Research Links (Pathfinders)

Biographies
Pathfinder

The following subscription databases require a username and password: CultureGrams, EBSCO, Encyclopedia Britannica, Gale Group, Grolier, SIRS, and World Book.. Usernames and passwords can be found in Blackboard by clicking on the For Students tab across the top of the page & Library Online.
Keywords for ACORN	Look up the name of the individual person
Collective Biography Index	Our library has a special reference work called Collective Biography Index.It is a 2 volume notebook that lists the books that have chapters ofinformation on people. The notebooks are located above the 920 sectionin nonfiction. They are arranged by the famous person's last name.
Reference Books in collection	R/920/J63 - Dictionary of American Biography (21 vols.) R/920/Not - Notable American Women (3 vols.) R/920/Par - Sports Stars ( 8 vols.) R/920.03/Cur - Current Biography (1951-2006) R/920.03/Enc - Encyclopedia of World Biography (12 vols.)
Call Numbers in non-fiction	920s - collective biographies B - Biography section
Databases provided by Arlington County	Encyclopedias look up the name of individuals Encyclopedia Britannica World Book Online Newspaper and Magazine articles & Reference Books eLibrary Gale Group - 52 databases Biography in Context- Gale Group (info. from Reference Books & a GREAT SITE!) U. S. History in Context SIRS Discoverer - newspapers, magazines, Reference books SIRS Knowledge Source - newspapers, magazines, Reference books (higher level)
Good Websites	African Americans - also see Black History Pathfinder Encyclopedia Britannica - Black History (need username & password) Harlem Renaissance - Kennedy Center History Makers History of Black Achievement Gallery
Good Websites	General Information Academy of Achievement Biographies - Multnomah Public Library Biographies - PBS Biography.com Find a Grave Historic Figures - BBC
Good Websites	Latin classes Biography in Context (need password from home) Historic Figures - BBC History Channel Illustrated History of the Roman Empire Latin Authors - Middlebury College Livius: Articles on Ancient History Roman Emperors Roman Empire - PBS
Good Websites	Presidents & First Ladies American Presidency - National Museum of American History American President - University of Virginia American Presidents - History Channel POTUS - Internet Public Library Presidential Podcasts - PBS White House Abraham Lincoln - bicentennial on Feb. 12, 2009 American Experience: The Time of the Lincolns - PBS Gettysburg Address - Library of Congress Lincoln Bicentennial 1809-2009: Live the Legacy - Library of Congress Lincoln/Net - Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization Project: Northern Illinois Univ.
Good Websites	Scientists and Inventors Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences Innovative Lives - Lemelson-MIT (Smithsonian) Invention at Play - Lemelson-MIT (Smithsonian) Inventor of the Week - Lemelson-MIT (Smithsonian) (has archived Inventions of the Week) Inventors Hall of Fame Nobel Prizes - check Physics, Chemistry and Medicine links across the top Science and Exploration - Academy of Achievement World of Scientific Biography - links on left
Good Websites	Sports Biographies - Multnomah Public Library 100 Greatest Female Athletes National Baseball Hall of Fame
Good Websites	Women Famous Firsts in American Women's History - History Channel National Women's Hall of Fame Women's History Biographies - Gale Group - Biog. Resource Center (need username & password)

Last Modified on March 29, 2012