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Electronic Biographical Sources

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Hanem A. Ibrahim

ILS 504- Fall 2009

Dr. Elsie Okobi

Date of submission

November 26, 2009


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This is biographical resources are available via Buley Library Databases.

1. Name of the Database: Biography and Genealogy Master Index

Title of the resource: Biography and Genealogy Master IndexProducer: Gale Cengage Learning

Type: Index

Date Range: It includes retrospective biographies and current

Annotation: Indexes current, readily available reference sources, as well as

the most important retrospective works that cover individuals, both living and

deceased, from every field of activity and from all areas of the world from over

1,000 resources of current and retrospective biographical sources. There

are over 13.6 million biographical citations about almost 5 million

individuals. Each entry includes the name year of birth and or death, a

citation to one or more articles about the person

2- Name of the Database: Gale Virtual Reference Library

Producer: Gale Cengage Learning

Title of the Biographical resources :

1- Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives, Thematic Series: SportsFigures , 2v, 2002Type : encyclopediaCovers till 2002

1. Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives, Thematic Series: The 1960s ,2v, 2003 Type : encyclopedia

Covers till 2003

2. Who's Who Among African Americans ,

Type : directory

Covers till 2006 (19th ed.)

3. Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia

Type : encyclopedia

Covers till 2002
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3-Name of the Database: Biography Resource Center (iCONN)

Producer: Gale Cengage Learning

Type: Selective Biographies, and Subject directories

The Category of the biographies in this database:

Abraham Lincoln--His Life and Legacy

Actors

African Americans

American First Ladies

American Presidents

American TV Classics

American Vice Presidents Ancient Greeks and Romans

Artists

Asian Americans

Athletes

Authors--Children

Business Leaders

Current World Leaders

Featured New Entries

The Great Depression

Hispanic Americans

LGBT Figures

Musicians

Native Americans

Nobel Peace Prize Winners

Notable Canadians

Notable Women

Obama Administration Olympians--Summer

Presidential Election 2008

Religious Leaders

Royalty--British

Royalty--World
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Scientists

Social Reformers

World Explorers

Type of resources : subject Directory biographiesAnnotation : It s Search based on Occupation , Nationality, Ethnicity,

Birth/Death Year Birth/Death Place, Gender the Biographical information on

people throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject

areas

4-Name of the Database: Credo ReferenceProducer: Credo Reference

Resources: This database includes over 40 biographical resources,

1- Marquis Whos Who in America , a well-known reference work, haschronicled the lives and careers of America's most noteworthy menand women since ( retrospective and current from1899- present).

2- Who's Who in the World, with its 50,000 personal profiles,

3- Chambers Film Factfinder ( subject bibliography )

4- Biographical Dictionary of Modern Egypt ( Encyclopedia )from 1760 topresent

Annotation:

Credo reference database, the award winning online reference library,

combine extensive content from multiple publishers with unique cross-

referencing technology, effortlessly delivering authoritative answers to millions

of researchers its biographical resources cover all types of Biographical

resources ( index, Encyclopedias, dictionary )

5-Name o of the database : Britannica Online

Producer: Encyclopaedia Britannica

Title:Encyclopdia Britannica Online, Academic Edition

Type: Encyclopedia

Date Range: retrospective to present
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Annotation: Browse biographies alphabetically by typing in the first few letters of

a last name or select from the letters index links, or subject headings. It offers a

rich array of biographical entries. A short sketch is offered first; however, it is

activity and from all areas of the world

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