Library Resources for History
- African American Experience
- This online collection on African American life covers history and culture. Drawing on over 400 volumns it gives voice to the black experience from its African origins to the present day.
- African-American History Online
- This electronic encyclopedia includes thousands of entries, covering the entire breadth of African-American history, from African beginnings through the slave trade and the civil rights movement to the present. African-American History & Culture is organized into sections: Biographies, Subject Entries, Primary Sources, Timelines, Image Gallery, and Maps and Charts. Each entry is cross-referenced through hyperlinks and can be searched by topic, by historical era, or by keyword.
- American History Online
- Spanning more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history, this extensively updated online database provides thorough coverage of the history of America and its people.
- American Women's History Online
- American Women’s History Online covers topics such as abortion, birth control and reproductive rights; affirmative action; civil rights activism; gender discrimination and harassment; education; family, marriage, and divorce; health, psychology, and medicine; lesbian and gay studies; military and aviation; performing arts; politics, law, and government; sports; woman suffrage and voting rights; the women’s liberation movement; and many others.
- Ancient and Medieval History Online
- Explores the pre-modern world with in-depth focus on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia
- History Federated Search
- Search across all our history databases except Issues & Controversies in American History.
- Latino American Experience
- This database focuses on the history and culture of Latinos living in the United States spaning from the pre-Columbian Indigenous civilizations of the Americas, through the Spanish and Mexican settlement of much of what is now the United States, to the triumphs and challenges facing present-day U.S. Latinos. It Features more than 150 full-text book titles, 1500 images, hundreds of primary documents, Spanish-language content, a Timeline, and 225 vetted web sites. It includes the history, culture, and customs of the people of Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Iberian Peninsula.
- Massachusetts History Online
- Contains full-text articles gathered from almost 50 sources that directly relate to MA history.
- Modern World History Online
- Covers the people, places, and events in the broad expanse of history—from mid-15th century to the present.
- SciELO Latin American Social Sciences Journals English Edition
- The objective of SciELO Latin American Social Sciences Journals English Edition is to contribute to the promotion of international access to Latin American scientific journals in Social Sciences.
- Issues & Controversies in American History
- The database provides explanations of the most contentious issues in American history, contains essays of opposing points of view, as well as biographies, timelines, background articles, photographs, and maps.
- U.S. Government Online
- Presents in-depth information on the structure, function and history of the U.S. government and its everyday role in the lives of citizens.
- World News Digest
- Brings together and enhances nearly seven decades of news from Facts On File World News Digest.
- Academic OneFile
- Academic OneFile is a source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's English language journals and reference sources. It has extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, & millions of full text articles available in both PDF and HTML.
- Academic Search Premier
- The world’s largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides full text for nearly 4,650 serials, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.
- Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
- Contains 8,000 to 12,000 word essays on specific culture groups in the United States, emphasizing religions, holidays, customs, and languages in addition to providing information on historical background and settlement patterns. Also covers ethnoreligious groups such as Jews, Chaldeans, and Amish. Each essay lists organizations and research centers; name, address, and contact information for periodicals, radio, and television stations; and a further readings section.
- Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
- Designed to answer such key questions as: How has the U.S. Constitution shaped the economy of the United States? What were the consequences of Prohibition on consumers' behavior? This title presents 1,000 entries, era overviews, event/movement profiles, biographies, business/industry profiled, geographic profiles, and more.
- Pop Culture Universe
- This database includes more than 250 volumes of reviewed, published material that offer thousands of overviews of pop culture from the 1920's through the present, including TV shows, awards, fads, fashions, and news. Includes images, Decades Pages, Web links and more.
- Profile of the Nation: An American Portrait 2004
- The Information Plus Reference Series compiles all the pertinent data, both current and historical, on a wide variety of contemporary social issues. Designed as ready-reference tools providing key data on social concerns, these books save researchers and students from the cumbersome task of locating the various data in pamphlets, legal journals, congressional reports, newspapers and other sources.
- Renaissance: An Encyclopedia for Students
- This set has been prepared especially for nonspecialists, focusing on Renaissance-era topics most studied in high school world history, art, literature, economics, and science curriculum. Includes entries on a range of topics, including Florence, Galileo, heraldry, Medici family, opera, piracy, Shakespeare, Leonardo Da Vinci, and many others. Includes a master chronology with topical timelines, a bibliography with age-appropriate further reading sources, and a comprehensive index.
Reference Books Online
- Reference Books Online
- Complete list of online Reference Books (specialized books, encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc.).
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