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(More Info)	Dictionary of American History, 3d ed.
A multi-volume encyclopedia with concise articles dealing with the political, economic, social, and cultural aspects of American history. Includes bibliographies. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dictionary of Canadian Biography
A scholarly national biography, with approximately 8000 entries on people who helped in the formation of Canada and who died between the years 1000 and 1930.Fully searchable, with detailed bibliographic information for each entry. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dictionary of Classical Mythology
Substantive entries on figures of classical mythology; includes bibliographies for entries in appendix. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Dictionary of the Middle Ages
Ed. Joseph R. Strayer. 12 vols. (1982-1989) + Supplement (2003). The bibliographies can be supplemented by looking at the more recent Lexikon des Mittelalters (see below). Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Digital History
This is an extensive and well-organized site featuring "high-quality historical resources for teachers and students for free and without advertising," a feat accomplished through partnerships with a variety of museums and archives. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Digital South Asia Library
A project of the Center for Research Libraries, providing digital materials for reference and research on South Asia to scholars, public officials, business leaders, and other users. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Diotima: Materials for the Study of Women and Gender in the Ancient World
An interdisciplinary resource on women and gender in the ancient Mediterranean. The site is searchable, and includes bibliographies, translated texts, essays, and images. It has full-text links to articles in Hekman Library's JSTOR collection. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Directory of History Journals
Provides links to English-language journals that publish in the field of history. Maintained by the American Historical Association. Searchable by subject, keyword, or browsable by title. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Documenting the American South
A digital publishing initiative that provides images, texts, and audio files related to Southern history, literature, and culture, from the colonial period through the first decades of the 20th century. Currently DocSouth includes seven thematic collections of books, diaries, posters, artifacts, letters, oral history interviews, and songs. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Doing History: A Guide to Historical Research
A guide to doing historical research, with links to a variety of web sites covering various historical events and eras. Maintained by Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. Read the full annotation

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Dictionary of American History, 3d ed.

Dictionary of Canadian Biography

Dictionary of Classical Mythology

Dictionary of the Middle Ages

Digital History

Digital South Asia Library

Diotima: Materials for the Study of Women and Gender in the Ancient World

Directory of History Journals

Documenting the American South

Doing History: A Guide to Historical Research

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