RESEARCH SOURCES
Annotated links to information, online journals, print journals, publishers, educational and research institutions, libraries and educational or research-related NGOs and NPOs
Alabama Maps - basic outline maps for countries and regions worldwide (University of Alabama Map Library); very useful for map-based illustratiing.
All info - a searchable directory of topics focused on website credibility. to help searchers find and evaluate sites.
Bioline International - a not-for-profit electronic publishing service committed to providing open access to quality research journals published in developing countries (based in Brazil, Canada and UK).
BIOME An annotated guide to quality Internet resources in the health and life sciences (including many free online publications).
Blackwell Synergy - has scientific journals online, with cross referencing system.
Directory of Open Access Journals This service covers free, full text, quality-controlled scientific and scholarly journals, and aims to cover all subjects and languages (from Lund University).
Find Articles - millions of articles from over 700 publications, including educational/reference sources (from Looksmart).
Ibiblio - the public's library and digital archive.
Ingenta a global research gateway with a free online search service for published content in reliable sources (actual copies of articles are not free here).
Institutional Archives Registry - supported by Eprints.org, a project dedicated to making refereed literature openly available online through self-archiving by research authors and institutions.
International Foundation for Science, in Stockholm, has established a system for supplying free access to otherwise not-free information sources online, for institutions in many countries.
International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications - Enabling worldwide access to information and knowledge.
Journal Seek is a free online data base of journals that can be found on the internet.
Map Collection - maps from the Perry-Castaņeda Library, University of Texas; for original map-making see the outline maps listed under "Other Sites".
MIT Open Courseware - a free and open educational resource for faculty, students, and self-learners around the world.
National Academies Press - more than 3000 books online free (many research topics, many committee reports aimed at public policy development).
Online Books Page - has list of over 20,000 free books available online (from the University of Pennsylvania).
Phd Data Organization is aiming to provide information on PhD projects in progress around the world (founded c. 2004); this will depend mainly on data volunteered by PhD students.
Project Gutenberg - an international network of volunteers making books available for free.
Public Library of Science - is supported by scientists and physicians wishing to make the world's scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource.
Scientific Electronic Library Online - a model for cooperative electronic publishing of scientific journals on the Internet; especially conceived to meet the scientific communication needs of developing countries.
Science Direct, from Elsevier - journal articles and titles can be found here at no cost, but full access requires a payment.
Springer Link - online access to journals published by Springer and associated publishers, e.g. Kluwer; some of the journals that can be searched here do not allow full access to non-subscribers, even if you have a subscription for the Springer site.
Wikipedia - a free online encyclopedia and other resources (e.g. a media commons with copyright-free images) is offered by the Wikipedia Foundation and its volunteer contributors, translators, and editors.
World Library Partnership - promotes literacy, learning, and access to information globally. Learn how to make book donations here.
Abstracting and Indexing Services
ABC CLIO America: History and Life
ABC CLIO Historical Abstracts
Academic Search
CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
ISI Arts & Humanities Citation Index
BHA: Bibliography History of Art
British Archaeological Bibliography
British Humanities Index
English Historical Review
Expanded Academic Index
Geographical Abstracts (Geo Abstracts)
Humanities Index
Humanities Source
Info-South Abstracts
ISI: Current Contents Arts/Humanities, Research Alert, Current Contents, Social Behavioural Sciences Social Sciences Citation Index
Magazine Search
Middle East Abstracts Index
Newspaper Periodicals Abstracts
NISC The Left Index
Numisamit Literature
Periodicals Contents Index
Social Planning Policy & Development Abstracts
Social Sciences Citation Index
Sociological Abstracts
Sportsearch
USA Political Science Document
Western History Quarterly