Primary Powered by Show/Hide Columns Close Unselect the checkboxes to hide them from the view. Only selected columns will be shown in the views. Resource Access Description ‹‹ ‹ 1 - 100 of 240 › ››    10 per page 20 per page 30 per page 50 per page 75 per page 100 per page 200 per page Resource Americans and the World Digest Access http://www.americans-world.org/ Description A site from the makers of the World Public Opinion website. It is a resource for "in-depth information on US public opinion on international issues. The site includes The Digest, which provides comprehensive analyses of polling on various international topics." A search feature is provided or users may browse by issues. Resource Access to Archival Databases Access http://aad.archives.gov/aad/ Description Designed to provide access to some of the information in the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. The system gives online access to nearly 50 million historic electronic records from over 20 federal agencies. It is recommended that first time users consult the Getting Started page. Resource Administration for Children & Families Access http://www.acf.hhs.gov/ Description ACF is a federal agency which funds state, territory, local, and tribal organizations in order to provide family services and child services. The site provides information on the various programs available. Resource African American History Resources - Library of Congress Access http://www.loc.gov/topics/africanamericans/ Description This page is a compilation of resources available from the Library of Congress related to African American history. It highlights historical events, people, and documents and provides links to related LOC collections. It also provides a special section for teachers. Resource African American Mosaic Access http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html Description A Resource Guide for the study of Black History & Culture designed by the Library of Congress. Includes sections on Colonization, Abolition, Migration and the WPA. Resource African American Women Writers of the 19th Century Access http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/writers_aa19/ Description "... is a digital collection of some 52 published works by 19th-century black women writers. A part of the Digital Schomburg, this collection provides access to the thought, perspectives and creative abilities of black women as captured in books and pamphlets published prior to 1920. A full text database of these 19th and early 20th- century titles, this digital library is key-word-searchable. Each individual title as well as the entire database can be searched to determine what these women had to say about "family", "religion", "slavery" or any other subject of interest to the researcher or casual reader." Resource AgingStats Access http://www.agingstats.gov/ Description This Federal Government site provides access to statistics regarding older Americans. It was created in 1986 in order to encourage cooperation among government agencies with aging related data. Resource America in the 1930's Access http://xroads.virginia.edu/%7E1930s/front.html Description A site created by the University of Virginia. It examines the decade of the 1930's in America. The site began in 1998 and continues to be updated with new sites and resources. The site has an index and is divided into the following sections: On Film, In Print, On Display, On the Air, and Timeline. Resource American FactFinder Access http://factfinder.census.gov Description This website is from the U.S. Census Bureau. It provides an "online source for population, housing, economic and geographic data that presents the results from four key data programs." Users can find informational maps, tables, and reports. It also provides links to related Census Bureau sites. Access Fact Sheet for basic demographic profiles. Use People to locate popular topics for an area such as age, income, race, etc. Housing provides information related to home buying, mortgages, home values, etc. Business and Government is where to locate data on topics such as foreign trade and government finances. Data Sets provides access to all the data available in American Fact Finder. Maps and Geography gives "access to Reference and Thematic Maps with tips on creating, using, downloading and printing maps in AFF." Includes a keyword and a geography search on the main page. Resource American Folklife Center Access http://www.loc.gov/folklife/ Description A site designed by the Library of Congress, the center was "created in 1976 by the U.S. Congress to "preserve and present" this great heritage of American folklife through programs of research, documentation, archival preservation, reference service, live performance, exhibition, publication, and training." Folklife reflects the culturally richness of the ordinary American through everyday life. It covers things from songs and stories to crafts. The Center includes the Archive of Folk Culture, established in the Library of Congress in 1928, which is "one of the largest collections of ethnographic material from the United States and around the world." The website provides an introduction to the American Folklife Center and its Archive of Folk Culture and provides information on programs, activities, online presentations, and the variety of other resources available for folklife research. Resource American Heritage Project Access http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/amher/ Description From the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley. The project "will investigate one of the most serious problems facing knowledge seekers everywhere, the geographic distribution of both collections of primary source material and the written guides describing and providing access to them." The site plans to solve this problem using a "virtual archive" to integrate archival finding aids to describe and provide access to primary sources "from collections documenting American culture and history held by four major academic research libraries." Resource American Memory Access http://memory.loc.gov/ Description This is an