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General History Databases
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Historical Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada - see America: History and Life) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, and more.
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History Reference Center This link opens in a new windowComprehensive history reference database offering full text reference books, encyclopedias, non-fiction books, and leading history periodicals. Also includes historical documents, biographies, historical photos and maps, and historical video.
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Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new windowProvides full text access to more than 1,200 journals in the humanities. Includes all data from the Humanities International Index plus unique full text content.
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Statistical Abstracts of the World This link opens in a new windowThe ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the World is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions.
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WorldCat Local This link opens in a new window
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Project Gutenberg This link opens in a new window
Online catalog of over 36,000 free electronic books that can be downloaded to various portable devices.
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Early English Books Online This link opens in a new windowOver 125,000 books published in England and in English prior to 1700.
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Eighteenth Century Collections Online This link opens in a new windowContains English-language and foreign-language titles printed in the United Kingdom and the Americas between 1701 and 1800. A comprehensive digital edition of The Eighteenth Century microfilm set.