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  • Myths and Legends

    A collection of links organized by region and language group.

  • Myths and Legends of the Sioux

    An electronic version of the 1916 work by MArie L. McLaughlin.

  • N. Scott Momaday

    Contains biographical information, criticism, an interview, a bibliography, and links to related sources.From the Modem American Poetry site.

  • NADA Art Fair, Miami, Florida

    Founded in 2002, New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) is a not-for-profit international group of invited members including galleries, art professionals, independent curators, and established gallery directors.

  • Nam June Paik Festival, GyeongGi Province, the Republic of Korea

    Organized in 2008 by Nam June Paik Art Center, the Festival celebrates video art produced by international artists.

  • Nara City Museum of Photography, Nara, Japan

    The Nara City Museum of Photography, designed by Kisho Kurokawa, is a focal point highlighting and preserving the Citys culture.

  • Naropa Audio Archives

    This site provides access to over 3500 recordings of literary figures who have participated in Naropa University's Writing Programs since 1974. Includes Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, Diane DiPrima and more.

  • Narrative Magazine

    Online fiction, nonfiction, and interviews. Requires free subscription.

  • Narratology: a Guide to the Theory of the Narrative

    A survey from Poems, Plays, and Prose: a Guide to Literary Theory by Manfred Jahn, University of Cologne.

  • National Archives Paleography Tutorial: Reading Old Handwriting

    "Palaeography is the study of old handwriting. This web tutorial will help you learn to read the handwriting found in documents written in English between 1500 and 1800. . . . At first glance, many documents written at this time look illegible to the modern reader. By reading the practical tips and working through the documents in the Tutorial in order of difficulty, you will find that it becomes much easier to read old handwriting. You can find more documents on which to practice your skills in the further practice section."

  • National Center for the Study of Children's Literature

    Childreen's book reviews 2003 - present.

  • National Design Triennial, New York, New York

    Founded in 2000 and held at Cooper- Hewitt National Design Museum, the triennial brings together the experimental designs and emerging ideas at the center of American culture.

  • National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
  • National Geographic Society, Washington, DC

    Today after more than a century the mission of National Geographic Society grows in urgency and scope. The Society continues to develop new and exciting vehicles for broadening its reach and enhancing its legendary ability to bring the world to its millions of members.

  • National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, Bradford, England

    The Museum's renowned collection includes more than three million items of historical, social and cultural value.

  • National Museums & Galleries of Wales. Pottery Collections.
  • National Museums and Galleries of Wales
  • National Portrait Gallery
  • NationMaster.com

    Graphically compares the nations of the world.

  • Native American Authors

    This website provides information on Native American authors with bibliographies of their published works, biographical information, and links to online resources including interviews, online texts and tribal websites. Currentlythe website primarily contains information on contemporary Native American authors...

  • Native American Sign Languages

    Directory of resources.

  • Native Languages of the Americas

    This site provides "a compendium of online materials about more than 800 indigenous languages of the Western Hemisphere and the people that speak them."

  • Nauman, Bruce

    Born 1941 in United States

  • Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam, Holland

    The Nederlands Fotomuseum occupies a unique position with its multifaceted collection of negatives, transparencies and prints from 70 Dutch photographers.

  • Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
  • Neshat, Shirin

    Born 1957 in Iran

  • NetSerf: The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources

    Directory of Links dealing with all caspects of medieval life, literature, and culture.

  • Neue Pinakothek, Munich
  • New Day Films, Harriman, New York

    A collective of more than 50 filmmakers from across the United States representing over 100 films with a strong commitment to promoting diversity within the membership of New Day and within the content of the media we distribute.

  • New York Art Book Fair, New York, New York

    The first annual fair of contemporary art books, art catalogues, artists' books, art periodicals, and zines offered for sale by over 70 international publishers, booksellers, and antiquarian dealers.

  • New York City Film Resource

    A free contact directory for the New York City filmmaking and media community.

