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Subscription databases These databases provide specialized information, including newspaper and magazine articles that are not available for free on the Internet. They are paid for by your library. | Free Web sites

Subscription Databases

Logo and link to Biography Resource Center
Biography Resource Center
Gale
Information on athletes, entertainers, politicians, historical figures, authors and many others.

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Contemporary Authors
Gale
Biographical information on authors with full-text articles.

Logo and link to Encyclopedia Americana
Encyclopedia Americana
Grolier Online
Article links, Web sites, research Topics, current events, maps and biographies.

Logo and link to Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
Grolier Online
Articles, pictures, maps, interactive atlas, timelines, dictionary and thesaurus.

Logo and link to Literature Resource Center
Literature Resource Center
Gale
Literary criticism, articles, historical timelines, biographies and more.

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The New Book of Knowledge
Grolier Online
Articles, current events and fun activities.

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New Book of Popular Science
Grolier Online
Encyclopedia articles and activities on science and math.

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Student Resource Center - Silver
Gale
Magazine articles, primary documents, photographs and illustrations.

Biographical Reference Collection
Virtual Reference Library
Gale
Over 330 encyclopedias and specialized reference sources. Includes The Encyclopedia of World Biography and other biographical reference works.

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World Book Encyclopedia
Multimedia version of the print encyclopedia.


Free Web sites

Biography.com
Brief biographies provided by the Biography Channel.

Find A Grave
Information on the final resting places of thousands of famous people.



 
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