Carroll Community College

History 101/102/105/106 Resources

Internet resources:

• General history resources:

• History Sources - Librarian's Internet Index - a listing of general history resources on the Web. Each of these sites will point users to quality historical information.
• World History Archives - an online repository of documents for teaching and understanding contemporary world history.
• The History Channel - a searchable collection of popular and scholarly information including timelines, speeches,  and special exhibits.
• HistoryCentral - a resource which links to other history sites and also includes much primary source material
• The Avalon Project - a collection of digital documents including links to supporting documents, relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government. (Yale Law School)
• Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
• Internet Medieval Sourcebook
• Internet Modern History Sourcebook - a series of academic web sites which provide links to actual texts, maps, documents for each period.
• Middle Ages - an interactive media-rich web site which provides text and activities describing the arts, culture, economics, and daily life of feudal times.
• Renaissance - similar to the above site with the focus on the Renaissance.
• ORB: Online Reference Book in Medieval Studies - a scholarly collection of articles and lectures dealing with all aspects of the Middle Ages.
• The Labyrinth - well organized collection of electronic resources in medieval studies. Hosted by Georgetown University.
• Luminarium Encyclopedia - an evolving scholarly encyclopedia of who's who and what's what in Medieval and Renaissance England
• NetSERF   - a vast collection of Internet sites all dealing with Medieval civilization and studies.

U.S. History resources:

• The American Memory Project - a Library of Congress effort to digitally record historical records of America's past.
• National Archives & Records Administration - the government agency charged with storing historical records and documents.
• A Chronology of United States Historical Documents - a comprehensive chronological arrangement of links to important United States historical documents found on the Internet.
• Digital History - site designed to support the teaching of American History.  Sponsored by the University of Houston with cooperation from several organizations.

Library electronic resources:

• Women in the Middle Ages:  An Encyclopedia - an online reference that provides in-depth background information on history, social life, customs, role of women during medieval times.  Fully searchable and accessible from off campus (with student ID number).
       Volume 1 - (A - J)     
       Volume 2 - (K - Z)  
• Online book & media catalog
• Periodical Databases
  
  • General Databases 
• Documenting sources 

   

CD-ROM:

• The American Pageant - a multimedia textbook of American history.  Only available on workstations in the Library. Request from Media Services.

updated 2006