Social Studies: World History

Shares "an array of historical topics and narratives through text, video, interactive features, social media and mobile apps"

"Our goal is to highlight the very latest archaeological findings, peer-reviewed academic research and evidence, as well as offering alternative viewpoints and explanations of science, archaeology, mythology, religion and history around the globe."

Online resources for the following topics: Ancient history, British history, World Wars, historic figures, genealogy, and more

"Links to over 1200 history-related web sites that have been reviewed for quality, accuracy, and usefulness"

"Unique collection items and expert commentary related to History, English and Citizenship."

"DOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals."

"HistoryWorld’s aim is to make world history more easily accessible through interactive narratives and timelines.

"The Holocaust History Project is a free archive of documents, photographs, recordings, videos and essays regarding the Holocaust, including direct refutation of Holocaust-denial."

"Human Rights Watch is known for its accurate fact-finding, impartial reporting, effective use of media, and targeted advocacy, often in partnership with local human rights groups.

"Explore academic content on JSTOR that is open to everyone, everywhere. Search thousands of free journal articles and open access book chapters."

"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."

Offers biographical information on medieval, renaissance, 17th century, and restoration writers

"Beyond the galleries, the Museum's online collections, virtual field trips, webinars, educational travel programs, and renowned International Conference on World War II offer patrons new ways to connect to history [. . .]"

"Explore iconic locations in 3D, discover the tools of digital preservation, and download CyArk’s collection"

Digital Humanities Project. "Reconstructs the time cost and financial expense associated with a wide range of different types of travel in antiquity"

"an online journal and not-for-profit project dedicated to the exploration of curious and compelling works from the history of art, literature, and ideas" in the public domain

"Search over 14.0 million records of museum objects, archives and library materials including more than 3.0 million online images, audio & videos and blog posts."

"StoryCorps’ mission is to preserve and share humanity’s stories in order to build connections between people and create a more just and compassionate world."

"SweetSearch leverages Google to search only a fully vetted "whitelist" of websites. The original index was created by 50+ librarians, educators and researchers who collectively invested over 100,000 hours in finding the best resources."

"World History Matters is a portal to world history websites developed by the Center for History and New Media."

Includes over one million photos from the Library's collections with links to works in public domain

"Selected Transcriptions, Facsimiles and Translations"

"a comprehensive collection of primary source materials documenting Germany's political, social, and cultural history from 1500 to the present"

"Discover exhibits and collections from museums and archives all around the world. Explore cultural treasures in extraordinary detail, from hidden gems to masterpieces. Search Collections and Museum View Only to 'walk through' the virtual space."

"A collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use."

"The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, newspapers, maps and manuscripts in its collections. The Library is the main research arm of the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S. Copyright Office."

"A living database. Explore 746,647+ items digitized from The New York Public Library's collections."

"The World Digital Library (WDL) is a project of the U.S. Library of Congress, carried out with the support of the United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (UNESCO),

"A website to help world history teachers and students locate, analyze, and learn from online primary sources and to further their understanding of the complex nature of world history, especially the issues of cultural contact and globalization"

"The photos you see here are a sample of the more than 13 million images in some seven hundred collections in our museums, archives, and research centers."

Learn how to navigate the database and use tools for bookmarking, citation, downloading to Google Drive, and more.

Learn how to navigate the database and use tools for bookmarking, citation, downloading to Google Drive, and more.

Offers over 57,000 free eBooks

"a digital collection of over 5,400 seminal books in the humanities and related social sciences"