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ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES

America the Beautiful
Description: Comprehensive database covering facts about the states and territories of the United States.
Full Text: All records are full text complete.
Updates: Monthly

American Indian History Online
Description: Online encyclopedia covering the culture, history, and biography of the Indian tribes of North America
Updates: Bi-monthly.

American Revolution Reference Library
Description: Aimed at students, this database covers the events, people, and places of the American Revolution, including biographies and primary source documents.
Full Text: All articles are full text.

Americans at War
Description: "This unique, four-volume set explains to students how mobilization for war and how wars themselves have altered the fabric of everyday life. Written by scholars in the fields of history, literature and the arts, sociology, law, political science and psychology, the encyclopedia places major American conflicts -- from the Colonial Wars through the War on Terrorism -- in the context of cultural and social events and conditions on the homefront. Articles include biographies and topics such as civil liberties, media, politics, popular culture, religion, memory and national identity, civic celebrations and monumental art, literature, the roles of women and minorities, veterans, science and technology, humor, and music."
Full Text: All articles are full text.

Daily Life Online
Description: Explores the everyday life of ordinary people throughout history, including topics such as arts, clothing, education, family life, food and drink, holidays and festivals, housing, music and dance, political and economic life, recreation and entertainments, religion and beliefs, science and medicine, tales, myths, and urban legends.
Coverage: All historical periods, from antiquity to the present are covered. Both world and American history modules are included
Updates: Monthly.

Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
Description: "With nearly 600 new entries and 1,000 updates, this second editon reflects the far-reaching changes the Middle East has undergone in recent years, making it more relevant and necessary than ever before. Covers the modern history of the Middle East and North Africa, with major sections on Colonialism and Imperialism, the World Wars, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the United Nations' involvement in the region. Each country in the region is reviewed, detailing its population, economy, and government."
Full Text: All articles are full text.

Europe 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
Description: "Explores European history from 1450-1789, from the print revolution to the French Revolution. Includes 1,150 articles written by eminent scholars covering major topics in art, government, and education as well as providing biographical entries on key figures of the period. Also covers topics specific to the era, such as apocalypticism, guilds, food riots, royal mistresses and lovers, the Spanish Inquisition, Utopia and others."
Full Text: All articles are full text.

Fashion, Costume and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear Through the Ages
Description: "Provides a broad overview of costume traditions of diverse cultures from prehistoric times to the present day. Examines more than 430 items of human decoration and adornment, ranging from togas to turbans, necklaces to tennis shoes. Explores how and why items were created, the people who made them, and their uses. This set shows how clothing, headwear, body decorations, and footwear reflect the different cultural, religious, and societal beliefs."
Full Text: All articles are full text.

History Behind the Headlines
Description: Provides historical background information on conflicts and crises occurring on the world stage.
Full Text: All articles are full text.

History Reference Center
Description: Full text collection of resources covering world history from ancient times to the present day, aimed at high school students to college undergraduates. Contains the full text of over 2,000 history reference books, encyclopedias, and other titles, plus full text for 130+ history journals and magazines, 60,000 primary source documents, 50,000+ biographies, and video and image files.

History Resource Center: U.S.
Description: Primary and secondary source database for the study of American history from colonial times to the present day.
Full Text: Full text for over 100 journals in history, plus primary documents, images, and maps.
Updates: Daily.

History Resource Center: World
Description: Primary and secondary source database for the study of all areas of world history from ancient times to the present day.
Full Text: Full text for over 100 journals in history, plus primary documents, images, and maps.
Updates: Daily.

Long Island Forum Index
Description: An electronic version of the print indexes of the Long Island Forum journal of Long Island history.
Full Text: The library maintains a full set of the print journal in our Local History Room.
Coverage: 1938 to 2004.
Updates: The journal ceased publication in 2004.

Major Acts of Congress
Description: An illustrated encyclopedia of U.S. congressional acts from the first Congress to the present.
Full Text: All articles are full text.

New York Times Historical Student Edition
Description: An easy to use graphical interface to the New York Times from 1851 to 2003. Also includes student friendly features, such as "What Happened On..." to let you find important events on your birthday or another date and "Famous Dead People," which has a quick link to the obituary article for hundreds of famous and infamous people.
Full Text: Complete full text. Adobe Acrobat Reader required.

Suffolk Historic Newspapers
Description: A collection of selected historic newspapers from Suffolk County, NY. 6 papers are currently included, covering approximately 100 years.
Updates: Plans are to eventually include upwards of 28 papers from 1791 forward.

World Folklore and Folklife
Description: Covers world folktales, mythology, and urban legends. Provides full text for thousands of folk and fairy tales, as well as critical and interpretive material on understanding the place of folklore in world cultures and history.
Full Text: Contains the full text from over 50 folklore and mythology reference books and encyclopedias, as well as full text for thousands of individual folk and fairy tales.

WORLD WIDE WEB LINKS

AMDOCS: Documents for the Study of American History
Presents many of the most important primary source documents in American history from the 15th century to the present day. Sources include speeches, inaugural addresses, treaties, letters, and excerpts from diaries.

Best of History Websites
"Best of History Web Sites is a portal created for students, history educators, and general history enthusiasts. Here you'll find sites, rated for usefulness and accuracy, that will help you study or teach a wide variety of topics and periods in History."

Encyclopedia of World History
A searchable and browseable encyclopedia of world history containing over 20,000 entries covering all periods from prehistoric times through the year 2000.

EuroDocs: Online Sources for European History
Primary source documents for the study of Western European history.

History Matters: The U.S. Survey Course on the Web
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. We emphasize materials that focus on the lives of ordinary Americans and actively involve students in analyzing and interpreting evidence. We welcome your participation in expanding and improving the site.

Primary Documents in American History
The Library of Congress offers lists of important documents from American history. "For each item on these lists there is a page with background information about the document, a list of links to digital materials concerning that document from the Library's site and elsewhere, and bibliographies both for general readers and for younger readers."

This Day in History
The History Channel offers this entertaining and informative site of historical happenings for each day. The site also organizes the events by topic, so for any given day you can find out what happened in crime history, literary history, Civil War history and more. Users can also enter their birthdate or any other date and find out what happened on that day.

Timeline Science
A timeline history of science over the past millenium. A background "setting" is offered for each time period to place scientific discoveries of the era in context. Some entries have links to more in-depth information on a topic or scientist.

Year by Year: 1900-2006
This site lists major events and happenings for each year of the 20th and 21st centuries. There are also news quizzes available. Special features include timelines of world history, American music, and fashion. You can also find lists of the top villains of the millenium, most popular kids names, disasters, best sellers, and sports records. Provided by the InfoPlease Almanac.

This page was last updated on July 11, 2008.