History--World
Historical abstracts 
Abstracts to world history 1450-present (excluding North America) in historical and (related) social science literature.
Abstracts to world history 1450-present (excluding North America) in historical and (related) social science literature.
Feminae
Index covers journal articles, book reviews, and essays in books about women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages.
Index covers journal articles, book reviews, and essays in books about women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages.
JSTOR 
Complete backfiles of core scholarly journals, searchable by journal or discipline. Files do not include the latest 3-5 years. The content is delivered as page images.
Complete backfiles of core scholarly journals, searchable by journal or discipline. Files do not include the latest 3-5 years. The content is delivered as page images.
Readers' Guide Retrospective
Database containing comprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and reflects the history of 20th century America. The complete database covers the years 1890 through 1982. Use to research contemporary writings on general news areas as current events, business, fashion, politics, crafts, education, history, sports, food, science, theater reviews, and film reviews.
Database containing comprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and reflects the history of 20th century America. The complete database covers the years 1890 through 1982. Use to research contemporary writings on general news areas as current events, business, fashion, politics, crafts, education, history, sports, food, science, theater reviews, and film reviews.
General OneFile 
Current journal and news information in humanities, education, business, science, art, politics, economics, social sciences, law, health care, computers, technology and environmental issues.
Current journal and news information in humanities, education, business, science, art, politics, economics, social sciences, law, health care, computers, technology and environmental issues.
ProQuest Research Library
From business and political science to literature and psychology, ProQuest Research Library™ provides one-stop access to a wide range of popular academic subjects. The database includes more than 5,060 titles—over 3,600 in full text—from 1971 forward. It features a highly-respected, diversified mix of scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, and newspapers.
note: Also includes ProQuest Education, Health Management, Psychology, and Social Science journals, as well as ebrary ebooks.
From business and political science to literature and psychology, ProQuest Research Library™ provides one-stop access to a wide range of popular academic subjects. The database includes more than 5,060 titles—over 3,600 in full text—from 1971 forward. It features a highly-respected, diversified mix of scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, and newspapers.
note: Also includes ProQuest Education, Health Management, Psychology, and Social Science journals, as well as ebrary ebooks.
Academic Search Premier
Multi-disciplinary database which includes a large collection of peer-reviewed journals in many areas of academic study including: archaeology, area studies, astronomy, biology, chemistry, ethnic & multicultural studies, law, mathematics, music, physics, psychology, religion & theology, women's studies, and other fields. Coverage varies, but begins in the 1990s for most journals.
Multi-disciplinary database which includes a large collection of peer-reviewed journals in many areas of academic study including: archaeology, area studies, astronomy, biology, chemistry, ethnic & multicultural studies, law, mathematics, music, physics, psychology, religion & theology, women's studies, and other fields. Coverage varies, but begins in the 1990s for most journals.
Project Muse
Full-text scholarly journals in the Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Mathematics; Coverage varies by journal but generally only 2-3 current years.
Full-text scholarly journals in the Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Mathematics; Coverage varies by journal but generally only 2-3 current years.
New York Times (1851-2009)
The full-text of the NY Times. Includes all images and advertising. Search for names, events and concepts and view a summary of an article, a PDF image of the article or the entire page of the newspaper.
The full-text of the NY Times. Includes all images and advertising. Search for names, events and concepts and view a summary of an article, a PDF image of the article or the entire page of the newspaper.
Wall Street Journal (1889-1995)
Includes the full text, full image, and advertising. Search for names, events and concepts. See a summary of the article as well as an image of the article or the entire page of the newspaper. Use the Date option at the bottom of the screen to limit your search to particular dates.
Includes the full text, full image, and advertising. Search for names, events and concepts. See a summary of the article as well as an image of the article or the entire page of the newspaper. Use the Date option at the bottom of the screen to limit your search to particular dates.
