History/Biography databases

Core databases for History

America: History & Life
Focuses on the history of the United States and Canada from early times to present day. (more info...)
Biography Resource Center
Biographies on individuals worldwide throughout history and across all disciplines and subject areas. (more info...)
Historical Abstracts
Focuses on the history of the world (excluding U.S. and Canada). (more info...)
Combined search of America: History and Life and Historical Abstracts
Search both databases at once for comprehensive coverage of articles and materials on all areas of history.

Additional related databases

Academic Search Premier (EbscoHost)
Includes articles on history, political science, the humanities, general sciences, and social sciences. (more info...)
AP Photo Archive
Provides photographs from the Associated Press dating back to the 19th century. (more info...)
ArchiveGrid
Search for historical papers and collections worldwide. (more info...)
CIAO Columbia International Affairs Online
Current resources on international affairs. (more info...)
JSTOR
Articles on the arts, humanities, and social sciences. (more info...)
New York times (online)
The newspaper from its first issue in 1851 to 3 years ago (more info...)
OAIster
A catalog of text, audio, image, and movie digital resources from sources worldwide. (more info...)
PAIS International (public affairs)
Focuses on literature concerned with public policy. (more info...)
SocINDEX with Full Text
Includes anthropology, sociology, gerontology, minorities, etc. (more info...)

eBooks and reference material

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Provides a combined search of a number of dictionaries and encyclopedias in various subject areas. (more info...)
netLibrary
Contains most of Webster's full-text electronic book collection. (more info...)

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