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Loeb Classical Library This link opens in a new window The major collection of Greek & Latin texts, continuously updated. Highly searchable, with single- & dual-language reading modes; marking & annotation features, plus tools for sharing; ability to create & save bookshelf.
ACLS Humanities E-Book This link opens in a new window Full text eBooks in the humanities, from the American Council of Learned Societies and other learned societies and academic publishers.
HathiTrust This link opens in a new window Full text books & journals digitized by HathiTrust partner libraries, Google, the Internet Archive, etc. Includes searchable access to over 10 million volumes total; 3 million public domain volumes are fully viewable online and allow downloading one page at a time. Complements Google Books.
European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750 [EBSCO] 1493-1750 This link opens in a new window Contains over 32,000 entries and is a comprehensive guide to books and pamphlets about the Americas written in Europe before 1750.

Five College Archives & Manuscript Collections This link opens in a new window Search over 1,500 finding aids describing the archives and manuscripts found at the Five Colleges.
Center for Research Libraries (CRL) Catalog This link opens in a new window Smith College is a member of the Center for Research Libraries (CRL), which acquires and preserves "unique and little-known documents." The collections, which number about five million items, are international in scope and made available to researchers at member institutions through interlibrary loan, electronic delivery, and on-site use at CRL in Chicago. Read more....
WorldCat (all dates) This link opens in a new window Extensive catalog (OCLC) of books, serials, media, web resources, and more worldwide.
Archive Grid This link opens in a new window Detailed archival collection descriptions & finding aids from libraries, museums, historical societies & archives in the US.
Archive Finder (subscription ends 08/01/2024) This link opens in a new window Directory of primary source materials in U.S., U.K., and Irish repositories.