Biographical Pathfinder

Maine West High School Library Resource Center

Created by L. Ryan, librarian; Updated October 2008

 

 

 

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General Electronic Encyclopedias

 

Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition

Encarta 2005 Premium Suite image

 

Access ENCARTA from the START menu on a LRC computer.

 

 

Databases

 

Biography Resource Center

Biographies and full text articles

 

 

 

 

EBSCOhost graphic

EBSCOmagazine, newspapers, and news wire articles

 

 

 

 

Power Search by Gale ~ search Gale Virtual Reference Library, Opposing Viewpoints and Student Resource Center simultaneously

 

History Resource Center  - biographies, historical information, reference articles, full-text magazines. photographs and illustrations, …

 

Websites

w allmusic – Search artist’s name or band

w Rock hall of fame - Search artist’s name or band

 

Books

w Search the Online Catalog by PERSON or SUBJECT

w Browse Biography, back wall behind General Collection -  Books are arranged alphabetically by the famous person’s last name.

w Browse the Chicago Collection for biographies of famous Chicagoans ( and others from  Illinois also)

w Print Encyclopediasbrowse shelves in Reference Express