Web Resources
Addictions
Addiction
https://www.addictionjournal.org/
This
extensive journal contains peer-reviewed reports, reviews, commentary,
letters and interviews about anything that has the potential to be
addictive. A great resource for addiction studies.
Illinois Institute for Addiction Recovery
https://www.addictionrecov.org/addictions/list
This
organization’s website outlines many of the major addictions we are
familiar with in society including: alcohol, food, shopping, sex,
opiates, and gambling just to name a few. The website gives you detailed
information about each addition. This is a good starting point when
choosing an addiction topic.
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/topics-in-brief/national-institute-drug-abuse
Extensive
research on several types of addiction are available. As well as
treatment solutions for addiction and drug abuse are provided.
The New Science of Addiction: Genetics and the Brain, University of Utah
https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addiction/
This
site, created by the University of Utah, provides scientific information
about how different drugs affect the human body using visual aids,
videos, and detailed imagery.
Psychology Today
https://www.psychologytoday.com/topics/addiction
This
premier psychology publication includes research from experts in the
field. A plethora of information regarding addictive behavior and
addictions such as shopping and alcohol are discussed.
PubMed.gov
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/
A resource that contains free peer-reviewed articles on addiction, that presents scientific research. Note: When using this resource filter results to "free full-text"
Teens Health: Dealing with Addiction
https://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/problems/addictions.html
This website provides information about how teens deal with addiction, and how teens can cope with difficult situations to avoid traveling down the road of addiction.
Arts and Architecture
Smarthistory
https://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/
A
premier free resource for art history research dating back to 400 C.E.
Post colonial art dating from 1960 to today is also featured including
specific artists and art movements.
TinEye: Reverse Image Search
This
useful resource will help you identify images you find on the web,
determine how the image is being used online, and if higher resolutions
of the image can be found somewhere else on the web.
V&A
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/
A premier institution of art, that has provided high resolution images from their collection via the internet.
Vincent van Gogh The Letters, Van Gogh Museum
https://vangoghletters.org/vg/letters.html
Letters and correspondence from Vincent van Gogh and his brother Theo and others are made available online.
Citation Builders
Easybib
A free MLA citation builder
UNC Libraries
https://library.unc.edu/citationbuilder/
A free citation builder for APA, MLA, CSE (author-date), Chicago Style (author-date), Chicago Style (notes and bibliography)
Environmental Technology/Environmental Science
Environmental Working Group
Film
Audiovisual Thinking: The Journal of Academic Videos
journal articles exist on paper wherein arguments develop letter by
printed letter. This journal explores media and the moving image by way
of audiovisual essays.
Journal of Aesthetics & Culture
Journal of Aesthetics & Culture is a peer-reviewed open source
journal dedicated to promoting an interdisciplinary examination on the
philosophy of art. Though the journal covers a wide variety of topics,
its focus on cinema studies and media & communication studies is
outstanding.
In Media Res
most academic journals, In Media Res incorporates a multi-modal form of
online scholarship. Each entry in this database includes a segment of
film, to which a film scholar responds with a brief "impressionistic"
response. In Media Res hopes to encourage debate and discussion and
bridge the gap between academic and non-academic cinephiles.
Sight & Sound Magazine
digital web companion to the esteemed print periodical, Sight &
Sound is devoted to film criticism and film reviews (including limited
release art house films).
General Reference
Geography
UNAtlas of the Oceans
History
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database
https://www.slavevoyages.org/tast/index.faces
This
database from Emory University contains information about more than
35,000 slave voyages including voyage itinerary, captain and crew, and
number of slaves.
Information Technology
Delphi Method
https://www.rand.org/topics/delphi-method.html
Project Meshnet
W3Schools Online Web Tutorials
PC World
WebsiteOptimization.com
https://www.websiteoptimization.com/services/analyze/
LGBT Topics
Gerber/Hart Library and Archives
https://www.gerberhart.org/searchcoll.html
Gay and Lesbian Studies at the University of Chicago
https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/su/gaylesb/
Chicago History Museum
Literature
Library of Congress: American Memory: Literature Collection
https://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListSome.php?category=Literature
The
Literature section of The American Memory Project collects a variety of
digitized literary artifacts, including, among other things, popular
books and magazines from the 19th century, hand-written letters from
Ernest Hemingway and Ralph Waldo Emerson, and playbills from several WPA
sponsored productions of Shakespeare.
Literary Vocabulary
https://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/lit_terms.html
Created
and maintained by a professor at Carson-Newman University, this
literary dictionary is a comprehensive lexicon of terms used by students
and scholars alike. Easy to navigate, this resource is great for
writing research papers as well as understanding complex texts.
Norton Anthology of American Literature
https://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/naal7/
This
huge resource is organized by author, topic and historical backgrounds.
The reputable database helps students with compiling a bibliography,
writing biographies, and connecting the author’s work with its time
period. Critical commentary on literary works is included. Be sure to
cite this website in your paper.
Women Writers Project
https://www.wwp.northeastern.edu/
The
Women Writers Project provides both full transcriptions of early
women’s writing in English (rare or unusual works published between 1526
and 1850) as well as original research on these primary sources.
OpenSource Shakespeare
https://www.opensourceshakespeare.org/
OpenSource
Shakespeare allows students to search the complete texts of every
Shakespeare play, as well as every sonnet and poems. This is an
excellent resource for students researching important themes across
multiple works.
