Reference Collection

Web Resources by Discipline

The links below lead you to websites of academic interest in the following disciplines. Some have been gleaned from UW-Eau Claire faculty recommendations, others from reviews in the collection development literature. These are non-commercial sites.

Philosophy and Religion:

• Bible gateway The user may chose from 81 Bibles currently available, comprising 56 searchable texts, 12 audio Bibles and 13 e-books. There are 16 different translations and 29 available languages.
• Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library: Resources on the varieties of Buddhist thought.
• Council for Research in Values and Philosophy, The publications section offers more than 100 free online full-text studies in series that focus on culture and values; Africa and Islam; Asia; Western Europe, Eastern Europe and North America; Latin America; foundations of moral education; and the publications of the International Society for Metaphysics.
• A Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names: contains thousands of entries, along with rather effective hyperlinks to additional essays and resource material.
• Douay-Rheims Bible (The Unbound Bible): An online collection of Bibles and Bible search tools.
• Gateway to Sikhism: a site organized around key Sikh subjects: gurus, history, way of life, scriptures, youth. Search engine feature included.
• The Hindu Universe: Links to more than 17,000 Hindu sites.
• The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: An encyclopedia of philosophers, ideas and theories of philosophy.
• The Internet Sacred Text Archive: Full-text religious archives. Extensive links.
• The Islam Page: Numerous Islamic Studies search tools. An online full-text Quran in 20 languages.
• Jainism: Jain Priniciples, Tradition, and Practices: links to Jain texts, Jain images, Jain pilgrimages, regional organizations, and more. Maintained by the Colorado State Univeristy.
• Jewish encyclopedia.com An electronic reproduction of the Jewish Encyclopedia (12v., 1901-06)
• Judaism and Jewish Resources: Annotated links to Jewish resources. Well-maintained.
• The Paideia Project On-Line: A searchable archive of papers published by The Paideia Project at Boston University, arranged by subject.
• Philosophy Web Resources: A comprehensive list of resources related to philosophy.
• PhilSci archive
  A collection of pre-print and post-print papers on the philosophy of science.
• Religious and Sacred Texts: Another resource for online full-text religious archives.
• Resources for the Study of Buddhism: An introductory site to Buddhism from San Francisco State University.
• Sikhism: Introductory sight to Sikhism. Includes online videos in RealVideo format.
• Taoism Information Page: excellent source on Taoism and Eastern religions.
• Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center
  A tool for accessing and ordering digitally preserved primary Tibetan Buddhist documents
• Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion: A large, well-organized site containing religious studies resources.
• Zoroastrianism Page: Award-winning resource for Zoroastrian information and links. Copyrighted images and HTML source code.