Research by Subject: History--World
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Historical abstracts 
Abstracts to world history 1450-present (excluding North America) in historical and (related) social science literature.
JSTOR 
Complete backfiles of core scholarly journals, searchable by journal (1 or more), keywords, author, title etc. Files do not include the latest 3-5 years.
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. Formerly InfoTrac OneFile.
Note: Formerly known as InfoTrac OneFile
ProQuest
Business, humanities, general information, social life, law etc. ABI/INFORM databases, ProQuest Newspapers, Research Library and several others.
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Academic Search Premier
Multi-disciplinary academic database. Some 1975-current.
History Cooperative
Full-text info of interest to historians (journals, books, collections, etc.)
Project Muse
Full-text scholarly journals in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Mathematics; Coverage varies by journal but generally only 2-3 current years.
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, and theater reviews.
ProQuest historical newspapers: New York Times 
Complete archive covering 1851-2004, fully searchable cover to cover; full text and full image, including advertising.
ProQuest historical newspapers: Wall Street Journal
Complete archive covering 1889-1987, fully searchable cover to cover; full text and full image, including advertising.
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)
The CIA World Factbook
Gives basic history of all countries including map, population, history, politics, economics, education, communications, transportation and military among other.
Biography resource center + Complete Marquis Who's Who
Biographical information on people worldwide throughout history across all disciplines.
Biography and genealogy master index
Index of biographical and geneological information on contemporary and historical individuals throughout the world.
A 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.
A 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.
Oxford English Dictionary (OED Online)
Meanings, history and pronunciation for words, present and past; traces the evolution of each word through chronologically arranged quotations.
The 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.
A Dictionary of British History
Brief entries on all aspects of the history of Britain from 55 BC to the present day
The 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.
The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization
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.
The Oxford Companion to Australian History
Covers people, institutions, and events that have shaped Australian society, politics and culture.
A 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.
ebrary
Over 44,000 full-text ebooks on business & economics, education, technology, humanities, life & physical sciences, law & politics, medicine, social & behavioral sciences, language & literature, and career guidance. Approximately 175 ebooks are single-user access titles; all other ebooks support multiple-user simultaneous use. In order to view, copy, or print from an ebook, you must download and install the ebrary Reader plugin.
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Europe, 1450 to 1789: an encyclopedia of the early modern world
Survey of European history from 1450, the beginning of the print revolution, to 1789 and the French Revolution.
The New Cambridge medieval history
Call Number: REF D117 .N48 1995
Substantive historical essays set in specific eras during the medieval period.
Encyclopaedia Britannica online
Includes Britannica Book of the Year information.
Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment
Call Number: REF B802 .E53 2003
Comprehensive coverage of topics relevant to French intellectual history in the eighteenth century.
Encyclopedia of the modern Middle East and North Africa
Covers the modern history of the Middle East and North Africa, with sections on Colonialism and Imperialism, the World Wars, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the United Nations’ involvement in the region.
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation
Call Number: REF BR302.8 .O93 1996
Substantial essays on all aspects of the 16th century Reformation movement within christianity.
History Behind the Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide.
Presents in-depth information on conflicts appearing in today’s headlines. Includes historical background and analysis to events.
Medieval France: an encyclopedia
Call Number: REF DC33.2.M44 1995
Brief entries on French history, culture and literature through the Middle Ages
Encyclopedia of Asian history
Call Number: REF DS31 .E53 1988
Substantial coverage of people, places, events, religion, etc. with a concentration on the last 300 years.
Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century African History
Call Number: 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 Africa south of the Sahara
Call Number: 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
Call Number: REF DT14 .A37435 1999
A concise encyclopedia covering the history of the people of Africa as well as the experiences of African Americans.
Medieval Jewish Civilization: An Encyclopedia
Call Number: REF DS124 .M386 2003
Substantial articles on the Jewish diaspora across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa during the Middle Ages.
Dictionary of modern Italian history
Call Number: REF REF DG545.D53 1985
Encyclopedia-style entries on events, people, places from Italian history 18th-20th century.
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Images, biographies and info in a variety of subject areas.
The Canadian Encyclopedia
Comprehensive source for information on all things Canadian.
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.
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).
ARTstor
Database of more than 600,000 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. Images can be downloaded and combined with personal image collections.
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.
Ancestry Library Edition
Genealogical information for the U.S. and the U.K., incl. census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas.
Note: Not Available Off-Campus
Internet History Sourcebooks
Primary and secondary full text sources divided into ancient, medieval and modern periods of history.
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.
Eurodocs
Provides links to European primary historical documents that are transcribed, reproduced in facsimile, or translated. All sources are openly accessible.
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