extensive collection of valuable documents and other assorted information available from the Library of Congress. It "provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience." An excellent site for locating primary source materials related to American History. Resource American Memory Collection - American Variety Stage 1870-1920 from the Library of Congress Access http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/vshtml/vshome.html Description A multimedia anthology that illustrates the vibrant and diverse forms of popular entertainment, especially vaudeville, that thrived from 1870-1920. Includes 334 English- and Yiddish-language playscripts, 146 theater playbills and programs, 61 motion pictures, 10 sound recordings and 143 photographs and 29 memorabilia items documenting the life and career of Harry Houdini. Resource American Memory Collection - Dance Manuals from the Library of Congress Access http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/dihtml/dihome.html Description A collection of over 200 dance manuals. Includes dance instruction manuals, antidance manuals, histories, treaties on etiquette and other items. Resource American Memory Collection - The New Deal Stage from the Library of Congress Access http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fedtp/fthome.html Description Includes over 13,000 images from the Federal Theater Project. In addition the site includes 68 other playscripts and 168 documents from the administrative records of the Federal Theater Project. Resource American Presidency Project Access http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/index.php Description Created in 1999 by John Woolley and Gerhard Peters at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Contains documents for the study of the U.S. Presidency. The archive contains public papers of Presidents, addresses, speeches, FDR's Fireside Chats, debates, etc. Documents can be browsed or searched. The site also provides links to Presidential Libraries, election data, and an audio/video archive. Resource American Religion Data Archive Access http://www.thearda.com/index.asp Description Funded by the Lilly Endowment, Inc. it "acts to preserve quantitative data on American religion, to improve access to this data, to increase the use of the data, and to allow comparisons across data files. The ARDA collection includes data on churches and church membership, religious professionals, and religious groups (individuals, congregations and denominations)." Files can be browsed or searched. Provides religious congregation and membership maps and reports. List of other related internet sites is also available. Resource American Women's History Access http://www.mtsu.edu/%7Ekmiddlet/history/women.html Description A Research Guide to American Women's History maintained at MTSU Library. Provides information on places to find both primary and secondary sources. There is an index to resources by Subject or by State. Resource American Writers Access http://www.americanwriters.org/ Description "American Writers: Journey through history and American Writers II: The 20th Century are now available as permanent archives for educators, researchers and every one interested in the writers featured in the C-SPAN series." The first part of the series covers the period from 1600-1929. The second part covers 1901-1975. The site provides information on writers and their works. The C-SPAN series "invites experts to discuss the featured writer's background and literary significance, the time period the writer lived in and wrote about and the homes and historic sites important to the writer and the works." Also includes resources for classroom use. Resource Annual Reports Service Access http://wsjie.ar.wilink.com/asp/WSJ3_search_eng.asp Description This is a free service from WILink and the Wall Street Journal. It provides access to annual reports and other information on companies. Reports can be accessed alphabetically by company name, searching by company name, or browsing by industry type. Resource Archive-IT Access http://www.archive-it.org/public/all_collections Description Contains collections for a number of Colleges and Universities as well as well as other institutions. Many of the collections are publicly accessible. Resource Archiving Early America Access http://www.earlyamerica.com/ Description A documentary source for 18th and early 19th Century America. Includes an online journal, the Early America Review. Interesting sections of the site include the Famous Obits and Portraits sections, as well as the short films of noteworthy events in American History. The site can be searched or browsed. Note: There is a great deal of advertising to aid in paying for the site which can be somewhat distracting, but if users can get past it they may be able to find useful information. Resource Asclepion Access http://www.indiana.edu/%7Eancmed/intro.HTM Description "... devoted to the study of ancient medicine. This page was designed to be an internet source that presents the study of ancient medicine in a manner that is both accessible and useful to the general public and to students in the history of medicine courses at Indiana University Bloomington." The site includes texts, articles, and links to other ancient world resources. Pictures of instruments are also available. Resource askSam Free E-Books Access http://www.asksam.com/ebooks/default.asp Description askSam provides access to a variety of digital books available for searching and downloading. Users may also need to download the free askSam viewer application. It includes literature, legislative texts, government reports, etc. Resource Augustine of Hippo Access http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/jod/augustine.html Description This site created by James J. O'Donnell, a professor of Classical Studies, this site provides information on Saint Augustine of Hippo. Includes links to texts, some latin and others that have been translated. Also provides other research resources. Resource Avalon Project Access http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm Description This Yale Law