A celebration of women writers : writers from Russia
A celebration of women writers from Russia is a substantial list of eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth century Russian women writers, with hypertext links to more detailed sources and online works. A few contemporary writers are included. Some individuals are better known as historical or political figures than writers (Anna Vyrubova and Galina Starovoitova, for example) and much of the linked material will be of use to historians (e.g. Freda Utley; Alexandra Kollontai; Emma Goldberg, deported
Russian women painters : 1893 exposition
Russian women painters : 1893 exposition is a subsection of a larger site created by US literature professor Kathleen Nichols, which lists artworks by women exhibited at the WorldÂ’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago 1893. Very few details are given about the artists themselves (in some cases only the surname is known), but images of the works exhibited are provided where known, and where not, representative images are given. This site will be of interest to students and researchers in the field o
Arkivverket : Riksarkivet og statsarkivene
Arkivverket: Riksarkivet og Statsarkivene (National archival services of Norway) consists of Riksarkivet (National Archives) and statsarkivene (the regional state archives) and contains documents from the regional and local branches of the state administration in their districts as well as non-current records of government ministries and other central offices. The archive services has as its task to preserve archive material from state institutions; to make this material available for use to th
Catholic Church in Lithuania : sanctuaries and pilgrimage sites
The Sanctuaries and Pilgrimage Sites website from the Lithuanian Catholic Internet Service provides information about churches, sanctuaries, monasteries and shrines in Lithuania, a country rich in catholic monuments. There is a page for each of seven pilgrimage sites: Sanctuaries of Siluva; the Hill of Crosses; the Gate of Dawn; Zelmaiciu Kalvarija; the Marian shrines in Pivasiunai and Krekenava; and the relics of Matulaitis. Each page contains an explanation of the site's religious meaning, as
Povest' vremennykh let
Povest' vremennykh let is an online version of the most important primary source for the study of early Rus, the so-called Primary Chronicle or Tale of Bygone Years. Prepared by US historian Donald Ostrowski, this resource provides downloadable PDF files, including: a detailed introduction to the text; notes on transliteration; the PVL text in sections; a reconstructed alpha text; a file of amendments made to the online version since the printed edition published in 2003; a list of quotations fr
Medieval Rus'
Medieval Rus’ is a resource designed to support the study of medieval Russian literature, developed by prominent medieval Slavicist David Birnbaum and his graduate students. The site offers: glossaries of church architecture and Christian festivals; external links to historical maps and genealogies; links to relevant associations and mailing lists; but its most useful features are to be found under ‘syllabus’. The four unit course (Kievan Rus 988-1240; Mongol Russia 1240-1480; Muscovy 1480-1
SKAT : Sankt-Peterburgskii korpus agiograficheskikh tekstov
Sankt-Peterburgskii korpus agiograficheskikh tekstov [Saint Petersburg corpus of hagiographical texts] is a searchable database of medieval Slavic saints lives, constructed by the department of mathematical linguistics at the University of St Petersburg. It contains more than 50 manuscripts, with around 500,000 catalogued word usages. The word index may be searched in Old Slavic using an online keyboard, and results show the desired word (and lexical derivatives) in context. Unfortunately it is
Understanding Animal Research
‘Understanding Animal ResearchÂ’ is a member organisation, founded in 2008 by bringing together two UK organisations, Research Defence Society and the Coalition for Medical Progress.‘Understanding Animal Research’ aims to “achieve understanding and acceptance of the need for humane animal research in the UK, by maintaining and building informed public support and a favourable policy climate for animal research.” This site provides information on the member organisations,
American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM)
The American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) aims to encourage “education, training, and research in laboratory animal medicine; to establish standards of training and experience for veterinarians professionally involved with the care and health of laboratory animals; and to recognize qualified persons in laboratory animal medicine by certification examination and other means.” The ACLAM website provides information on education and training activities, access to key publications
Guide to internet resources related to the history of drugs and medicines
This is a good resource for material related to the history of drug discovery and production. There are many useful links to drug information databases as well as key images and free-to-access online journal articles. The web site features biographies of notable historical figures in the field and has a wide ranging time span - from antiquity to the 21st Century. There are links to many free online texts by such authors as Galen, Culpeper and Lind. Also included are Bibliographic search tools.
