A United Nations resource, this collection offers access to lectures, historical video and reports, and an online law library, all concerning the topic of international law.
Use the menu at the top to browse this collection, which contains a sizable collection of children's literature published from the 1700s to the present, both in Great Britain and in the United States. Books are offered online, as scanned images of the original works.
Browse or search manuscripts by keyword or location (the location is often that of the holding library). Once you locate a manuscript of interest, click on the title of the item in order to view the pages.
The site provides information on what ebooks are available, and where one might find them. Search by subject, author, title, and keyword. Users must register, but registration is free.
Gives access to petitions, wills, and other official documents file in the county courts and legislatures in 15 slaveholding states over a period of nearly 100 years, ending just after the Civil War.
An archive of original short films and photos on a wide range of topics, including human rights, animal rights, the environment, poverty, education, and spirituality.
Digitized collections from the 15 universities of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) plus the University of California system. Full text is available for works in the public domain.
An online version of the three-volume reference work of the same title. The tool includes author entries with biographical sketches and bibliographies, that link to some full-text digitized titles.
A collection of books and articles published between 1850-1877. Browse the books alphabetically, by title, or browse the journals by volume/issue or author/title.
Links to movie/video exhibits are provided under the Web projects menu. Educational documents and other downloads are available in the education section.
Offers several collections to the public, including dissertations and articles from Purdue authors, as well as images from Purdue's history. Most notable is the access provided to the Amelia Earhart Papers.
Offers access to digital collections that highlight the history of Michigan. Of particular note, this site offers access to death records from 1897-1920. Click "Explore" in the top menu to see a complete list of collections.
An online collection of lectures and talks given at TED events. TED is a non-profit group whose goal is to "spread ideas worth spreading." Topics are timely, and the speakers include such notables as Jane Goodall, Douglas Adams, and J.J. Abrams.
A collection of videos lectures and panel discussions over topics from international development to human rights to U.S. history. From the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
From Ohio University and WOUB Online, this site offers audio readings of literature, plays, and poetry, as well as a selection of radio interviews with notable authors.
The World Digital Library makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.