History/Cultural studies/POLITICAL SCIENCE
Resources
Age of Exploration - A biography, timeline, facts, pictures and information has been included about the most famous Explorers and their explorations who made such momentous voyages during the Age of Exploration. American FactFinder (U.S. Census) - Type in the name of the state. To find Age, Gender and Race, select 2013 American Community Survey - Demographic and Housing Estimates (Age, Sex, Race, Households and Housing) Ancient History Encyclopedia - An interactive encyclopedia of ancient history. Best of History Websites - Annotated links to over 1200 history websites are featured here. Sites from general history to ancient biblical history to modern history. This site also offers numerous resources, maps and games. Black Freedom Struggle - Historical newspapers, diaries, letters, court records and other documents pertaining to the African American quest for freedom and equality. BlackPast.org - A comprehensive, easy to search collection of biography, primary sources, and more. Chronicling America - Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1777-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to 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. CIA World Factbook - The Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Civil War Information Available on Internet - Index of Civil War information on the internet. Colonial America - A comprehensive illustrated guide to Colonial America that contains facts and information about the founding and establishment of the 13 Colonies and the struggles of the early colonists. Digital Public Library of America - A portal to the digital collections of hundreds of libraries, museums and educational organizations. Find maps, art, manuscripts, books and more. Encyclopedia Mythica - An online encyclopedia dedicated to mythology, folklore, and religion in six major geographical regions. Famous Trials - In-depth information about important court cases throughout history. FBI Vault - The Vault is our new FOIA Library, containing 6,700 documents and other media that have been scanned from paper into digital copies. FiftyStates.com - Easy to search information about the history, economy, and geography of the U.S. States. Internet History Sourcebooks Project - This link is updated by Fordham University The Jesuit University of New York. Offering the largest classroom resource collection of online Medieval texts. The tests are organized for class room situations and offer links to numerous other resources. Labyrinth - The Labyrinth provides free, organized access to resources in medieval studies. The Labyrinth’s easy-to-use links provide connections to databases, services, texts, and images around the world. Library of Congress Digital Collections - Photographs, documents, motion pictures and sound recordings that tell the story of America's Past. Mississippi Civil Rights Museum - Website for the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson, Mississippi. Mississippi Department of Archives & History - Explore our states heritage through digitized collections of newspapers, photos, and original documents. Mississippi Encyclopedia Online - The print version of this book was published in 2017 by the University Press of Mississippi. This online version reprints all of the material in that volume, with some new additions. An online encyclopedia allows the editors and authors to keep up with Mississippians as they write new books, make new music, pass new laws, move into and out of the state, and modify their views. Mississippi Government Portal - Official web portal for the State Government of Mississippi. Learn about our current governance and find out how to contact our representatives and state agencies here. National Civil Rights Museum - Memphis, Tennessee in the former Lorraine Motel National Digital Newspaper Project - Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1836-1922 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. National Museum of African American History and Culture - This site is hosted by the Smithsonian. New York Public Library Digital Collections - Historic photographs, advertising art, postcards, sheet music, manuscripts and more! This site's search tools make finding something interesting especially easy. OpenSecrets.org - Basic information for government information on federal campaign contributions, lobbying data and analysis. Pew Research - Religious Landscape Study (scroll down to Geography and select the state you want). Seterra Geography Printables - Seterra provides an array of free printable learning aids that you can use in the classroom. Included in each set of printable learning aids is a labeled version of a map that will help students with memorization, plus there’s also a format with a blank map and answer sheet that’s great for quizzes or homework. Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law - This HeinOnline collection brings together a multitude of essential legal materials on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world. This includes every statute passed by every colony and state on slavery, every federal statute dealing with slavery, and all reported state and federal cases on slavery. TimeMaps - Interactive timelines put world history into perspective, study guides included. United States Government Portal - Portal to federal government information, including the Government Printing Office, jobsite for seeking employment, and contact information for organizations and agencies. US History.org - Lessons and resources related to our country's history. Includes a library of important Primary Source documents. Victorian Web - Outstanding site that covers every significant aspect of Victorian life. World Bank Databank - Free and open access to data about development in countries around the globe. World History Encyclopedia - An interactive encyclopedia of ancient history. |
E-books
EBSCO e-books on History EBSCO e-books on Social Sciences EBSCO e-books on Travel Directory of Open Access Books - Free access to academic, peer reviewed books from over 600 publishers across a whole range of disciplines. Internet Archive e-books - The Internet Archive and Open Library offers over 8,000,000 fully accessible public domain eBooks. Open Library e-books - Open Library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Project Gutenberg e-books - Project Gutenberg offers over 50,000 free e-books: choose among free e-pub books, free kindle books, download them or read them online. |