History, Geography & Culture

History, Geography & Culture
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Ancient & Medieval History Online 

Life from prehistory to the mid-1500s is brought to life for school and university students, and the general public, with features that include videos and slideshows, primary sources, maps, graphs and timelines. Learn about key eras, civilizations, and regions, including the ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece, and Rome; ancient and medieval Africa, Asia, and the Americas; and medieval Europe and the Islamic World.

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​World Geography & Culture Online eLibrary-logo-WorldGeography.png

An award-winning resource for the study of countries, cultures, and geography. Includes in-depth profiles of every country in the world, as well as maps, flags, videos, images, biographies, timelines and current news. Also includes tools for studying Earth and geographic regions, comparing countries and states, and researching terms and concepts.

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Modern World History Online

A comprehensive look at world history from the mid-15th century to the present. Thousands of subject entries, biographies, images, videos and slideshows, maps and graphs, primary sources, and timelines combine to provide a detailed and comparative view of the people, places, events, and ideas that have defined modern world history. Invaluable for school and university students; fascinating for everyone.

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National Geographic Virtual Library

Browse this cross-searchable platform for research insight from journalism's most trusted name in exploration and discovery. Offers access to the complete archive of National Geographic magazine — every page of every issue — along with a cross-searchable collection of books, maps, images and videos.

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National Geographic Kids

Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology and space for kids. Offers access to the complete archive of National Geographic magazine — every page of every issue — along with a cross-searchable collection of books, maps, images and videos.

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Gale in Context: World History

Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in world history from a variety of sources. A database designed to provide an overview of world history covering the most-studied events, cultures, civilizations, religions, people and more.

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Gale OneFile: Diversity Studies

Access a range of periodical content to explore cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community. Prepares researchers for social science, history, and arts coursework. This collection explores cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community. Includes more than 250 journals, updated daily.           

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​Gale OneFile: Religion and Philosophy

Research the impact of religion on culture throughout history, including literature, arts, and language. Covers topics of philosophies and religions in one comprehensive collection. Researchers will gain valuable insight about the impact religion has had on culture throughout history, including literature, arts, and language. Updated daily, this resource supports a broad range of topics from theological  approaches to social issues. Updated daily.

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Gale in Context: Biography

Discover the world's most influential people by searching narrative biographies, news, magazine and multimedia content. Over 650,000 biographical entries cover a range of historically significant figures and present-day newsmakers.

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​Ancestry Library Edition

Explore your family's history using local and international records including convict and free settler lists, passenger lists, Australian and New Zealand electoral rolls and military records. There are English, Welsh and Scottish records.

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Find My Past

Trace your family history with millions of records covering the UK, Australia and New Zealand, including travel and migration records, military records and newspapers.

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TROVE - National Library of Australia

 Browse and search this free service from the National Library of Australia. Look for primary sources, images, newspapers, gazettes, journals, maps, magazines, and more. Search Trove to locate books and other physical items held in libraries and organisations around Australia.    

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​Find more Local and Family History resources here.