Local Libraries
University of Illinois at Chicago
Northeastern University Library
Chicago Public Library
Mathematics
American Mathematical Society
The
AMA website is a useful resource for math students at all levels.
Whether you are considering majoring in math as an undergraduate student
or you are interested in pursuing a career in mathematics, the AMA
website has something for you.
Wolfram Alpha
Wolfram
Alpha is a remarkable tool for solving mathematical equations, as well
as answering questions related to several other academic fields. Unlike
powerful search engines, which search the information available on the
web, Wolfram Alpha accepts queries entered in natural language and
answers them using built-in data, algorithms, and methods.
Khan Academy
Offering
thousands of mini-lectures and hundreds of thousands of practice
problems, Khan Academy is an impressive online classroom with the
expressed goal of providing a "free world-class education for anyone
anywhere." In addition to providing lectures on the sciences and the
arts & humanities, Khan Academy teaches every level of math, from
arithmetic to algebra and geometry, from trigonometry and calculus to
differential equations and linear algebra.
The Math Forum @ Drexel University
Similar
to Khan Academy, the Math Forum seeks to cover a broad spectrum of
mathematical ideas. Along with innumerable practice problems, the Math
Forum offers online mentoring, collaboration, and professional
development opportunities.
Precalculus Website
https://cims.nyu.edu/~kiryl/precalculus.html
Developed
by a professor at New York University, this includes precalculus
handouts, sample quizzes, exams and problems from courses. Links to
other courses such as elementary statistics and advanced calculus are
included.
Virtual Math Lab
www.wtamu.edu/academic/anns/mps/math/mathlab/
This
complete website guides students through college algebra, beginning
algebra and math for the sciences. It also provides tutorials with many
problems and answers that are easy to under-stand. Clearly explained.
Music
New Music USA
https://library.newmusicusa.org/default
The
New Music USA Online Library is a vast and comprehensive digital
database that contains over 57,000 works by more than 6,000 composers,
and includes over 14,000 media samples.
Free Music Archive
https://freemusicarchive.org/about/
A
library of high-quality, legal audio downloads in many genres –
classical to hip hop to experimental – maintained by radio station WFMU,
and curated by partner radio stations, museums, music festivals, and
record labels. Each mp3 can be downloaded for free, and is pre-cleared
for other uses, such as remix projects, production soundtracks, et
cetera.
Center for Black Music Research
Sponsored
by Columbia College in Chicago, CBMR is devoted to "research,
preservation, and dissemination of information" about the development,
influence, and nuance of black music across the globe. The website
offers a variety of resources, including definitions of styles and
genres, bibliographies and music lists, and a series of podcasts that
explore five centuries of black music.
Classical Tyro
https://www.classicaltyro.com/
Classical
Tyro seeks to introduce beginners to the world of classical music.
Utilizing a brigade of YouTube videos, this classical music blog makes
it easy to understand what differentiates certain musical periods from
others, why certain composers are important, and how the mechanics of
music function.
Gramophone
The
digital companion to the monthly print magazine, Gramophone bills
itself as offering "The World’s Best Classical Music Reviews." Less
useful for beginners, Gramophone discusses both contemporary classical
musicians and composers as well as "the all-time greats."
y
https://dictionary.onmusic.org/
This
visually pleasant, comprehensive web resource is a great resource for
music neophytes and mavens. Going way beyond simple definitions of
musical terms, this resource provides biographical information on
important composers, explains musical symbols as they relate to
composition and performance, and describes all the instruments that
constitute a symphony orchestra.
Library of Congress: American Memory: Performing Arts, Music Collection
https://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListSome.php?category=Performing-Arts-Music
The
Performing Arts and Music section of The American Memory Project
collects a variety of digitized music artifacts, including, among other
things, sheet music, photographs, and audio recordings from a wide
spectrum of American history. Students may listen to Civil War era brass
band music one minute and examine Leonard Bernstein’s hand-written
notes from his concert series the next.
Philosophy
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
This
large online resource defines numerous philosophic terms and explains a
large variety of topics, mostly in western philosophy. Lengthy studies
on philosophers and their lives will help students. It is regularly
updated by experts in the field.
Psychology
American Psychological Association (APA)
Radiography
American Society of Radiologic Technologists, Code of Ethics
https://www.asrt.org/media/pdf/codeofethics.pdf
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, Standards of Ethics
https://www.arrt.org/pdfs/Governing-Documents/Standards-of-Ethics.pdf
Illinois State Society of Radiologic Technologists
Introduction to Radiology: An Online Interactive Tutorial
https://www.med-ed.virginia.edu/courses/rad/
Occupational Safety & Health Administration, Radiology
https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/hospital/clinical/radiology/radiology.html
This government agency website reviews the common safetyand health topics you would experience in radiology.
Occupational Outlook Handbook-Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/Healthcare/Radiologic-technologists.htm
The
Occupational Outlook Handbook authored by the government agency the
Bureau of Labor and Statistics gives you information about what they do,
work environment, pay, and job outlook.
Radiology Assistant
https://www.radiologyassistant.nl/en/42023a885587e
Dutch experts in the field of radiology provide imagery and information about common clinical problems.
RadiologyInfo.org
https://www.radiologyinfo.org/
Glossary of terms, patient safety, and professions in radiology are reviewed
Science
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC)
American Nuclear Society
International Atomic Energy Agency
Sound
British Library
Video
C-SPAN Video Library
World News
NHK World
The Guardian
