A department is a part of a larger organization with a specific responsibility. For the division of organizations into departments, see departmentalization.
In particular:

Academic Programs in Folklore on the Internet - Ph.D and MA programmes in universities (U.S. centric).
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Baltic Institute of Folklore (BIF) Home Page - The Institute was founded by the academic folkloric institutions of the three Baltic states -- Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania -- in 1995 to coordinate folklore studies and research. The site includes archives, a newsletter, academic contacts, and conference information.
Cultural Analysis: An Interdisciplinary Forum on Folklore and Popular Culture - A peer-reviewed internet and hadcopy journal dedicated to investigating expressive and everyday culture; based at the University of California, but global in scope.
Meta Description: [ Cultural Analysis is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to investigating expressive and everyday culture. The journal features analytical research articles, but also includes notes, reviews, and cross-disciplinary responses. ]
Indiana University Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology - Established 1962 by Stith Thompson and Richard Dorson; specialities include language and literature, folk and traditional arts, and ritual and belief.
Jewish Folklore in Israel - A history of the development of academic Folklore studies in Israel with additional links to many other sites, both Jewish and Folkloric.
Meta Description: [ Jewish Folklore in Israel ]
Milman Parry Collection of Oral Literature - One of the largest repositories of South Slavic heroic song; located at Widener Library, Harvard University; online exhibition of photos, song transcriptions, and video.
Meta Description: [ The Collection is a unique repository of South Slavic and Balkan oral traditions; is a portal to electronic database and archival resources; and includes descriptions of Collection publications, photos, and film clips. ]
National Centre for English Cultural Tradition - Part of the University of Sheffield, UK. Details of current research projects and courses offered.
Southern Folklife Collection - An introduction to online cultural resources offered by the Manuscripts Department, Academic Affairs Libraries, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: finding aids and guides, databases, photographs, sound recordings, and exhibits.
Meta Description: [ The Manuscripts Department administers virtually all archival material held by the UNC-Chapel Hill Academic Affairs Library. The Department has four components: the Southern Historical Collection, long known for its strong collections of antebellum plantation, Civil War, and Reconstruction South... ]
University of California at Berkeley, Department of Folklore - The home page for UC-Berkeley's distinguished Department of Folkore.
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University of Missouri Center for Studies in Oral Tradition - Academic site fostering the interdisciplinary growth of Oral Tradition Studies, a highly complex field derived from the older and more defined areas of folklore, anthropology, literary studies, and linguistics.
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Utah State University Fife Folklore Archives - One of the largest repositories of American folklore in the US, housing over 25 folklore collections and projects, home to Utah State University's graduate Folklore Program, and part of USU's Special Collections and Archives, where the historical American Folklore Society Manuscript Collection is housed.
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