LibGuides: Unsung Heroes: Research

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Encyclopedia of World Biography
A multicultural biographical source that covers notable individuals from every part of the world and from all time periods who have made significant contributions to human culture.

Find eBooks...

EBSCO Non-Fiction Books for High School | and here
Gale Virtual Reference Center
Google Books

MackinVia
Search just our ebooks in our FollettShelf, GVRL,and Mackin collections. Email or call (x1381) Mrs. Cowell if your having access difficulties.

Mine databases...

EBSCO Explora
Student Resources-in-Context
History Reference Center

Destiny Online Catalog
You can also search the high school print collection.
Find something you need? Email or call (x1381) Mrs. Cowell and request delivery.

for searching books and databases

Look for associated biographies of more famous individuals associated with your subject and then search the index for your subject to discover details about your person.
Search the index of books about related events
Search the index of books outlining the history of theplace your subject was born/lived/died.

Websites

s9.com is an online biographical dictionary and search engine. The source is open-edited and information should be evaluated as such.
Achiever Gallery
Biographies of "extraordinary individuals who have shaped the twentieth century".
Biography.com
Offers 25,000+ brief biographical entries.
Conversations with History
Interviews with contemporary people making history. View Interviews by Guest Name.
Eric Weisstein's World of Scientific Biography
Includes very brief interlinked notations on large number of scientists.
FemBio
Free online database of notable women in history.
First Ladies of the United States
Information from the White House on all the Presidents' wives.
The GLBTQ Archives
Search within categories for biographies for GLBTQ individuals involved in the Arts, Literature, Social Sciences and History.
Internet Movie Database Advanced Name Search
Search the Internet Movie Database for information on anyone who works in the movies.
Inventors Hall of Fame
Online biographies of many famous inventors in America from the Hall of Fame. You can browse an alphabetical list.
National Women's Hall of Fame
Provides an extensive online collection of biographies of notable women.
The Nobel Prize
Information on the Nobel Prize winners in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace and economics.
Political Graveyard: A Database of Historic Cemeteries
Includes biographical info on political figures. Search alphabetically, by dates, awards, etc.
POTUS (Presidents of the United States)
Time Magazine: Time 100
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015
Each year, Time profiles 100 remarkable people. Try searching for" Time 100" and a specific year. Also see Time's Person of the Year, 1927-2011.

for choosing a search engine

Search GOOGLE or another standard (surface) search tool to locate about 25% of what's available on the web. Search GOOGLE SCHOLAR to mine for more indepth information on obscure or hard to find topics!

Dig deeper!

Access Newspaper Archives
Provided by Badgerlink, this resource gives you access to newspapers from across the county dating back as fare as 1790. Search for obituaries and local news stories related to your subject.

American Memory Project
This extensive set of collections from the Library of Congress provides access to lots of primary source information.

The Internet Archives
Search for copyright free materials uploaded to the web for archival purposes. Use the search box on the rightside, NOT the WayBackMachine.

for searching the open web

Enclose your subjects name in quotes like this: "Adele Astaire." This is called relative searching and forces the search engine to see the name as a single search term.
Add search terms to narrow or direct your results.

add terms to search for personal documents such as letters or correspondence, journals or diaries, etc.
add terms to identify related people, places, events, or concepts.