School project was designed to provide digital access to documents in the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government. The project's site can be searched or browsed. Browsing can be done by Authors, Subjects, Titles, or by a specific collection of documents such as American Diplomacy: Bilateral Treaties 1778-1999. Documents are also available to browse by time period beginning with the pre18th Century and continuing to the 21st Century. Resource Bartleby.com Access http://www.bartleby.com/ Description "... publishes the classics of literature, nonfiction, and reference free of charge for the home, classroom, and desktop of each and every Internet participant." This site provides free access to reference tools such as: the Columbia Encyclopedia, The Encyclopedia of World History, The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, the American Heritage Dictionary, thesauri, quotations, and much more. The site also includes the full-text of poetry anthologies, fiction and non-fiction works. The site can be searched or browsed. Resource Benjamin Franklin Web Portal Access http://ben.clusty.com/ Description Researching Benjamin Franklin? This site would be a good place to start. It bills itself as "a comprehensive, one-stop site that includes carefully curated educational resources, Franklin's own writings and proverbs, and tens of thousands of websites scattered throughout cyberspace. Befitting this founding father's leadership in establishing the country's first public library, this free site, in honor of his Tercentenary, is accessible to anyone with an internet connection." Resource Berkeley Digital Collection Access http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/ Description "The Berkeley Digital Library SunSITE builds digital collections and services while providing information and support to digital library developers worldwide. We are sponsored by The Library, U.C. Berkeley and Sun Microsystems, Inc." The Berkeley site provides access to a number of digital collections. Many of these collections focus on California, but other collections are more general such as the Digital Scriptorium, a project to make rare books and manuscripts of the UC Berkeley Bancroft Library and Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Columbia University available on the web. To assist in finding what you need the site provides catalogs, indexes, a search feature, and a Fast Access feature for those who know what they want. Users can also browse the collections to get an idea of what is available. For a list of the available collections with descriptions see: http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Collections/ . Resource Best of History Websites Access http://www.besthistorysites.net/index.shtml Description "... an award winning portal created for history teachers, students, and general history enthusiasts. "It provides annotated links to history related websites, lesson plans, teachers guides and more. The site can be searched. Browsing of the site is also available by categories such as: Prehistory, Ancient/Biblical, U.S. History, General Resources, Maps, etc. Resource Bibliomania Access http://www.bibliomania.com/ Description Access free e-books, poems, short stories, etc. The site also provides study guides, teacher resources, message boards, and reference works. Free registration is required to access most resources. Resource Black Studies Access http://origin.admin.ccny.cuny.edu/library/blacks.html Description This page is from the Libary at the City College of New York. It contains resources in over 50 categories such as abolition, black power, politics, slavery, etc. The categories contain annotated links to websites. Resource Booknotes Access http://www.booknotes.org/home/index.asp Description "...from 1989 to 2004, C-SPAN CEO Brian Lamb interviewed contemporary non-fiction authors for one hour, discussing their books, their research, and their lives. The resulting archive of 800 interviews is a valuable collection of late twentieth century American scholarship, capturing the intellectual work of some of the country's best non-fiction writers, as well as the biographies and memoirs of notable contemporay political figures." Read transcripts, search by keyword, watch videos, and download audio. Resource British History Online Access http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ Description This digital library for British historical resources was created by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust. It provides "text and information about people, places and businesses from the medieval and early modern period." Users are encouraged to register with the site (for free) in order to use the available advanced features. A full-text search feature is available or the collections can be browsed. Resource British Official Publications Collaborative Reader Information Service Access http://www.bopcris.ac.uk/bopcris/digbib/home Description A bibliographic database covering the period 1688 - 1995. Search approximately 39,000 selected British official publications within this period. The database includes details such as: Title, Author, Series, Publisher, detailed Abstract and Library of Congress Subject Headings. Text images are not provided within this site at the moment. The abstracts may be freely used for education and research purposes, provided that the BOPCRIS source is acknowledged. In time it is hoped to provide full text images for these publications. Resource Brooklyn Daily Eagle 1841-1902 Access http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/eagle/ Description Digitized and searchable version of this newspaper available from the Brooklyn Public Library. Resource Business Plan Archive Access http://www.businessplanarchive.org/ Description Access business plans from the dot com era. The collection is provided in partnership with the Library of Congress, The Center for History and New Media, and the University of Maryland Libraries. Registration is required. Resource Capitol Project Access http://xroads.virginia.edu/%7ECAP/cap_home.html Description A site from the University of Virginia, this project was created to explore the notion of the "National Capitol as an American icon -- the cathedral of our national faith, the map of our public memory, and the monument to our official culture." It includes a virtual tour of the capitol, an alphabetic index, and a graphics archive Resource Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage Access http://www.usm.edu/oralhistory/ Description A project from the University of Southern Mississippi relating to Civil Rights history. Includes transcripts and some actual voice recordings of oral history interviews. Some are from "Mississippi Voices," an award winning radio series. Resource Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Access http://www.cdc.gov/ Description The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people - at home and abroad, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships." The website can be used to find statistical information and a variety of publications. It can also be used to find information on a number of health related topics including information for traveler's, vaccines, and workplace safety. The site has an index available or can be searched by keyword. Resource Cervantes Project (Miguel de Cervantes) Access http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/cervantes/V2/CPI/index.html Description Also available in Spanish (http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/cervantes/V2/index.html) The Cervantes Project is housed at Texas A&M University and is a collaboration of TAMU Department of Hispanic Studies, Center for the Study of Digital Libraries (CSDL) (part of the TAMU Engineering Program), and Dr. Fred Jehle of Indiana-Purdue University. The Project includes the following: Cervantes International Bibliography Online (CIBO) - "a comprehensive bibliography of studies, editions, and translations of Cervantes's works." Cervantes Digital Library (CDL) - "contains several electronic editions of Cervantes's complete works, including flexible interfaces and search engines with multiple options for searching and displaying results. Copies of his comedies, plays, and other related works are located in the CDL. " Cervantes Digital Archive of Images (CDAI) - "aims to develop a digital archive of photographic images on Cervantes's times and works suitable for teaching and research purposes." Resource Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers Access http://www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica/ Description This site allows you to search and read newspaper pages from 1900-1910 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP). Resource Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System Access http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Description "... a computerized database containing very basic facts about servicemen who served on both sides during the Civil War. The initial focus of the CWSS is the Names Index Project, a project to enter names and other basic information from 6.3 million soldier records in the National Archives. The facts about the soldiers were entered from records that are indexed to many millions of other documents about Union and Confederate Civil War soldiers maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration." A cooperative effort by the National Parks Service. Resource Classical Language Instruction Project Access http://www.princeton.edu/%7Eclip/nav.shtml Description Created by Princeton University the site provides samples of Greek and Latin prose and poetry text, read by a variety of scholars. The site is "designed to help students of the classical languages acquaint themselves with the sound of Greek and Latin and to practice their own reading skills." Must allow pop-ups for the page to work correctly. Resource Classics in the History of Psychology Access http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/ Description A site that provides access to the full-text of classical works in psychology. The site was created by Christopher D. Green, a Psychology Professor at York University in Canada. Access texts by Author or Topic. The site also provides a search feature. In addition there is a Special Collections area and links to related documents. Resource Classroom Electric, The Access http://www.classroomelectric.org/ Description "The Classroom Electric is a constellation of web sites on Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, and nineteenth-century American culture. Here users can explore images of original manuscripts, rare photographs, notebooks, scrapbooks, letters, and maps in sites informed by cutting-edge scholarship. While each site works as a stand-alone case study useful to students and teachers, the sites also link to each other, to other resources, and to the Dickinson Electronic Archives and the Walt Whitman Archive." Resource CNU Subscription Access Databases Access http://library.cnu.edu/moreresc.html Description Access databases to which the library pays a subscription fee. Many provide full-text! Access is for CNU Faculty, Staff and Students only. If you are not on campus - you will need to login using your last name and barcode number. Resource Collect Britain Access http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/ Description A site showcasing a fraction of the holdings available at the British Library. View selected collections, virtual exhibits or take themed tours. A search feature for the site is also available. Resource Congressional Hearings Access http://www.loc.gov/law/find/hearings.php Description This page from the Library of Congress provides access to a pilot program started in cooperation with Google to digitize the printed collection of Congressional Hearings. Currently three thematic collections are provided: U.S. Census, freedom of information, and immigration. Resource Connectitcut History Access http://www.cthistoryonline.org/ Description "Connecticut History Online (CHO) is a collaboration between the Connecticut Historical Society, the Connecticut State Library, the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center at the University of Connecticut, Mystic Seaport, and the New Haven Colony Historical Society." The site contains a variety of resources available for those interested in the history of Connectitcut. Resource Constitution Finder Access http://confinder.richmond.edu/ Description This site from the University of Richmond is an index that "offers constitutions, charters, amendments, and other related documents. Nations of the world are listed alphabetically, and each is linked to its constitutional text posted somewhere on the Internet." Resource County and City Data Books Access http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/ccdb/ Description "... provides access to the electronic versions of the 1988, 1994, and 2000 County and City Data Books. This service provides the opportunity to create custom printouts and/or customized data subsets." Use to find statistical information on a variety of topics at the county and city level of states. The Census Bureau website also provides access to the 2000 version (http://www.census.gov/statab/www/ccdb.html) in .pdf format. Resource County Business Patterns Access http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/view/cbpview.html Description The U.S. Census Bureau compiles the annual County Business Patterns information to provide economic data by industry. "Businesses use the data for analyzing market potential, measuring the effectiveness of sales and advertising programs, setting sales quotas, and developing budgets. Government agencies use the data for administration and planning." The data is available for downloading or can be accessed on the site. Resource Crash Profiles Online Access http://ai.volpe.dot.gov/CrashProfile/CrashProfileMainNew.asp Description "... are summarized crash statistics for large trucks and buses involved in fatal and non-fatal Crashes that occurred in the United States." Some information on the site is restricted to authorized users. Resource Cultural Maps in American Studies - UVA Access http://xroads.virginia.edu/%7EMAP/map_hp.html Description A University of Virginia site "dedicated to the graphical presentation of non-graphical information -- whatever that turns out to mean. At present, it has something to do with maps in the ordinary and normal sense of the term; the immediate goal is to build a digital American Historical Atlas." In addition to providing an American Historical Atlas online, the site also includes a section on Historical Geography which links to an exhibit from the Alderman Library, as well as links to other collections of historical map collections online. Resource Digital History Access http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/ Description A website from the University of Houston designed to aid in the teaching of American history in K-12 schools and in colleges. The site includes a history textbooks, access to primary source materials, as well as essays and a variety of reference resources. It includes a "Ask the Hyperhistorian" feature which allows users to ask questions of a professional historian. Resource Digital Media Lab Portfolio Access http://www.lib.virginia.edu/clemons/RMC/DML/portfolio.html Description From the Library at the University of Virginia, this website was created to show selected projects created with the support of the Digital Media Lab. Several of the presented projects cover historical topics: The Atlantic Slave Trade , Viewing Pompeii , and The University of Virginia Collection of Historic Dress . Resource Digitized Primary American History Sources Access http://www.library.uni.edu/instruction/digitalhistory.shtml Description From the University of Northern Iowa Library, this site provides links to sites with primary sources related to American history. Resource Digitized World History Sources Access http://www.library.uni.edu/instruction/digitalworldhistory/ Description Links to internet resources provided by the University of Norther Iowa. Provides links to landmark historical documents and additional resources arranged by continent. Resource Documenting the American South Access http://docsouth.unc.edu/ Description A website from the University Library at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. This digital project "provides access to digitized primary materials that offer Southern perspectives on American history and culture." Indexes are provided by author, title, subjects, or geographic area. Users may also browse or search collections. Collections include : "First-Person Narratives of the American South" , "Library of Southern Literature" , "North American Slave Narratives" , "The Southern Homefront, 1861-1865" , "The Church in the Southern Black Community" , "The North Carolina Experience, Beginnings to 1940" , and "North Carolinians and the Great War" . The site provides information on citing the documents and lesson plans and activities for classroom use. Resource DocuTicker Access http://www.docuticker.com/ Description This site provides information about new reports from government agencies, think tanks, ngo's and other groups. The postings are arranged by subject or date and a search feature is provided. It covers a wide variety of topics. Resource Duke Papyrus Archive Access http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/papyrus/ Description "The Duke Papyrus Archive provides electronic access to texts about and images of nearly 1400 papyri from ancient Egypt. The target audience includes: papyrologists, ancient historians, archaeologists, biblical scholars, classicists, Coptologists, Egyptologists, students of literature and religion and all others interested in ancient Egypt." A cataloging note provides descriptions in English. Resource Early Canada Online Access http://www.canadiana.org/eco/index.html Description The site is available in English and French. "Early Canadiana Online is a digital library containing over 1,630,000 pages in more than 9,100 volumes." Note: Non-members have free access to a limited subset of the collection. Resource Early Manuscripts at Oxford University Access http://image.ox.ac.uk/ Description A site from Oxford University that is created of more than eighty manuscripts from seven separate libraries. Images of the manuscripts are provided for personal use, please read the copyright information for further details. Resource EASE History - An Experience Acceleration Support Environment Access http://www.easehistory.org/index2.html Description "EASE History is a rich online environment that supports the learning and teaching of US History. Hundreds of historical videos and photographs are currently available in EASE History. Learn about US History through the prism of US presidential campaign ads, better understand the complexities of campaign issues and their historical context by looking at historical events, and explore the meanings of core values by examining how these values have been applied in both historical events and campaign ads. " Resource EconData.net Access http://www.econdata.net/ Description "Designed to help practitioners, researchers, students, and other data users quickly gain access to relevant state and substate socioeconomic data." Sponsored by the Economic Development Administration. The site is divided into the following areas Links by Subject, Links by Provider, What's New, Ten Best Sites, Data Collections and Quick Links. Users may wish to register to have access to additional resources. The site also includes access to a 100 page guide to finding and using economic data. Resource Electronic Texts for the Study of American Culture Access http://xroads.virginia.edu/%7EHYPER/hypertex.html Description A University of Virginia collection of hypertexts. Arranged alphabetically by author, the site includes access to works from historical figures including: Jane Addams, W.E.B. Dubois, Benjamin Franklin, Lewis and Clark, and many more. Resource ETANA - Electronic Tools and Ancient Near Eastern Archives Access http://www.etana.org/ Description "ETANA is a cooperative venture of a consortium of scholarly societies and universities to develop and maintain a comprehensive Internet site for the study of the ancient Near East (ANE)." Members include: The American Oriental Society, American Schools of Oriental Research, Case Western Reserve University, Cobb Institute of Archaeology at Mississippi State, Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, Society of Biblical Literature, Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University, Vanderbilt University, and Virginia Polytechnic and State University. The site is made up of three areas: (1) Abzu - a guide to information available on the internet. It can be searched or browsed. This section also provides searching of the information in section (2) Core Texts - ETANA has "digitized, and continues to digitize texts selected as valuable for teaching and research relating to Ancient Near Eastern studies. We have selected primarily editions that are outside of copyright, or with the permission of copyright holders. While the new electronic editions we have produced are under copyright, the ETANA project chooses to make these freely available for non-commercial teaching and research purposes." And section (3) Archaeological Projects - provides links to projects associated with the ETANA site. Resource EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents from Western Europe Access http://eudocs.lib.byu.edu/ Description This site from the Library at Brigham Young University provides links to Western European historical documents. These are mainly primary sources and have been transcribed, reproduced in facsimile, or translated. The documents were selected because "they shed light on key historical happenings within the respective countries..." Resource Explorations in Black Leadership Access http://www.virginia.edu/publichistory/bl/index.php Description "This site features a collection of interviews of leaders in the black community. Conducted chiefly by Julian Bond, national chairman of the NAACP and professor of history at the University of Virginia, these oral histories focus on issues of black leadership and the transformational role of the civil rights movement in America." Resource Exploring Ancient World Cultures Access http://eawc.evansville.edu/index.htm Description A site provided by the University of Evansville. It is designed as a course supplement for those studying the ancient and medieval worlds. Covers the Near East, India, Egypt, China, Greece, Rome, Islam and Europe. The site also contains access to primary source materials. Access these texts by clicking on the culture of interest and then clicking on the link Texts. Resource Eye Witness to History Access http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/ Description Designed to present history "through the eyes of those who lived it." The site is provided by Ibis Communications, Inc. (http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/ibis.htm), a publisher of educational programming. Browse the site by category to find information. The site also includes some audio recordings designed to be listened to using RealPlayer. There is an index of the site and it can also be searched. Resource Famous World Trials Access http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/ftrials.htm Description "The materials included in the Famous Trials website are original works of authorship, government records, works for which copyright protection has expired, works reprinted with permission, or works that I believe are within the fair use protection of the copyright laws... This is an educational and non-commercial site maintained at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School. Doug Linder, Professor of Law" The site covers famous trials beginning with the Trial of Socrates in 399 B.C. and includes many other famous legal trials such as: the Salem Witchcraft Trials, Lizzie Borden, Scopes Monkey Trial, Charles Manson, and O.J. Simpson. Trials are continuing to be added. The site can be searched or browsed. Resource Federal Reserve Access http://www.federalreserve.gov/ Description The Federal Reserve or the Fed is the central bank of the U.S. The website provides information about the background and development of the Federal Reserve. It also provides access to a variety of statistical information and publications . It provides both current and historical data. Access surveys, studies, etc. as well as the Federal Reserve Bulletin. Also available are educational materials, consumer information, and information on career opportunities. Resource Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research - FRASER Access http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Description This website provided by Research division of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis provides links to scanned images of historical economic documents. There is a "Search for Tables" feature available or users may choose to browse through the various documents, statistics, and publications available. Resource Federal Reserve Economic Data - FRED II Access http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/ Description "... a database of over 3000 U.S. economic time series. With FRED® II you can download data in Microsoft Excel and text formats and view charts of data series." Users can search the database or browse using categories. This website provided by Research division of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Resource Federalist Papers, The Access http://thomas.loc.gov/home/histdox/fedpapers.html Description This site from Library of Congress provides access to the Federalist Papers (aka The Federalist). The papers consist of eries of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay advocating the ratification of the Constitution. Resource Footnote Access http://www.footnote.com/free.php Description Register for free basic access to historic documents. Some documents require a premium access membership. Free items include U.S. Milestone Documents, UFO reports, papers of the Continental Congress, etc. Resource Foreign Relations of the United States Access http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/c1716.htm Description Part of the U.S. Department of State's website. It provides online access to historic documents relating to major U.S. foreign policy decisions and diplomatic activity of the United States from the Truman administration through the Nixon-Ford administrations. Resource French Revolutionary Pamphlets Access http://content.lib.ua.edu/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=/FrRvlution Description This University of Alabama collections provides full-text access to over 170 pamphlets from the French Revolution. (available only in the French language) Resource Future Diplomats Access http://future.state.gov/ Description This site is provided by the U.S. Department of State. It is intended to provide information for students who wish to become diplomatic leaders in the future. Highlights include career information, resources for parents and teachers including lesson plans, and country information. Resource Gallica Access http://gallica.bnf.fr/ Description This sites presents the catalog of digital collections of the Bibliotheque Nationale de la France. It contains approximately 70, 000 digital documents, 1200 full-text documents, and 80, 000 images. Content can be browsed or searched. Resource German Historical Institute Access http://www.ghi-dc.org/ Description The German Historical Institute (GHI) was established in April 1987 as an independent non-profit foundation. The GHI is funded by the government of the Federal Republic of Germany but also seeks grants and accepts support for individual projects from other German sources.The GHI is an independent institute dedicated to the promotion of historical research in the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany and to the dissemination of historical knowledge." Use the site to find out about resources available in the Institute's Library, access Reference Guides on specific topics, find out about publications produced by the Institute and view selected issues online, search the directory of German Studies Scholars, and view selected documents and images online. In addition the site also provides information on programs, fellowships, events etc. of interest to German Studies Scholars. Resource German Studies Web Access http://www.dartmouth.edu/%7Ewess/ Description Created to provide access to scholarly resources in German Studies. Part of the Western European Specialists Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries. The site is searchable or browsable. Provides links to a wide variety of resources. Resource Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition Access http://www.yale.edu/glc/ Description This site which is part of the Yale Center for International and Area studies "is dedicated to the investigation and dissemination of information concerning all aspects of the Atlantic slave system and its destruction." Resource Golden Bough by Sir James George Frazer Access http://www.bartleby.com/196/ Description "A monumental study in comparative folklore, magic and religion, The Golden Bough shows parallels between the rites and beliefs, superstitions and taboos of early cultures and those of Christianity. It had a great impact on psychology and literature and remains an early classic anthropological resource." Resource Google Books Access http://books.google.com/ Description Using this special search engine from Google you can access limited previews and the actual full-text for some book titles. Most of the full-text books are out of copyright titles, but some newer ones are also available. In addition it includes a selection of full-text magazines and the ability to create your own Google Library for easy access to your favorite titles. Resource Google News Archive Access http://news.google.com/archivesearch Description From the makers of the popular Google search engine: "News archive search provides an easy way to search and explore historical archives. In addition to helping you search, News archive search can automatically create timelines which show selected results from relevant time periods." Once you have searched your key words you can limit the results to a specific time period or newspaper. Note - not all results provide free full-text access. Check CNU Library's Journal Finder to see