Intute: Arts and Humanities: History
Intute is a service dedicated to discovering, evaluating and cataloguing online resources in the humanities. It includes links to primary and secondary sources. (Formerly Humbul)
Intute is a service dedicated to discovering, evaluating and cataloguing online resources in the humanities. It includes links to primary and secondary sources. (Formerly Humbul)
NetSERF: The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources
Links to medieval information on the web, news about medieval scholarship and a glossary.
Links to medieval information on the web, news about medieval scholarship and a glossary.
Columbia gazetteer of the world online
Database of names, descriptions, and characteristics of 165,000+ places in the world.
Database of names, descriptions, and characteristics of 165,000+ places in the world.
CIA World Factbook
Provides basic history of all countries - includes maps, population, history, politics, economics, education, communications, transportation and military data.
Provides basic history of all countries - includes maps, population, history, politics, economics, education, communications, transportation and military data.
Rumsey Historical Map Collection
The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection has over 13,600 maps online. The collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North and South America maps and other cartographic materials. Historic maps of the World, Europe, Asia and Africa are also represented.
Biography in Context
Biographical information on people worldwide throughout history across all disciplines.
Biographical information on people worldwide throughout history across all disciplines.
Dictionary of World History
This wide-ranging dictionary includes biographies of key figures in world history, historical summaries for each country, and entries on religious and political movements, international organizations, and key battles and places. From Oxford Reference.
This wide-ranging dictionary includes biographies of key figures in world history, historical summaries for each country, and entries on religious and political movements, international organizations, and key battles and places. From Oxford Reference.
Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance
This dictionary provides detail on all aspects of the Renaissance in 14th to 17th century Europe. It includes comprehensive coverage of the art, literature, science, culture, philosophy, religion, economics, history, and conflict of the period.
This dictionary provides detail on all aspects of the Renaissance in 14th to 17th century Europe. It includes comprehensive coverage of the art, literature, science, culture, philosophy, religion, economics, history, and conflict of the period.
Dictionary of Contemporary World History (Oxford Reference Online)
Provides in-depth coverage of the major historical figures and events from 1900 to the present day. Extensive surveys of every country are included with detailed analytical entries covering political and military leaders, political parties, international organizations, and acts of war.
Provides in-depth coverage of the major historical figures and events from 1900 to the present day. Extensive surveys of every country are included with detailed analytical entries covering political and military leaders, political parties, international organizations, and acts of war.
Oxford English Dictionary (OED Online)
Meanings, history and pronunciation for words, present and past; traces the evolution of each word through chronologically arranged quotations.
Meanings, history and pronunciation for words, present and past; traces the evolution of each word through chronologically arranged quotations.
Oxford Companion to British History
Covers all aspects of the history of Britain from 55 BC to the present day, provides a wealth of essential information touching all aspects of British history: political, economic, social, military, people, events, and institutions.
Covers all aspects of the history of Britain from 55 BC to the present day, provides a wealth of essential information touching all aspects of British history: political, economic, social, military, people, events, and institutions.
Oxford Companion to Australian History
Covers people, institutions, and events that have shaped Australian society, politics and culture.
Covers people, institutions, and events that have shaped Australian society, politics and culture.
Dictionary of British History
Brief entries on all aspects of the history of Britain from 55 BC to the present day
Brief entries on all aspects of the history of Britain from 55 BC to the present day
Oxford Companion to Canadian History
A comprehensive guide to the significant events, issues, institutions, places, and people that have shaped Canada from earliest times to the present.
A comprehensive guide to the significant events, issues, institutions, places, and people that have shaped Canada from earliest times to the present.
Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization
An authoritative survey of the Greek and Roman worlds in all their aspects.
An authoritative survey of the Greek and Roman worlds in all their aspects.
Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World
Covers key aspects of ancient Greek and Roman life and literature, such as science, social structure, philosophy, and religion, and contains comprehensive articles on central figures, both real and mythological, from Achilles to Zeno.
Covers key aspects of ancient Greek and Roman life and literature, such as science, social structure, philosophy, and religion, and contains comprehensive articles on central figures, both real and mythological, from Achilles to Zeno.
