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thematical indices and virtual special libraries

LOTSE
a service in German with Tutorial, web index etc.

H-SOZ-U-KULT
mostly in German.

H-Net
"H-Net is an international interdisciplinary organization of scholars and teachers dedicated to developing the enormous educational potential of the Internet and the World Wide Web. Our edited lists and web sites publish peer reviewed essays, multimedia materials, and discussion for colleagues and the interested public."

Clio Online
portal for history with web directory, institutions, scholars, guides, jobs and funding, databaes, bibliographies, tutorials and more

Historicum
historical portal for the modern age in Europe, with methodological material.

databases

bibliographic databases

Please consult first thematical databases of the national licenses (free in Germany) and of the database-informationsystem (DBIS)!

Dyabola, partly free, ancient times

Gnomon online

Historical Bibliography, 19th century ff., partly free

Annals for German History, 19th century ff.

Bibliography contemporary history

Regesta Imperii, middle ages

full text databasses

Monumenta Germaniae Historica (MGH)

Perseus Digital Library, ancient times, in English

biographical databases

Biographie-Portal, free

Germania Sacra

news

History World
texts and images in timelines and context. Emphasis on GB resources.