RHS Library Learning Commons: Enlightenment: Databases

World and American History

World History: Modern Era (Abc-Clio) This link opens in a new window
Modern World History (Infobase/FOF) This link opens in a new window Covers the people, places, and events from the mid-15th century to the present.
American History (Abc-Clio) This link opens in a new window
American History (Infobase FOF) This link opens in a new window
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Short Biographies & Images
Information sourced from encyclopedias, biographical dictionaries, academic journals, magazines, and biographical websites.

Britannica School Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
Explora Secondary (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
eLibrary This link opens in a new window A massive collection of multidisciplinary periodical and digital media content, designed for middle and high school students, undergraduates at community colleges and universities, instructors, and librarians. Editorially created pages provide valuable context for both common and more unusual topics of research. All content is 100% full-text, including documents from books, magazines, journals, newspapers, photographs, transcripts, and videos. The collection covers a wide range of subjects.