Geography & History

Databases

Academic Search Complete

Academic Search Complete is the world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. This scholarly collection offers unmatched full text coverage of information in many areas of academic study.

ebrary

The ebrary collection consists of 18,000 electronic books on many subjects. Easy to install software is required to take advantage of the ability to insert notes, highlight passages and bookmark, among other personalizing features.

HeritageQuest Online

ProQuest Information and Learning's HeritageQuest Online provides libraries a unique, growing collection of research materials for tracing family history and American culture.

History Study Center

In History Study Center you will find current and backfile journal articles, rare books, newspaper articles, video clips, parliamentary papers, criminal trial records, radio and television news, maps, images, student guides and a bookshelf of respected reference titles. In addition, the history Web Gateway provides links to thousands of reliable and informative Web sites. History Study Center provides over 40,000 documents and articles over 500 widely-studied topics, with over 50 reference works, 3,000 images and links to 2,000 Web sites.

netLibrary

netLibrary is a collection of electronic books on many subjects including Computer Science, Nursing, Literature, and History.  For information on setting up a free personal account and to read the FAQ, click on the Help button at the top of the Net Library web page.  Click on the netLibrary link above to go to the web site and begin taking advantage of a library of thousands of e-books accessible through your computer.

World History Collection

World History Collection™ offers a global look at history with content from Africa, Asia, North and South America, Europe and the Middle East. World History Collection contains cover-to-cover full text for more than 140 titles, including many peer-reviewed journals. Full text dates as far back as 1964. These hand-selected information sources cover a wide range of historical topics including anthropology, art, culture, economics, government, heritage, military, politics, regional issues, and more.

Web Sites

Geography & History

Citing online sources

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