5 Libraries for History Students

 

Online Libraries for History Students

If you are a student studying history or working to earn your degree in education than you should be interested in using an online library. Online libraries save time, you don’t have to leave your house to access tons of information, and they are usually free. Plus, you will never have to pay late or damage fees so they are a great way to study on a college budget! Here are three of the best online history libraries.

Digital History

Digital history is exactly what it sounds like; a digital history log. The website contains interactive material, reference material, reading material, textbooks, documents, teachers, guides and more! Digital history works in collaboration with several museums and institutes of history such as the Museum of Fine Arts, Chicago Historical Society, the National Park Service and more. Students may use the website without signing up and material is approved for both teaching students and for research and reference purposes.

Internet History Sourcebooks

The Internet History Sourcebooks are a collection of copyright permitted textbooks, books and study material that has either run out of copyright or is legally permitted for free public use. The project is funded by the Fordham University. The layout is clean and intended for educational and research use rather than for advertisement or profit.  Categories include ancient history, modern history, medieval studies, history help, history by country and more.

Perseus Digital Library

The Perseus Digital Library is the worlds’ largest collection of online material on ancient history. From ancient Greece, ancient Rome, art in history, coins, images, photography, texts, textbooks, articles, mythology and fables and more. The library is an open source funded website that updates each time they receive funding.  Subjects are divided into easy to search categories and do include material in other languages, scans of documents and other rare finds. This is the perfect online library for anyone studying the ancient world. 

5 Reasons To Use Online Libraries

5 Reasons to Use Online Libraries

Any student studying an accredited online course should consider using a digital library. If you aren’t sure about it, here are five great reasons you should switch to digital!

Saves Money

First, digital and online libraries can help a college student to save money. Why? Most of them are 100% completely free. This is great if you are living on a college budget and don’t have a lot of spare cash lying around.  Many online libraries offer free access to great information sources like textbooks, articles, books and documents as well as image and art galleries.

Easy Search

Have you ever noticed that if you go to a library you can spend a lot of time looking for the right book? Sure they are categorized but unless you know the library by heart, even after you find the book code it can be a hassle to find. At an online library you can search for books by title, subject or author/date which allows you to bring up the correct book in seconds!

No Travel Time

Guess what, online libraries can be accessed from the comfort of your own home. No car, bust, tram or walking required. So be lazy, sit back down and look up the nearest online library! It’s fast and easy!

Faster

Let’s face it, if you don’t have to travel and searching is easier, you are going to save a lot of time. Instead of quitting study, getting ready to go to the library, delaying and perhaps stopping for food, all you have to do is type into your address bar, go to the library and continue study. This allows you to finish your study assignment much more quickly than were you to use a traditional library.

Easier

Despite all of the other benefits of using an online library, the best benefit is perhaps that it makes study (and life) easier. No hassle, no charge, no flipping through books until you find the right page. Digital libraries take up less space, are easier to access, easier to search and generally don’t charge late fees! 

Five Online Libraries for Art Students

As an art student attending one of the best online universities you probably don't want to leave your home to go to a library to find reference material. That is one of the reasons why online art libraries are useful, the other is of course that they are usually free and great for someone living on a college budget. So, take off your coat/shoes, save the travel money and just turn on your computer, all of your art reference materials are right where you want them, online. Here are the top five best online art libraries.


Artcyclopedia




Artcyclopedia is exactly what it sounds like. An encyclopedia of art, if you aren't sure what an encyclopedia is, it is a comprehensive collection of information regarding a subject. In the case of Artcyclopedia this means everything from expansive libraries of art history and information to a collection of over 8,000 digital art images (many of them classics) that are available for free to use as reference (or reading) material. Artcyclopedia allows students to search by artist name, by title and by location (for art museums). A few of the artists available include Van Gogh, Picasso, Da Vinci, Monet and more!

