Large, multidisciplinary EBSCO database encompassing most topics.

Publications and archives from an independent international affairs policy institute, including audio recordings and transcripts of debates and speeches it has hosted.

Databases of Arabic scientific conferences, dissertations, and academic journals, 1921-present, covering arts, humanities, Islamic and legal studies, Arabic language and literature, economics.

E-book collection in Arabic covers a broad range of subjects: Middle Eastern art, biography, education, medicine, social sciences, humanities, Islamic studies, law, technology, and engineering.

This standard resource offers 15,000 articles on the current state of the Islamic world, from religion and history to politics and culture.

Encyclopedic reference work cataloging all of the world’s known living languages.

Scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research from a wide variety of sources.

Covers European-language articles, books, and reviews related to Muslim areas of Asia and Africa, as well as Muslims elsewhere, and their history, societies, cultures, languages, and literatures.

Article database of English language Jewish studies journals published in the United States, Canada, England, Israel, South Africa, and Australia.

Online resource providing information about Jewish history, Israel, U.S.-Israel relations, the Holocaust, anti-Semitism and Judaism, and current affairs, through articles and images.

Reference tool of authoritative research guides designed to support the study of Jewish studies, combining aspects of an annotated bibliography and a high-level encyclopedia.

Index to articles and books in Hebrew, Yiddish, and European languages, covering various fields of Jewish studies and in the study of Israel.

Abzu is a guide to networked open access data relevant to the study and public presentation of the Ancient Near East and the Ancient Mediterranean world. Includes core texts: The civilizations of t...

Archive of materials collected by U.S. diplomats from 1880 to 1906 related to Aden, a strategically located port city in Yemen, on the route from the Mediterranean to India via the Suez Canal.

Archive of materials collected by U.S. diplomats on the internal and foreign affairs of Afghanistan, from 1945 to 1963.

Archive of official British government confidential correspondence, memoranda, orders, and reports related to British military policy and administration during the Third Anglo-Afghan War in 1919.

Index to international journals and special interest publications in all areas of anthropology and archaeology. Produced by the Royal Anthropological Institute.

EBSCO database that provides access to the literature in the fields of religious studies and theology, including journal articles, essays, and book reviews.

Interdisciplinary collection on medieval studies combines primary sources and interdisciplinary scholarship from a global perspective.

Archive of correspondence, minutes, memoranda and confidential prints related to the British/Indian Army expedition to Mesopotamia during World War I.

Correspondence and telegrams received and sent by the American consular post in Jerusalem during the British Mandate in Palestine (1920-1944).

Online reference collection covering the humanities and social sciences, with a concentration on political and cultural history, literature, philosophy, religious studies, music and the arts.

CRL acquires and preserves newspapers, journals, documents, archives, dissertations from outside of the U.S., with content from Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Latin America.

Archive of official government correspondence, reports, and maps from the British Foreign Office concerning Persia (Iran), Central Asia and Afghanistan, from 1834 and 1922.

Publications and archives from an independent international affairs policy institute, including audio recordings and transcripts of debates and speeches it has hosted.

This online portal makes available periodicals from the Church Missionary Society Archive, a collection relevant to missiology, world Christianity, and global history. Against the backdrop of colon...

The Internet Archive of Jewish Periodicals offers the full text of German-language, Jewish periodicals published mainly in Germany, beginning in 1806 and ending in 1938, with some limited coverage ...

Official British government correspondence concerning Africa from the Foreign Office and the Colonial Office between 1834 and 1966.

The Confidential Print series, issued by the British Government between c. 1820 and 1970 consists of the most important internal papers generated by the Foreign and Colonial Offices (FCO). These ra...

Archive of documents collected by U.S. diplomats on the political, economic and social development of Turkey during a period of democratization in the 1950s.

Digitized collection of books on a variety of subjects, printed from the 15th to 19th century in Arabic script, as well as translations into European and Asian languages.

Archive of diplomatic documents on the internal and foreign affairs of Egypt, from the years before the opening of the Suez Canal through British domination, Egyptian nationalism, and independence.

This standard resource offers 15,000 articles on the current state of the Islamic world, from religion and history to politics and culture.

Searchable collection of newspapers in ten languages published in the U.S., primarly focused on Czechs, French, German, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Jewish, Polish, and Slovak communities.

Scanned copies of the paper issues of the various FBIS Daily Reports, which sought to record, translate, transcribea and analyze foreign foreign mass media.