  • New York Film Academy, New York, New York

    Founded in 1992 on a belief that a top quality education in filmmaking should be accessible to anyone with the drive and ambition to make films. Each year hundreds of students of all occupations, races, ethnicities, and of a wide range of ages from around the world benefit from the extraordinary education offered at the New York Film Academy.

  • New York Folklore Society

    "The New York Folklore Society recognizes and celebrates the extraordinary in everyday life, bringing focus to the traditions of our states diverse peoples. NYFS is the leading resource for folklore and folklife by disseminating research and information throughout the state."

  • New York Foundation for the Arts, New York, New York

    Artists' Fellowships are awarded in 16 different disciplines over a two year period. The Film category accepts work that has been initially shot with a film camera. Filmed material that has been transferred to videocassette or computer for editing and processing is acceptable.The Video category accepts work in video or any work in which video or video techniques are pivotal, if not exclusive.

  • New York Institute of Photography, New York, New York

    Founded as a residence school, NYI has offered home study training since 1922. In 1975 the school became exclusively a distance education program. The school's Complete Course in Professional Photography consists of printed lessons enriched by dozens of audiotapes and videotapes. Students submit Photo Projects that are evaluated for the student on audio tape by working professional photographers, bringing the classroom right into the student's home.

  • New York Int'l Independent Film & Video Festival Awards

    A collaboration of artists, producers, distributors, consumers, and press in an attempt to lend exposure to new gifted artists. List of current years winner's only.

  • New York International Independent Film and Video Festival

    The New York International Independent Film and Video Festival was founded in 1993. NYIIFVF has been recognized by the film and entertainment industry as one of the leading film events on the independent festival circuit. The festival hosts film, music and art events in the two entertainment capitals of the United States: New York and Los Angeles.

  • New York Public Library, New York, New York

    The Photography Collection contains nearly 300,000 original photographic prints, representing an international range of photographers and comprising a thorough survey of subjects and processes.

  • New York Review of Books

    Contains select full-text articles.

  • New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre

    Site promotes New Zealand poets and poetry and serves as a gateway to poetry in the Pacific region.

  • New Zealand Electronic Text Centre

    The NZETC, at the Victoria University at Wellington, was designed "to create a sustainable, optimally usable, and free online library of New Zealand and Pacific Island texts and materials."

  • Newbery Medal Home Page

    Awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

  • NewFilmmakers at Anthology Film Archives, New York, New York

    It gives independent filmmakers the chance to show their work directly to the public and gives New York audiences the opportunity to see outstanding new films...

  • Newfoundland Independent Filmmakers Cooperative, Newfoundland, Canada

    NIFCO was founded in 1975 by a group of filmmakers who wanted to ensure that the means of film production were available to artists working in the province. The co-op now houses a complete production facility, including digital and analog editing suites, a mixing theatre, and an animation stand.

  • Next Level, London, England

    Each issue of Next Level is centered around a theme, which is then explored by new and established artists and writers in collaboration with Next Level to produce their own personal interpretation.

  • Nietzsche Chronicle

    A good source for biographical information on Nietzsche.

  • Nietzsche Circle

    The Nietzsche Circle is a rich site devoted to the promotion of Nietzsches aesthetic theory and, more generally, to the question of the value of art for life. It includes essays, interviews, book reviews, and an electronic journal, Hyperion.

  • Nikon School, Melville, New York

    Digital and underwater photography classes designed for amateur and advanced photographers, offered in major U.S. cities.

  • Nineteenth-Century German Stories
  • Nitsch, Hermann

    Born 1938 in Austria

  • NOEMA: The Collaborative Bibliography of Women in Philosophy

    This site "is a project in collaborative scholarship with a database now containing over 16,000 records representing the work of over 5,000 women. It evolved out of a small bibliography begun early in 1995. This project was posted in June of 1995 in order to take advantage of possibilities inherent in the World Wide Web to do some sorts of academic work more effectively than can be done in other media. In particular, we thought that reference works offered on the Web ought to be expandable and correctable by appealing to users themselves to collaborate and providing them with an easy means of doing so." . . . Since that time, the site has grown into "a first-rate, comprehensive, and continuously up-dated bibliography of works by women in aesthetics, epistemology, ethics, logic, metaphysics, history of philosophy and philosophy of mind, of science, of art, and of many other subjects."

  • North American Association for the History of the Language Sciences

    "The North American Association for the History of the Language Sciences (NAAHoLS) was founded in San Francisco in December 1987 to promote the study of the history of the many disciplines concerned with language. These include linguistics and subfields within anthropology, cognitive science, philosophy, psychology, sociology, etc."

  • North American Nature Photography Association, Wheat Ridge, Colorado

    NANPA promotes the art and science of nature photography as a medium of communication for nature appreciation and environmental protection. It also provides education and inspiration, gathers and disseminates information, and develops standards for all persons interested in the field of nature photography.

  • Northlight Gallery, ASU, Tempe, Arizona

    Northlight Gallery presents photographic exhibitions of contemporary and historical significance.

  • Northwest Film Center, Portland, Oregon

    NW Film Center is a regional media arts organization founded to encourage the study and appreciation of the moving image arts foster their artistic and professional excellence and to help create a climate in which they may flourish. The Center provides a variety of film and video exhibition, education and information programs. The Film Center is a component of the Portland Art Museum.

  • Northwest Film Forum, Seattle, Washington

    Founded in 1995 by filmmakers Jamie Hook and Deborah Girdwood, NWFF is a Seattle-based non-profit organization dedicated to becoming the nation's leading center for film artists.

  • Norton Simon Museum
  • Novelist [connect from home]

    A search engine designed to help readers locate authors and titles of interest. Available at all NYPL Locations and from home with a valid NYPL library card.

  • Novelist [connect from the library]

    A search engine designed to help readers locate authors and titles of interest. Available at all NYPL locations and from home with a valid NYPL library card.

  • NYPL Reading Lists

    Books to Remember, Best of Reference, and topical lists created by NYPL librarians.

  • Oakland Museum of California
  • Occult Glossary

    A compendium of Oriental and Theosophical terms, by G. de Purucker.Second and Revised Edition copyright ? 1996 by Theosophical University Press (print version also available) First Edition published by Rider & Co., London, 1933.

  • Odenbach, Marcel

    Born 1953 in Germany

  • Official Denominational Websites

    Links to the web pages of various religious bodies, from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research at Hartford Seminary.

  • Offscreen, Montreal, Canada

    Based in Montreal, Offscreen is a wide-ranging film journal that covers film festivals, retrospectives, film forums, and both popular and more academic events.

  • Ohio Independent Film Festival, Cleveland, Ohio

    The mission of the organization is to ensure freedom of expression through the art of independent media in the larger struggle for social justice and equality. IP accomplishes its mission by supporting emerging media artists through a variety of programs and services, and by providing a consistent, reputable venue for media work the public would not otherwise see (especially in Ohio).

  • Ohio University, Athens, Ohio

    The photography program at Ohio University is in its fifth decade. It is the oldest degree-granting program in photography at a major university in the country. Its legacy stems from the historically renowned Clarence White School of Photography in New York, which was re-established here in 1948 by his son, Clarence White, Jr.

  • Oktobarski salon, Belgrade, Serbia

    Founded in 1960, the Salon was an event presenting solely the art scene of Serbia and Montenegro. This changed in 2004 when it was decided that the future Salons should be international in character with the purpose to engage in dialogue with the international art scene.

  • Old French Literature

    "This page provides access to Old French texts and information about the literature, all of which is classified according to century. Some of the documents are in English, some in Old French and others in Modern French translation. Many of the links listed in this website are individual pages from other websites forming entire collections of French literature."

  • Old Indian Legends

    An electronic version of the 1901 book by Zitkala-Sa.

  • On-line Books Page from the University of Pennsylvania.

    Another source for e-texts which include plays, accessible by author, title and subject.

  • Online Books Page

    Serves as an index to more than 18,000 public domain books on the web, searchable by author, title, and subject.