if we have access to the newspapers/dates you need. Resource GovSpot's Historic Documents Access http://www.govspot.com/categories/historicdocuments.htm Description Provides links to websites that contain reproductions of the text of important historical documents. Resource Hanover Historical Texts Project Access http://history.hanover.edu/project.html Description "The Project's principal aim is to make primary texts readily available to students and faculty for use in history and humanities courses. The texts scanned for the project are all in public domain. The electronic forms of the texts created by the HHTP are under copyright. Permission to copy and use the texts is granted for educational purposes. We ask that you acknowledge the Hanover Historical Texts Project. Permission is not granted for commercial uses." The texts are presented by areas of the world and then by time period. Resource Harp Week - Explore History Access http://www.harpweek.com/ Description This website explores different aspects of U.S. History from approximately 1857-1912. It includes political cartoons, lesson plans, excerpts from Harper's Weekly, biographies, bibliographies, reference lists, and more. [For access to the Harper's Weekly subscription database, please see HarpWeek at the library's A-Z list of databases: http://library.cnu.edu/moreresc.html#h Resource Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Access http://www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org/ Description "The Stowe Center’s mission is to preserve and interpret Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Hartford home and the Center’s historic collections, create a forum for vibrant discussion of her life and work, and inspire individuals to embrace and emulate her commitment to social justice by effecting positive change." The site provides a biography of Stowe, a bibliography, and a number of primary source documents related to the issue of slavery. Also provides a list of related internet sites. Resource Harvard Iranian Oral History Project Access http://ted.hul.harvard.edu:8080/ted/deliver/home?_collection=iohp Description Note the majority of the transcripts are in Persian with a few in English. This Harvard University website provides access to a collection of "personal accounts of 134 individuals who played major roles in or were eyewitnesses to important political events in Iran from the 1920s to the 1980s. Of these, 118 narratives have been digitized and are available to researchers through this database. The collection provides scholars and practitioners the opportunity to listen to and read the personal accounts of many of Iran's former political leaders as they recall the times and events that shaped their lives and the life of their country." Resource Historical Publications of the United States Commission on Civil Rights Access http://www.law.umaryland.edu/marshall/usccr/index.asp Description A site at the Thurgood Marshall Law Library which provides access to the historical record of this Federal Agency. Documents can be accessed by title, date, subject, or sudoc number. Coverage begins with the Civil Rights Act of 1957. Additional information may also be found at U.S. Commission on Civil Rights web page (http://www.usccr.gov/). Resource Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970 -- Bicentennial Edition Access http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/past_years.html Description This Census Bureau site provides access to the .pdf version of the Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970 both volumes 1 and 2. Also available in .zip format for downloading. In addition this site provides access to previous years of the Statistical Abstract of the United States. Resource Historical Voices Access http://www.historicalvoices.org/ Description Much of the history of the 20th century is recorded. "The purpose of Historical Voices is to create a significant, fully searchable online database of spoken word collections spanning the 20th century..." The site should continue to expand as new collections are added. Resource History Channel Access http://www.historychannel.com/ Description A part of the A&E television networks, this site provides information on History Channel programming. The site includes a "History of the World Timeline" and a "This Day in History/What Happened on Your Birthday" features. Historical video and audio clips are available, a discussion area, information for teachers, and weekly quizzes can also be found on the site. Resource History Matters: The U.S. Survey Course on the Web Access http://historymatters.gmu.edu/ Description "Designed for high school and college teachers and students of U.S. history survey courses, this site serves as a gateway to web resources and offers unique teaching materials, first-person primary documents, and guides to analyzing historical evidence." Resource History Online Access History Online Description This website for history is provided by the Institute of Historical Research which is a part of the University of London's School of Advanced Study. It was created to provide resources for both the teaching and learning of history. The site provides information about books and articles from leading academic publishers in the UK, information on theses completed since 1995, as well as a searchable catalog of evaluated websites; the websites may also be browsed by type of history, geographic area, time period or type of resource. A list of primary resource sites is provided under the type of resource browse. Resource Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Rememberance Authority - Yad Vashem Access http://www.yadvashem.org/ Description Established in 1953 to document the history of the Jewish people during the Holocaust. The Archives contains 62 million pages of documentation along with photographs, films and videotaped testimonies of survivors. The Library has over 90,000 titles in various languages along with periodicals and other rare items. The SHOAH Resource Center on the site provides online access access to a selection of photographs, maps, diaries, letters, and more.