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Libraries World Wide ~ Library Tools

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HISTORY

World History ~ History of the United Kingdom ~ U.S. History

LITERATURE

Religious ~ Myths & Legends

English Literature University Collections & Bartleby

Medieval, Renaissance, 17th Century, 18th Century Collections

Camelot ~ Chaucer ~ Dante ~ James Joyce ~ Mark Twain

Robin Hood ~ Shakespeare ~ William Blake ~ Literary Theory & Critism

NEWSPAPERS

LIBRARIES

Libraries World Wide

LIBRARIES WWW - T. Dowling, OhioLINK, and hosted by the Berkeley Digital Library SunSITE, University of California, Berkeley

Library Tools

CATALOGUER'S TOOLBOX - Queen Elizabeth II Library, Memorial University of Newfoundland For more information see the Memorial University of Newfoundland Libraries

Book Binding & Conservation of Books

BOOKBINDING & CONSERVATION OF BOOKS DICTIONARY - M.T. Roberts, D. Etherington & M.R. Brown, Stanford University
Bookbinding & Conservation of Books Dictionary
"...The succinct definitions and explanations, as well as the biographical vignettes, contained in this dictionary will be a boon to those who seek this kind of information. Those concerned, whether they are practicing binders, technicians, rare book librarians, collectors, or simply laymen, will find this a welcome source of answers to their questions..."
For more information see Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books

History

World History ~ History of the United Kingdom ~ U.S. History

HISTORY

World History

ANCIENT HISTORY - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), London, U.K. Multimedia Ancient History Courses, Databases & Teaching Modules (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). For more information see History or BBCi

HISTORY RESOURCES - Author: Thomas Daccord, Best of History Web Sites

INTERNET GLOBAL HISTORY SOURCEBOOK - Author: Paul Halsall, Fordham University

WORLD HISTORY RESOURCES - Voice of the Shuttle, University of California, Santa Barbara For more information see the Voice of the Shuttle

History of the United Kingdom

MONARCHY THROUGH THE AGES: THE HISTORY OF THE CROWN - The British Monarchy, Her Majesty The Queen, U.K. Multimedia History Courses & Teaching Modules (Text & Images).
History of the Monarachy
"...This is the official web site of the British Monarchy. Written and managed by the Royal Household at Buckingham Palace, the site aims to provide an authoritative resource of information about the Monarchy and Royal Family, past and present..."
For more information see the The British Monarchy

BRITISH PATHE ARCHIVES - British Pathe Limited Multimedia (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound).
British Pathe Archives
"...Now you are here you can preview items from the entire 3500 hour British Pathe Film Archive which covers news, sport, social history and entertainment from 1896 to 1970. You can also license higher resolution copies of the same items for Presentations, Web Publishing or Private Use. All content is free of charge for use by UK Maintained Schools in the classroom...."

HISTORY - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), London, U.K. Multimedia History Courses & Teaching Modules (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). Neolithic & Bronze Ages (4000-750BC) to the Present. For more information see History or BBCi

THE VICTORIAN WEB - G.P. Landow (Professor of English and Art History, Brown University) designed and edited the entire web and The Victorian Web is funded by the The University Scholars Programme, National University of Singapore Multimedia Victorian Literature Courses & Teaching Modules (Text & Images).
The Victorian Web
"...This scholarly and educational website...contains materials on Victorian art, economics, literature, political and social history, religion, and science..."
For more information see George P. Landow's Home Page or the Department of English

U.S. History

Chronololgy of U.S. History

A CHRONOLOGY OF U.S. HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS - Created by Eric A. Cooper and Maintained by James P. Callison, Law Center, University of Oklahoma Multimedia U.S. History Documents (Text & Images). For more information see Law Center

Some examples from over "200" documents include

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

The Federalist Papers

Declaration of Independence

The Emancipation Proclamation

Historical Collections

HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS FOR THE NATIONAL LIBRARY - Library of Congress, U.S. Multimedia U.S. History (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound).
Historical Collection for the National Library
"...a digital record of American history and creativity. These materials, from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions, chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas that continue to shape America, serving the public as a resource for education and lifelong learning..."
For more information see Library of Congress

