Selected Websites
Some of these websites contain scholarly writings and links to primary documents. Others are gateways linking to additional sites useful to your research.
- Ancient World Mapping CenterThe Center promotes cartography, historical geography, and geographic information science as essential disciplines within the field of ancient studies.
- Avalon ProjectPrimary documents in law, history & diplomacy from Yale
- Best of History WebsitesAnnotated links to over 1000 history websites
- British History OnlineDigital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles.
- Exploring Ancient World CulturesEAWC is an on-line course supplement for students and teachers of the ancient and medieval worlds, hosted by the University of Evansville. It features its own essays and primary texts as well as an index of internet sites.
- Eurodocs: Online Sources for European HistoryExtensive list of links to websites and primary documents, categorized by time period and country.
- Fordham University's Internet History SourcebooksThe Internet History Sourcebooks Project is a collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use. Also see links to specific sourcebooks below.
- Fordham's Internet Modern History SourcebookThe early modern world, including the Reformation and the Age of Discovery, are included here.
- Greek and Roman LiteratureExcellent list leading to primary sources in Greek and Roman Literature from professor John Paul Adams, California State University Northridge.
- Library of Congress - Classical and Medieval HistoryThis "virtual alcove" of the LOC Main Reading Room is a collection of websites selected and annotated by Humanities and Social Sciences Division subject specialists.
- Oxford Digital LibraryCentral access to digital collections at Oxford University, ranging from ancient texts on papyrus to Medieval and early modern manuscripts.
- Perseus Digital LibraryTufts University project covering the history, literature and culture of the Greco-Roman world.
- WWW-VL: World History Index and History Central Catalogue | The World Wide Virtual LibraryLinks to over 1700 sites, organized by subject.
- World Digital LibraryThe World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world from 8000 BCE to the present.
Evaluating Websites
Websites listed on this page are credible sources, but what if you find a different site? How do you know it is credible?
Consider the following five criteria:
1. Accuracy - Is the information correct?
2. Authority - What are the author's credentials?
3. Coverage - Is the content covered comprehensively?
4. Currency - Is the information current?
5. Purpose - Is the content biased?
Download a CRAAP test worksheet here.
If you're not certain, ask a librarian!
Acropolis from Pnyx, Athens, Greece
Image courtesy of Image Quest