Re: Publication information of Faculty Bryan Carson 25 Feb 2010 00:55 EST
Hi, Laura, At last, a question that relates to my other hat (as a librarian). I guess the answer to your question depends on what you need. I probably need to get more information from you before I can direct you to the proper resource. In the meantime, here is a general answer to your question. There isn't anything as comprehensive as PubMed for the humanities, but one good source is the Arts & Humanities Citation Index. Unfortunately, there are a number of problems with this index, most notably that it only indexes journals rather than books. (Books tend to be more important in the humanities than in the sciences, so this is a bigger omission than it seems.) In terms of the humanities (and also the social sciences), each field has its own sources. There really isn't anything that crosses disciplinary lines in the same way as PubMed. (I often wish there was.) I'm happy to help point you to the most authoritative databases for the particular field if you let me know more about your needs. Bryan Carson -- Bryan M. Carson, J.D., M.I.L.S., Ed.D. Special Assistant to the Dean for Grants & Projects/ Coordinator of Reference & Instructional Services Western Kentucky University Libraries Author, "The Law of Libraries and Archives" (Scarecrow Press) 1906 College Heights Blvd. #11067 Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101-1067 Phone: 270-745-5007; Fax: 270-745-2275 xxxxxx@wku.edu | xxxxxx@gmail.com All original content copyright 2009 Bryan M. Carson Laura Walker wrote: > Good Afternoon, > > Do any of you know of a resource that is similar to NIH's PubMed that > is focused on the humanities and social sciences? PubMed provides > publication history of medical faculty and I was wondering if there > was something similar for faculty in the humanities and social sciences? > > Thank you, > Laura > > -- > Ann Laura Walker > Information Specialist > Office of the Vice President for Research > The George Washington University > 2300 Eye Street NW #627A > Washington DC 20037 > (202) 994-9136 > > If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, > would it? ~Albert Einstein > > ====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") > ====================================================================== > ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================