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The C-h p command lets you search the standard Emacs Lisp libraries by topic keywords. Here is a partial list of keywords you can use:
abbrev — abbreviation handling, typing shortcuts, macros.
bib — support for the bibliography processor bib.
c — C and C++ language support.
calendar — calendar and time management support.
comm — communications, networking, remote access to files.
data — support for editing files of data.
docs — support for Emacs documentation.
emulations — emulations of other editors.
extensions — Emacs Lisp language extensions.
faces — support for using faces (fonts and colors; see Faces).
frames — support for Emacs frames and window systems.
games — games, jokes and amusements.
hardware — support for interfacing with exotic hardware.
help — support for on-line help systems.
hypermedia — support for links within text, or other media types.
i18n — internationalization and alternate character-set support.
internal — code for Emacs internals, build process, defaults.
languages — specialized modes for editing programming languages.
lisp — support for using Lisp (including Emacs Lisp).
local — libraries local to your site.
maint — maintenance aids for the Emacs development group.
mail — modes for electronic-mail handling.
matching — searching and matching.
news — support for netnews reading and posting.
non-text — support for editing files that are not ordinary text.
oop — support for object-oriented programming.
outlines — hierarchical outlining.
processes — process, subshell, compilation, and job control support.
terminals — support for terminal types.
tex — support for the TeX formatter.
tools — programming tools.
unix — front-ends/assistants for, or emulators of, system features.
vms — support code for VMS.
wp — word processing.