The Humanities: A Selective Guide to Information SourcesUpdated and expanded to embrace new developments in the electronic environment and new emphases on multicultural and female influences and accomplishments, the fourth edition (3rd ed., 1988) of this guide to humanities information sources includes 1,250 major entries. Chapters cover general humanities, philosophy, religion, visual arts, performing arts, and language and literature. Organized as previous editions, the volume provides one chapter on sources and another on access for each area. The "sources" chapters have in-depth descriptions of both print and electronic tools; the "access" chapters relate to finding and retrieving information. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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SOURCES OF GENERAL IMPORTANCE | 10 |
ACCESSING INFORMATION IN PHILOSOPHY | 17 |
PRINCIPAL INFORMATION SOURCES IN PHILOSOPHY | 37 |
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