History

African American Odyssey
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/

Showcases an exhibition from the Library of Congress; it additionally highlights materials from the Library's large African-American collection. (As of February 15, 2009: not available online)

African American Perspectives
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/aap/aaphome.html

The Library of Congress highlights its prominent collection of African American materials, as well as offers online exhibitions. (As of February 15, 2009: not available online)

Chinese Cultural Studies Texts
http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/texts.html

Features selections and full texts of Chinese literary, philosophic, and political classics. Reference texts and essays are also accessible. It also has an outstanding web bibliography for students and scholars of Chinese culture and history. (Paul Halsall, Brooklyn College)

A Hypertext on American History: From the Colonial Period until Modern Times
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~welling/usa/revolution.html

Provides outlines and biographies. Primary texts (beginning in the Age of Exploration) and their contexts are also a useful feature.

International Center of Medieval Art
http://medievalart.org

Located at The Cloisters. It features an online version of its journal, Gesta, publications, and information on conferences, symposia, and a listing of dissertations in progress. It also "sponsors the 'Limestone Sculpture Provenance Project,' a database now containing early 2000 samples from monuments, sculptures, and quarries in France." Of note, is its excellent list of website resources.

Internet History Sourcebooks Project
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall

Sourcebooks encompass a wide-range of cultural and historical information. Much of the material belongs to public domain. Topics include: African, East Asian, Indian, Islamic, Jewish, and Women's history, as well as Byzantine history, history of science, and Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans* History. (Paul Halsall, Fordham University)

Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies
http://www.georgetown.edu/labyrinth/library/library.html

A major scholarly site, Labyrinth provides a well-organized, comprehensive listing of topics. Translations of medieval texts are also available. (Georgetown University)

Medieval & Renaissance Fact and Fiction
http://www.angelfire.com/mi/spanogle/medieval.html

An excellent, award-winning source of links to archives, primary texts, a large variety of image collections, journals, and links to unusual cultural resources.

National Archives and Records Administration
http://www.nara.gov

Contains a digital classroom, an exhibit hall featuring historical exhibitions, and many historical documents. It is an excellent site in which to obtain transcriptions of The Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and other primary American documents.

Repositories of Primary Sources
http://www.uiweb.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html

"A listing of over 5300 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar."

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/sc.html

The Schomburg Center is one of the prominent collections of African American history and culture. (New York Public Library)

Stanford University Guide to Japan Information Resources
http://jguide.stanford.edu

An outstanding source of information, arranged by general categories. The Arts and Entertainment page includes such topics as the tea ceremony, bonsai, a landscape database, pottery, kimono, Kabuki, links to Japanese art and cultural museums, and a Reader's Guide to the Arts of Japan. For students, this is a well-organized site in which to become acquainted with Japanese culture and resources. Search engines and reference guides are also available.

Using Primary Resources on the Web
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/sections/history/resources/pubs/usingprimarysources/index.cfm

This short, introductory guide, primarily geared to high school and college students, defines primary sources, how to find them on the web, how to evaluate websites, and how to cite primary resources. (American Library's Reference and User Services Association, History Section)