Electronic Resources
*TOPICS OF CURRENT INTEREST* | |
 | Cultural Events in Washington DC From book releases to theatre productions to history seminars, here are cultural events for this area. Some of the theatre productions have regular priced seats over $50, but offer student prices as low as $10. List of events compiled by the Teaching Company for the Washington DC area. |
~E-BOOKS/E-TEXTS~ | |
 | Christian Classics Ethereal Library "Classic Christian books in electronic format, selected for your edification." Currently a project of Calvin College. Previously associated with Wheaton College (1995-99) and the University of Pittsburg (1993-95). |
~GENERAL INDEXES~ | |
 | Christian Periodical Index Indexes over 200 evangelical/fundamentalist periodicals. |
~INTERNSHIPS & CAREERS~ | |
| Career Insider by Vault Extensive career information including career guides, employer profiles, leadership development profiles, and Vault's job board |
| Center for Individual Rights Internships "Full-time and part-time internships are available during summer and the academic year. Interns have the chance to do research, write op-eds, spin the media, and perform other important tasks while working with some of the best lawyers in Washington." |
| Center for Strategic & International Studies: Internships and Jobs "CSIS offers full and part-time internships in the fall, spring and summer for undergraduates, advanced students, and recent graduates who are interested in gaining practical experience in public policy. Interns participate in a variety of activities that support individual programs, including research, writing, and project development." |
| ConservativeJobs.com Broad variety of jobs listed in public policy, from accounting and broadcast to research and writing. Also has a number of articles to help job seekers in preparing their resumes, approaching interviews, and being knowledgeable in the application process. |
| ConservativeJobs.com: Internships Postings of available internship opportunities from a variety of organizations. |
~PERIODICALS ONLINE~ | |
| Choice Reviews Online Reviews of academic materials currently being published. Online version of Choice Reviews magazine. |
| 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. |
| CQ Researcher "THE source for in-depth analysis of contemporary issues, gives you access to an archive of award-winning CQ Researcher reports dating back to 1923." |
| CQ Weekly "Your complete source for expert coverage of the U.S. Congress." Includes status of bills, votes and amendments, floor and committee activity and more with an archive back to 1983. |
| Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers "This site allows you to search and read newspaper pages from 1900-1910 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP)." |
~REFERENCE~ | |
| Choice Reviews Online Reviews of academic materials currently being published. Online version of Choice Reviews magazine. |
| Catholic Encyclopedia published 1907-1914 |
| Columbia Encyclopedia The 2001 of this encyclopedia has more than 51,000 entries. Part of bartleby.com's Great Books Online. |
| Country Studies - American Memory Based on a series of books published 1988-98. Has information about select countries. Maintained by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. |
CLASSICS RESEARCH | |
| Christian Classics Ethereal Library "Classic Christian books in electronic format, selected for your edification." Currently a project of Calvin College. Previously associated with Wheaton College (1995-99) and the University of Pittsburg (1993-95). |
| Classical Art Research Centre and the Beazley Archive "The Classical Art Research Centre leads and supports research on ancient art. At its heart is the Beazley Archive, which includes the world's largest collection of images of ancient figure-decorated pottery." |
| Classical Latin Text: A Resource Prepared by The Packard Humanities Institute "This website contains essentially all Latin literary texts written before A.D. 200, as well as some texts selected from later antiquity." Texts are accessible through an author list, word search function and a concordance. |
| Corpus Scriptorum Latinorum Catalog of online Latin texts "spanning from the earliest epigraphic remains to the Neo-Latinists of the eighteenth century" |
CREATIVE & PROFESSIONAL WRITING RESEARCH | |
| Capital Christian Writers Bi-monthly meetings to support and encourage area Christian writers. |
| Christian Story Teller "A non-profit site dedicated to showcasing Christian authors, helping them to network, support, and market their books." |
ECONOMICS RESEARCH | |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Keeping an eye on the government's budget decisions, CBPP is particularly interested in how these decisions affect low-income Americans |
EDUCATION RESEARCH | |
| Center on Reinventing Public Education Includes papers and research on education reform. |
| Condition of Education Facts, figures, reports, and more on education in the US. Maintained by the US Dept. of Education. |