Dictionary of Geography
Provides coverage of the terms used in both human and physical geography across the following fields: cartography, surveying, remote sensing, statistics, meteorology, climatology, biogeography, ecology, simple geology, soils, geomorphology, population, migration, settlement, agriculture, industry, transport, development, and diffusion.
Provides coverage of the terms used in both human and physical geography across the following fields: cartography, surveying, remote sensing, statistics, meteorology, climatology, biogeography, ecology, simple geology, soils, geomorphology, population, migration, settlement, agriculture, industry, transport, development, and diffusion.
Dictionary of the Holocaust
Biographical, geographical and terminilogical brief essays about the Holocaust.
Biographical, geographical and terminilogical brief essays about the Holocaust.
Dictionary of modern Italian history
Print Location: REF REF DG545.D53 1985
Encyclopedia-style entries on events, people, places from Italian history 18th-20th century.
Print Location: REF REF DG545.D53 1985
Encyclopedia-style entries on events, people, places from Italian history 18th-20th century.
ebrary
Over 70,000 full-text ebooks on business & economics, education, technology, humanities, life & physical sciences, law & politics, medicine, social & behavioral sciences, language & literature, and career guidance. Approximately 300 ebooks are single-user access titles; all other ebooks support multiple-user simultaneous use.
Over 70,000 full-text ebooks on business & economics, education, technology, humanities, life & physical sciences, law & politics, medicine, social & behavioral sciences, language & literature, and career guidance. Approximately 300 ebooks are single-user access titles; all other ebooks support multiple-user simultaneous use.
HathiTrust Digital Library
A collaborative project of several research-level academic libraries across the United States, HathiTrust is a digital repository for scanned books and other digital materials similar to Google Books. In some cases, books that are only available in snippet view through Google Books are available in full text at HathiTrust.
A collaborative project of several research-level academic libraries across the United States, HathiTrust is a digital repository for scanned books and other digital materials similar to Google Books. In some cases, books that are only available in snippet view through Google Books are available in full text at HathiTrust.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
Source for general information, short videos and video clips that can be downloaded, World Data Analyst (statistical information on countries), interactive world atlas, Dictionary of Quotations, and Webster's Dictionary & Thesaurus.
Source for general information, short videos and video clips that can be downloaded, World Data Analyst (statistical information on countries), interactive world atlas, Dictionary of Quotations, and Webster's Dictionary & Thesaurus.
Medieval Germany : an encyclopedia
Print Location: REF DD157 .M43 2001
Print Location: REF DD157 .M43 2001
Europe Since 1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of War and Reconstruction
Profiles European history from the Bolshevik Revolution to the European Union, with a focus on the period's scientific, social and cultural history as well as the political, military and economic developments.
Profiles European history from the Bolshevik Revolution to the European Union, with a focus on the period's scientific, social and cultural history as well as the political, military and economic developments.
Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History
International in scope and spanning all time periods of human history, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History includes 900 original articles by noted scholars from more than thirty-five countries. Articles range from 500-word entries on inventors, theoreticians, and industry leaders to overarching, 8,000-word essays on markets, industries, and labor.
International in scope and spanning all time periods of human history, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History includes 900 original articles by noted scholars from more than thirty-five countries. Articles range from 500-word entries on inventors, theoreticians, and industry leaders to overarching, 8,000-word essays on markets, industries, and labor.
Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History
Contains over 650 biographies of influential women and over 600 topical articles covering topics such as geography and history, culture and society, organizations, movements, and gender studies.
Contains over 650 biographies of influential women and over 600 topical articles covering topics such as geography and history, culture and society, organizations, movements, and gender studies.
New Cambridge medieval history
Print Location: REF D117 .N48 1995
Substantive historical essays set in specific eras during the medieval period.
Print Location: REF D117 .N48 1995
Substantive historical essays set in specific eras during the medieval period.
Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages
Contains 3,000 articles on all aspects of the period from the fifth to the fifteenth century, including art, architecture, religion, law, science, language, philosophy, and theology, as well as cultural, religious, intellectual, social and political history. With a focus on focus on Europe and Christendom, the Encyclopedia also covers the rise of Islam and people of other cultures with whom Europeans came into contact.
Contains 3,000 articles on all aspects of the period from the fifth to the fifteenth century, including art, architecture, religion, law, science, language, philosophy, and theology, as well as cultural, religious, intellectual, social and political history. With a focus on focus on Europe and Christendom, the Encyclopedia also covers the rise of Islam and people of other cultures with whom Europeans came into contact.
Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment
Print Location: REF B802 .E53 2003
Comprehensive coverage of topics relevant to French intellectual history in the eighteenth century.
Print Location: REF B802 .E53 2003
Comprehensive coverage of topics relevant to French intellectual history in the eighteenth century.
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation
Print Location: REF BR302.8 .O93 1996
Substantial essays on all aspects of the 16th century Reformation movement within christianity.
Print Location: REF BR302.8 .O93 1996
Substantial essays on all aspects of the 16th century Reformation movement within christianity.
Medieval France: an encyclopedia
Print Location: REF DC33.2.M44 1995
Brief entries on French history, culture and literature through the Middle Ages
Print Location: REF DC33.2.M44 1995
Brief entries on French history, culture and literature through the Middle Ages
Medieval Jewish Civilization: An Encyclopedia
Print Location: REF DS124 .M386 2003
Substantial articles on the Jewish diaspora across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa during the Middle Ages.
Print Location: REF DS124 .M386 2003
Substantial articles on the Jewish diaspora across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa during the Middle Ages.
Encyclopedia of Asian history
Print Location: REF DS31 .E53 1988
Substantial coverage of people, places, events, religion, etc. with a concentration on the last 300 years.
Print Location: REF DS31 .E53 1988
Substantial coverage of people, places, events, religion, etc. with a concentration on the last 300 years.
Ancient Greece, Greenhaven Encyclopedia of
Surveys Greek history, culture and civilization with a focus on the politics, customs, beliefs, and everyday life of this civilization from its beginnings 4000 years ago until its eventual conquest by the Romans.
Surveys Greek history, culture and civilization with a focus on the politics, customs, beliefs, and everyday life of this civilization from its beginnings 4000 years ago until its eventual conquest by the Romans.
Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
The Encyclopedia covers the predynastic era to its eclipse in the seventh century CE. Information includes art, architecture, religion, language, literature, trade, politics, everyday social life and the culture of the court. Of special interest is the coverage of themes and issues that are particularly controversial—such as the new theories of the origins of complex society in the Nile Valley, new discoveries about Greco-Roman Egypt, and new developments in literature, religion, linguistics and other fields, including the debates about Egypt's African legacy.
The Encyclopedia covers the predynastic era to its eclipse in the seventh century CE. Information includes art, architecture, religion, language, literature, trade, politics, everyday social life and the culture of the court. Of special interest is the coverage of themes and issues that are particularly controversial—such as the new theories of the origins of complex society in the Nile Valley, new discoveries about Greco-Roman Egypt, and new developments in literature, religion, linguistics and other fields, including the debates about Egypt's African legacy.
Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century African History
Print Location: REF DT29 .E53 2002
Substantive survey essays and brief entries on a wide range of historical topics about 20th century Africa. Bibliographies included.
Print Location: REF DT29 .E53 2002
Substantive survey essays and brief entries on a wide range of historical topics about 20th century Africa. Bibliographies included.
Encyclopedia of the African Diaspora
Covers geography, cultural and political movements, personalities, and theories. Treats a wide variety of topics, including Europe and the African world, slavery, and griots of West Africa, as well as more contemporary subjects such as hip-hop and the Nation of Islam.
Covers geography, cultural and political movements, personalities, and theories. Treats a wide variety of topics, including Europe and the African world, slavery, and griots of West Africa, as well as more contemporary subjects such as hip-hop and the Nation of Islam.