Intute




While Intute is not solely an art library, it does have an expansive arts and humanities section. The online library features articles, information, reference material in all sections of art including dance, visual, fashion, design, music, theatre and drama, and the visual arts. The library also features short training programs for basic information about the arts as well as a good search system that can be used to bring up specific artists, performances and more. The website is a UK based site, however, the information is intended for worldwide use and may be used anywhere. If you are required to use only American reference material than you may want to discuss using Intute with your adviser before actually using it. It should also be noted that what is currently on the site is all that will ever be added to the site as it was closed in June 2011.


WWW: Virtual Library:History of Art



The World Wide Web: Virtual Library: History of Art is a long name and as a downside can take a lot of time to type when referencing, but hey, its free and it has a lot of great information. The library allows free access to art history, large image prints of art, articles on art sites, periods, themes and more as well as references for art students and much more. Everything can be searched using the sites easy search features and the site also allows access to the virtual museum of art. It should be noted that this site is also a UK address but is updated from worldwide database's.

Dadabase 




This site is a Canadian art website that allows access to one of the largest collections of virtual art on the internet. Dadabase features not only a very large art photo gallery but also information on artists and mostly features modern art. Other features of the website include a list of real-life art exhibitions, dates and times, etc. For the artist studying modern art, Dadabase is a great tool that can be used to extensively research the style and form of modern art as well as to find inspiration and reference material.

Oxford Art Online 




Oxford Art Online is an online art library developed by (you guessed it) Oxford University. The site does require students to sign up to it but it allows access to the online version of the Grove Art Online and the Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Both of which can be used as reference material at any university or college. Oxford art online is an art history research center, a digital art image library of over 40,000 images and has over 23,000 subjects, 21,000 biographies and information on art movements and more.

5 Online Libraries for Online Research

Studying online can save you time and money. Here’s why. Most online libraries are 100% free which will save money you received from your scholarships and grants for other things like paying rent or paying for your actual tuition.  Online research can also save you time because unlike in physical libraries where you have to search for books or articles that match your subject; online, all you have to do is type in keywords and select your reading material from a list.  Many online libraries are even state and college approved to be used for reference material by students like you! Here are the top five online libraries for research.

Research Guide for Students

A Research Guide for Students is an easy to search guide to all things research including how-to’s for writing papers, documentaries, Style Guides and much more. The website also contains a great deal of informative articles in their virtual library. Articles are arranged by the Dewey Decimal system for easy search and range in study topics from Computers/Reference, Psychology/Philosophy,  Religion, Mythology, Social Sciences, History, Language, Science, Math, Technology, Health, Business, Arts, Music, Sports, Literature and Geography.  In some cases, actual free lessons are linked to the article so that the student may learn about the subject matter.   

Library of Congress

The Library of Congress is one of the largest libraries in the world so it only makes sense that the Library of Congress Online is a great place to research. The online library has multiple sections of research and reference books as well as copyright information, photo archives, presidential archives and much more. This information is available freely to the public and may be searched on the site and referenced in research papers.

Internet Public Library

The Internet Public Library is a branch of the physical public library that you would normally walk into to check out a book. While there aren’t quite as many books available, the internet version has a large collection of books and reference material in most study areas. This material is available for free via the website and may be searched for by author, title or initials. Reference material is housed in 12 categories with more than 50 sub categories.

InfoMine

While InfoMine was not created by a school or government institution, it is sponsored by several universities as a reference material source. The website provides a great deal of free information and study material in the areas of politics, economics, history, science, agriculture and more.  However, the site is mainly devoted to providing significant information about the mining industry. The site also offers paid subscriptions in order to receive email lessons/information/news and much more.

Biomed Central

Biomed Central is a website devoted almost exclusively to providing free information for medical students.  The site hosts a variety of information including articles, books and news on medical incidents, diseases, and etc.  Also, there are a group of doctors in the medical field who regularly review all of Biomed Centrals content to ensure that it is fit for use as reference and study material