JSTORThis link opens in a new windowWhy search here? Best for finding older, peer reviewed, scholarly articles in history, humanities and sciences. If you need current articles, use a different database.
ProQuest CentralThis link opens in a new windowWhy search here?A good place to start your research because it covers a broad range of topics. You'll find many source types here like, news, magazines, journal articles, videos, and more.
Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & LawThis link opens in a new windowWhy search here?A free resource with laws, court cases, books, and articles about slavery in the U.S. and other English-speaking countries. Covers materials published before 1920.
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)This link opens in a new windowFree, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly (peer reviewed) journals, covering all subjects and many languages.
CQ ResearcherThis link opens in a new windowWhy search here? Provides in-depth reports on current and controversial issues, offering unbiased analysis, background, and pro/con perspectives to help students explore topics and support research with credible, balanced information.
Multidisciplinary eBook databases:
eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)This link opens in a new windowMultidisciplinary eBooks representing a broad range of subjects.
Ebook Central (ProQuest)This link opens in a new windoweBooks on a range of subjects such as business, information technology, education, engineering, health, history, humanities, life & physical sciences, and social and behavioral sciences.
Alexander Street Videos (American History)
"Key themes, events, and historical eras in U.S. History from the colonial period through the 21st Century. A vast collection of documentaries, newsreels, public affairs videos, and archival footage allows students and researchers to compare viewpoints and get personal and expert accounts on key topics such as the American Revolution, the Cold War, the Civil Rights movement, and the Vietnam War-and people--presidents, key leaders and activists. Taken together, this rich combination allows students and scholars to study history in new ways, by comparing, for example, the footage, transcript, and tone of government perspectives (United News Newsreel) of the internment of Japanese-Americans in 1942 or D-Day in 1944 with the longer-term perspectives of documentaries like After Silence (Bullfrog Films) or D-Day: The Total Story (The History Channel)."
Films On Demand: Master Academic PackageThis link opens in a new windowFull-length streaming videos in the humanities, social sciences, business, health, medicine, sciences, and mathematics fields.
ImageQuest (Britannica)This link opens in a new windowNearly 3 million rights-cleared images from more than 50 collections including Getty Images, the National Portrait Gallery of London, and the National Geographic Society.
Credo ReferenceThis link opens in a new windowWhy search here? Offers full-text encyclopedias, dictionaries, and reference books across subjects, helping students start research, understand key concepts, and find reliable background information for papers and projects.
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Credo ReferenceThis link opens in a new windowWhy search here? Offers full-text encyclopedias, dictionaries, and reference books across subjects, helping students start research, understand key concepts, and find reliable background information for papers and projects.
Britannica AcademicThis link opens in a new windowWhy search here? Offers reliable, up-to-date encyclopedia articles, images, maps, and videos across subjects, helping students start research, understand key topics, and find trusted information for assignments and projects.
Gale eBooksThis link opens in a new windowWhy search here? A collection of encyclopedias and reference materials that covers multiple subject areas.
History Engine
"An educational tool that gives students the opportunity to learn history by doing the work—researching, writing, and publishing—of an historian."
Making of America
Primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction.
NYPL Digital Gallery: History and Geography
Contains maps, photographs, historical documents, drawings, and more! Search by collection, such as African & Black History, or by category, such as politicians.
American Social History Project
ASHP/CML challenges traditional ways that people learn about the past with its print, visual, and multimedia materials that explore the diverse social and cultural histories of the nation.
Library of Congress: Digital CollectionsThis link opens in a new windowWhy search here? Best for topics in American history. Find primary sources like maps, photos, letters, diaries, and newspapers. Hear personal accounts of events, listen to sound recordings, and watch historic films.
Christopher Columbus
Topic pages contain background information in many formats. It also pulls in resources from other Excelsior Library databases, making it a one-stop place to brush up on your topic!
Civil War
Topic pages contain background information in many formats. It also pulls in resources from other Excelsior Library databases, making it a one-stop place to brush up on your topic!
Cold War
Topic pages contain background information in many formats. It also pulls in resources from other Excelsior Library databases, making it a one-stop place to brush up on your topic!
Constitution of the United States
Topic pages contain background information in many formats. It also pulls in resources from other Excelsior Library databases, making it a one-stop place to brush up on your topic!
Famous Trials
Website created by Professor Douglas O. Linder with original essays, trial transcripts and exhibits, maps, images, and other materials relating to the greatest trials in world history.
French and Indian War
Topic pages contain background information in many formats. It also pulls in resources from other Excelsior Library databases, making it a one-stop place to brush up on your topic!
Mayflower Compact
Topic pages contain background information in many formats. It also pulls in resources from other Excelsior Library databases, making it a one-stop place to brush up on your topic!
Reconstruction
Topic pages contain background information in many formats. It also pulls in resources from other Excelsior Library databases, making it a one-stop place to brush up on your topic!
Slavery
Topic pages contain background information in many formats. It also pulls in resources from other Excelsior Library databases, making it a one-stop place to brush up on your topic!
Vietnam War
Topic pages contain background information in many formats. It also pulls in resources from other Excelsior Library databases, making it a one-stop place to brush up on your topic!
War of 1812
Topic pages contain background information in many formats. It also pulls in resources from other Excelsior Library databases, making it a one-stop place to brush up on your topic!