Medieval studies: Gateways, subject guides, and more

Abstract

T his article attempts to introduce the reader to some of the excellent sites available on the Internet that relate to me dieval studies. Some of these sites are gate ways that link to a broad range of online re sources. Other sites are large subject guides provided from large universities that have medieval studies programs. Additionally, there are subjectspecific sites that focus on particular aspects of medieval study, such as history, literature, philosophy, or religion. These resources can be particularly helpful in locating precise information. Also, there are subscription databases, such as the In ternational Medieval Bibliography, that give researchers access to a large collection of resources not freely available on the Web.

A Comparison of the Iter Bibliography and the International Medieval Bibliography

“…They comment that Iter contains bibliographic citations of harder-to-find materials such as reviews, conference proceedings, and Festschriften-a volume of essays or articles contributed by many authors in honor of a colleague or as a tribute. 4 An article by Dillon includes both the IMB and Iter in the category of "Major Publishers and Distributors of Online Humanities Resources," under the subset for "History," giving a sentence-long description of each. 5 Quinn also includes both the IMB and Iter in the category for history in an article on Web-based resources.…”