Collection of diplomatic correspondence, minutes, reports, political summaries and personality profiles from the British Foreign Office files dealing with the Middle East during the 1970s.

Collection of diplomatic correspondence and telegrams received and sent by the American consular post in Beirut during the French Mandate in Syria-Lebanon (1919-1935).

Collection of materials covering the planning and organization of the October 1991 Middle East Peace Conference in Madrid, including correspondence, memoranda, diplomatic dispatches, cables, and maps.

History database (EBSCO) that provides access to journal articles that cover topics related to world history. For U.S. and Canadian history, see America: History and Life.

The Jewish National and University Library, David and Fela Shapell Family Digitization Project, is pleased to offer access to its Historic Hebrew Newspapers project. The aim of this site is to prov...

Archive of documents and files from the U.S. State Department and British Foreign Office related to diplomatic and military issues in various countries and regions around the world from 1911-1975.

Archive of materials collected by U.S. diplomats on the internal and foreign affairs of Iran (Persia), from 1883-1959.

Archive of materials collected by U.S. diplomats on the internal and foreign affairs of Iraq, from 1888 to 1944, from Ottoman rule through British colonial occupation and independence.

Archive of scholarly journals and ebooks in the humanities, social sciences, sciences and mathematics. Journal coverage is volume 1 of each title until 3-5 years ago (embargo period varies by title).

Archive of materials collected by U.S. diplomats on the internal and foreign affairs of Morocco, from 1950 to 1956.

Kotobarabia's "Modern Arab Renaissance Collection" is an archive of Arabic language books published from 1820-1914 from across the Islamic world, with a special focus on Egypt and Syria. This colle...

Archive of U.S. State Department records and despatches related to internal affairs of Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Trans-Jordan, from 1836 to 1944.

Archive of documents and correspondence from the U.S. Consulate in Libya from 1796-1885.

Digitized medieval manuscripts from around the world, dating from the 13th to the 16th centuries, with a focus on accounts of journeys to the Holy Land, India and China.

Translated journals, newspapers, scientific reports, radio and television broadcasts from 19 countries in North Africa and the Middle East covering cultural, economic and political developments within the regions.

Curated collection of primary source documents from the British Foreign Office and UK National Archives related to key developments of Palestine and the Arab-Israeli conflict, from 1917 to 1970.

Collection of diplomatic documents from the British Foreign Office, Colonial Office, War Office and Cabinet Papers related to Iraq, from 1914 to 1974.

A virtual museum of Jewish history and geneaology, covering Yiddish speaking Jews and Jews in the United States. Includes films, audio records, and book texts. (Updates ongoing)

Archive of U.S. State Department documents and files related to politics, laws, military, economy, industry, natural resources, public works, and media of Palestine and Israel, from 1945 to 1959.

Primary source archive of correspondence, memoranda, reports, and publications from U.S. and European committees working to establish a Jewish state in Palestine during and after WWII.

Archive of U.S. State Department Central Classified files relating to the internal affairs of the Persian Gulf states and Yemen, from 1950 to 1959.

Primary source collection of materials related to the diplomatic and military response by the United States (as part of a multi-national force) to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990.

Archive of government records related to the work of the committee studying the situation of Jewish survivors in port-war Europe and the issues connected with their resettlement in Palestine.

Searchable, multimedia collection supporting the study of important events and themes related to revolution and protest from the 18th century through the 21st century.

Archive of materials collected by U.S. diplomats on the internal and foreign affairs of Saudi Arabia, from 1930 to 1959.

Wartime newspapers (1939-1948) for soldiers serving in major theaters around the world, published in the US, Canada, New Zealand, India, and the countries of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

Collection of primary source documents related to slavery and abolition studies dating from 1490 to 2007, supported by scholarly essays, tutorials, a visual sources, chronology, and bibliography.

Archive of diplomatic records from U.S. Consulates across Turkey (1802 to 1949), from late Ottoman roots in the early 19th-century to its emergence as a republic following WWI.

Collection of documents related to U.S. Operations Mission (USOM) and its technical mission in Iraq prior to the Revolution of 1958, and the efforts of the Point Four development program in Iraq.

Archive of correspondence, memoranda, and reports from the Bush presidential administration, Congress, and federal agencies about American Middle East peace policy and the U.S. role in the process.

Primary source archive of files from the U.S. Operations Mission in Saudi Arabia related to diplomatic, political, security, and economic issues of the area during the early Cold War period.

