Biographical Resources

Biographical Resources
An Internet Hotlist on Biographical Resources

created by Mrs. Schlitter
Olmsted Falls High School

Introduction | Select Books from OFHS | Electronic Resources | Internet Sites

Introduction
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Print Resources

REFERENCE BOOKS:
African American Culture and History
African American Voices of Triumph
American Reformers
Biography Magazines
Encyclopedias
Current Biographies
Dictionary of American Biographies
Heroes and Heroines 3 vols.
People in the News
Time 100 - 2 vols.
World Artists
World Authors
100 Most Important Women

Biographies - search the on-line catalog

The Internet Resources

Select Books from OFHS

On-line Library Catalog - http://web2.leeca.org/html/english_unicorn/login/OFHS/welcome.html Search the on-line catalog for books on your topic.

Electronic Resources

Biographical Resource Filamentality Page - IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS ACCESSING SOME LINKS COPY AND PASTE THE FILAMENTALITY ADDRESS INTO ANOTHER INTERNET EXPLORER WINDOW. http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listbiographmr20.html
Biography Reference Bank - http://www.infohio.org/ER/secure/biorefbank.asp Biography Reference Bank contains articles about more than a half-million people, most in full text, from around the world, both living and dead.
EBSCO HOST - MAS Ultra - School Edition - http://www.infohio.org/ER/secure/EBSCO.asp MAS Ultra - School Edition includes 100,000 biographies. Search the Biography Magazines for articles on your famous person. In the Find Window type the person's name - In the Refine Search area, in the Publication Window type in Biography. This will retrieve a list of issues of Biography Magazine that featured your famous person.
Gale - Virtual Reference Library - http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/olms12005 Select the Gale Virtual Reference Library from the list of Gale Resources. Encyclopedia of World Biography 2nd ed., 23v, 1998
Gale Biography Resource Center - http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/olms12005 Biography Resource Center is Thomson Gale's paramount biographical online reference database, designed to meet the needs of public, academic, special and school libraries throughout the world. The information contained within Biography Resource Center is perfect for a multitude of subject areas such as, but not limited to, science, multicultural studies, business, politics, government, history, entertainment, sports, the arts, and literature. Biography Resource Center contains nearly 414,000 biographies on more than 320,000 people gathered from more than 840 volumes of more than 135 award-winning Thomson Gale reference sources as well as full-text articles from more than 265 magazines specifically chosen for their renowned biographical content in a broad range of subject areas.
Lit Finder - http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/ncemedctr?db equals LITF
News Bank Newspapers - http://www.leeca.org/students/magazines/newspapers.htm Perform a search on your famous person or event.
Noodle Tools - http://www.noodletools.com/ Bibliography maker login information is included on the login sheet. You must create your own login.
SIRS - DECADES - http://portal.bigchalk.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/PikeApp.woa/wa/Authentication/loginMember CLICK MY PRODUCTS - Select SIRS Decades and search on your research topic.
Student Resource Center Gold - http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/olms12005 Search for biographical information on your person using the 'person search' feature.
World Book Advanced - http://www.infohio.org/ER/secure/worldbook.asp World Book Advanced is a powerful reference tool that includes encyclopedia, multimedia, e-book, and primary source databases, fully integrated in a single search.

Internet Sites

A & E Biography - http://www.biography.com/ Search over 25,000 of the greatest lives, past and present.
Biographical Dictionary - http://www.s9.com/biography/ This dictionary covers more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day. The dictionary can be searched by birth years, death years, positions held, professions, literary and artistic works, achievements, and other keywords.
C-SPAN - American Presidents - This web site, created for the television series, contains a complete video archive of all American Presidents: Life Portraits programming, plus these additional resources: • Biographical facts • Key events of each presidency • Presidential places • Reference material Pick a president from the pull-down menu above and explore.
C-SPAN - American Writers - American Writers: Journey through history and American Writers II: The 20th Century are now available as permanent archives for educators, researchers and every one interested in the writers featured in the C-SPAN series. Things to do on this site • Find information on writers, their works and program locations • View streaming media of complete programs & related video • Use lesson plans designed by C-SPAN in the Classroom • View portraits of each writer created by Chas Fagan • Review complete past program schedules
Eye Witness Accounts - http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/ A presentation of first-hand accounts of pivotal events in history; includes photographs, pictures, sound files, additional resources, and bibliographic citations.
HISTORY CENTRAL - BIOGRAPHIES - http://www.historycentral.com/bio/people/index.html Welcome to HistoryCentral's 500 Most Important People of the 20th Century. This section includes a short biography and a photo of each person and is an excellent starting point for researching a person. Please choose the first letter of the last name of the person you want to read about...
History Links - http://history1900s.about.com/homework/history1900s/?once equals true& Misc. links to important historical events.
History and Politics Out Loud - http://www.hpol.org/ Is a searchable multimedia database documenting and delivering authoritative audio relevant to American history and politics. This project is supported by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities Teaching With Technology Program in collaboration with Michigan State University and the National Gallery of the Spoken Word.
HyperHistory Online - http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html The People section reaches from 1,000 BC to the present. It displays lifelines for over 980 persons in science, culture, religion, and politics. (In addition there are special expanded sections for artists, scientists, writers, composers, famous women, and politicians accessible from the 'Options'panel).
Multnomah Biography sites - http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/biohc.html Misc. biography links.
National First Ladies' Library - http://www.firstladies.org/index.htm National archive devoted to educating people about the contributions of First Ladies and other notable women in history
New York Public Library - Digital Image Collection - http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/index.cfm NYPL Digital Gallery provides access to over 275,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more.
PEOPLE: BIOGRAPHIES & GENEALOGY - http://www.teacheroz.com/biographies.htm This site is a gateway to numerous categories of biographical information.
People Spot - Biographies - http://peoplespot.com/notable/biographies.htm Links to biographical information.
Time 100 - http://www.time.com/time/time100/index_2000_time100.html One century, 100 remarkable people. TIME has profiled those individuals who — for better or worse — most influenced the last 100 years. They are considered in five fields of endeavor, culminating with Person of the Century:
Uncle Sam - Who's Who in the Federal Government - http://exlibris.memphis.edu/resource/unclesam/whos.html This site contains detailed biographical sketches and photos of everyone who has ever been anyone in the Federal Government. You can search the Biographical Directory of U.S. Congress (1774 to present).

Content by Mrs. Schlitter
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Last revised Tue Feb 3 5:42:47 US/Pacific 2009