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A digital collection of reference books from ABC-Clio containing 145 titles of dictionaries, encyclopedias and other reference works. Sample titles are Historical Encyclopedia of American Labor and The Historical Encyclopedia of World Slavery.

Contains more than 13,000 entries covering Islamic history, religion and culture. Allows keyword, subject and index searches, and includes hyperlink references to related articles.

An e-book collection bringing together over 260 volumes from the Cambridge Histories series. Volumes are grouped into topics and cover over 15 different subject areas, including: American history, British history, economic history, general history, history of science, language and linguistics, literary studies, music, philosophy, political and social theories, religious studies, theatre studies and performing arts.

A guide to networked open access data relevant to the study and public presentation of the Ancient Near East and the Ancient Mediterranean world.

"Early Modern Resources is a gateway for anyone seeking free-to-access electronic resources relating to the early modern period in history (c.1500-1800CE)."

A voluminous website using multiple windows containing more than 2,000 files covering 3000 years, interconnected throughout the site.

"The Khan Academy is a not-for-profit organization with the mission of providing a high quality education to anyone, anywhere."

Repositories of primary sources

Open Access Journals

A collection of digitized images of the pages of over 1,000 American magazines and journals published from colonial days to the dawn of the 20th century. Titles include general magazines and miscellanies, scientific and medical journals, popular and literary publications, women's and children's magazines, regional and niche publications and more.

A current directory of 5,596 repositories and 154,678 collections of primary source material across the United States. This research tool offers information on thousands of archive and manuscript collections in libraries, museums and private collections. Information is mainly drawn from three major sources: the Directory of Archives and Manuscript Repositories in the United States, the National Union Catalogue of Manuscript Collections and the National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States.

A one-volume reference work providing a snapshot of British and Irish journalism in the nineteenth century, and a gateway to the period. Entries cover periodical and newspaper titles, journalists, editors, publishers, illustrators, printers, distributors, inventors and topics.

Electronic resources relating to the early modern period in history (c.1500-1800CE).

This database is a comprehensive digital edition of “The Eighteen Century”, the world's largest library of the printed book on microfilm. The collection includes more than 180,000 titles and captures the essence of the Enlightenment in Great Britain between 1701 and 1800. It covers a wide range of subjects including history, geography, arts, literature, science, social sciences, philosophy, religion, and more.

A digital library of French and francophone culture maintained by the Bibliotheque nationale de France. The library contains electronic texts from books, periodicals, newspapers, manuscripts, music scores, pamphlets, and more as well as images, maps and sound recordings. In addition to generalities the library covers themes such as history, geography, literature, sciences, philosophy, psychology, religion, economics and social sciences. Date coverage varies from the middle ages to the beginning of the twentieth century.

A comprehensive database for material on the history of the world from 1450 to the present. It covers all countries and regions, excluding the United States and Canada. Coverage includes more than 2,300 academic historical journals in over 40 languages journals, and citations books reviews, and citations to abstracts of dissertations worldwide. Provides access to the full text of more than 330 journals and 119 books.Ebsco. 1955-

It is a nonprofit humanities resource offering online history scholarship. In addition to full-text articles the site contains multimedia elements.

A primary source to the historical records of Britain, its former Colonies and the wider world. Parliamentary Papers, also known as Sessional Papers, or Blue Books cover all areas of social, political, economic and foreign policy, showing how issues were explored and legislation was formed.

Indexes journal literature, book materials, and other resources covering Islam, the Middle East, and the Muslim world. Searchable with 10 key indexes covering author, database, free text, keyword, publication date, source, subject, title, title keyword and record type. CSA. 1906-

A digital collection of photos. The Photo Archive is part of the League of Nations Archives containing a variety of visual material collections including caricatures, poster collections, postcards and reproductions, and various photo collections. The League of Nations Photo Collections includes photos of: Personalities, Assemblies, Councils, Delegations, Commissions, Conferences, the Secretariat, the Permanent Court of International Justice, the Bureau International du Travail, and miscellaneous photos.

The Nineteenth Century microfiche project is a publishing program based at the British Library which reproduces on microfiche a significant proportion of English-language works first published between 1801 and 1900. The project comprises several book collections on art and architecture, British colonization, children's literature, China, economics, linguistics, women writers and more.

The Catalogue indexes printed works published in Britain, its colonies and the United States from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the end of the First World War. It covers a wide range of disciplines and includes bibliographic records of well-known and obscure works of literature, important translations, legal documents, political pamphlets, medical and scientific monographs and periodicals.

An archive of hundred of digitized journals published in the arts, humanities and social sciences. PAO is a growing archive and contains periodicals from the seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

An electronic index to articles published in over 6,000 periodicals in the arts, humanities and social sciences. PIO covers a broad range of subjects and languages, spanning over 300 years.

An index of American and British periodicals published during the nineteenth century. The database is the electronic version of the Poole's Index to Periodical Literature originally published in six volumes between 1882 and 1908. Poole's index covers a wide range of subjects including history, literature, religion, politics, social science, political economy and much more. The online index is searchable by author, keyword, subject and periodical name.

An index of records for trials that were held at London's central court from 1770-1913. Records are from the Old Bailey Online project. Both the metadata and full text for the Proceedings since 1770 are searchable in the Nineteen Century Index. The records are displayed as summary data and a few lines of text, with a link to the full transcript in the open access Old Bailey Online site.

An online index to the authorship of articles, and to the articles written by each contributor, along with brief biographical and vocational details. The index was originally published by the University of Toronto Press, in five volumes between 1965 and 1988.

A multidisciplinary database containing full text of nearly 3000 journals and magazines. Gale. 1980s-

A bibliographic database containing about 85000 titles published between 1991 and 2006. It covers scholarly materials published by institutions in Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands and Switzerland. The database indexes journal articles, books, book chapters, book reviews, and dissertations. EBSEES.

The database contains is a comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750. It is based on the bibliography “European Americana: A Chronological Guide to Works Printed In Europe Relating to The Americas, 1493-1750.” It will not link to fulltext, but books might also have been digitized by a holding institution.

From Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA), this database provides bibliographic access to literature in political science and related fields of international law, public administration and policy. Over 474,000 records are included. CSA. 1975-

The National Archives preserves and provides access to the records of the Federal Government.

The Avalon Project at Yale Law School is a collection of digital primary source documents from 4000bce through the 21st century. The Project includes a documentary record on the Middle East from 1916 to 2001. Documents are relevant to the fields of law, history, economics, politics, diplomacy and government.

Is the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions that have been declassified and edited for publication.

A primary source to the historical records of Britain, its former colonies and the wider world. Parliamentary Papers, also known as Sessional Papers, or Blue Books cover all areas of social, political, economic and foreign policy.

Historical (1888-2006)

Historical (1851-2006)
Offers full-page-images and article images with searchable full text. 1995-current search LexisNexis Academic.

Access and one stop search Wall Street Journal, Washington Post

Historical (1843-2006)
It offers full text color images, a gallery of front covers and a selection of exportable financial tables. 2006-current search Academic Search Premier.

Historical (1889-1993)
Offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue.

Historical (1877-1993)
Offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue.