A to Z the World
Country reports for most countries with basic geography and politics, human rights and religious freedom information, descriptions of business culture, and travel warnings.
Britannica Academic (Encyclopedia Britannica)
Online version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica with brief overviews of most topics.
Credo Reference
Articles from dictionaries, general and subject encyclopedias, handbooks, atlases, and more.
Daily Life through History
Information on the daily lives of peoples throughout history from prehistory to the present. Includes overview articles and primary sources like maps, images, and documents.
Gale eBooks
Selected dictionaries, encyclopedias, and reference books in many subjects.

Britannica Academic (Encyclopedia Britannica)

Credo Reference

Daily Life through History

Gale eBooks

To find secondary sources, search for your topic in the following article databases.
Academic Search Premier (EbscoHost)
Articles in all subjects from scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers. An all-purpose database and often a good place to start.
Academic OneFile (Gale)
Articles in all subjects from scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers. An all-purpose database.
JSTOR
Scholarly articles and ebooks in the social sciences, humanities, earth and biological sciences, and more. Incorporates image results from Artstor.
Project MUSE
Journal articles and books on literature, history, visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, and more.
Academic Search Premier (EbscoHost)

Academic OneFile (Gale)

JSTOR

Project MUSE

Artstor

Note: To download images, first register for a free Artstor account.
Daily Life through History

Ethnic NewsWatch
Articles from newspapers and magazines serving ethnic and cultural minority communities. Includes some academic journals in ethnic studies.
Films on Demand: Archival Footage and Newsreels Sort from Oldest to Newest to find historical footage.
Modern World History
World history topics from the mid-15th century to the present. Contains chapters from history books, images, videos, timelines, and some primary sources. Click on Primary Sources in the box on the right.
New York Times - Historical Access (ProQuest)
New York Times newspaper articles from 1851 - 4 years ago.
Salem History

Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History, and Diplomacy
Provides access to primary source materials in the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government.
British Library Online Collection
Includes a wide variety of primary sources, including maps, books, and photographs.
EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents from Western Europe
Primary source material from 22 countries. Sites are sorted by country and listed chronologically. Available sources include letters, facsimilies of paintings and photographs, journals, and official documents.
Hathi Trust Digital Library
Digital collections of the libraries of major research universities.
Library of Congress
Provides access to many primary sources from American history, including maps, historic newspapers, manuscripts, and photographs.
Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub - BETA
A collection of digitized Minnesota newspapers provided by the Minnesota Historical Society. The years covered vary but most are from the 19th century.
Minnesota Historical Society: Collections Online
A searchable database of photographs, art and posters covering Minnesota history.
Minnesota Digital Library – formerly Minnesota Reflections
Images, maps, documents, and other primary sources from Minnesota history.
World Digital Library
WDL makes available significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.
Provides access to primary source materials in the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government.
British Library Online Collection
Includes a wide variety of primary sources, including maps, books, and photographs.
EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents from Western Europe
Primary source material from 22 countries. Sites are sorted by country and listed chronologically. Available sources include letters, facsimilies of paintings and photographs, journals, and official documents.
Hathi Trust Digital Library
Digital collections of the libraries of major research universities.
Library of Congress
Provides access to many primary sources from American history, including maps, historic newspapers, manuscripts, and photographs.
Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub - BETA
A collection of digitized Minnesota newspapers provided by the Minnesota Historical Society. The years covered vary but most are from the 19th century.
Minnesota Historical Society: Collections Online
A searchable database of photographs, art and posters covering Minnesota history.
Minnesota Digital Library – formerly Minnesota Reflections
Images, maps, documents, and other primary sources from Minnesota history.
World Digital Library
WDL makes available significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.

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MLA Quick Guide
See MLA citation examples for the most common types of sources (8th edition).
MLA Formatting and Style Guide (OWL at Purdue)
This website offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, and the Works Cited page. Uses MLA 9th edition.
See MLA citation examples for the most common types of sources (8th edition).
MLA Formatting and Style Guide (OWL at Purdue)
This website offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, and the Works Cited page. Uses MLA 9th edition.
Chicago Quick Guide
A guide to Chicago-style citations (both footnote-bibliography and author-date). Each example shows a full note, shortened note, and bibliography entry.
Chicago Manual of Style Guide (OWL Purdue)
A guide to the Chicago citation style, based on the Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition).
A guide to Chicago-style citations (both footnote-bibliography and author-date). Each example shows a full note, shortened note, and bibliography entry.
Chicago Manual of Style Guide (OWL Purdue)
A guide to the Chicago citation style, based on the Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition).