Early English Books Online
Early English Books Online (EEBO) debuted with 125,000 works, microfilmed over 70 years from more than 250 libraries worldwide. With over 146,600 titles and associated bibliographic records, EEBO is one of the most successful digitized research collections ProQuest has ever produced, trusted by students and scholars in thousands of universities and rese arch organizations worldwide.
No other resource for early modern scholarship is as comprehensive as EEBO. Users can explore complete, digitized images of all the works listed in the key bibliographic records of English literature: The Short-Title Catalogue (Pollard & Redgrave, 1475-1640); The Short-Title Catalogue II (Wing, 1641-1700); The Thomason Tracts; and the Early English Books Tract Supplements, as well as original almanacs, pamphlets, musical scores, prayer books and other intriguing primary sources.
To accompany the page images, the transcribed texts from both phases of the Text Creation Partnership have been integrated alongside the images, helping researchers of all levels to discover more from within the EEBO corpus.
Website: Early English Books Online
The Internet Archive
The Internet Archive is a non-profitree online digital library with archived material from the 1400s and beyond. It is a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. It provides free access to researchers, historians, scholars, people with print disabilities, and the general public. Their mission is to provide Universal Access to All Knowledge. It can be used to access archived material in their original printed or manuscripted form from the 1400s and beyond.
Website: https://archive.org/
AlKutba
A digital platform that provides free books, primarily focused on Jordanian and Arab authors. It reflects the collaboration between the Jordanian Ministry of Culture and official institutions concerned with the dissemination of knowledge, educational institutions, publishing houses, and official, civil, and private cultural organizations. These entities come together on this platform to make free books easily and readily available to the general Arabic-speaking readership. This platform aims to protect the community's right to knowledge by offering free books, promoting Jordanian authors, and highlighting knowledge producers across various fields. It also works to encourage and promote the publishing industry.
Website: Alkutba
Center for Documents, Manuscripts, and Levantine Studies
مركز الو ثائق وا لمخطوطات ودراسات بلاد الشام
The Center for Documents and Manuscripts at the University of Jordan was established in response to a need recognized by the university's founders since its early years. In the academic year 1972/1973, a Royal Decree was issued establishing the Center, which has since become a prominent institution within the university. It plays a pivotal role in supporting academic research, preserving cultural and historical heritage, and providing a conducive environment for scholars. The Center is responsible for collecting and preserving documents, manuscripts, records of Sharia courts and Islamic endowments in the Levant, in addition to newspapers, reports, maps, travelogues, oral histories, files, memoirs, and photographs, all documented and archived in accordance with established academic standards.
Website: https://centers.ju.edu.jo/ar/Manuscripts/Home.aspx