FOREIGN POLICY RESEARCH | |
| Carnegie Council The Voice for Ethics in International Policy. They make available transcripts and audio of their events, as well as other resources. |
| Carnegie Endowment for International Peace The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a centrist think-tank dedicated to advancing cooperation between nations and promoting active international engagement by the United States. |
| Cato Institute The Cato Institute is a libertarian think-tank dedicated to increasing the understanding of public policies based on the principles of limited government, free markets, individual liberty, and peace. |
| Center for Security Policy "The Center for Security Policy is a non-profit, non-partisan national security organization that specializes in identifying policies, actions, and resource needs that are vital to American security and then ensures that such issues are the subject of both focused, principled examination and effective action by recognized policy experts, appropriate officials, opinion leaders, and the general public." |
| Center for Strategic & International Studies The Center for Strategic and International Studies is a conservative think-tank dedicated to providing strategic insights and policy solutions focused on defense and security, regional stability, and transnational challenges ranging from energy and climate to global development and economic integration. |
|  CIA Family Jewels"The CIA's self-described 'Family Jewels' file lays out the agency's most closely held secrets about their domestic intelligence activities conducted at the height of the Cold War, through 1973. This is a detailed index to the full page images of the 703 pages comprising the 67 individual or combined sets of documents and ancillary material." |
| Commonwealth Foundation Organization promoting and working to strengthen commonwealth values and governments. |
| Council on Foreign Relations The Council on Foreign Relations is a centrist think-tank dedicated to sharing ideas to promote understanding of U.S. foreign policy choices. |
| Country Briefings Country profiles from The Economist |
| Country Studies - American Memory Based on a series of books published 1988-98. Has information about select countries. Maintained by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. |
GOVERNMENT SITES - SITES BY THE US GOVERNMENT | |
| Congressional Globe "The Globe, as it is usually called, contains the congressional debates of the 23rd through 42nd Congresses (1833-73)…The Globe is the third of the four series of publications containing the debates of Congress. It was preceded by the Annals of Congress and the Register of Debates and succeeded by the Congressional Record." |
| Congressional Record "The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Printed by the Government Printing Office, it is the fourth and final series of publications containing the debates of Congress. (It was preceded by the Annals of Congress, Register of Debates, and Congressional Globe.)" |
HISTORY RESEARCH - AMERICAN | |
| Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation - American Memory U.S. congressional documents and debates from 1774-1873. |
| Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers "This site allows you to search and read newspaper pages from 1900-1910 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP)." |
| Civil Rights Digital Library "Documenting America's Struggle for Racial Equality" Holds primary sources on the subject, including news film, from libraries, archives, and public broadcasters. |
HISTORY RESEARCH - PEOPLE | |
| Contemporary Musicians Periodical publication by Thomson Gale with bios, discographies, award lists and more for contemporary musicians and groups. The PHC Library does not have an endotes pass. |
HISTORY RESEARCH - WORLD | |
| Catalogue of Digitized Medieval Manuscripts The Catalogue of Digitized Medieval Manuscripts offers a simple and straightforward means to discover medieval manuscripts available on the web. |
JOURNALISM RESEARCH | |
| Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers "This site allows you to search and read newspaper pages from 1900-1910 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP)." |
LITERATURE RESEARCH | |
| Critical Survey of Long Fiction Profiles of major writers of long fiction as well as analyses of their significant novels and novellas. |
| Critical Survey of Poetry, 4th Edition Critical essays covering 845 poets from 40 countries throughout history. |
MUSIC RESEARCH | |
| Classic Cat Free MP3's of classical performances. Browse by composer. |
| Contemporary Musicians Periodical publication by Thomson Gale with bios, discographies, award lists and more for contemporary musicians and groups. The PHC Library does not have an endotes pass. |
PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH | |
| 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. |
