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BIOGRAPHICAL RESOURCES
American
Authors on the Web
Biographies and links to works from 1550 to 1950.
WEB SITE
Author
Yellow Pages
Searchable directory of author websites.
WEB
SITE
Biography.com
Website to the A&E Television series.
WEB
SITE
Contemporary
Authors
Provides complete biographical and bibliographical information
and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors.
Each entry contains the nationality, birth/death date, a brief biography,
career summary, list of writings, and a bibliography of additional writings
on the author.
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Encyclopedia
Britannica
Academic Version
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Encyclopedia
Britannica
Public Library/Kids Version
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Facts.com
Search for current events, world news and historical facts 1940 - present.
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First Search - WorldCat
WorldCat.org, formerly First Search, includes the collection found at the Library of Congress as well as books, videos, audio books, maps, musical scores, and CD-ROMs found in libraries throughout the world. Send Interlibrary Loan requests to our staff from this website.
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History Reference Center
The world's most comprehensive full text history reference database designed for secondary schools, public libraries, junior/community colleges, and undergraduate research. The database features full text for more than 2,000 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books from leading history publishers.
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Infotrac
General Reference Gold
Access full-text articles in hundreds of magazines, journals
and newspapers. This is an excellent source for author interviews and
book reviews.
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Internet
Public Library
The Internet Public Library is maintained by the University
of Michigan's School of Information and is an online library to a variety
of reference materials. Discover online encyclopedias, dictionaries,
biographies, and more.
WEB SITE
MasterFILE Premier
Designed specifically for public libraries, MasterFILE Premier contains full text for more than 1,750 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more. This database also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books, 85,827 biographies, 105,789 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 285,912 photos, maps & flags.
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MAS Ultra - School Edition
Specifically designed for high school students with full text of 500 periodicals, 350 reference books, 100,000 primary source documents, 84,700 biographies - plus over 235,000 photos, maps, and flags.
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McGraw-Hill
AccessScience
Locate articles, dictionary terms and research updates
in the field of science and technology.
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Middle Search Plus
For middle and junior high school students, with 140 full text titles (with Lexile reading level), as well as historical essays, 84,700 biographies, over 235,000 images, and 100,000 primary source documents.
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Novelist Plus
A readers' advisory service, provides access to 155,000 fiction and non-fiction titles and offers a wide range of feature content that will expand your staff's ability to serve fiction and non-fiction readers of all ages and increase the reach of your library's program including author read-alikes, book discussion guides, reading lists and more.
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NoveList K-8 Plus
Contains enhanced subject access for over 60,000 fiction and non-fiction titles aimed at the K-8 population. Full-text reviews from sources like School Library Journal and Booklist are available for many titles.
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