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- SF databases, library collections, and private collections
- Academic presses publishing sf studies
- Databases for filmed works
- Databases for written works
- Databases for works by certain groups
- Databases for general reference
- Search engines and directories
A selection of SF databases, library collections, and private collections:
Catalogo Vegetti della letteratura fantastica (in Italian)
Eaton Collection of SF & Fantasy (UC Riverside)
Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction (University of Kansas)
ISFDB (Internet Speculative Fiction Database)
Locus Index to SF (Locus Magazine)
MIT SF Society (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Maison d’Ailleurs, Switzerland (in French and English)
Merril Collection of SF (Toronto Public Library)
Phantastiche Bibliothek Wetzlar (in German)
SF & Fantasy Collection (University of Texas-Austin)
SF Awards Database
SF and Fantasy Research Database (Texas A&M)
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (in Spanish)
University of Liverpool Special Collections (England)
A selection of academic presses publishing sf studies:
Brandeis University Press
Liverpool University Press
University of Wales Press (PDF)
Wesleyan University Press
A selection of databases for filmed works:
–Epguides.com (an index to episode guides for SF/fantasy TV shows
–Quiet Earth (guide to genre film and particularly the post-apocalyptic)
–Saturn Awards (SF awards organization focusing on film and television)
–SciFan World (database cataloguing movies and tv series)
A selection of databases for written works:
–FantasticFiction (“Search and browse bibliographies of over 50,000 bestselling fiction authors, with the latest books and series information)
–Variety SF (A blogspot specializing in SF literature and short fiction)
–Infinity Plus: SF, Horror, Fantasy (an archive of fiction, interviews, reviews—affiliated with other continually updated sites)
A selection of databases for works by certain groups:
–Feminist SF from Simmons College (“A guide to feminist SF throughout the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. This guide will include general background, examples of feminist science fiction texts and critical works that address this subject.”)
A selection of databases for general reference:
–“The Ultimate Science-Fiction Web Guide” (collection of resources about authors, commercials, e-zines, fantasy, libraries, resources, SF, stories, and worlds)
-Wikipedia (SF Television) (SF Films) (SF Novels) (General Portal for Speculative Fiction/SF)
A selection of search engines and directories:
–SciFi Source (comprehensive directory of SF sites)
–SF Crowsnest (Europe’s premier SFF website with a searchable directory)
–Speculative Vision (directory covering all speculative fiction genres)
Questions, suggestions, and recommendations:
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