BIOGRAPHIES  Tags: biographies  

Article: A written piece on a specific topic found in a journal, periodical, magazine, or newspaper

Peer Reviewed Process: When an article is submitted to a scholarly journal, it is evaluated by experts in the field who examine the article's originality, quality of research, clarity of presentation, etc. and determine if the article falls within the scope of the publication. Also known as refereed, scholarly or academic.

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When in a database, click on an icon:

 oror  = Full Text

  Links to:

• full text in another database or
• the periodical title in the Library Catalog, if it is available in the Periodicals Area on 2nd floor or
• the Interlibrary Loan/Illiad form to request from another source if the article is not available full text online nor in the  library 
• More info: Find It! FAQ  

When you have a journal title:

• use Periodicals Holdings List
• More info: Finding Periodicals

 Start with this one:

• WilsonWeb   + Instructions 
  • Biographies Plus

Use the Indexes and Databases to identify articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers. Many indexes provide full text articles.

• America: History and Life 
• Biography and Genealogy Master Index
• Contemporary Authors
• Credo Reference 
  • Hutchinson Dictionary of Scientific Biography
  • Chamber's Biographical Dictionary
  • Debrett's People of Today
  • Macmillan Dictionary of Womens' Biography
  • Penguin Biographical Dictionary of Women
• EBSCOHost + Flash Tutorial | Instructions
  • Academic Search Complete
  • History Reference Center
  • Masterfile Premier
• LexisNexis Click the PEOPLE tab in the red bar.
• Newsbank NewsFile (newspapers)
• WilsonWeb   + Flash tutorial | Instructions
  • Biographies Plus
  • OmniFile
• Free Online Databases Available to All

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