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

• Social Studies Resources for Students and Teachers
  Abundant information relating to disciplines in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

• American Studies Websites and Resources
  The field of American studies encompasses a wide range of specific topics, ranging from historical to contemporary subjects. Information about these various subjects can be found throughout the Web via official and reliable (but unofficial) sources. Interested parties can begin their research for information by checking out the links below.

• 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.