BIOGRAPHIES PATHFINDER
 Print Resources
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POWER Library – Biography Reference Bank
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Check class cart for appropriate titles.
Check InfoCentre for additional materials.
Encyclopedias under the windows
Click the POWER Library icon on your computer’s desktop.
In the Biography section, click on the link to Biography Reference Bank.
When the Biography Reference Bank window opens, do the following:
 Type your person’s last name, first name in the FIND box.
(Example – Jackson, Percy)
 In the IN box, select Person from the drop-down menu.
 Click the Start button.
Click on the link to your person’s name in the results list.
For additional resources, click on any links listed on the left side of the
page under Biographies.
POWER Library – SIRS Discoverer
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Click the POWER Library icon on your computer’s desktop.
Click one of the links to SIRS Discoverer.
When the SIRS Discoverer window opens, type your person’s name in the
search box at the top of the page and click the Search button.
When the search results window opens, select an article title and click on
it. Try the links with your person’s name in the title. They are probably
the most relevant.
 Grolier Online
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Click the Grolier On-Line icon on your computer’s desktop.
Type the name of your person in the Find It Fast! box at the top of the
page. Click the Go button.
Select an article from the results screen. Select one from Grolier
Multimedia Encyclopedia (GME) if one is available.
Use the How to Cite This Article link for citation format.
 UXL Biographies
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Click the UXL Biographies icon on your computer’s desktop.
Type the name of your person in the search box at the top of the page.
Click the Search button.
Look for your person’s name in the results list in the lower left corner of
the screen and select it.
Use the How to Cite This Article link for citation format.
 General Web Resources
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To access general websites, go to the Canon-McMillan home page:
http://www.cmsd.k12.pa.us/
Click the Buildings tab and select Canonsburg Middle School,
On the left side of the page under School Pages select Library,
Scroll down to Pathfinders & select Biographies,
Click the Open button to access the Biographies Pathfinder
Biography.com
http://www.biography.com/
 Click on the Cite this Site link in the top right corner for citation format
Gale – Free Resources – Black History Month
http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/
Library Spot – Biographies
http://libraryspot.com/biographies/
National Obituary Archive
http://www.arrangeonline.com/
SweetSearch Biographies
http://www.sweetsearch.com/biographies
Who2?
http://www.who2.com/
 I'm a student. How do I cite Who2 for my report?
Who2.com profile of [name of profile subject]
Authors: R.F. Holznagel and Paul
SweetSearch Biographies
Wikipedi
 Use only to access external links