History and geography databases

Numérique premium

Digital Premium, there are more than 1500 ebooks in history and geography: find great classics such as L’An Mil, the Revolution in debate, A test of totalitarianism … The library is subscribed to several themes in ancient history, medieval , modern and contemporary: enough to find your happiness! For geographers, the platform also includes many atlases..
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OpenEdition

OpenEdition is the essential platform for the humanities and social sciences with numerous books and journal articles in history, archaeology, geography, auxiliary sciences of history…

Bibliovox

Bibliovox is a platform of digital books on many subjects including a very important catalog in history and geography. The latest publications from essential publishers (Champs Vallon, Les Belles Lettres) and great classics can be found there. A little extra: you can find all these works at home after creating an account at the Bpi!

Cairn

Cairn is a platform in the humanities and social sciences with an important corpus in History-Geography. Many ebooks, journal articles and Que Sais-je are available to help you with your revisions or review key concepts!

Ulrich’s Web

With Ulrich’s Web, you can have a state of the art of all the journals published in History in France and abroad since their date of publication. Many journals freely available on the Internet are also listed.

Encyclopedia of Africa (History of Africa)

Encyclopedia of Africa covers the entire history and culture of the African continent (important personalities, events, places, political currents, artistic movements, economy, religions..). Articles examine in more depth the nations of sub-Saharan Africa, the ethnic groups of several regions of Africa and the European colonial powers. 200 illustrations and demographic tables complete all this information. Encyclopedia in English.

Encyclopedia of Afro-americans (1619-présent) (History of Afro-americans

It is impossible to understand America without understanding the history of African Americans. This encyclopedia traces, through nearly 700 articles, the life of African-Americans from 1619, with the arrival of the first slave, until the death of Frederick Douglass and shows how American history in all its aspects has been deeply influenced. Volume 2 of this encyclopedia is devoted to the 20th century

Encyclopaedia Judaïca

The Encyclopaedia Judaica is now online: with 21,000 entries as well as photographs and maps, it is essential for learning everything about the history, culture, art, literature … of the Jewish religion through centuries. It also allows to deepen the relations of this religious group with the rest of the world, with in particular detailed articles on the history of the Middle East.

Encyclopedia of Women in World History (History of Women)

Who was Rosa Parks? What is the history of abortion rights around the world? All your questions about women’s and gender history will be answered here with over 650 biographies of influential women and over 600 articles covering all topics in gender history. This encyclopedia is entirely in English.

Encyclopedia of Middle Age (History of Middle-Age)

Find Saladin’s biography, learn more about Gothic architecture or discover the map of Paris in the Middle Ages: this dictionary covers all aspects of medieval history in Europe, the Near East and Asia. Entirely in English, the articles of this encyclopedia, written by specialists.

Encyclopedia of the Modern World (Contemporary World History)

This encyclopedia covers the events and evolutions of the modern world, since 1750, by country, organizations, regions, ethnic groups. The encyclopedia pays particular attention to social history, demography, family life, religion, thought, education, science and technology. Encyclopedia in English.

Marquis biographies online

Marquis biographies online is a universal general biography of living and deceased people.
It compiles the records of 22 American and international biographical dictionaries published since 1985, representing 1.5 million illustrious people in all sectors of activity (politics, finance, industry, advertising, media and communication, etc.). It is entirely in English.

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Access likely to be cut on 01/01/2022.

Are you looking for a complete biography on Bob Dylan or Henry VIII? Would you rather make a list of English actresses working in the 19th century? This encyclopedia is for you! Entirely in English, it compiles the biographies of personalities who have marked the history and culture of the British Isles, from antiquity to today with more than 60,000 different people. This database strives to diversify its records by including more records of women or people from minority communities.

World Biographical information system

This database brings together more than six million concise biographies of characters across the centuries from all countries and all regions of the world. Among these, there are more than 500,000 records written in French from reference works published from the 16th to the 21st century.

Data Pays

With Data Pays, a tool provided by the Encyclopedia Universalis, it is possible to easily compare several demographic data across the globe.

Encyclopaedia Universalis

New to history? Do you want to quickly learn international history or discover new civilizations? With short and verified entries, the Encyclopaedia Universalis is perfect for satisfying your curiosity and quickly updating your historical knowledge! The platform also offers access to a tool, Data Pays, which makes it possible to quickly compare the demographic and economic statistics of all countries.

Le Petit Robert

New to history? Do you want to quickly check a key event? With its interactive chronology and numerous atlases, the Petit Robert is there to help you!