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Biography and Genealogy Master Index (database)
Purpose: Designed to help decide which publication to search for biographical
information.
Publisher/ Authority: Gale/Cengage
Coverage/ Scope: More than 15 million citations compiled from more than 5,000
editions and volumes of approximately 1,700 current and retrospective biographical
sources
Biography Reference Bank (database)
Purpose: Designed to help search for biographical material appearing in periodicals in
other H. W. Wilson Company databases and additional selected periodicals, current
books of individual and collective biography, and incidental biographical material in
otherwise non-biographical books.
Publisher/ Authority: Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated and Biography Index Plus,
Coverage/ Scope: More than 95,000 biographies and obituaries and more than 26,000
photographs of the subject.
Great Lives from History. Ancient and Medieval Series (2nd floor Ref- CT 113 .G74
1988)
Purpose: Biographical sketches on individuals who have influenced culture and society.
Publisher/ Authority: Salem Press
Coverage/ Scope: Five volumes, containing 455 articles on 459 individuals whose
contributions influenced world culture and social development.
Notable Sports Figures (5th floor Ref- GV 697 .A1 N68 2004)
Purpose: Gives a close look at the people in sports that have captured attention because of
success on the playing field, or controversy off the playing field.
Publisher/ Authority: Gale/Cengage
Coverage/ Scope: Biographies on more than 600 people from around the world and
throughout history
Who’s Who in Hollywood (6th Floor-Ref- PN 1998.2 .R34)
Purpose: To provide a reference to virtually everyone associated with the film industry
since the 1890s. The entries are necessarily brief, but include the birthplace and date of
birth, birth name and home for the living, age and date of death for the deceased, screen
credits, and Academy Awards and nominations.
Whitney Collins
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Abbie Keel
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Publisher/ Authority: Facts on File
Coverage/ Scope: film students, fans of film industry, and classic movie enthusiasts
Pseudonyms and Nicknames Dictionary (2nd floor- Ref) CT 120.0P8
Purpose: A reference to pseudonyms, pen names, nicknames, epithets, stage names,
cognomens and aliases of twentieth-century persons, including the subjects' real names,
basic biographical information, and citations for the sources from which the entries were
compiled.
Publisher/ Authority: Gale Reference Group
Coverage/ Scope: The scope is international and from all time periods/comprehensive
source for secondary schools
Dictionary of International Biography (2nd floor Ref- CT 101 .D5)
Purpose: A dictionary containing approximately 6,000 entries for men and women in all
professions and fields of interest on a worldwide scale.
Publisher/ Authority: International Biographical Center
Coverage/ Scope: The scope is international (modern)/secondary schools resource
The International Who’s Who (2nd floor Ref- CT 120 .I5)
Purpose: A reference with biographical details on over 24,000 of the world's most
prominent and influential personalities.
Publisher/ Authority: Routledge
Coverage/ Scope: The scope is international/universities and public libraries
Scribner Writers Series (Database)
Purpose: A reference addressing the lives and careers of important writers, the articles
discuss the themes and styles of major works and place them in pertinent historical, social
and political contexts for today's readers.
Publisher/ Authority: Charles Scribners & Sons Publishing
Coverage/ Scope: supports literature coursework from secondary school through
university as well as general or specialized research.
Characters in Children’s Literature (5th floor Ref- LB 1573 .J648x 1997)
Purpose: To provide information for Children’s literature, critical introductions of more
than 1700 characters from 230 works of fiction.
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Publisher/ Authority: Gale Research
Coverage/ Scope: It is primarily for teachers and librarians who work with children but it
is also designed as an aid for scholars of literature and popular culture, for post secondary
educators, training librarians, and teachers and students.
Literature Resources from Gale (Database)
Purpose: Literature Resource Center’s rich critical, biographical and contextual materials
support interdisciplinary approaches, information literacy, and the development of critical
thinking skills. Researchers at all levels will find the information they need on authors
and their works in all genres and disciplines, from all time periods and from the world.
Publisher/ Authority: 2009 Gale
Coverage/ Scope: It covers biographical entries on more than 130,000 authors, more than
70,000 selected full-text critical essays, more than 7,000 overviews of frequently studied
works, more than 4,500 interviews, nearly 5,000 links to selected Web sites and more
than 2,800 author portraits.
Something About the Author (5th floor Ref- LB 1573. S785x
Purpose: An ongoing reference series that examines the lives and works of authors and
illustrators of books for children.
Publisher/ Authority: Gale Cengage Learning
Coverage/ Scope: It covers biographical information of authors and illustrators of
children’s book a listed in alphabetical order.
History Reference Center
Purpose: This is a history database designed for secondary schools, public libraries,
junior colleges, and undergraduate research.
Publisher/Authority: EBSCO Host
Coverage/Scope: This site has more than 150 leading history periodicals, historical
documents, biographies, photos, maps, and historical videos.
SIRS Knowledge Source
Purpose: This site provides a portal to relevant, credible information. This helps you
receive the best of content designed to support student research
Publisher/Authority: Pro Quest
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Coverage/Scope: You can search coverage on current issues, US government, art and
humanities, and this site also helps you connect to other credible sites.