FINDING BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION To locate one on a specific person, go to Pegasus Magazines and newspapers often contain interviews with famous people or Dictionary of Canadian Biography. http://www.ccsj.edu/library/bio.html
Extractions: Finding Biographical Information Biographies Biographical Articles General Sources of Biographical Information Biographies Specker Memorial Library has biographies about many individuals. To locate one on a specific person, go to Pegasus, the librarys online catalog, at http://www.ccsj.edu/library Conducting different types of searches will yield different results. To execute a subject search, click the Guided Search tab. Type your persons name in the top Search for: window, making sure to type their last name first. For example twain mark. Go over to the Search in: window, click the arrow and select Subject. Click on the Search button. To conduct a Boolean search. Click the guided search tab. Type your persons first and last name in the top Search for: window. Click the arrow and select all of these. Go over to the Search in: window, click the arrow and select Keyword Anywhere. Go to the second long window and type the root word biograph and a ?. Then go over to the adjacent Search in: window, click the arrow and select Keyword Anywhere. Click on the Search button underneath.
Biography A comprehensive Reference guide to more than 25,000 famous and infamous who were born or died in a specific location), and an Dictionary of Canadian Biography. http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/hist/resguide/biograph.htm
Extractions: Introduction Retrospective or General Biographical Sources Biographical Sources for Living Persons Reference Sources for Biographical Information ... Strategies for Finding Biographical Sources on DELCAT Thousands of sources in the Library and on the Internet may contain biographical information. This guide provides citations or links to many of them. By using some recommended search strategies on DELCAT you should be able to ferret out additional sources not listed here. Determining the appropriate biographical source involves first asking yourself three questions. These are: Depending on your answer to the first question, proceed either to the section in this guide covering biographical sources which are retrospective or general in scope (these include persons of all historical periods, including the present, or those who are dead) or to the section covering sources which are contemporary in scope (these include only living persons). Upon arriving at your jumping-off point, be prepared to ask yourself the second and third questions.
Extractions: Reference Indexes Top Who's Who directories provide the following information for most entries: full name, present position, birth date, names of family members, career highlights, titles of publications, current address, and sometimes telephone and/or fax numbers. These sources usually only list individuals who were living when the books were published. Who's Who on the Web is an online version of Who's Who in America as well as several other versions, including
Toronto Public Library Unique Collections Genealogy And Local an index of references to biographical information in refers to obituaries of prominent canadians appearing in The most famous publication in this field is http://www.tpl.toronto.on.ca/uni_spe_genealogy_biography.jsp
BCLS - Biographies famous PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS biographical information on GREAT CANADIAN SCIENTISTS -alphabetical list of US HISTORY AMERICAN HISTORY -biographies of the http://www.baycountylibrary.org/TeenPage/biographies.htm
ASLA: BACKGROUNDER - Biographies BACKGROUNDER biographies of famous Landscape Architects For He is well known for his pioneering Canadian landscapes, including designs for public grounds in http://www.asla.org/nonmembers/publicrelations/backgrdrbiog.htm
Extractions: For more information, contact Jeff Lofton, 202-216-2331, jlofton@asla.org While by no means comprehensive, this listing provides an overview of many of the men and women who have played or are playing an important role in the development of the landscape architecture profession in the U.S. and Canada. Dr. Jacob Bigelow - Nineteenth-century designer of Mt. Auburn Cemetery near Cambridge, Mass. He was among the first in the United States to propose multiple uses for cemeteries such as picnicking, ceremonies and general open space purposes. Thomas D. Church (1902-78) - Prolific U.S. landscape architect (more than 4,000 projects) and creator of the modern "California garden," a distinctive garden type that is suited to a moderate Mediterranean climate and features outdoor "rooms," low maintenance, high livability and the use of native plants. Horace W.S. Cleveland
Extractions: Please read the FAQ page for our Terms of Service and answers to common technical questions. Please visit the Useful Websites page for websites relevant to this specific forum. You can add your own, too! By accessing this website, you acknowledge and agree to the terms of our Medical Dictionary PubMed Drug Information Chats ... Registered: Aug 2003 posted 11-03-2003 03:20 PM In a recent thread it was noted that if a celebrity or famous person was to come down with or have ALS (other than Lou Gehrig) it would unfortunately bode well for ALS fundraising and research. Certainly Project ALS has enjoyed success due to its Hollywood and New York outreach and we have certainly seen professional golfer Tom Watson tee it up to his good friend's, Bruce Edwards unfortunate diagnosis of ALS It is both unfortunate and morbid but it seems true. I did a quick search out of curiosity and came up with the following: NAME
FreeSurnameSearch.com - World Wide Databases re related to a host of famous people including inGeneas specialises in Canadian passenger and immigration individual passenger and crew biographies, and much http://www.freesurnamesearch.com/search/worldwide.html
Home Page For The Children's Library Division Scientists and more biographical information on other canadians. such as recently departed famous people, and about 2.4 million short biographical entries for http://www.vpl.ca/branches/LibrarySquare/chi/referencelinks.html
Mead Library Biography Links workers and more both the famous and the Included canadians are those who died between 1000 Lives, the Biography Resource Extensive, annotated directory of http://www.sheboygan.lib.wi.us/pages/linksbio.html
Extractions: Program Registration African American Biographical Database AABD brings together the biographies of thousands of African Americans, may not to be found in any other reference source. The collection contains lengthy narratives of African American activists, business people, former slaves, performing artists, educators, lawyers, physicians, writers, church leaders, homemakers, religious workers, government workers, athletes, farmers, scientists, factory workers and more - both the famous and the everyday person.
