Manderino Library: Biography: General

Biographical Research Resources

These subscription databases give credible biographical overviews on thousands of people. Some also offer articles from different journals and magazines, as well as recommended books for further information.

Biography in Context
Find biographical information on people throughout history, from around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. Information comes from a number of reference resources and journals. (Gale)
Literature Resource Center [Note: Do not use Chrome]
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Provides biographical, bibliographical, and critical content on authors from all time periods, in the genres of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history, journalism, and more. For literary research, this is the place to begin! (Gale)

Literature Resource Center includes most, but not all, of: Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism, the Dictionary of Literary Biography, and other selected Gale literary resources.
Gale Literary Index is a master index to every literary series published by Gale in print--including some series not included in LRC. This index is helpful if you have access to the print versions of the Gale resources.

Search for Online Videos

Looking for educational videos online? Films on Demand offers thousands of video programs and segments on a wide range of topics.

Films on Demand: Digital Educational Video
This video collection offers thousands of full-length programs and tens of thousands of video segments! Topics include: humanities, sciences, medicine, business, social sciences, and more!

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