Search Engines

Use these to search the World Wide Web by subject, keyword, name and more.

• Yahoo
  Arranged hierarchically by category. Probably the most useful for subject searches.

• Hot Bot
  Searches the whole text of many websites for the search terms you request. Nice interface.

• Alta Vista
  Searches World Wide Web pages and newsgroups. Very useful; highly recommended.

Books and Libraries

• Amazon.com
  Simply the best online bookstore around. Fully searchable and incredibly cheap.

• Library of Congress

• Internet Public Library Online Texts Collection
  Complete texts of many major works of literature, philosophy, etc., searchable by author, title, or Dewey Subject Classification.

Scholarly Resource Indices

• H-Net, Humanities and Social Sciences Online
  Abundant information, everything from job listings to syllabi, relating to disciplines in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

• American Studies Electronic Crossroads Project
  Information about the American Studies Association (ASA), along with a rich resource on topics of interest such as upcoming AmStud events, suggestions on building AmStud curricula, and the use of technology in the classroom.

• American Studies Web
  Created by David Phillips, a guide to American Studies resources on the Internet. One of the first scholarly guides of its kind.

• The English Server
  A cooperative at Carnegie Mellon University, publishing articles and resources in a variety of humanities and social science fields. Well-maintained and extensive, the English Server gets four stars and two thumbs up.

• Chronicle of Higher Education
  News and updates from the world of higher education. Excellent links and enticing reportage.

• Lingua Franca
  Is this a scholarly resource? More like scholarly tabloid goof-off. That's why it's great.

Data Sources

• US Census Bureau

• Braintrack
  Worldwide university index structured by regions.

Virtual Worlds

• PostmodernMOO
  A virtual interactive space designed to promote the exploration of postmodern theory and practice.

• BayMOO
  A humanities world whose purposes include hosting conferences and classes, and promoting the exchange of ideas on a wide range of subjects. Set in an imaginary San Francisco Bay Area.

For more online resources grouped by subject, see the genres pages.