| HyperHistory
Online |
timeline of history, events, people, maps, from
prehistory to present |
| Rulers |
Alphabetical listing of heads of government and
heads of state for world countries, 1700- |
| |
The Statesman's Yearbook.
Reference
Collection: JA 51 .S7 |
| Country
Studies (Library of Congress) |
description and analysis of history, social, economic,
political, and national security systems and institutions in
101 countries |
| World
Fact Book |
CIA maps and demographic information on countries
and regions (published annually) |
| Cartographic
Images |
ancient, medieval, and Renaissance maps |
| Perry-Castañeda
Library Map Collection |
worldwide historical map web sites from the University
of Texas at Austin |
| Lexis-Nexis
Academic Universe |
full text reference sources include country profiles
and histories, biography, contemporary quotations, polls, state
profiles, world almanac |
World History: Books
Reference | Books | Articles | Web
Guides | Primary
Sources | Organizations | Area Studies
| Averett
Library Catalog |
books and media |
| Worldcat |
comprehensive catalog of books, film, internet
resources selected by libraries. Includes option to limit to
Internet sources |
World History: Articles
Reference | Books | Articles | Web
Guides | Primary
Sources | Organizations | Area Studies
Note: Use the Journal
Locator to find journals or "sources" cited in an
index.
| Academic Search Complete |
over 5,500 full-text periodicals, most peer-reviewed, in a broad range of academic areas; indexing and abstracts for thousands of additional journals and nearly 10,000 monographs, reports, conference proceedings. (Replaces InfoTrac at Averett.) |
| Columbia
International Affairs Online (CIAO) |
full text and abstracts of working papers, proceedings,
articles, books, policy brief, economic indicators |
| Humanities International Complete |
full text for more than 670 journals, plus books and other published sources from around the world; includes all data from Humanities International Index, plus unique full text content; covers all aspects of the humanities, with worldwide content pertaining to literary, scholarly and creative thought |
Blackwell-Synergy Collection
... Now Wiley InterScience |
over 750 full text scholarly and professional journals in science, technology, medicine; also includes humanities and social sciences journals |
| Sociological
Abstracts |
comprehensive index to international literature
in sociology and related disciplines, 1963 to present, abstracts
1974 to present; covers over 1700 journals, plus book reviews,
books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers |
Annual Reviews
(citations and abstracts) |
citations and abstracts for review articles from 29 annual volumes in biomedical, physical, and social sciences |
| Newspaper Source Plus |
cover-to-cover full text for 149 national & international newspapers, including The New York Times, The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, The Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Times (London), The Age, The Australian, The Toronto Star, The Irish Times and others. The database also contains selective full text for more than 410 U.S. newspapers, including The Chicago Tribune, The Detroit Free Press, San Jose Mercury News, etc. In addition, full-text television & radio news transcripts are provided from CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, National Public Radio (NPR) |
| Lexis-Nexis
Academic Universe |
full text news, business, legal, medical, and
general reference sources; includes 4,288 full text journals,
plus full text of the New York Times (1980 to present). See
also, New York Times, 1851
to 1998 |
PAIS International and PAIS Archive  |
index to articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, book chapters, statistical directories on public affairs, from over 3,600 sources, 1972- |
Project Muse
See also Literature Online.
|
index to university press journals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Connect to full text and interlibrary loan with Citation Linker. |
| Women's Studies International |
covers core disciplines in Women’s Studies and feminist research from 1972 to the present in sociology, history, political science & economy, public policy, international relations, arts & humanities, business and education; includes journals, newspapers, newsletters, bulletins, books, book chapters, proceedings, reports, theses, dissertations, NGO studies, Web sites & Web documents, and grey literature; includes over 2,000 periodicals and the following database files: Women Studies Abstracts, Women’s Studies Bibliography Database, Women’s Studies Database, Women Studies Librarian, Women of Color and Southern Women: A Bibliography of Social Science Research, and Women’s Health and Development: An Annotated Bibliography. |
| Military & Government Collection |
cover-to-cover full text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals; indexing and abstracts for nearly 400 titles; publications include Air Force Comptroller, Army Reserve Magazine, Defence Studies, JFQ: Joint Force Quarterly, Military Technology, Combat Edge, FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Foreign Affairs, Naval Forces |
| Dissertation
Abstracts |
index to dissertations on all academic topics,
1861- |
| PapersFirst |
index to papers presented at conferences worldwide,
1993- |
| ProceedingsFirst |
index to worldwide conference proceedings, 1993- |
World History: Web
Guides
Reference | Books | Articles | Web Guides | Primary
Sources | Organizations | Area Studies
| WWW
Virtual Library History -- Central Catalogue |
index of countries, historical time periods,
and subject web sites |
| Best
of History Web Sites |
"links to over 800 history-related web
sites that have been reviewed for quality, accuracy, and usefulness"
Includes sites recommended for research and lesson plans/activities
for teachers |
| Perseus
Digital Library |
ancient, medieval, and Renaissance sources,
2000 B.C. to 1600 A.D. |
| ORB:
The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies |
peer reviewed scholarly resources, including
encyclopedia, reference shelf, and external links |
| Renaissance:
what inspired this age of balance and order? |
essays and linked resources introducing Renaissance
history and culture |
| Eighteenth-Century
Resources |
interdisciplinary resources on 18th century
history, arts and sciences |
| Victorian
Web |
primary, secondary, and other full text documents
plus bibliographies covering the social, political, cultural,
and economic history of the Victorian Period in England |
| Internet
Scout Report |
archive of web resources from 1994 to the present;
search by keyword or Library of Congress Subject Headings |
World History: Primary Sources
Reference | Books | Articles | Web
Guides | Primary Sources | Organizations | Area
Studies
World History: Organizations
Reference | Books | Articles | Web
Guides | Primary
Sources | Organizations | Area
Studies
| The
American Historical Association |
official web site of the professional association
including directories and some full text reports and essays |
| EUROPA |
European Union legislation, history, organization,
treaties, statistics, law |
| United
Nations |
full text documents, statistics; UN history
and organization |
| Geneva
International Forum |
directory of international institutions, missions,
consulates, and companies |
| North
Atlantic Treaty Organization |
selected full text articles and interviews
from the NATO Review; reports, news, speeches, mission,
policies, organization |
World History: Area Studies
Reference | Books | Articles | Web
Guides | Primary
Sources | Organizations | Area Studies
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