Internet Resources for History

There is a wealth of information on the World Wide Web, but sometimes it is difficult to find a good starting point. The following meta sites have been selected as good guides to History.

Our Roots/Nos Racines
(University of Calgary/Universit� Laval)
A bilingual web site whose purpose is to make available online the "most comprehensive collection of Canadian local histories possible." As of September 2003, there were about 4000 titles available. A search engine allows author, title and subject access to the individual titles, as well as the ability to do full-text searches. Browsing by author, title and subject is also available, as is the option to retrieve a list of titles by province or territory. The url for this site is http://www.ourroots.ca/e/

World Wide Web Virtual Library: History
(European University Institute, Florence)
Although lacking both annotations and a search engine, this site features an extensive directory of links arranged in one alphabetical sequence as well as by era, country and historical subtopics. The url for this site is http://vlib.iue.it/history/index.html

Historical Text Archive
(Mississippi State University)
Created in 1990, this site includes primary documents, related links, and electronic versions of print books, organized geographically and topically. Also includes a search engine. The url for this site is http://historicaltextarchive.com/

The Internet History Sourcebook Project
(Fordham University, New York)
This is a site for introductory history courses in Ancient, Medieval and Modern History. It is designed to provide easy access to primary sources and other teaching materials, without any advertising or excessive layout, in a non-commercial environment. There are also a number of thematically based subsets of the three main sites: African; East Asian; Global; Indian; Islamic; Jewish; Lesbian and Gay; Science; Women's History. Other links include Travelers Accounts; Legal History (Ancient and Medieval); Historical Studies websites; Comprehensive Bibliographies; and more. The url for the home site to all of these pages is http://www.fordham.edu/halsall

July 15, 2008
Michael Lonardo