Welcome to Arts and Humanities Research
This guide provides access to open access scholarly resources in arts and humanities, including literature, history, philosophy, languages, visual arts, music, and performing arts. All resources listed are freely accessible and include African and Nigerian perspectives.
Topics Covered:
- Literature and literary criticism
- History and historical studies
- Philosophy and religious studies
- Languages and linguistics
- Visual arts and art history
- Music and musicology
- African humanities
Premier Humanities Journals
The Public Domain Review
Focus: Cultural history, literature, art in public domain
Access: Fully open access
Open Library of Humanities
Focus: Multidisciplinary humanities research
Access: Diamond open access (no fees)
African Journals Online - Humanities
Content: African-published humanities journals
Access: Many open access journals
Open Educational Resources
OpenStax - Humanities Collection
Content: Free textbooks on literature, history, philosophy
License: CC BY 4.0
Project Gutenberg
Content: Over 70,000 free eBooks in public domain
Types: Classic literature, history, philosophy
MIT OpenCourseWare - Humanities
Content: Free course materials from MIT humanities courses
Includes: Lecture notes, assignments, readings
Humanities Databases
AfricaBib
Content: Database of African studies resources
Access: Bibliography of scholarly works on Africa
Internet Archive
Content: Millions of free books, films, audio
Access: Public domain and creative commons materials
DOAJ - Humanities
Content: Directory of quality open access journals
Access: Free access to all journals
Digital Humanities Tools
- Zotero: Free citation management
- Voyant Tools: Text analysis
- Omeka: Digital exhibits platform
Language Resources
- Ethnologue: World languages database
- Glottolog: Language catalog