LibGuides: Library guide History: More databases, websites, etc.

Large collections of digitized material on the Internet

Atlas of mutual heritage
Europeana Portal to a great number of digitized collections of European cultural and scientific institutions.

Delpher This link opens in a new window Dutch newspapers, books, journals
Delpher provides access to digitised Dutch publications from the collections of Dutch libraries, scientific institutions and heritage institutions. Delpher contains digitised books, newspapers, journals and radio bulletins that cover the period from the 17th century to the 20th century. The database will be expanded continuously over the next few years.

Biblioteca Digital del Patrimonio Iberoamericano Digitized South American sources.
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
Biografisch portaal van Nederland
Bookkeeper-general Batavia

Catalogus Epistularum Neerlandicarum (CEN) This link opens in a new window

Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek
Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire
Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren A repository that provides access to a digital collection of texts of Dutch literature, linguistics and cultural history from the earliest times to the present
Digitale Bibliothek München A large repository of manuscripts and old books from the collections of the Bavarian State Library and affiliated libraries
Digital Medieval Manuscripts A repository of digital medieval manuscripts from from across Europe
DRoits ANTiques Extensive bibliography of legal, economic, political and social institutions in the Mediterranean world at the time of classical antiquity. Select French or English language on the start page.

Early Enlightenment in a Rotterdam Periodical 1692-1704 This link opens in a new window

Gallica : la bibliothèque numérique de la BnF
Geheugen van Nederland A repository of photographs, letters and documents about Dutch history, art and culture from many private collections and institutions
Huygens ING Resources (incl. Rijks Geschiedkundige Publicatiën) Texts and resources from Dutch history are published online by the Huygens Institute for Dutch history. Available in this database: the digital version of the Rijks Geschiedkundige Publicatiën (RGP). The Rijks Geschiedkundige Publicatiën can be found in this database by searching on the titles of the parts. The RGP are also available in print in the closed stacks of the Central Library (via RUQuest).
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook Translations of ancient texts from antiquity
Manuscripta Mediaevalia A rapidly growing repository of medieval manuscripts from all German libraries
Monastic Manuscript Project An access to digital manuscript-catalogs all over the world.
Oorlogsbronnen the original sources from World War II collected
Perseus Largest digital library of the antique world; contains a huge amount of searchable Greek and Latin texts, plus comments, dictionaries and grammars.
Ptolemaic Coins Online Ptolemaic Coins Online (PCO) is a new research tool that will ultimately provide wide access to the coins listed in the print volumes of Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire by Catharine C. Lorber, the first attempt to provide a new, comprehensive standard typology and catalogue for the coinage produced by the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt since Ioannis Svoronos’s Τα νομίσματα του κράτους των Πτολεμαίων published in 1904–1908.
Regesta Imperii Chronologically ordered inventory of all charters and historiographical sources of the Roman-German rulers
Repetorium Geschichtsquellen de Deutschen Mittelalters
Slavernijverleden | Nationaal Archief Overzicht van online archieven die te maken hebben met het Nederlandse slavernijverleden; de ruim 1,9 miljoen gedigitaliseerde archiefstukken die hierin zijn opgenomen komen van verschillende instellingen in Nederland, Engeland, Guyana en Suriname en zullen in de toekomst worden uitgebreid met archieven afkomstig van de Antillen en het Stadsarchief Rotterdam.

Open Access books

OAPEN Library This link opens in a new window Open access books
OAPEN stands for Open Access Publishing in European Networks.
The OAPEN Library contains freely accessible, peer reviewed, academic books in the field of humanities and social sciences.
Related: Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)

Google Books
Internet Archive Books Free books online available via the Internet Archive
Het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in de Tweede Wereldoorlog Standard work on the Second World War written by L.de Jong; freely available.
Post-Reformation Digital Library The Post-Reformation Digital Library (PRDL) is a select database of digital books relating to the development of theology and philosophy during the Reformation and Post-Reformation/Early Modern Era (late 15th-18th c.). Late medieval and patristic works printed and referenced in the early modern era are also included.

Open Access journals

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) This link opens in a new window Open access journals
The DOAJ is an online directory that indexes and provides access to approximately 12,000 open access journals. The DOAJ aims to be comprehensive and covers all open access scientific and scholarly journals that use a quality control system to guarantee content (peer review and/or editorial quality control).

Persée Large French portal that provides access to many volumes of journals from a wide range of disciplines
Riviste Unimi Open Journal Systems portal of the University of Milan
Open Edition A large interdisciplinary repository platform with journals and articles

Review portals

Recensio.net Large European review platform
Medieval review review platform for Medieval Studies
Sehepunkte German review platform

Videos & podcasts on history

Ted talks on history
Short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less) on history
Crash course European history
In 50 episodes, John Green will teach you about European History to give you an overview of Europe’s history and connection with the world from 1450 to the present.
History podcasts
Dutch language history podcasts
History & Culture on National Geographic
Over 300 video's on YouTube about history and culture

Beeld en Geluid op school This link opens in a new window Archieven van het Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid
Het platform Beeld en Geluid op School bevat film- en audiomateriaal voor po, vo, mbo, hbo & wo. De media zijn geschikt voor onderwijsdoeleinden.
Uit de archieven van het Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid is een speciale selectie gemaakt van televisie- en radioprogramma's of fragmenten, die ooit door de Publieke Omroepen zijn uitgezonden. Denk hierbij aan o.a. (jeugd)journaals, actualiteitenprogramma's en relevante documentaires.
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The Programming Historian

The Programming Historian offers tutorials that help humanists learn a wide range of digital tools and techniques to facilitate research and teaching. Also suitable for newbies.

The Programming Historian

History portals

Clio.net German language history portal
Hérodote.net French history portal
H-net Platform Humanities and Social Sciences Online
Historiek.net Dutch history portal
Historici.nl A repository of sources on the history of The Netherlands
Jonge Historici Op dit platform voor jonge historici vind je o.a. scripties, columns, opinies en achtergronden.

Theses

Thesis Repository Radboud University This link opens in a new window Theses; Radboud University
Digital archive of all Bachelor's and Master's Degree theses, undertaken at Radboud University.

Learn to read old handwriting

Wat staat daer? - Learn to read old handwriting (in Dutch)