LibGuides: World History / Modern and Contemporary: Websites and Databases

General Websites

World History - Khan Academy
World History Project
Topics are divided into 12 geographical, time period or special topic groupings and are listed in alphabetical order beginning with the Americas and ending with World Religions.
Best of History Sites
Links to sites that are considered the best for history research.
HistoryNet
HistoryNet.com is brought to you by the world’s largest publisher of history magazines. HistoryNet.com contains daily features, photo galleries and over 5,000 articles originally published in their various magazines. If you are interested in a specific history subject, try searching the archives.

History Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Covering both U.S. and world history topics, History Reference Center is a full-text database featuring historical reference books, magazines, journals and thousands of primary source documents
AP Source This link opens in a new window
Covering a wide array of subject areas from the arts and multicultural studies to the STEM subjects, Advanced Placement Source offers students the essential research materials to achieve academic success in honors, AP or IB programs.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR is an online library of trusted academic research. It includes thousands of journals, ebooks, and primary sources. Used at over 5,000 colleges and universities, JSTOR encompasses over 75 disciplines.
SIRS Discoverer This link opens in a new window
A multidisciplinary database for elementary and middle school learners, researchers, and educators covering curriculum areas such as current events, history, health, language arts, math, science, social studies, and technology.
WorldBook Online This link opens in a new window
This electronic edition of the popular encyclopedia includes articles that bring together the story, multimedia content, an article outline, research aids and links to related information. Online updates to articles and a "Month in Brief" time browser are also available.