - More than 175,000 poems by over 1,400 poets from British Commonwealth and ex-colonial countries, 600-1900.
English Prose Drama - Full text of over 1800 plays written in prose for the stage from the Renaissance to the end of the 19th century.
Folklore, Mythology, Literature: e-reference books - Electronic reference books on Folklore, Mythology, and Literature including general works, American, and other countries.
Historical Abstracts - Index and abstracts to articles covering world history from 1450 to present (excluding U.S. and Canada).
History & Archives Digital Media - Pictures, archives, and oral histories about Ohio history, contributed by Ohio museums and libraries.
Humanities International Complete - Index, abstracts, and full text journals, books and other resources in the humanities.
International Political Science Abstracts - Index and abstracts of articles from political science journals.
Oxford English Dictionary - The accepted authority on the evolution of the English language. The OED covers words from across the English speaking world.
Oxford Reference, English Language - Reference books on the English Language.
20th Century African-American Poetry - 12,000 poems and with biographical profiles by more than 100 African-American poets.
20th Century American Poetry - Over 52,000 works from more than 316 poets.
20th Century English Poetry - Over 44,000 poems by 288 poets.
Women’s Studies International - Index and abstracts for publications covering Women’s Studies.
World History: e-reference books - Electronic reference books on World History. Divided into 3 categories: general information, historical figures and World Military History, including Military Technology.
Other Databases of interest
Annals of American History
http://www.america.eb.com
Full text of over 2000 primary documents and multimedia files covering American history.