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Anthropology

Encyclopedia Mythica
"The Encyclopedia Mythica is an online encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, and legends. It currently contains over 6,100 entries on gods and goddesses, heroes, legendary creatures and beings from all over the world. "

Ethnologue: Languages of the World
Basic facts about individual languages of the world such as where spoken and number of speakers. Database is searchable alphabetically as well as regionally.

Archeology

ArchNet
This subject directory sponsored by the Archeological Institute at Arizona State University is browsable by subject and region, and contains links to web resources on archeology.

Child Development

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
A browsable and searchable directory of web resources on genealogy.

NAEYC: National Association for the Education of Young Children
This website of the largest professional organization for early childhood educators includes position statements and posting on hot issues concerning early childhood, a searchable list of accredited programs, information about current research and conferences.

History

WWW-VL History Index
Maintained by the European University Institute, this directory includes links and web resources for a variety of history topics sorted by region and time period.

Eyewitness to History.com
Presented by Ibis Communictions, Eyewitness to History has reprints of eyewitness accounts to events throughout history, browsable by time period. Includes a short overview of the event for each account, as well as the reference for the original source.

In the First Person
A browsable and searchable index to letters, diaries, oral histories and personal narratives from over 2,500 collections around the globe.

Timelines - AlternaTime
Includes links to a variety of timelines available on the Web.

Working Women, 1870-1930
From Harvard University, "Women Working, 1870 - 1930 provides access to digitized historical, manuscript, and image resources selected from Harvard's library and museum collections. This collection explores women's roles in the US economy between the Civil War and the Great Depression."

In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience
From the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and the New York Public Library, this website explores the migration movements of African-Americans. Includes images, texts, maps and other educationals materials. Searchable and browseable by migration movement and by resource type.

The Martin Luther King Jr., Papers Project
Out of Stanford Univery, this site Includes a biography, interactive timeline, a searchable encyclopedia, as well as audio clips of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Perseus Digital Library
Sponsored by the Classics Department at Tufts University, this site contains source materials and online texts from the Classical Period as well as the English Renaissance.

The Vietnam Archive
Out of Texas Tech University, this website focuses on Vietnam veterans and the Vietnam Conflict. Includes a virtual archive with images,audio and video clip, as well as links to veterans organizations and other web pages.

Philosophy

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Contains overviews on a wide variety of topics in philosophy written by experts in the field.

Psychology

California Department of Mental Health
Information about state policy regarding mental health; directory of departments and professionals.

American Psychological Association
Contains current news issues related to psychology, information about careers in the psychology field.

National Institute of Mental Health
Includes information about mental health issues, latest news, links to professional organizations and current news in the field.

Religious Studies

Virtual Religion Index
Out of the Religion Department at Rutgers University, this is a directory of religion sites on the general web browsable by topic.

Religious Movements Homepage Project
Detailed profiles of more than 200 religious groups and movements. Entries include basic facts, overview of the movement or group, web links, and a bibliography.

last updated 10/2010

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