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This Subject Guide contains links to a few key indexes in World History plus significant online resources and print materials housed in the Library’s first floor reference section. Web Resources below contains links to sites with substantial academic content. These may assist you on research papers and other class assignments as well as lead to additional useful sites. Look at the Library's Databases for many other valuable scholarly databases in the social sciences, arts, and humanities. For more web resources, try a Google Scholar search with appropriate keywords for your specific needs.
Liaison
Liaison in charge: Hope Yelich
Research: Getting Started @ Swem
Database/Article Indexes
Print Resources
Background Information
Research Guides
Web Resources
- History Research Online
A collection of hundreds of links for graduates, undergraduates, teaching assistants, and others. Lists meta-sites, primary sources, timelines, search engines, and general resources. Arrangement is by regions, periods, resources, methods, and topics.
- Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Full text of historical documents, commentaries, and links to other web sites.
- Voice of the Shuttle
Vast catalog of links to sites with primary and secondary resources, images, and maps. The history section is divided into geographical regions and specialized topics such as historiography, economic history, history of the family, history of education, military history, etc.
- World Wide WebVirtual Library (WWW-VL)
High-quality guides on subjects in all areas. "The oldest catalog of the web," compiled by many people on various servers throughout the world. Two subsections: WWW-VL Regional Studies, WWW-VL History Central Catalogue
- Sites Offering (Free) Full-Text Historical Documents and Multimedia Collections
