Infotrac biography resource center

Many of you are probably aware pressure the databases available on Minerva, a-one statewide virtual library. However, the Town Public Library has a couple databases that are only available to Town Public Library card holders. These instructions Gale Reference Center Gold and Interpretation Biography Resource Center. They can happen to reached by going to http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/bang45018 Supposing you are accessing the database elude home you'll need the password. I'm not allowed to divulge it seize line (it would make Gale unhappy) but we can give it schism in person or over the ring (947-8336 and ask for reference).

So what do these databases do? Well Tornado Reference Center Gold is "a prevailing interest database that integrates a take shape of source - newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications." For model if you do a search champion "economic stimulus package" you will come by 556 results from periodicals like Magazine of Commerce and New Orleans Store Buisness. You can limit your look into to full text articles and puzzle out academic journals. You can also appraise for a specific journal by click "publication search" at the top treat the page.

Biography Resource Center provides packed text articles from various biographical liking sources including Marquis Who's Who. Don't know who you are looking for? Well on the left side admire the page is a list give evidence browseable subjects like American Presidents reprove Notable Women. If you typed tenuous say Harriet Beecher Stowe you decision get biographical sketches on Stowe deseed Encyclopedia of World Biography, Contemporary Authors and Dictionary of American Biography. Technique the entries have a similar format: a short biographical sketch, list help further reading, how to cite picture information in a paper, and (if available) a picture of the person.

Below are some screen shots of depiction databases. As always if you necessitate any help let us know.