Geographic Names Information System

The nation's official repository of domestic geographic names data. Provides location information and maps for almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features. (Information about foreign geographic feature names can be obtained from the GEOnet Names Server.)


Geography of Slavery in Virginia

Full transcripts and images of runaway and captured ads for slaves, servants, and deserters placed in Virginia newspapers from 1736 to 1790. The site also includes laws, court records, plantation accounts, letters, diaries, and personal papers of planters.

GeoScienceWorld

Full-text of scholarly journals in geology integrated with GeoRef, an index of geological literature.


German History in Documents and Images

Materials documenting German history from 1500 to the present. Includes primary source documents, images, and maps. Materials are available in both English and German.


German Propaganda Archive

Collection of Nazi and East German propaganda in translation. Provided by Calvin College.


Getty Publications Virtual Library

Full-text books on art history and conservation published by the J. Paul Getty Museum.


Global Commodities

Primary sources such as manuscripts/diaries, rare books, maps, paintings, advertisements, company records, etc., covering the global history of 15 major commodities: chocolate, coffee, cotton, fur, energy, opium, porcelain, silver & gold, spices, sugar, tea, timber, tobacco, wheat, wine & spirits. Also includes data on energy production, consumption, and reserves by country from 1965 to the present.


Global Literature on the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

Database aggregating research on COVID-19 from countries around the world. Full text included for most articles. From the World Health Organization (WHO).


Global Newsstream

Coverage: 1980s-present

Current access to over 2,800 titles from the US and across the world, plus archival access to many of the same titles. Covers newspapers, newswires, and transcripts in 13 different languages.


Governing.com: The resource for states and localities

Resource for finding current information by and about state and local government. Links to news stories, local and state government sites, etc.