Independent Multicultural Novel Study And Research Project PEN Canada some excellent links; PEN International check links at the bottom of the right Authors; Index to Authors; biographies of famous People; Multnomah http://chci.wrdsb.on.ca/library/0eng3uic.htm
Extractions: Step 1 Students apply the skills and insights they have acquired to the study of a multicultural novel that is selected and studied independently. This study requires the students to apply the models of analysis studied throughout the semester and to demonstrate this understanding through a portfolio, written assignments, and a presentation. Part 1: Choosing your Country and Multicultural Novel Choose a multicultural novel from a country or culture that interests you, providing it is not the country or culture of your origin. For a complete listing of Multicultural Novels that we have in the library go to International Fiction. Register your novel and country or culture by the due date. Once you have registered your choice, you may not change your selection without your teacher's permission. Your novel must be at an ENG3UI reading level. DUE Date: (5 marks) Step 2 Part 2: Portfolio Reader's notes covering plot, setting, theme, symbols, style, significant quotations. Reader's notes to be available for feedback and included in the portfolio. (10 marks)
Social Studies se/TIPTOP/paw/paw.html?k=famous+Scientists f=l t be Canadian An enormous collection of biographies of Canadian on all aspects of Canadian government including http://www.d89.dupage.k12.il.us/CP/SocialStudies.html
Extractions: On This Page: Other Pages: Biographies To Top of Page Individual Biographies Anne Frank Online Over one million children under the age of sixteen died in the Holocaust. Anne Frank was one of them. http://www.annefrank.com/ http://www.pbs.org/chicano/bios/chavez.html 1492 : An Ongoing Voyage: Columbus An exhibit at the Library of Congress that includes a section on Columbus, Man and Myth. http://sunsite.unc.edu/expo/1492.exhibit/Intro.html The Columbus Doors Acting as a literal and figurative gateway to the shrine of American history and mythology, the doors present a focal point for the discussion of American public memory. http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/COLUMBUS/colindex.htmll
Biographies Biographical sketches of Biographical articles on US and Canadian women. interactive birthplace maps and the famous curve applet of Fame Inductees, http://www.lib.depaul.edu/eresource/infotype_subject_search.asp?MaterialID=4
BUBL LINK / 5:15 Internet Resources: Biographies datebook and calendar, with facts for each day and biographies of famous black men Also includes short biographies of over 150 other Canadian scientists. http://bubl.ac.uk/link/types/biographies.htm
Extractions: BUBL LINK / 5:15 Catalogue of Internet Resources Home Search Subject Menus A-Z ... About Index Titles Descriptions 4000 Years of Women in Science A B Jackson About Leo Tolstoy About.com: Jazz ... Woody Guthrie Foundation and Archives Page last updated: 17 March 2003 Comments: bubl@bubl.ac.uk 4000 Years of Women in Science Biographies of over 125 of the most notable women in science and technology over the past 4000 years. Biographies are listed by discipline. Photographs are available for some of the entries.
BUBL LINK / 5:15 Internet Resources: Scientists book illustrations, portraits of famous scientists, cartoons institution index Location canada Last checked biographies Index to biographical information about http://bubl.ac.uk/link/s/scientists.htm
Extractions: BUBL LINK / 5:15 Catalogue of Internet Resources Home Search Subject Menus A-Z ... About A-Z Index Titles Descriptions Albert Einstein Online American Association for the Advancement of Science Anders Celsius (1701-1744) As We May Think ... Voices from the Archive Page last updated: 17 March 2003 Comments: bubl@bubl.ac.uk Albert Einstein Online Extensive collection of links to biographies, papers, quotations and pictures of Albert Einstein.
Biography Sites To See Also has a section on famous Hispanic women. and to collections of biographical information, including War figures, Holocaust survivors, and canadians are the http://www.litch.com/library/SitesToSee/BiographySites.htm
Reference: Biography com Visitor-contributed biographies of famous persons. Canadian Heroes in Fact and Fiction - Short illustrated or death, year cited, and biographical archive http://www.combose.com/Reference/Biography/
Extractions: Related links of interest: Reference:Encyclopedias:Infoplease.com:Biographies Kids and Teens:People and Society:Biography Society:People:Celebrities Society:History:Historical Personages ... About Famous People - A collection of the biographies of various historical personages. Allperson.com - Visitor-contributed biographies of famous persons. Biographical Dictionary - More than 25,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world. Biography Center - Multi-lingual biographical directory. Buscabiografias - Database of thousands of short biographies. In English and Spanish. Byzant Encyclopedia of Biography and Quotations - Biographical information about significant mystics, poets and philosophers. Canadian Heroes in Fact and Fiction - Short illustrated profiled of personalities, both historical and fictional, who have inspired and enriched the nation. Dictionary of Labour Biography - Tool for all those interested in nineteenth and twentieth century British history. FemBio - Institute for Women's Biography Research - Luise F. Pusch's FemBio database contains biographical information on over 30,000 notable women worldwide. Accumulated since 1982; entries added continually. Also: Woman of the Day/Week. Great Men and Women of the World - Provides biographies of great men and women of the world. Organized into sections on leaders and activists, heroes and humanitarians and scientists. Profiles available in English and French.
MeL Search Results biographies of Canadian scientests Home Children Young Adults Children s Resources People famous Americans African Brief biography and select texts. http://mel.lib.mi.us/dobasicsearch.jsp?searchTopic=0&searchText=biography
