Ville de Sélestat: Bibliothèque Humaniste
The Bibliothèque Humaniste (Humanist Library), at Sélestat in Alsace, France, is one of the great libraries of Europe. Their website provides bibliographic information about the Sélestat treasures, including: a special exhibition of bindings; ancient collections of the religious communities of its region, and 15th-16th century collections from the period during which the city was a leading centre of the Humanism movement in Europe. Most well-known is the collection of Beatus Rhenanus; and it
Hors champ
Hors champ is an online international film and media magazine published in French. It is based in Canada. Full text content is available free on the website; users can also register to receive notification of each new edition. There are two main sections: Cinema, and Media and Society. Cinema includes interviews with film directors, film reviews and reports on the film industry. Media and society includes articles about television, sport and its portrayal, or politics in the news. There a
Force de l'art 02
This website is for 'La Force de l'Art', a triennial exhibition held as part of Monumenta at the refurbished Grand Palais in Paris. There is information on the website about the different venues used for the exhibition in 'Sites', including The Grand Palais, The Eiffel Tower and The Louvre Museum among others, there is also a section about the purpose built architectural work inside the Palais. There is a list of artists taking part in the exhibition, with a brief biography and project descripti
Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo
The website for the Spanish scholar Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo (1856-1912) by the Virtual Library Miguel de Cervantes offers key information; electronic resources; and digital downloadable versions of primary and secondary texts. Along with a chronology and a biography, there is available a vast number of his works, including: 'History of Aesthetic Ideas in Spain'; 'History of Spanish Heterodox Thinkers'; and many of his studies in the history of Spanish literature. There is also a section wit
Anales de filologÃa hispánica
'Anales de FilologÃa Hispánica' was a scholarly journal on Spanish philology by the University of Murcia. It was published between 1985 and 1990, and it was discontinued thereafter. The university has made available the full-text content for all issues published during that period. The journal focused on any aspect of the history of Spanish literature and linguistics. Some examples of articles published by the journal are: '«El Concierto de San Ovidio» and the theatre of Buero Vallejo'; 'Dei
Society for literature, science, and the arts
The Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts (SLSA) is a scholarly society broadly interested in science and representation. The SLSA hosts an annual conference in the U.S.A. and a European conference every other year. Membership is wide-ranging, covering... "sciences, engineering, technology, computer science, medicine, the social sciences, the humanities, the arts, and independent scholars and artists". At June 2009 the SLSA website contains the proceedings for the SLSA 2008 conference, i
Telamon project
The Telamon Project is hosted by the department of Classics at St Kliment Ohridski University in Sofia and aims to create an online digital library of the ancient Greek inscriptions found in Bulgaria. In total there are over 3,500 such inscriptions, dating from the 6th century BC to the 4th century AD. Geographically the particular focus is on Roman Thrace, Philippopolis and Augusta Traiana. At the time of compiling this review only a very small proportion of the inscriptions was available on th
Slovo-ASO project: towards a digital library of South Slavic manuscripts
Slovo: Towards a Digital Library of South Slavic Manuscripts is the website of an international project which aims to: increase cooperation between academic institutions studying medieval Slavic monastic culture; develop a website on Balkan literary heritage; create internationally agreed standards for the electronic publishing, description and encoding of medieval Slavic manuscripts. Pages on individual monasteries offer all or some of the following: an overview of monastery history; a descript
DigiIslam
This is a the website of DigiIslam, a project which completed, in 2008, a review of User Requirements for Digitised Resources in Islamic Studies. This study was funded by the JISC Digitisation Programme. From the home page you may download a PDF of the final report which details the project's work to plot existing digitised resources (mainly online) and to identify gaps in the provision of digitised resources for Islamic Studies. This also looks at establishing criteria for prioritizing potentia
Revistas Colegio de México
