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Thursday, February 03, 2011

What UE Libraries Can Do For You: Biography Resource Center

What UE Libraries Can Do For You: Biography Resource Center

Are you looking for quick biographical information about Abraham Lincoln? Perhaps you want to see the latest news about Rod Serling or Coretta Scott King. Or you need a biography on Kim Jong-Il or Husni Mubarak. Start with Biography Resource Center to find this information and a lot more besides.

Within the Biography Resource Center database UE Libraries you will find biographies covering an internationally wide range of people from all subject areas. The database covers over 150,000 individuals and their lives. Some entries are more in-depth than others due to availability of information. Each entry gives an objective overview of the subjects life and times as well as quick facts about them such as dates of birth and death, primary residence, positions in life, and so forth.

The Biography Resource Center is an excellent place to begin researching an individual because it not only supplies a good handle on the particular person but also provides additional resources for use for research and a bibliography from whence their information was culled.

Content of Biography Resource Center includes:

* Over 150,000 entries

* Combines information from over 280 K biographies and 250 periodicals.

* Provides up-to-date information on a particular entry

*Provides news articles concerning the subject

*Related Articles and cited references

Explore Biography Resource Center.

Contact Kathy Bartelt (kb4) or Shane White (sw69) with questions about Biography Resource Center.

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