Steve Jobs Quote on the Intersection
"...Technology alone is not enough - It’s technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the result that make our heart sing."
Introduction
Too often in academia the sciences and humanities are viewed as being in opposition to each other. However, the two interact a lot more than people think. The social sciences are often areas where these fields intersect the most, but it is still important to recognize the ways that these topics still connect with the humanities and the sciences. This guide is meant to be an introduction to the many ways the various disciplines interact. In it, there will be examples of fields and topics that utilize both science and liberal arts and resources to help direct your research.
General University Resources
UIUC Libraries
- ACES (Funk) LibrarySupports research and engagement in agriculture, biology, city planning, environmental science, landscape architecture, and natural history
- Architecture and Art (Ricker) LibrarySupports research and engagement in art and architecture
- Chemistry LibrarySupports research and engagement in chemistry
- Communications LibrarySupports research and engagement in advertising, journalism, media studies, radio and television broadcasting, telecommunications, popular culture, public relations, communication theory, and polling and public opinion
- Grainger Engineering LibrarySupports research and engagement in computer science, engineering (all subfields), geology, and physics
- History, Philosophy, and Newspaper LibrarySupports research and engagement in history, philosophy, religious studies, African American studies, and Jewish studies
- International and Area Studies LibrarySupports research and engagement in African studies, East Asian studies, European Union studies, global studies, Latin American and Caribbean studies, Middle East and North African studies, East European and Eurasian studies, and South Asian studies
- Literatures and Languages LibrarySupports research and engagement in cinema studies, classical studies, medieval studies, English studies, Germanic studies, linguistics, endangered languages, romance studies (Catalan, French, Italian, Portuguese), Spanish, writing studies, and more
- Mathematics LibrarySupports research and engagement in pure and applied mathematics, the mathematics of computation, and mathematical statistics
- Music and Performing Arts Library (MPAL)Supports research and engagement in music, dance, and theatre
- Rare Books and Manuscript LibrarySupports research and engagement across a wide variety of fields through their collections of Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, early printed books, English literature, American wit and humor, theater history, free speech movements, Italian history, the history of economics, the history of science and technology, mathematics, geology, and natural history
- Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library (SSHEL)Supports research and engagement in applied health sciences, education, social work, information sciences, labor and employment relations, American Indian studies, anthropology, Asian American studies, economics, Gender and Women's studies, geography and geographic information science, political science, psychology, and sociology
- University ArchivesSupports research and engagement in American history, education, political science, sociology, economics, history of science and technology, agriculture, architecture, athletics, librarianship, and student life through their collections from the university and repositories for the American Library Association and other professional associations