History

Ancient and Medieval History Online
With a coverage spanning from prehistory to the 1500s, this database provides thorough coverage of nine civilizations (ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, Asia, and the Islamic Empire) through the use of timelines, primary resources, biographies, and images.

Annals of American History (To access from home click HERE)
From Britannica.  Explore the rich and varied history of the United States through speeches, historical accounts, memoirs, poems, images, and multimedia. 

AP Image (To access from home click HERE)
The AP Multimedia Archive is an electronic library containing the Associated Press' current year's photo report and a selection of images from their vast negative and print library dating from the 1840s.

AtoZ The USA
Great for school projects, AtoZ The USA provides the user with detailed maps and information (including climate information, local government, plant life, history, education, population, crime, etc) about each US state, territory, and federal district.

Biography in Context
Search for people---both current and historic from all eras and fields of endeavor---based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender.

Discovering Collection
Discovering Collection offers easy access to award-winning content based on national curriculum standards and covers core curriculum areas, including history, literature, science, social studies. This database also includes a selection of primary sources, creative works, and multimedia as well as an integrated national and state curriculum standards search with content correlated to the standards.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources covering a wide range of topics including the arts, business, education, history, law, literature, medicine, religion, science, and social science.

Gender Studies Collection
This collection of journals aims to provide balanced coverage of this significant aspect of our culture, covering such topics as gender studies, family and marital issues, and health aspects.

History Reference Center
This full-text history reference database is perfect for high school students studying world and U.S. history. History Reference Center provides access to nearly 57,000 historical documents; more than 79,000 biographies of historical figures; more than 37,000 historical photos and maps; and more than 80 hours of historical videos.

New York Times Historical (To access from home click HERE)
This database provides searchable full page and article images of full-text articles dating back to the newspaper's first issue.  Coverage: September 1851-December 2005. 

U.S. History Collection
Perfect for the academic researcher, U.S. History Collection provides well-rounded coverage of both the current thinking and events in U.S. history as well as scholarly work being established in the field.

War & Terrorism Collection
Gain insight into conflicts--their causes, impacts, and how they are perceived on a global scale in this full text database. Coverage begins in 1980.

World History Collection
This database provides full-text coverage of events throughout world history.