American Revolution

AMERICAN REVOLUTION AN IT'S ERA: MAPS AND CHARTS OF NORTH AMERICA AND THE WEST INDES - Library of Congress Multimedia American Revolution Database (Text & Images).
American Revolution
"...The maps and charts in this online collection number well over two thousand different items, with easily as many or more unnumbered duplicates, many with distinct colorations and annotations..."
For more information see Military Battles and Campaigns; American Memory: Historial Collections for the National Digital Library; Map Collections 1500-2004; or the Library of Congress

Civil War

CIVIL WAR INDEX - Page Manager: Jim Janke, College of Business and Information Systems, Dakota State University, Madison, SD Multimedia Civil War Database (Text & Images).

U.S. CIVIL WAR CENTER - Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Multimedia Civil War Database (Text & Images).
U.S. Civil War Center includes
"...Civil War Book Review;
Book Collections;
Manuscript Collections;
Online Exhibitions & Resources;
Civil War Index; etc..."

CIVIL WAR MAPS - Library of Congress Multimedia Civil War Maps Database (Text & Images).
Civo War Maps
"...The Civil War Map collection of the Geography and Map Division consists of reconnaissance, sketch, coastal, and theater-of-war maps which depict troop activities..."
For more information see Military Battles and Campaigns; American Memory: Historial Collections for the National Digital Library; Map Collections 1500-2004; or the Library of Congress

U.S. History Courses & Teaching Modules

MAKING OF AMERICA (MOA) - Cornell Digital Library Collections, Cornell University Library Multimedia U.S. History Courses, etc. (Text & Images).
Making of America
"...a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction...provides access to 267 monograph volumes and over 100,000 journal articles with 19th century imprints..."
For more information see the Cornell Digital Library Collections or the Cornell University Library

WARS AND CONFLICTS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY - Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy Multimedia U.S. Navy Wars & Conflicts (Text & Images).
Wars & Conflicts of the United States Navy
"...Revolutionary War to the present..."
For more information see the Naval Historical Center

U.S. History Resources

MILITARY HISTORY RESOURCES - Dupuy Institute Multimedia U.S. Military Resources (Text & Images). For more information see Dupuy Institute

Literature

Religious ~ Myths & Legends

English Literature University Collections & Bartleby

Medieval, Renaissance, 17th Century, 18th Century Collections

Camelot ~ Chaucer ~ Dante ~ James Joyce ~ Mark Twain

Robin Hood ~ Shakespeare ~ William Blake ~ Literary Theory & Critism

LITERATURE

Religious

AGPEYA: THE COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH BOOK OF HOURS - agpeya.org
Agpeya: Coptic Book of Hours
"...contains prayers for seven different hours to be said throughout the day. The hours are chronologically laid out, each containing a theme corresponding to events..."

BIBLE GATEWAY - Gospel Communications International.
Available in
"...Arabic, Bulgarian, Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, etc..."

CHRISTIAN CLASSICS ETHEREAL LIBRARY - Christian Classics Ethereal Library, Calvin College For more information see the Calvin College

THE HOLY QUR'AN - IslamiCity.com Multimedia (Text, Images & Audio/Sound).
Full Text available in
"...Albanian, Bangla, Bosnian, Chinese, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Melayu, Persian, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Urdu, etc...."
For more information see the IslamiCity

THE CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA - K. Knight, Denver, Colorado & Volunteers throughout the world For more information see New Advent

Myths & Legends

ENCYCLOPEDIA MYTHICA (INDEX) - M.F. Lindemans Multimedia Encyclopedia of Mythology, Folklore, Mysticism, etc. (Text & Images).
Encyclopedia Mythica
"...contains well over 1500 definitions of gods and goddesses, supernatural beings and legendary creatures and monsters from all over the world..."
For more information see Encyclopedia Mythica Home Page

English Literature University Collections & Bartleby

University Collections & Bartleby

BARTLEBY.COM: GREAT BOOKS ONLINE - Bartleby.com, Inc. Multimedia Literature Collection (Text & Images).
Bartleby
"...The preeminent Internet publisher of literature, reference and verse providing students, researchers and the intellectually curious..."

CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY WINDOWS ON THE PAST - Cornell University Library, Cornell University Multimedia Literature Collection (Text & Images).
Digital Collections include:
"...Historic Monographs Collection;
Historic Math Book Collection;
New York State Historical Literature;
International Women's Periodicals;
Ezra Cornell Papers;
Witchcraft Collection; etc..."
For more information see Cornell University Library

DOCUMENTING THE AMERICAN SOUTH COLLECTIONS - Documenting the American South, University Library, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Multimedia Literature Collections (Text & Images).
Documenting the American South (DocSouth)
"...includes eleven thematic collections of primary sources for the study of southern history, literature, and culture..."
American South Collections include
"...Oral Histories of the American South;
Library of Southern Literature;
North American Slave Narratives;
The Southern Homefront, 1861-1865; etc..."
For more information see Documenting the American South or the University Library

LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN - Publication of Archival, Library & Museum Materials (PALMM), State University System of Florida Multimedia Clildren's Literature Collections (Text & Images).
Literature for Children
"...is a collection of the treasures of children's literature published largely in the United States and Great Britain from before 1850 to beyond 1950..."
For more information see Publication of Archival, Library & Museum Materials (PALMM) or the State University System of Florida

RENASCENCE EDITIONS - Publisher: Risa Stephanie Bear; Document Center, Knight Library, University of Oregon Libraries, University of Oregon Multimedia Literature Collection (Text & Images).
Renascence Editions Collections
"...An Online Repository of Works Printed in English Between the Years 1477 and 1799..."
Examples of Renascence Editions Collections Authors include
"...Francis Bacon;
Edward Bennett;
Sir Thomas Browne;
Daniel Defoe;
Elizabeth I;
Thomas Hobbes;
John Milton;
Edmund Spenser;
Jonathan Swift; etc..."
For more information see University of Oregon

SCHOENBERG CENTER FOR ELECTRONIC TEXT & IMAGE (SHOCKWAVE) - University of Pennsylvania Library, University of Pennsylvania Multimedia Literature Collection (Text & Images).
Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text & Image
"...a fully integrated digital library, was created in 1996 to publish virtual facsimiles of rare books and manuscripts in the Penn Library's collections. Its ongoing mission is to make accessible to the global community of scholars and researchers primary source materials that would otherwise be difficult to access..."
For more information see the University of Pennsylvania Library

THE PERSEUS DIGITAL PROJECT - Editor-in-Chief: Gregory Crane, Classics Department, Tufts University Multimedia Literature Collection (Text & Images).
The Perseus Project includes
"...Greek and Roman Materials;
Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri;
Renaissance Materials;
The Edwin C. Bolles Collection; etc..."

THE LITERATURE COLLECTION - University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, University of Wisconsin Multimedia Literature Collection (Text & Images).
University of Wisconsin Digital Collection
"...is a multilayered grouping of works in literature and the humanities. From medieval to modern, scholarly to satirical,..."
University of Wisconsin Digital Collections include
"...Beowulf;
The Deipnosophists;
Fables, by Robert Louis Stevenson;
Mon village, ceux qui n'oublient pas;
Nordic Translation Series;
The Robert Southey Collection;
Selected Works of Edith Nash; etc..."
For more information see the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections

UNIVERISTY OF HAWAII DIGITAL ARCHIVE COLLECTIONS - Hamilton Library, University of Hawaii, Manoa Multimedia Digital Archive Collections (Text & Images).
University of Hawaii Digital Archive Collections include
"...The Annexation Of Hawai'i: A Collection Of Documents;
Chaplain Hiro Higuchi Correspondence;
Hawaii War Records Depository;
Lian Huan Hua Chinese Picture Story Books; etc..."

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DIGITAL GENERAL COLLECTION - Digital Library Production Service (DLPS), University of Michigan Multimedia Literature Collections (Text & Images).
University of Michigan Digital General Collection
"...Over 24,000 volumes in the General Collection Online..."
For more information see Digital Library Production Service (DLPS) or the University of Michigan

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH DIGITAL COLLECTIONS - University of Utah Press, Marriott Library Digitized Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah Multimedia Literature Collection (Text & Images).
Examples from the Collection include
"...The Origins of a Pacific Coast Chiefdom, The Chumash of the Channel Islands;
The Ancient Americas: A Brief History and Guide to Research;
Apaches de Navajo: Seventeenth-Century Navajos in the Chama Valley of New Mexico;
Foundations of Anasazi: The Basketmaker-Pueblo Transition;
Prehistoric Lifeways in the Great Basin Wetlands; etc..."
For more information see the Digital Collections; Collection Directory or the J. Willard Marriott Library

Medieval, Renaissance, 17th Century, 18th Century

LUMINARIUM - Anniina Jokinen Multimedia Literature Collection (Text & Images).
Luminarium includes
"...Medieval: Anthology of Middle English Literature (1350-1485);
Renaissance: 16th Century Renaissance English Literature (1485-1603);
17th Century: English Literature (1603-1660);
Restoration: English Literature Restoration oand 18th Century (1660-1785)..."

MEDIEVAL SOURCEBOOK - P. Halsall, Fordham University Center for Medieval Studies, Fordham University Multimedia Literature Collection (Text & Images).
Medieval Sourcebook Subject Categories include
"...Byzantium Literature;
Islam Literature;
Roman Church Literature;
Early German Literature;
Celtic Literature;
Carolingians Literature;
Crusades Literature;
Empire & Papacy Literature; etc..."
For more information see Paul Halsall's Internet History Sourcebook Project

INTERNET MEDIEVAL STUDIES - Kathryn Talarico, ORB Multimedia Literature Collection (Text & Images).
ORB
"...is an academic site, written and maintained by medieval scholars..."

Camelot

CAMELOT PROJECT - The Camelot Project, Rossell Hope Robbins Library, University of Rochester
Camelot Project
"...designed to make available in electronic format a database of Arthurian texts, images, bibliographies, and basic information..."
For more information see Rossell Hope Robbins Library

Chaucer

CAXTON'S CANTERBURY TALES: THE BRITISH LIBRARY COPIES - Edited by Barbara Bordalejo, Canterbury Tales Project, De Montfort University, U.K. Multimedia Caxton's Canterbury Tales (Text & Images).
Caxton's Canterbury Tales
"...Original Text & Translation with Illustrations..."
For more information see Centre for Textual Scholarship (CTS) or the De Montfort University

THE CANTERBURY TALES: THE GEOFFERY CHAUCER PAGE - The Harvard Chaucer Page, The President and Fellows of Harvard College, Harvard University Multimedia Canterbury Tales (Text & Images). For more information see Geoffrey Chaucer; Literature & Arts A-14: Chaucer or The Instructional Computing Group, Harvard University

Dante

DIGITAL DANTE - Institute for Learning Technologies, Columbia University Multimedia Italian Literature (Text & Images).
Digital Dante
"...to prototype and develop an online, multimedia Dante-related academic resource combining traditional elements of scholarly research with new communication and presentation possibilities enabled by networked digital technology..."
Digital Dante includes
"...Dante's La Commedia; Dante's La Vita Nuova; Dante's The Convivio; Dante's Detto D'Amore; etc..."
For more information see the Institute for Learning Technologies

DANTEWORLDS (FLASH) - Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Services, College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas, Austin, Texas Multimedia Italian Literature (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound).
Danteworlds include
"...Dante's Paradiso; Dante's Inferno & Dante's Purgatory..."
For more information see Courses or ITS Liberal Arts

