On this page, you can find a variety of history databases from around the world, which can be accessed from the library building, remotely, or freely.
In addition to the databases listed on this page, historical materials can also be found in other databases that require a subscription. Further information can be obtained from the library staff.
| Title | Description | Language | Access Options |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACLS Humanities Ebook | This database contains a wide range of e-books focusing on the humanities in general and history in particular. It is a subscription-based resource, available from within the Library. | Multiple languages | Access from within the Library building only |
| Archives Portal Europe | This portal offers access to a wide range of historical archives scattered across Europe. The search allows for locating entire collections as well as individual archival items. | Multiple languages | Open access |
| AWOL - The Ancient World Online | This database provides access to a wide range of information sources on the ancient world, including primary and secondary sources, links to additional databases, and bibliographic records. | Multiple languages | Open access |
| Brill | A broad collection of journals on various subjects, with an emphasis on the humanities and history. This is a subscription-based database with partial access available from within the Library. | Multiple languages | Access from within the Library building only |
| Cambridge Online Journals | Cambridge Journals Online package in the humanities and social sciences. It includes access to several journals and books related to history. Partial access is available from within the Library. | English | Access from within the Library building only |
| Cornell University Digital Collections | A database from Cornell University that brings together dozens of historical collections, with a particular emphasis on ephemera collections. | English | Open access |
| Digital Handbook for Research on Soviet History | This database, from Harvard University, provides open access to various sub-collections focused on Soviet history, in both Russian and English. | English, Russian | Open access |
| Eighteenth Century Collection Online | A collection of various types of documents from the English-speaking world in the 18th century. Part of the GALE databases. Access is available from within the Library. | English | Access from within the Library building only |
| Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index | This index includes articles, reviews, and translations related to the history of women in the Middle Ages. | English | Open access |
| Historical Social Conflict Database | A database that includes collections focused on the history of social conflicts in Europe, from the medieval period to the modern era. | French, English | Open access |
| Internet History Sourcebook Project | This database contains historical texts that are in the public domain, as well as reference books covering various fields of history. | Multiple languages | Open access |
| Les Enluminures | A database that includes approximately 120,000 manuscripts from the medieval period to the Renaissance, available with open access. | French, English | Open access |
| Monastic Manuscript Project | This project provides access to manuscripts and texts written by various monastic orders or related to them, during the early medieval period. | English, Latin | Open access |
| Old Maps Online | This database offers access to a wide range of historical maps. The search can be filtered by geographic area, time period, and more. The site also includes an interactive map that updates according to the selected period. | English | Open access |
| Palestine: The British Mandate, 1917–1948 | This collection includes a variety of primary sources from the British Mandate period in Palestine. It is part of Brill's subscription-based databases. Access is available on a trial basis from within the Library. | English, Hebrew, Arabic | Access from within the Library building only |
| The Avalon Project | A project that includes collections of historical documents from various periods throughout written history – from ancient times to modern documents. | Multiple languages | Open access |
| The Economy and War in the Third Reich, 1933-1944 | An official statistical database providing rare and detailed data on the economic situation in Germany during the Third Reich, up to and during World War II. Part of Gale's databases. Access is available from within the Library. | English, German | Remote access |
| The European Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies (EBSEES) | This database includes thousands of bibliographic records related to Slavic studies and the history of Eastern Europe. | Multiple languages | Open access |
| The Medieval Bestiary | A collection of medieval manuscripts that include illustrations or information about animals, as well as an encyclopedia and references in this field. | English | Open access |
| Their Finest Hour | This database contains approximately 25,000 documents and historical items of various types related to World War II. | Multiple languages | Open access |
