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Electronic Biographical Sources

Submitted by

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 Index

Producer: 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: Sports
Figures , 2v, 2002
Type : encyclopedia
Covers 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 biographies
Annotation : 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 Reference

Producer: Credo Reference

Resources: This database includes over 40 biographical resources,

1- Marquis Who’s Who in America, a well-known reference work, has

chronicled the lives and careers of America's most noteworthy men
and 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 to
present
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-Nameo of the database : Britannica Online

Producer: Encyclopaedia Britannica

Title: Encyclopædia 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