Roger Ballen. Twirling Wires. 2001.
If you know any librarians or college professors who decry Google's limitations, you don't need me to add my voice to the that chorus, however, I do use Google, advisedly, for things it is good at returning, and understand its limitations.
Some of the former Google people have developed DeepDyve to access the "hidden internet," but with mixed results thus far.
In fact, many of the items you will have reviewed over this weekend are the very "hidden web" to which they refer and the results for searching them each properly are generally superior.
Catalogues Raisonné
A searchable database listing published catalogues raisonnés, and ones in preperation. A catalogue raisonné is a comprehensive, annotated listing of all the known works of an artist, either in a particular medium or all media.
Some of the former Google people have developed DeepDyve to access the "hidden internet," but with mixed results thus far.
In fact, many of the items you will have reviewed over this weekend are the very "hidden web" to which they refer and the results for searching them each properly are generally superior.
Catalogues Raisonné
UbuWeb is a completely independent resource dedicated to all strains of the avant-garde, ethnopoetics, and outsider arts.
All materials on UbuWeb are being made available for noncommercial and educational use only. All rights belong to the author(s).
Treasures you can view here include "Pull My Daisy" by Robert Frank and the films of avant-garde and beat artists and the archive keeps growing!
Google Books
Project Guttenberg is a database filled with great literary works that have been lovingly transcribed in their entirety for easy download. It is mainly works that are out of copyright, and great for historical works - memoirs, novels and also early works on photography. My only complaint is that they come as plain text files and then have to be formatted in someway that is palatable for reading and/or printing, which often takes time, however it is all free!
Internet Archives
Citizendium is a peer-reviewed wiki that was created by a group from Wikipedia who seceded to make a resource that utilizes wiki technology, but is more authoritative.
United States Vital Records Information
Internet Movie Database
Union List of Artist Names
Patents Full-Text Database
Library of Congress Prints and Photos Online
New York Public Library Picture Collection
National Atlas of the United States
National Portrait Gallery Catalog of American Portraits
Menu Collection Database
MetOpera Database
ICON: International Coalition on Newspapers
Directory of Open Access Journals
Congressional Directory
Union List of Artist Names
Patents Full-Text Database
Library of Congress Prints and Photos Online
New York Public Library Picture Collection
National Atlas of the United States
National Portrait Gallery Catalog of American Portraits
Menu Collection Database
MetOpera Database
ICON: International Coalition on Newspapers
Directory of Open Access Journals
Congressional Directory
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