RENAISSANCE DANTE IN PRINT 1472-1629 - T. Cachey, L. Jordan, C. Dupont, University of Notre Dame & M. Olsen, University of Chicago and hosted by The University of Notre Dame Multimedia Italian Literature (Text & Images).
Renaissance Dante in Print
"...presents Renaissance editions of Dante's Divine Comedy from the John A. Zahm, C.S.C., Dante Collection at the University of Notre Dame, together with s elected treasures from The Newberry Library. The Zahm collection ranks among the top Dante collections in North America..."
For more information see ItalNet Demo Page or the Rare Books & Special Collections at the University of Notre Dame

THE WORLD OF DANTE - D. Parke, Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities (IATH), University of Virginia Multimedia Italian Literature (Text & Images).
The World of Dante
"...offers a hypermedia environment for the study of the Inferno. This project is designed to appeal to the different purposes of a wide range of readers, not simply those with scholarly interests..."
For more information see the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities

James Joyce

THE JAMES JOYCE SCHOLARS COLLECTION - University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, University of Wisconsin Multimedia James Joyce Scholars' Collection (Text & Images).
James Joyce Scholars' Collectio
"...The UW-Madison Libraries developed this project in collaboration with Professor David Hayman, one of the pioneers of Joyce scholarship..."
"...The selected works compiled in the James Joyce Scholars' Collection (JJSC) all share two characteristics: 1) all the books are currently out-of-print and 2) they are valuable, perhaps indispensable,..."
For more information see the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections

Mark Twain

MARK TWAIN - Written and Directed by Stephen Railton, Department of English, University of Virginia, Produced by the Electronic Text Center, Alderman Library, University of Virginia
Mark Twain
"...Contained here are dozens of texts and manuscripts, scores of contemporary reviews and articles, hundreds of images, and many different kinds of interactive exhibits..."
For more information see Electronic Text Center; Finding and Using Digital Resources at UVA or Digital Collections

Robin Hood

THE ROBIN HOOD PROJECT - Robbins Library, University of Rochester Multimedia Robin Hood Literature Collection (Text & Images).
Robin Hood Project is
"...designed to make available in electronic format a database of texts, images, bibliographies, and basic information about the Robin Hood stories and other outlaw tales..."
For more information see Rossell Hope Robbins Library

Shakespeare

ILLUSTRATED SHAKESPEARE COLLECTION - University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, University of Wisconsin Multimedia Illustrated Shakespeare Collection (Text & Images).
Illustrated Shakespeare Collection
"...This online collection of selected electronic facsimiles seeks to share with a wider audience meetings of book art and Shakespearean text, and suggests the variety of responses of visual and book artists to the stimulus of Shakespeare's words..."
For more information see the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections

THE OXFORD SHAKESPEARE - Edited by W. J. Craig; Bartleby.com, Inc.
The Oxford Shakespeare
"...The 1914 Oxford edition of the Complete Works of William Shakespeare ranks among the most authoritative published this century..."
For more information see Bartleby

SHAKESPEARE ONLINE - Amanda Mabillard
Shakespeare Online includes
"...Plays; Poems; Pronouncing Shakespearean Names; Shakespeare's Characters; etc..."

William Blake

WILLIAM BLAKE ARCHIVE - Morris Eaves, Robert N. Essick, and Joseph Viscomi, Publisher: Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities, University of Virginia
William Blake Archive
"...Today both his poetry and visual art in several media are admired by a global audience. In the broadest terms, the William Blake Archive is a contemporary response to the needs of this dispersed and various audience of readers..."

Literary Theory & Critism

JOHNS HOPKINS GUIDE TO LITERARY THEORY & CRITISM ONLINE - Editors: M. Groden & M. Kreiswirth and Published by The Johns Hopkins University Press
The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism
"...Compiled by 275 specialists from around the world, the Guide presents a comprehensive historical survey of the field's most important figures, schools, and movements. It includes more than 240 alphabetically arranged entries on critics and theorists, critical schools and movements, and the critical and theoretical innovations of specific countries and historical periods..."
For more information see The Johns Hopkins University Press

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper Indexes

NEWSPAPERS INDEX: NEWSPAPERS WORLDWIDE - NewspaperIndex.com

Create Your Own Newspaper

CREATE YOUR OWN NEWSPAPER ONLINE - Crayon.net

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