"Most Wanted" Humanities and Social Sciences Resources
MIT CogNet
| Kind: | Database |
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| Topic: | Interdisciplinary Research on Human Cognition |
| Cost: | $2,200 annually. Five year committment requested |
| Developed by the MIT Press, this resource provides online access to research on the human mind from many fields, including artificial intelligence, linguistics, neuroscience, psychology and philosophy. The broad spectrum represented will be a boon for students in Computer Science, Engineering and the Liberal Arts.
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Gerritsen Collection
| Kind: | Database |
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| Topic: | Women's Studies |
| Cost: | One-time cost of $61,000, plus an annual fee. |
| Named an Outstanding Academic Title by Choice Magazine, this cross-cultural resource for information on women's history spans four centuries and is the perfect complement to the Kennedy Library's subscription to Contemporary Women's Issues. This resource benefits the entire student body, as all students enroll in social science and humanities courses.
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ITER
| Kind: | Database |
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| Topic: | Medieval and Renaissance Periods |
| Cost: | Base price of $700 annually includes access to the International Directory of Scholars and the Iter Bibliography. Five year commitment requested. $65 annually for the addition of the theatre component. Addition of Bibliography of English Women Writers, cost TBA. |
| This resource covers the period 400-1700 and is a bibliography of more than one million records for articles, essays, books, dissertation abstracts, encyclopedia entries and reviews collected from over 10,000 publications. For a small additional price, the Bibliography of English Women Writers as well as online access to journals focusing on early theater could be purchased. Students and faculty from many disciplines can identify important materials here.
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Addition of Bibliography of English Women Writers
| Cost: | TBA. $65 annually for the addition of the theatre component. |
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Journal of Information, Communication & Ethics in Society
| Kind: | Journal |
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| Topic: | Information Ethics and Media |
| Cost: | $500 annually. Five year commitment requested. |
| This journal is edited by Simon Rogerson, an important pioneer in the field. It would be of great benefit to students in Communications, Journalism, Computer Science, Sociology, Political Science, and Philosophy.
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