Electronic Resources
*LIBRARY RECOMMENDED* | |
  | ProQuest Research Library Contains the citations and abstracts of over 1,000 titles in the broad areas of social sciences and law. Of those 1,000 titles, 710 provide users with full-text, images and graphics online. Indexing and full-text coverage begins in the early 1990s for most titles. |
~E-BOOKS/E-TEXTS~ | |
 | Project Gutenberg Production and distribution of public domain works in "Plain Vanilla ASCII" (text documents with no formatting). A major publisher of public domain works. |
~GENERAL INDEXES~ | |
| PapersFirst Provides access to individual papers presented at conferences worldwide. |
| Periodical Abstracts Indexes and abstracts over 2,000 popular and academic periodicals. The full ASCII text appears in more than 980 of these publications. |
| ProceedingsFirst Provides tables of contents of papers presented at conferences worldwide. Each record contains a list of the papers presented at each conference. |
~PERIODICALS ONLINE~ | |
| Pro & Con Online (aka Congressional Digest Debates) Read descriptions of issues, background documents, summaries, and opinions both pro and con on topics of discussion in Congress, the Supreme Court, and international bodies. |
| ProQuest Research Library Contains the citations and abstracts of over 1,000 titles in the broad areas of social sciences and law. Of those 1,000 titles, 710 provide users with full-text, images and graphics online. Indexing and full-text coverage begins in the early 1990s for most titles. |
| Periodical Listing Complete Listing of all the periodicals to which PHC Library has full-text access in either print or electronic form. |
~REFERENCE~ | |
| Performing Arts Encyclopedia Explore music, theater, and dance at the Library of Congress. Includes photos, stories, and sheet music that can be searched. |
CLASSICS RESEARCH | |
| Perseus Classics Collection Contains Greek and Roman primary and secondary texts, images, and interactive resources. These resources are interlinked by references to other works within the collection and outside the collection. |
| PHC Philosophy Research Guide A guide to print and electronic research created specifically for PHC. |
| Philosopher's Imprint Philosophers' Imprint publishes peer-reviewed philosophy works through the University of Michigan Digital Library. |
CREATIVE & PROFESSIONAL WRITING RESEARCH | |
| Poets & Writers "The nation's largest nonprofit organization providing information, support, and guidance to creative writers." |
| Publishing Law Center Articles and resources on copyright and trademarks directed specifically at writers who intend to publish and other agents in the publishing community. |
EDUCATION RESEARCH | |
| PBS Teachers "Multimedia resources & professional development for America's preK-12 educators." Click on a subject area--i.e. Math or Reading & Language Arts--to search for grade-appropriate lesson plans. |
FOREIGN POLICY RESEARCH | |
| Pentagon's Counterspies: Counterintelligence Field Activity (CIFA) A collection of documents published in September 2007 regarding the organization and operations of this controversial agency and database. |
| Political Database of the Americas Maintained by Georgetown University, the site contains information about judicial, executive, legislative branches and many other aspects of government for countries from both American continents. |
HISTORY RESEARCH - PEOPLE | |
| Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth-Century Interactive timeline to explore the presidencies and lives of 12 American presidents. |
JOURNALISM RESEARCH | |
| ProQuest Historical Newspapers Access to newspaper articles from the New York Times (1851-2006), Wall Street Journal (1889-1992), and the Washington Post (1877-1993) |
| ProQuest Newspapers Provides access to newspaper articles from the Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post, starting in the 1980's through today |
| Polling Report Nonpartisan collection of national surveys from various sources and on numerous current issues. PHC does not pay for the subscription services. |
| Poynter Online "Everything you need to be a better journalist." Premier journalism resource. |
LITERATURE RESEARCH | |
| Poetry Foundation Poems, biography, articles and more from the world of poetry. |
| Poetry Magazines "This is a free access site to the full-text digital library of 20th and 21st century English poetry magazines from the Poetry Library collection." |
MUSIC RESEARCH | |
| Patriotic Melodies "Tells the stories behind many of the songs that have now become part of the American national heritage." |
| Performing Arts Encyclopedia Explore music, theater, and dance at the Library of Congress. Includes photos, stories, and sheet music that can be searched. |
PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH | |
|  Pro & Con Online (aka Congressional Digest Debates)Read descriptions of issues, background documents, summaries, and opinions both pro and con on topics of discussion in Congress, the Supreme Court, and international bodies. |
| Pew Research Center "The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press is an independent, non-partisan public opinion research organization that studies attitudes toward politics, the press and public policy issues." |
| Pew Research Center for the people & the press Independent opinion research group that studies attitudes toward the press, politics and public policy issues. |
| Policy Archive "PolicyArchive is a comprehensive digital library of public policy research." A project of the Center for Governmental Studies and Indiana University-Purdue University Indiana Library. |
| Political Science Resources on the Web Web directory of resources, including publications, educational resources, and lots of other Internet resources. |
| politicalinformation.com Internet search engine for political information. |
| Polling Report Nonpartisan collection of national surveys from various sources and on numerous current issues. PHC does not pay for the subscription services. |
| Project Vote Smart Non-partisan organization working to inform voters on the positions and voting records of elected officials and candidates. Includes Political Courage Tests, Interest Group Ratings, and Campaign Finances, along with biographical information and public statements. |
SCIENCE RESEARCH | |
| Physics Demonstration Videos Wake Forest University Physics department makes available online a number of videos of physics experiments on heat, motion, energy, sound, and much more. |
| Physics Question of the Week A new question each week to challenge and generate a discussion of ideas. The answer is posted to the previous week's question. |
| Plants Database U.S. Department of Agriculture provides descriptions of plants, where they are found, and pictures. |
| PSIgate Physical Sciences Information Gateway - A search engine for locating high quality Web resources in the physical sciences. |
| Public Library of Science Organization making scientific articles and research available for free under Open Access license. |
SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH | |
| PsycFIRST The most recent three years of the PsycINFO database. Covers all aspects of psychology and related disciplines. |
THEOLOGY/RELIGION RESEARCH | |
| Patheos A place to explore and compare the history, beliefs, and practices of major world religions and denominations. |
WRITING/RESEARCH | |
| PHC Philosophy Research Guide A guide to print and electronic research created specifically for PHC. |
WRITING/RESEARCH - COPYRIGHT AND OTHER RIGHTS | |
| Plagiarism.org Website devoted to helping students and faculty understand, prevent, and identify plagiarism. |
| Publishing Law Center Articles and resources on copyright and trademarks directed specifically at writers who intend to publish and other agents in the publishing community. |
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Full Text Available - These electronic resources offer the full text of some (if not all) items. |
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Restricted Access - These electronic resources may only be used by PHC students, faculty, and staff. |
