Books
Browse the 921s by your subject’s last name
Biography collections in Reference include:
Science and its Times…………….. R 509 SCI
American Social Reformers…………..R 920 BRE
American Military Leaders……………R 920 FRE
A to Z of Mathematicians…………….. R 920 MCE
Great Lives from History (various series)…………….R 920s
Women in World History…………….. R 920.21 WOM
Explorers……………………………………..R 920.91 EXP
American Revolution…………………….R 920 SCH
Notable Mathematicians…………….. R 920.51 NOT
Databases
A list of passwords for remote use of databases is available in the library.
Salem History is a far-reaching view of history, offering worldwide coverage of important men and women in all areas of achievement. This database is the online version of our Great Lives from History reference sets (found in the R 920s). Ask a librarian for the password.
Search the Gale Virtual Reference Library for eBook articles about important people from history. Includes images and other resources.
U.S. History in Context provides information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History; includes a biography section and images.
Student Resources In Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking information on a broad range of topics, people, places, and events. Includes primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.
ABC-CLIO Databases feature biographies of thousands interesting and important men and women — contemporary and historical– from around the world, with images, links to related articles and suggestions for further reading.
Encyclopedia Britannica provides new and continually updated journal articles, primary-source material, multimedia (90,000 images, videos, and audio clips), links to 129,000 expert websites, and ebooks.
With Britannica Image Quest you can access approximately three million copyright-cleared photos and illustrations from over 50 of the best collections in the world. Each image includes a citation.
Web Sites
Use the Search Engines in the right-hand column to find high-quality, expert-selected web sites.
Great Athletes of the 20th Century
The Galileo Project (biographies of scientists)
Literature Network Author Index
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophers
The Nobel Prize Internet Archive
New Advent (biographies of popes)