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for History/Biography Databases
Access PA Library Catalog
Catalog holdings of almost 3,000 Pennsylvania school, public,
academic and special libraries are included in this database.
Search by author, title, subject or keyword to locate over 44
million items.
African-American
History Online
Explores all aspects of the African-American experience,
from the past to the present. Features biographies, historical
documents, photographs, timelines and maps, quotes, and a bibliography.
American
History Online
Authoritative reference to the most important individuals,
events, and topics in the United States, spanning more than 500
years of political, military, social, and cultural history. The
resource is organized by content type, topic, era, and activity
as well as by the National Standards for U.S. History.
American
Indian History Online
Fast access to more than a thousand years of culture, legends,
and leaders. More than 150 Native American groups are presented
through primary source documents, biographies, historical maps,
and photographs.
Ancestry Library
For genealogical research, with digitized images of the U.S.
Federal Census from 1790 forward, the American Genealogical Biographical
Index, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, and more.
Ancient
and Medieval History Online
A global view of the ancient world, exploring the civilizations
of Africa (general), Egypt, Greece, Rome, Mesoamerica, and Mesopotamia.
AP
Images
More than 500,000 current and historical photographs and graphics
can be searched by date, place and subject. More than 800 photographs
are added to the archive daily. Click
here for an online tutorial from the James V. Brown Library.
Biography
Reference Bank (Select link under Biography heading.)
Links to biographical articles on over 470,000 individuals. Full
text articles, abstracts and photographs are available from periodicals,
feature articles, interviews, essays, performance reviews, speeches
and obituaries. Click
here for an online tutorial from the James V. Brown Library.
Biography
Resource Center
Information on the lives of more than one million people
from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines
and subject areas.
Bloom
Literary Reference Online
Provides author bios, great works of world literature, a timeline
and, most notably, professor Harold Bloom’s selection of
authors and works that represent the greatest achievements of
the Western literary tradition.
Facts
for Learning (Select link under General Reference heading)
The Elementary School Module teaches younger students how to ask
questions, use core reference resources, understand indexes, choose
research topics, search online, and read charts and graphs. The
Middle School Module provides content written for students in
grades 5-8 and is designed for students able to use a more sophisticated
format. Click
here for an online tutorial from the James V. Brown Library.
HeritageQuest
The database is available for home use. Genealogy buffs should
keep in mind that our other database, Ancestry Plus, does not
allow home access but contains different kinds of family-history
information. You can visit your local public library for the full
complement of genealogical resources.
Historical
New York Times
The database covers The New York Times from its first
issue in 1851 through 2003. To see a complete article, just click
on the title in a list of search results, and the system displays
the image of the full article. You can also access the complete
image (in pdf format) of any page in any issue or even browse
the database and scan individual issues page by page.
History
Reference Center (Select link under General Reference
heading.)
750 history reference books and encyclopedias, and cover-to-cover
full text from nearly 60 history magazines; 58,000 historical
documents; 43,000 biographies of historical figures; more than
12,000 historical photos and maps; and 87 hours of historical
film and video. Click
here for an online tutorial from the James V. Brown Library.
Literary
Reference Center (This database has been discontinued;
see Bloom Literary Reference Online, above to access "Bloom
Guides.")
Literature
Resource Center
To meet the research needs of undergraduate and high school
students, the database provides access to biographies, bibliographies
and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline.
It covers more than 90,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists
and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,000 of the most-studied
authors.
NetLibrary
Electronic books (eBooks) are available through this link. NetLibrary
eBooks are full text searchable and available for use on personal
computers in online formats. Click
here for an online tutorial from the James V. Brown Library.
New
Dictionary of the History of Ideas
eBook bringing a global perspective to bear on timeless
questions about the individual and society. A distinguished team
of international scholars explore new thinking in areas previously
covered (communism, linguistics, physics) and present cross-cultural
perspectives on more recent topics such as postmodernism, deconstruction
and post-colonialism.
New
York Times, Historical
The database covers The New York Times from its first
issue in 1851 through 2003. To see a complete article, just click
on the title in a list of search results, and the system displays
the image of the full article. You can also access the complete
image (in pdf format) of any page in any issue or even browse
the database and scan individual issues page by page.
p4A_AntiquesReference
Information about antiques and collectibles, used “to estimate
the value of similar items for sale, for purchase or for insurance
purposes, to substantiate a formal appraisal,” and more.
UXL
American Decades
eBook covering events and social history beginning in 1900 and
ending in 1999.. Chapters begin with a chronology of world events
and a general overview of the decade. Within each topic, alphabetically
arranged entries discuss historically important events, issues,
definitions of difficult concepts or terms, and other interesting
trivia and sideline stories.
World
History Online
Spans prehistoric times through the modern era. Fully hyperlinked
content includes biographies, subject entries, primary source
documents, a timeline, and maps and charts to provide a detailed
and comparative view of people, places and events.
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