Biblioteca Italiana
This link opens in a new windowDigital library of "texts representative of the Italian cultural and literary tradition from the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century.
Periodici Italiani Digitalizzati
This link opens in a new windowFrom the Library of Archeology and Art History in Rome, an extensive database (with full text) of Italian periodicals from the eighteenth to the early twentieth centuries.
Europeana
This link opens in a new window"Explore millions of items from a range of Europe's leading galleries, libraries, archives and museums. Books and manuscripts, photos and paintings, tv and film, sculpture and crafts, diaries and maps, sheet music and recordings, they're all here."
World History in Context
This link opens in a new windowCovers world history from the ancient world to today's headlines to deliver a chronicle of the great cultures and societies that have formed the history of the human race. Rare primary sources, reliable reference, and multi-media content put this vast topic into context for students.
HathiTrust
This link opens in a new windowDigital library created from the collections of major research libraries in the United States and around the world. Items range from medieval Arabic manuscripts to early modern European incunabula, from colonial American pamphlets to 19th-century treatises on natural history. Although a part of the collection is only accessible to members of participating/contributing institutions, many materials (particularly those no longer in copyright) are freely accessible.
This is a selection of the resources available for finding primary sources. If you need help, please make an appointment with me, I am happy to work with you.
Created by Shonn M. Haren, 2015. CC BY 4.0