America: History and Life - - A comprehensive bibliographic database with abstracts that cover the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. This database covers over 2000 journals including all English language historical journals, from 1964 to the present.

American Civil War Reference Library - - Offers comprehensive and wide ranging research options , including primary sources, on this compelling era of American history.

American Revolution Reference Library - - Supplies the in-depth information, including primary sources and biographies, about the American Revolution.

Americans At War - - Written by scholars in the fields of history, literature and the arts, sociology, law, political science and psychology, the encyclopedia places major American conflicts -- from the Colonial Wars through the War on Terrorism -- in the context of cultural and social events and conditions on the home front.

AnthroSource - - From the American Anthropological Association (AAA), AnthroSource brings 100 years of anthropological material online to scholars and the public, including: current issues for 15 of the AAA's publications (including American Anthropologist, American Ethnologist, Anthropology and Education Quarterly, and Medical Anthropology Quarterly)..

Archive Grid - An important destination for searching through historical documents, personal papers, and family histories held in archives around the world.

Cambridge Histories Online - - Contains over 250 volumes published since 1960, equating to around 196,000 pages of unrivalled scholarship in 15 different academic disciplines including: American, British, economic, regional and warfare histories, theater and performing arts, religious studies, political and social theory, philosophy, music, literary studies, language and linguistics, history of science, history of the book and general history.

Early English Books Online (EEBO) - - Contains digital facsimile page images of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473-1700 - from the first book printed in English by William Caxton, through the age of Spenser and Shakespeare and the tumult of the English Civil War.

Ebsco Academic Search Premier - - Provides full text for more than 3,460 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. This database is updated on a daily basis.

Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa - - Covers the modern history of the Middle East and North Africa, with major sections on Colonialism and Imperialism, the World Wars, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the United Nations involvement in the region. Each country in the region is reviewed, detailing its population, economy and government.

Europe 1450 to 1789 - - Explores European history from 1450-1789, from the print revolution to the French Revolution. Written by eminent scholars, covers major topics in art, government and education as well as providing biographical entries on key figures of the period. In addition, this work covers topics specific to the era, such as apocalypticism, guilds, food riots, royal mistresses and lovers, the Spanish Inquisition, Utopia and others.

Fashion, Costume and Culture - - Provides facts and information about the cultural, religious and social implications of human decoration and adornment throughout history, with a particular emphasis on the decades of the 20th century. In 500 entries, detailed information about clothing, hairstyles, tattoos, jewelry, body piercing, feet binding and other types of fashion or style is examined. Additionally, entries explain the fashion or style within the context of the traditions, customs, rituals or practices it relates to, as well as its significance to society or culture.

Historical Abstracts - - 1969 to present Historical Abstracts is the bibliographic database that covers the history of the world (excluding the U.S. and Canada, see America: History and Life) from 1450 to the present. This is the leading bibliography for history, covering over 2000 journals published throughout the world.

History Behind the Headlines Volumes 1-6 - - Contains important background information on long-term ethnic, religious, political, territorial and economic conflicts between nations today.

Hudson River Valley Heritage - - This collection is intended as a broad selection of materials from the College Archive that locates Bard within the social, cultural, and intellectual history of the Hudson Valley.

Humanities E-Book - - An online, fully searchable collection of more than 1,000 high-quality books in history, recommended and reviewed by historians and featuring unlimited multi-user access.

ITER - Gateway to the Middle Ages and the Renaissance - - An electronic bibliography of interdisciplinary literature pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700). Citations for articles; bibliographies; catalogues; abstracts; and discographies are included. To date, the full runs of 518 scholarly journal titles, published since 1853, have been indexed.

JSTOR - - A backfile of core journals in the arts and sciences, JSTOR contains millions of pages in PDF format searchable through JSTOR itself or through the appropriate subject indexes.

Major Acts of Congress - - Examines landmark pieces of legislation, explaining the historical factors that led to the proposal of each act, looking at the adoption process and assessing each act's impact on American life. All aspects of legislation are covered, including the National Prohibition Act, the Civil Rights Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Housing Act, the Freedom of Information Act and much more.

Making of America Collection - - Materials accessible here are Cornell University Library's contributions to Making of America (MOA), a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology. This site provides access to 267 monograph volumes and over 100,000 journal articles with 19th century imprints.

New York Times From 1861-2006 - - From ProQuest Historical Newspapers. Searchable by page image and text and images. Click on the arrow in the Database search box and choose News – The Historical New York Times.

Project MUSE - - With well over 100 journals in full-text, Project MUSE covers the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, and many others, searchable through Project Muse itself, or through the appropriate subject indexes.

WorldCat - - Books and other materials in libraries worldwide. Contains all the records cataloged by OCLC member libraries. Offers millions of bibliographic records.