Phisick Medical Antiques
A carefully photographed collection of antique medical instruments forms the basis for this web site. The items are arranged into categories; Medicine, Surgery, Bleeding, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Apothecary, ENT, Dental, Quackery and Archive. They are mainly from the 19th Century. Notes on the use, manufacture and construction of the instruments make fascinating reading.
Small and Special
The Small and Special website provides free access to the results of a project into the early development of The Hospital for Sick Children at Great Ormond Street, in London, which was England's first in-patient hospital for children. The project to analyse the patient registers of the hospital from 1852 to 1914 has been carried out in partnership with Kingston University and funded partly by the Wellcome Trust. Through this easy to use site it is possible to trace patients or members of staff a
WHO model formulary for children
Published in June 2010 by the World Health Organization (WHO) the ‘WHO Model Formulary for Children’ provides guidance on how to use more than 240 essential medicines for treating illness and disease in children from 0 to 12 years of age. This 528 page document has 29 sections covering topics such as anaesthetics and analgesia, antiallergics, cardiovascular medicines, anti-infective medicines, diuretics, diagnostic agents, hormones, endocrine medicines, contraceptives, blood products, plasma s
IET Faraday
The IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) education 5-19 team develop each year a programme of resources, activities, competitions and events under a single theme. The programme aims to encourage young peopleÂ’s interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). All resources are free and available to download via the website and cover award-winning films, multimedia interactive, cross-curricular classroom activities, a yearly competition and challenge days in schools
Social Panorama of Latin America 2006
The 2006 edition of the Social Panorama of Latin America report by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). This report examines changes in social indicators over the past few years and considers indigenous peoples' lives and changes in family structures. This Web page offers a number of options which include: accessing the abstract and full-text of the report, and ordering a printed copy. Links to other similar resources are also offered. Some resources are provided
LISA: Littératures, Histoire des Idées, Images, Sociétés du Monde Anglophone
LISA e-journal is produced by the Maison de la Recherche en Sciences Humaines (Research Centre for Humanities and Social Sciences) at the University of Caen, France. Revue LISA / LISA e-journal is a bilingual peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary publication, including cultural studies, literature, philosophy, the history of ideas, the visual arts, music, media studies, sociology, history and anthropology. Articles are in French and English and can be accessed by keywords, by a thematic
Hot Docs Doc Library: celebrating CanadaÂ’s rich documentary filmmaking heritage
This site is supported by the Department of Canadian Heritage. It provides free access to a large growing collection of documentary films from Canadian film makers. These include materials from NFB. Materials can be searched or browsed by topic. There are also playlists for films by young film makers and a section designed for school and college use. A wide range of topics relating to social, political, economic and world events are covered. They include an emphasis on the history, culture and s
Ethnographic video online
Ethnographic video online is a commercial subscription product of Alexander Press. It offers access to 100s of online ethnographic films and associated study materials. These cover a wide range of cultures worldwide.They include Documentaries from key filmmakers such as John Marshall, Timothy Asch, Robert Gardner, David MacDougall, John Bishop, David Plath from the 1920s to the present day There are also associated interviews, previously unreleased raw footage, field notes and study guides. In
Financial management in the European Union
This site provides access to the full text of the report published by the House of Commons Public Accounts select committee in June 2009, as HC 698 session 2009-10. The 20 page report provides an assessment of the financial management and performance of the EU. It covers efficiency, anti-fraud measures in EU accounting and future reforms required.
Atlas Des Deutschen Reichs
This site provides access to an online atlas of the German Empire which was published by Ludwig Ravenstein in 1883. It was digitised as a special project of the University of West Madison Libraries and is suitable for downloading as PDF files. The site includes details on the scale of the map, its coverage and possible usage as a source for historians researching the boundaries of the German Empire and families living within it. In addition to Germany, the maps of atlas also cover the bordering