Collection of databases indexing scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities, from journals, conference proceedings, symposia, and more. Includes citation network data.

Digital newspaper archive of Cumhuriyet (1924 to 2020), the oldest secular Turkish daily newspaper.

Growing archive of digitized print newspapers in more than 30 languages from around the world, ultimately including titles from over 80 countries. New content is continually being added.

Database of non-US newspapers, newswires, and news sites including The Times (London), El Norte, Financial Times, The Guardian, Jerusalem Post, South China Morning Post, The Daily Telegraph, and more.

Guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions. Includes audio and video clips from BBC archives.

Collection of summary intelligence briefing reports prepared for Britain and its allies starting prior to WWII, based on broadcast data from open, publicly available sources.

The National Yiddish Book Center is proud to offer online access to the full texts of nearly 11,000 out-of-print Yiddish titles. You can browse, read, download or print any or all of these books, f...

Encyclopedia devoted to the Bible and its reception, with information on the origins and development of the Bible in the canons of Judaism and Christianity.

English-language resource on Judaism. Covers diverse areas of Jewish history of all eras, culture, holidays, language, scripture, and religious teachings. Robust articles and bibliographies included.

Interdisciplinary encyclopedia on the study of Arabic and all levels of the language (pre-Classical Arabic, Classical Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic, Arabic vernaculars, mixed varieties of Arabic).

A standard resource that offers articles on the history and study of the Hebrew language from its earliest attested form to today.

The five-volume Encyclopedia of Human Rights, edited by David Forsythe, offers comprehensive coverage of all aspects of human rights theory, practice, law, and history in over 300 entries signed by...

ETANA is a multi-institutional collaborative electronic publishing project providing resources relevant to the study of the history and culture of the ancient Near East. ETENA includes three databa...

Interdisciplinary collection of issue-based documentaries and independent films from the U.S. and other countries.

Collection of primary source documents covering the history of the environment and conservation efforts across the globe from the late 1800s onwards.

Hebrew Books is a full-text database (PDF files) of titles by American Rabbis. Most of the titles are in Hebrew, but a few are in English or Yiddish. Pulldown lists of author, city, state, and subj...

Manuscripts from the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTS) of New York. This site includes an invitation to other libraries to submit manuscripts for digitization for Jewish c...

Ongoing Yiddish language bibliographical project that records the contents of nearly 1000 periodicals published worldwide from 1862 onward.

Digitized and searchable version of the Jewish Encyclopedia, originally published between 1901-1906.

Digitized collection of Yiddish books printed in Hebrew letters in West, Central and East Europe, from 16th century to early 20th century.

The Jewish National and University Library is proud to announce the first stage of a project to digitize rare and out-of-print monographs from its collection. The aim of this project is to make the...

Archive of cold war era U.S. Government organization charged with translation and analysis of foreign documents on scientific and technical topics, environmental concerns, nuclear proliferation and more.

JTA Jewish & Israel News is a searchable database chronicling modern Jewish history, as seen through the eyes of journalists. It consists of articles published or disseminated by the JTA (Jewish Te...

Translated journals, newspapers, scientific reports, radio and television broadcasts from 19 countries in North Africa and the Middle East covering cultural, economic and political developments within the regions.

Mideastwire.com is an Internet-based, licensed news service that employs a team of translators around the region to gather important stories from and about the Middle East. It was established in Be...

News, legal and business sources, including print and online journals; television and radio broadcasts; newswires and blogs; local, regional, national and international newspapers.

Emphasizes factual and statistical information of interest to the general public related to current public and social policy in fields such as law, education, medicine, business and transportation.

Online encyclopedia of thousands of biographic and thematic essays on Jewish women from around the world.

Declassified U.S. government documents concerning the U.S. intelligence community’s spying and analytic efforts in the Middle East, the Near East, and North Africa.

Online access to comprehensive set of data on living standards around the globe--some 2,000 indicators, including hundreds that go back 50 years.

World's largest catalog of resources from libraries globally with 400 languages represented. FirstSearch interface has advanced searching options. Local Interlibrary loan services are integrated.

World's largest catalog of resources from libraries globally with 400 languages represented. The WorldCat.org version uses relevancy in discovery. Local Interlibrary Loan services are integrated.

A general gateway to Yiddish-language resources including some Yiddish books. (Updated irregularly)

Yiddish Sources is a portal for Yiddish and Yiddish Studies and offers up to date and comprehensive information including digitized collections. (Updates ongoing)