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Dictionary of Irish Biography
http://dib.cambridge.org/home.do
The Dictionary of Irish Biography, a collaborative project between Cambridge University Press and the Royal Irish Academy, is the most comprehensive and authoritative biographical dictionary yet published for Ireland. It contains 9,014 signed biographical articles on a wide range of topics including politics, law, religion, literature, journalism, architecture, painting, music, the stage, science, medicine, engineering, entertainment and sport.
American History in Video
http://ahiv.alexanderstreet.com
American History in Video will provide 2,000 hours and more than 5,000 titles on completion, with commercial and governmental newsreels, archival footage, public affairs footage, and important documentaries. This release now provides 4,154 titles, with videos from new partners Newsreel Films and Documentary Educational Resources, additional PBS and The History Channel titles, archival footage from NASA and NARA, additional Universal Newsreel, and much more.
ebrary
http://site.ebrary.com/lib/unioncollege
The ebrary eBook collection is a growing collection of more than 42,000 books and historic and geopolitical maps, every page searchable. Especially strong in key academic subject areas including Business & Economics, Computers, Technology & Engineering, Humanities, Life & Physical Sciences, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. eBooks are available from more than 150 publishers, such as: Brill Academic Publishers, John Wiley & Sons, Johns Hopkins University Press, MIT, Taylor & Francis, Palgrave-MacMillan, and more. Features personalized bookshelves, annotation abilities, and highlighting. Requires download of plug-in viewer from site.