ONLINE Databases & SERVICES

American Government

Connects the issues of the day with the foundations of government and compares the political and economic systems of the United States with other countries.

Daily Life through History

Provides full text access to details of what life was like for ordinary people in different cultures throughout history. Includes images, maps and illustrations, recipes, clothing patterns, songs, dances, and games of the time period.

Provides an in-depth understanding of how society shapes and is shaped by controversial issues

World at War: Understanding Conflict and Society

Provides comprehensive information on 14 conflict periods that have defined our nation from its earliest beginnings to today.

World Geography

Nearly 200 overviews of countries around the world, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, providing a portrait of each nation’s location, people, culture, recent and early political history, and economy. Almost 500 maps and 1,500 biographies of important political and cultural figures.

World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras

Covers human history in all corners of the globe—from prehistoric times to the beginnings of the Renaissance.

World History: the Modern Era

Covers the evolution of modern Europe since the Renaissance; concurrent developments in Asia, Africa, and the Islamic world; the global impact of the Industrial Revolution; and the last 100 years of conflicts and international cooperation.

A collection of over 19,000 American biographies from throughout American history. Americans* included in the original print edition of the ANB had to have died before the end of 1995; the ANB Online will include future entries on important figures who have died since then. It will also fill in the historical record by adding biographies of influential figures who were not included in the print edition.

*An "American" is loosely defined as someone whose significant actions occurred during his or her residence within what is now the United States or whose life or career directly influenced the course of American history.

A valuable online chronicle providing a year-by-year documentary of American thought and action. Content includes original words of more than 1,500 authors who made and analyzed American history through their speeches, writings, memoirs, poems, and interviews.