| CQ Electronic Library Search all of our electronic Congressional Quarterly materials at once, currently CQ Weekly and CQ Researcher. |
| CQ Researcher "THE source for in-depth analysis of contemporary issues, gives you access to an archive of award-winning CQ Researcher reports dating back to 1923." |
| CQ Weekly "Your complete source for expert coverage of the U.S. Congress." Includes status of bills, votes and amendments, floor and committee activity and more with an archive back to 1983. |
| Carnegie Endowment for International Peace The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a centrist think-tank dedicated to advancing cooperation between nations and promoting active international engagement by the United States. |
| Cato Institute The Cato Institute is a libertarian think-tank dedicated to increasing the understanding of public policies based on the principles of limited government, free markets, individual liberty, and peace. |
| Center for American Progress The Center for American Progress is a progressive think-tank which addresses its work toward "21st-century challenges such as energy, national security, economic growth and opportunity, immigration, education, and health care. We develop new policy ideas, critique the policy that stems from conservative values, and challenge the media to cover the issues that truly matter and shape the national debate." |
| Center for Civic Education "The Center specializes in civic/citizenship education, law-related education, and international educational exchange programs for developing democracies." |
| Center for Democracy & Technology CDT "works to promote democratic values and constitutional liberties in the digital age" by paying attention to policies regarding law and technology. |
| Center for Security Policy "The Center for Security Policy is a non-profit, non-partisan national security organization that specializes in identifying policies, actions, and resource needs that are vital to American security and then ensures that such issues are the subject of both focused, principled examination and effective action by recognized policy experts, appropriate officials, opinion leaders, and the general public." |
| Center for Strategic & International Studies The Center for Strategic and International Studies is a conservative think-tank dedicated to providing strategic insights and policy solutions focused on defense and security, regional stability, and transnational challenges ranging from energy and climate to global development and economic integration. |
| Congress.org Guide to elected national and state officials. |
SCIENCE RESEARCH | |
| CELD: Creation-Evolution Literature Database "CELD is a database of articles relating to the Creation/Evolution controversy. Here you will find a searchable database with articles from the CRSQ, Origins, Transactions of the Victoria Institute, as well as many other journals and magazines. Some full text links are available." |
| Cosmic Journey History of Scientific Cosmology |
THEOLOGY, RELIGION, & PHILOSOPHY RESEARCH | |
| Christian Periodical Index Indexes over 200 evangelical/fundamentalist periodicals. |
| Catholic Encyclopedia published 1907-1914 |
| Christian Classics Ethereal Library "Classic Christian books in electronic format, selected for your edification." Currently a project of Calvin College. Previously associated with Wheaton College (1995-99) and the University of Pittsburg (1993-95). |
WRITING/RESEARCH | |
| Columbia Guide to Standard American English |
WRITING/RESEARCH - COPYRIGHT AND OTHER RIGHTS | |
| Copyright & Fair Use Great place to start researching copyright. Many well-organized links to existing primary materials, current legislation and decisions, and interpretations of how copyright law applies to academics and other uses. |
| Copyright Advisory Office - Columbia University Copyright resources particularly relevant to higher education and related policies established for the Columbia University community. Includes the Fair Use Checksheet to help you decide if your use falls within fair use guidelines. |
| Copyright Law of the United States The U.S. Copyright Office has posted the Copyright Law as stated in Title 17 of the United States Code. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 and the TEACH Act of 2002 are included. |
| Copyright Tutorials Quick video tutorials regarding copyright from the Copyright Clearance Center. |
| Creative Commons Creative Commons provides free tools that let authors, scientists, artists, and educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry. You can use CC to change your copyright terms from "All Rights Reserved" to "Some Rights Reserved." |
WRITING/RESEARCH - STYLE MANUALS | |
| Citing Government Document Provides examples for citing various print and electronic government documents in various formats: Turabian, APA, Chicago, and MLA. |
| Citing Print Sources: The Style Manual for Political Science Provides example bibliographic citations for common print sources. |
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