Oliver Wendell Holmes Library

World Regions

Gateway sites chosen by the OWH reference librarians for authority and quality of content.

Africa
Asia
Europe

Middle East
South America

Gateways

 Africa

  • Africa Focus: Sights and Sounds of a Continent
    Pictures and sounds from African counties with an excellent search engine. Use the atlas or browse by collection, subject or country. Photo Categories are: Artisans, Buildings and Structures, Cities and Towns, Education, Landscape, Religion and Women.
  • Africa South of the Sahara
    A Stanford University maintained database covering the history, art, politics, religion, literature and culture of Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • Center for African Studies
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign maintains this site with links to arts, news. human rights and other up-to-date information.

 Asia

 Europe

  • The European Union On-line
    Much documentary information here, including treaties and speeches. The EU At a Glance section contains travel information and maps.

 Middle East

  • Global Connections
    A PBS website contains an interactive timeline of the Middle East since 1900 and themes including religion, culture and geography.
  • Middle East History, Society and Culture Resources
    The History Department at SUNY Albany has put together this "History in the News" site which contains annotated regional and country links.

 South America

 

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