We have over two million books in our collection (some estimates put it closer to 2.5 million).

WorldCat is an uber-catalog, consisting of the catalogs of hundreds of libraries from around the world. As opposed to Tripod, there are over 40 million items in this database.

WorldCat has a new beta-catalog that allows you to search the catalog and then link directly to your local library. Worth checking out, but it's only been available for a month or so. Expect bugs.

Although you may have heard differently, we actually CAN get material from the Library of Congress on Interlibrary Loan. As long as it isn't a video, a manuscript, or a rare book.

This is an online version of the 20-volume OED, 2nd edition, published in 1989. An excellent source not only for the origins of English words, but for their history as well. The OED includes examples of the usage of every word, from the earliest recorded usage to the present. You can use the "Date Chart" option to see when a word entered the language. Also available in print (see below).

Contains biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond,from the earliest times to the year 2001. Articles focus on noteworthy people from all walks of life. No living person is included. Coverage varies.

This comprehensive work covers the history of eating and dietary habits around the world, and also includes sections on the histories of individual foods and beverages.

EEBO, as it is called, will be a goldmine for your research. This amazing database contains digital images of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473-1700. It includes books, pamphlets, manuscripts and newspapers. By the end of this class, you'll be VERY familiar with EEBO.

This is another fabulous source of primary texts. It's a full-text collection of poetry, drama, and prose and includes complementary references sources. In addition to offering access to information on English and American literature including bibliographies, and catalogs it also provides access to online editions of literary works, discussion lists, electronic journals, and library catalogs. It includes links to English poetry texts, drama, and fiction and has links to full-text editions of the works of William Shakespeare.

If your reseach covers the New World, you might want to try EVANS, a full-text database of American history and literature from the colonial period to the eighteenth century.

This is the best database to look for journal articles in literature. It isn't full-text, but if we have access to the full-text or if we have the journal in print, the FIND IT link will take you there. Covers 1926-present.

This database covers world history from 1450 to the present (excluding the U.S. and Canada which are covered in "America: History and Life"). Includes publications from 1953-present. It's your best source for finding scholarly articles from a historicans perspective.

Use Art Index to look for scholarly articles in the fields of art, architecture, decorative arts and photography. Covers abstracts from 1929-present, full-text articles 1997-present.

Don't be fooled by the name. This database provides access to the Arts and Humanities Citation Index, which will provide you with citations to humanities articles dating back to 1954. A surprising source, but sometimes really useful.

A favorite of mine. Thisis an index to journal articles in the arts, humanities, and social sciences, including some published as far back as 1770!! Includes periodicals in English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, and other Western languages.

Provides full-text and page images from many of the top journals in most academic disciplines. Coverage is from the inception of the journal through three to five years ago.

A digital library that provides access to thousands of digital images derived from a variety of museum, library and archival collections. Images support a variety of disciplines including architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design. Coverage varies.