WESTERN HUMANITIES II | Spring 2004
INTERNET RESOURCES
I encourage you to use the internet resources below, as well as other sites on the web, to learn more about the topics covered in this class.
However, please keep in mind a few general principles about the use of internet resources for this or any other college course:
- Websites are not all created equal. You should approach every website with skepticism. Before you accept any information or give credence to any ideas that you find on the web, ask yourself why you should believe what you're reading. Remember that while it's not easy to get one's ideas into print, it's a cinch to get published on a website. The barriers to publication that tend to exclude viciousness and falsehood from print just don't exist on the web. When you arrive at a site, ask yourself these questions: Who maintains the site I'm visiting? Who authored the page I'm reading? What credentials does this person have to speak authoritatively on the subject at hand?
- When it comes to using the internet for papers, be especially cautious. Only some sites count as the equivalent of a scholarly source in print. If you have questions about the appropriateness of consulting a particular source, don't hesitate to ask us or consult a librarian.
- Whatever sources you consult when writing a paper must be appropriately acknowledged in the paper. Failure to provide appropriate acknowledgment of sources - whether electronic or print - constitutes plagiarism and will result in a failing grade on the assignment, a failing grade in the course, and a letter to the Dean of the College. It is plagiarism to quote another writer's words without appropriate acknowledgment, but it is also plagiarism to use another writer's ideas without such acknowledgment. For more on plagiarism, see The Fine Print.
The Humn 221 website makes extensive use of the Internet Modern History Sourcebook, an excellent place to learn more about the history covered in this course and to browse documents - in some cases full works - that only receive brief mention in lectures, readings, and discussions. Note that it is hosted by Fordham University. Websites with URLs that end in .edu are hosted by educational institutions - not an absolute guarantee of reliability, but a pretty good indicator.
Listed below are a few sites related to particular authors on the syllabus:
- The John Locke Bibliography
- The William Blake Archive
- The Dickens Project
- The Sigmund Freud Museum - Vienna
On 19th-century literature in general, an excellent source of information is The Victorian Web.
For information and links related to a huge array of literary topics, visit Voice of the Shuttle.
You will find a large collection of government documents, including historical documents, at Thomas: Congress on the Internet.
You can access a multitude of helpful resources through your very own Geneseo library.
For help writing papers, you may want to turn to the Geneseo Online Writing Guide. You can get human help with your writing at the Geneseo Writing Learning Center.
If you come across any interesting sites not listed here, please let me know about them!