The 'Colegio de México' has made available a portal which brings together all its academic periodic publications. Although subscriptions to hard copy versions are still an option, full-text electronic contents for all journals can be accessed and downloaded for free here. Contributions have occasionally been published in English, but users should bear in mind most of the contents are in Spanish only. Free text searches are available (within the whole collection or just one journal at a time). P
Mediterranean yearbook
'Mediterranean Yearbook' (Med) is a full-text scholarly ejournal. The bulk of the articles here are not relevant to the arts and humanities, but there are occasional themed sections on cultural and media issues. Of particular note is the themed section 'The Role of the Media in the Mediterranean' (four articles in the 2003/2004 issue). Other articles of interest include: 'Summer Festivals in Morocco: International Influence and a Factor of Social Cohesion'; 'The Influence of Arab Information C
2010 European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion
This initiative is being run by the European Commission (Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities directorate). The year aims to raise awareness of poverty in the European Union, where apparently 17% of people live below the poverty line. This will involve governments and social partners, plus the public. A number of activities will be held, usually decentralised, and a euro17 million budget will support these. Ambassadors will be appointed. A calendar of events can be viewed and
Phenomenologically related work
Phenomenologically Related Work is the personal website of American philosopher Robert Welsh Jordan, hosted by Colarado State University. The site offers around 20 essays by Jordan, which have been published in journals or anthologies or presented at scholarly meetings over the course of a career spanning almost half a century. Also available are Jordan's own extensive notes on the works of Edmund Husserl and of Martin Heidegger. Jordan describes himself as espousing 'very hard line phenomenolog
Antero de Quental
This website is devoted to the life and work of the 19th century Portuguese poet, Antero Quental, and is designed by CITI (Interactive Research Technologies Centre), of Universidade Nova de Lisbon. The site introduces the poet and his work in his own historical, literary and cultural contexts: it introduces his poetry; his critical work; his engagement with contemporary notions such as socialism; it provides analysis of his work from an aesthetic perspective while supporting these comments an
Literatura Portuguesa
This site is a database of Portuguese literature, maintained by Beja Polytechnics in Portugal. The site provides authoritative listings and links to range of international institutions relevant to the teaching and research of Portuguese literature and language. One section provides lists of institutions teaching Portuguese literature in Portugal and elsewhere (organised by country), and it also includes links to literary museums related to Portuguese literature. Another section of the site provi
Oklikni ulitsy Moskvy...
Oklikni ulitsy Moskvy [Call out Moscow streets] is a project exploring the historical names and topography of Moscow, created by a professor of philology. The site consists of: a typographical dictionary of stream, river, pond, lake and ravine names; an anthology of poetry about Moscow arranged chronologically (1825-1999); academic articles and reports about Moscow names (including material relating to the post-Soviet revision of place names); ‘imia-istoriia-kul’tura’ [name-history-culture],
Framework : the Finnish art review
Framework: the Finnish Art Review is described as "...a bi-annual magazine" of "contemporary art and culture" and is published in English by FRAME: Finnish Fund for Art Exchange. At May 2009 there are nine issues online. Not all of the content is available online in full-text form, but there are a substantial number of free articles. Free articles and interviews include: How to Write a Photograph; The Shrink-Wrapped Documentary: Laura HorelliÂ’s Demystification of the Socially Engaged Work of Ar
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
Guidance for student projects
This learning resource is aimed at undergraduate biological sciences students completing a final year research project, but is also useful to other students and researchers running projects. Written in 2002 by John Finn and created by John Finn and Julian Park (both then at the University of Reading), it gives detailed guidance on aspects such as designing the project, analysing data and writing up the project in the correct format, including referencing and presenting data. Sections comprise:
Veebeejeebee
Veebeejeebee, an award-winning freelance science writer who specialises in the environment, environmental health, climate, and energy issues has produced this blog, Access is provided to the blog archive which commenced in August 2009 and comments can be posted using the online contact form. Veebeejeebee provides a list of her favourite blogs and the resources she draws on to support the information that posts in her blog. The blog can be searched via the subjects’ animals, environmental h