Encyclopedia of Africa south of the Sahara
Print Location: REF DT351 .E53 1999
This 4-volume Encyclopedia Summarizes all current knowledge of the worlds second largest continent, it includes 896 entries, all written by scholars in the field of African History.
Print Location: REF DT351 .E53 1999
This 4-volume Encyclopedia Summarizes all current knowledge of the worlds second largest continent, it includes 896 entries, all written by scholars in the field of African History.
Africana : the encyclopedia of the African and African American experience
Print Location: REF DT14 .A37435 1999
A concise encyclopedia covering the history of the people of Africa as well as the experiences of African Americans.
Print Location: REF DT14 .A37435 1999
A concise encyclopedia covering the history of the people of Africa as well as the experiences of African Americans.
Encyclopaedia Judaica
An "overview of Jewish life and knowledge from the Second Temple period to the contemporary State of Israel, from Rabbinic to modern Yiddish literature, from Kabbalah to "Americana" and from Zionism to the contribution of Jews to world cultures".
An "overview of Jewish life and knowledge from the Second Temple period to the contemporary State of Israel, from Rabbinic to modern Yiddish literature, from Kabbalah to "Americana" and from Zionism to the contribution of Jews to world cultures".
Encyclopaedia Judaica
Print Location: REF DS102.8 .E55
Print Location: REF DS102.8 .E55
Encyclopedia of the Jewish Diaspora
Covers the time from the beginning of the Diaspora, around 135 C.E., to the present. "Themes and Phenomena of the Jewish Experience," includes scholarly articles such as "Jews and Judaism in Ancient World Literature" and "The Lost Tribes of Israel." Also provides articles on countries, regions, and communities, with statistics and historical and contemporary overviews.
Covers the time from the beginning of the Diaspora, around 135 C.E., to the present. "Themes and Phenomena of the Jewish Experience," includes scholarly articles such as "Jews and Judaism in Ancient World Literature" and "The Lost Tribes of Israel." Also provides articles on countries, regions, and communities, with statistics and historical and contemporary overviews.
Background Notes -U.S. Department of State
These publications include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty. The Background Notes are updated/revised by the Office of Electronic Information and Publications of the Bureau of Public Affairs as they are received from the Department's regional bureaus.
These publications include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty. The Background Notes are updated/revised by the Office of Electronic Information and Publications of the Bureau of Public Affairs as they are received from the Department's regional bureaus.
Gazettes (United Kingdom)
Search 350 years of official government notices from London, Belfast and Edinburgh. Full-text searching and PDF results.
Search 350 years of official government notices from London, Belfast and Edinburgh. Full-text searching and PDF results.
AP Image Collection
A database of over 160 years of history as witnessed by The Associated Press. Photos: more than 3.6 million photographs from 1825 to today, with about 3,000 new photos added every day. Graphics: more than one hundred thousand graphics, including maps, timelines, logos and graphs. Audio: over 4,500 hours of audio clips from the 1920s forward. Links to hourly newscasts on the home page under the audio tab.
Note: This database may be used for educational purposes only. Images may not be posted on the Web or otherwise made available electronically to anyone outside the Ithaca College community. These images may not be republished or distributed in newspapers, newsletters, magazines, brochures, catalogs, yearbooks, calendars, posters, or similar materials.
A database of over 160 years of history as witnessed by The Associated Press. Photos: more than 3.6 million photographs from 1825 to today, with about 3,000 new photos added every day. Graphics: more than one hundred thousand graphics, including maps, timelines, logos and graphs. Audio: over 4,500 hours of audio clips from the 1920s forward. Links to hourly newscasts on the home page under the audio tab.
Note: This database may be used for educational purposes only. Images may not be posted on the Web or otherwise made available electronically to anyone outside the Ithaca College community. These images may not be republished or distributed in newspapers, newsletters, magazines, brochures, catalogs, yearbooks, calendars, posters, or similar materials.