  • Online Etymology Dictionary

    "The basic sources of this work are Weekley's 'An Etymological Dictionary of Modern English,' Klein's 'A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the English Language,' 'Oxford English Dictionary' (second edition), 'Barnhart Dictionary of Etymology,' Kluge's 'Etymologisches Worterbuch der Englischen Sprache,' Ayto's '20th Century Words,' and Chapman's 1Dictionary of American Slang.' "

  • Online Medieval and Classical Library

    A collection of some of the most important literary works of Classical and Medieval civilization. Searchable and browsable.

  • Online News Hour: Poetry Series

    Audio and videos with transcripts of PBS NewsHour reports on contemporary poets and poetry.

  • Ontario Architecture Website
  • Ontology. A Resource Guide for Philosophers
  • Open Directory - Arts: Illustration: Children's

    Extensive directory of links to "illustrators whose primary design style would be suited to and sought for use in the children's market."

  • Open Directory - Arts: Literature: Children's Authors

    Extensive directory of links to "sites about the authors of books for children and these authors' works, arranged alphabetically by the authors' names."

  • Oppenheim, Dennis

    Born 1938 in United States

  • ORB/Oyster Boy Review

    Quarterly journal of fiction and poetry, begun in 1994. Contains links to academic and independent literary websites.

  • ORB: Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies

    Offers articles on the medieval period.

  • Other Voices: The (e)journal of Cultural Criticism

    "Other Voices is an award-winning, electronic journal of cultural criticism published at the University of Pennsylvania. Founded in March 1997, Other Voices regularly publishes provocative essays, interviews, roundtable discussions, lecture transcriptions, audio lectures, multimedia projects, translations and reviews in the arts and humanities."

  • Oursler, Tony

    Born 1957 in United States

  • Outline of the Literature of the Middle Ages

    Provides links to full-text, commentaries, and other resources.

  • Overbooked

    Recommended booklists, starred reviews, genre resources and an extensive list of reader's advisory sites.

  • Overview of World Religions

    Tabular information arranged by religion or region.

  • Oxford Etymological Dictionary

    Searchable dictionary of English-language word origins.

  • Oxford Text Archive

    Currently, the OTA's holdings of high-quality, well-documented electronic texts include 2500 titles in 25 languages. These include the works of individual authorsm reference works, and a range of linguistic corpora.

  • Paideia Project On-Line: Paideia Archive

    Over 900 full-text editions of papers presents at the 20th Century Congress of Philosophy. Includes subject index and search function.

  • Paik, Nam June

    1932-2006 Korea-United States

  • Palazzo Pitti
  • Palestine, Charlemagne

    Born 1945 in United States

  • Palm Beach Photographic Center, Delray, Florida

    A non-profit visual arts organization dedicated to the enrichment of life through exhibitions, community programs, workshops and other educational activities that promote the arts of photography and digital imaging.

  • Panama Bienal, Panama

    Founded and held in Panamas Museum of Contemporary Art since 1992 the Biennial has experienced a process of constant renovation, from its initial stages as a painting competition to its present status as a contemporary art exhibition that includes all artistic media.

  • Papers Past: New Zealand Newspapers and Periodicals

    This site "showcases selected 19th century New Zealand newspapers and periodicals. The site currently [2005] contains digital images of over 750,000 pages from 34 publications."

  • Papyri Pages

    "The Papyri Pages focus on topics relating to ancient Egyptian papyri and the history and archaeology of "books" and writing in general. They include an exhibit, texts, and links to related sites."

  • Paranormal Phenomena

    About.com's page of links to resources concerning paranormal phenomena.

  • Paris Photo, Paris, France

    Established in 1997, the Fair offers a deep and broad view of the medium, with the best of fine art photography from the earliest days until now and a forward-looking survey of what is happening in this art form today.

  • Paris Photographic Institute, Paris, France

    In 1984 French photographer Pierre-Yves Mahe, impassioned by innovative techniques, founded Speos, a photography school with an international vocation. In 1991 Speos introduced professional training courses for companies and photographers who needed to acquire new technology skills in a profession in transition.

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