Evolving Internet Reference Resources

by Pellen; Rita

• ISBN13: 9780789030252
• ISBN10: 078903025X
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781135800994
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2006-05-18
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Save time and avoid trouble as you search the Internet for reliable resources Evolving Internet Reference Resources provides both beginning and experienced researchers with a comprehensive overview of the key information sources available online in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. This invaluable book is your guide to the best free and subscription-based Internet sites and services for 26 diverse subject areas, including law, psychology, rhetoric, LGBT studies, health and medicine, engineering, Asian studies, and computer science. Experts in specific areas review Web sites, meta sites, indexing and abstracting services, directories, portals, databases, and blogs for their accessibility and usability, saving you valuable time and effort in your search for the best academic research and reference resources on the Web. Evolving Internet Reference Resources is your pathfinder for all levels of research in crucial areas of academic and general interest. The book will lead you through the almost overwhelming volume of information available online to help you steer clear of unreliable, untrustworthy, and slipshod material as you search for dictionaries, glossaries, bibliographies, images, book reviews, career information, fieldwork opportunities, biographical sources, timelines and chronologies, audio and video clips, interactive maps, online collections, and much more. Topics covered in Evolving Internet Reference Resources include: significant developments in the availability of art images on the Web how Internet resources have transformed rhetoric, composition, and poetry why free Web sites can sometimes be unreliable organizational strategies for librarians how commercial publishers have acquired some of the best LGBT online resources the potential for Internet resources to enhance social activism in Latin America new approaches taken by librarians in creating online information government agency Web sites online versions of college guides the development of RSS (Really Simple Syndication) technology the virtual reference shelf available to nursing students and faculty ESL (English as a Second Language) Web sites Evolving Internet Reference Resources is an essential tool for all librarians (academic, school, special, and public), library science faculty, and faculty and students in a wide variety of disciplines.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Conducting Research Online: A Survey of the Information Map	1	(8)
William Miller
Researching Art(ists) on the Internet	9	(18)
Roberto C. Ferrari
Removing the Boundaries: Composition and Rhetoric Internet Resources from Classical Greece to the Present Day	27	(14)
Julie Roberson
"I Too Dislike It": The Evolving Presence of Poetry on the Internet	41	(14)
Debora Richey
Mona Kratzert
From Celluloid to Digital: Electronic Resources for Film Studies	55	(10)
Rebecca S. Albitz
Popular Web-Based Reference Sources for United States History	65	(10)
Paul A. Frisch
Evolving Internet Reference in Anthropology: What Our Patrons Want and How We Can Help Them Find It	75	(10)
Wade R. Kotter
Exploring LGBTQ Online Resources	85	(18)
Ellen Greenblatt
Women and Gender Studies Internet Reference Resources: A Critical Overview	103	(16)
Cindy Ingold
Internet Reference Sources for Asian Studies	119	(10)
Lisa Klopfer
The Internet in Latin America: Development and Reference Sources	129	(20)
Molly Molloy
Creating a Web Resource: African American Kentuckian Profiles	149	(12)
Reinette Jones
Frontiers of Effort: Librarians and Professional Development Blogs	161	(20)
Melissa Laning
Catherine Lavallée-Welch
Margo Smith
Psyched About Psychology Internet Resources	181	(14)
Alice J. Perez
Internet Resources for Education Reference	195	(14)
Linda Marie Golian-Lui
Avoiding Accidental Tourism: Reference Resources for Travel Research	209	(18)
Ellen M. Krupar
Nicole J. Auer
Finding Your Future: College and Career Information on the Internet	227	(20)
Kara J. Gust
Holly A. Flynn
ESL (English as a Second Language) Web Sites: Resources for Library Administrators, Librarians, and ESL Library Users	247	(16)
John Hickok
Accessing Legal and Regulatory Information in Internet Resources and Documents	263	(62)
Yvonne J. Chandler
A Guide to Online Map and Mapping Resources	325	(24)
Brenda G. Mathenia
Searching of Our Surroundings: Looking at the Environment from the Internet	349	(24)
Ola C. Riley
Using the Internet to Find Information on Agriculture's Hot Topics	373	(22)
Kathy Fescemyer
Health and Medical Resources: Information for the Consumer	395	(34)
Caryl Gray
A Virtual Reference Shelf for Nursing Students and Faculty: Selected Sources	429	(24)
Eleanor Lomax
Susan K. Setterlund
Internet Reference Sources for Computing and Computer Science: A Selected Guide	453	(22)
Michael Knee
Web-Based Reference Sources for Engineering	475	(22)
Thomas W. Conkling
Index	497