ARTstor
Database of more than 1,000,000 digital images representing visual and material culture across cultures and time periods. Documents the fields of architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design, as well as many other forms of visual culture. ARTstor tools enable the ability to save groups of images online for personal and classroom use. IC's Visual Resources Collection (VRC) of over 20,000 images is now available. Look for the Ithaca College-Visual Resouces Collection link in the lower middle section of the page.
Database of more than 1,000,000 digital images representing visual and material culture across cultures and time periods. Documents the fields of architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design, as well as many other forms of visual culture. ARTstor tools enable the ability to save groups of images online for personal and classroom use. IC's Visual Resources Collection (VRC) of over 20,000 images is now available. Look for the Ithaca College-Visual Resouces Collection link in the lower middle section of the page.
NYPL Digital Library
Images digitized from the collections of the New York Public Library, includes illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, and illustrated books. Images may be downloaded 'for a wide range of educational, creative, and research purposes'. High resolution images may be obtained for personal or commercial if permission is obtained from the NYPL Photographic Services and Permissions division.
Images digitized from the collections of the New York Public Library, includes illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, and illustrated books. Images may be downloaded 'for a wide range of educational, creative, and research purposes'. High resolution images may be obtained for personal or commercial if permission is obtained from the NYPL Photographic Services and Permissions division.
Collect Britain
Links to over 100,000 images and sounds selected from the British Library collections. Resources included: maps, books, topographical drawings, stamps, photographs,newspapers, music and sound clips which illustrate regional accents and dialects, as well as wildlife recordings. Includes the Penny Illustrated Paper (1861-1913).
British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries
Diaries and letters of the immediate experiences of British and Irish women across 300+ years. From Alexander Street Press.
Diaries and letters of the immediate experiences of British and Irish women across 300+ years. From Alexander Street Press.
Ancestry Library Edition
note: Not Accessible from Off-Campus
Comprehensive resource for genealogical and historical research: Includes records from the United States census; military records; court, land, and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists, and more. Similar information is also available for the United Kingdom, Canada and some European countries.
note: Not Accessible from Off-Campus
Eurodocs
Provides links to European primary historical documents that are transcribed, reproduced in facsimile, or translated. All sources are openly accessible.
Catalogue of Digitized Medieval Manuscripts
A centralized database of links to various medieval manuscripts online. Search across the database or browse around the collection by location, author, title, language, or repository. The database contains links to over 1000 manuscripts and more are being added on a regular basis.
A centralized database of links to various medieval manuscripts online. Search across the database or browse around the collection by location, author, title, language, or repository. The database contains links to over 1000 manuscripts and more are being added on a regular basis.
Pamphlets and Periodicals of the French Revolution of 1848
Digitized copies of pamphlets and periodicals from the French Revolution. In French.
Digitized copies of pamphlets and periodicals from the French Revolution. In French.
World Digital Library (United Nations)
A collection of historical manuscripts along with secondary literature describing them—translated into seven different languages. The library includes scanned documents from 27 libraries in 19 countries so far. The project's ultimate goal is to put all of mankind’s most precious artifacts in a single, shared digital repository.
A collection of historical manuscripts along with secondary literature describing them—translated into seven different languages. The library includes scanned documents from 27 libraries in 19 countries so far. The project's ultimate goal is to put all of mankind’s most precious artifacts in a single, shared digital repository.
In the First Person
Links to collections of oral history in English from around the world. Includes letters, diaries, memoirs, autobiographies and other personal narratives. From Alexander Street Press.
Links to collections of oral history in English from around the world. Includes letters, diaries, memoirs, autobiographies and other personal narratives. From Alexander Street Press.
World War I Document Archive
Archive of primary documents from World War One - includes diaries, treaties, conventions, and images.
Archive of primary documents from World War One - includes diaries, treaties, conventions, and images.
Internet History Sourcebooks
Primary and secondary full text sources divided into ancient, medieval and modern periods of history.
Primary and secondary full text sources divided into ancient, medieval and modern periods of history.
