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Census Online A database of U.S. census with topics of people: estimates & projections; business: NAICS & foreign trade; geography: maps & TIGER; newsroom: economic indicators. Free web access.
Contemporary Authors Search biographical details of journalists, novelists, poets, & script writers with translated English works. Covers early 20th century to the present. (Gale-TexShare) Remote Access with University Network Account.
Literature Resource Center Provides access to biographies for authors from every age and literary discipline. (Gale-TexShare) Remote Access with University Network Account.
New York Times Historical Database The New York Times (1851-2002) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue. (Proquest) Remote Access with University Network Account.
Academic Search Complete Includes more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals; in addition to full text, offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. Features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. (EBSCO - TexShare) Remote Access with University Network Account.
Encyclopaedia Britannica The Encyclopaedia Britannica is the largest, most authoritative encyclopedia in the world. Its broad scope includes statistics, classics, definitions, articles in journals, and maps. (Britannica - Direct) Remote Access with University Network Account.
JSTOR An archive of scholarly journals in full text, starting with the first issues. Covers material from the 1800s up to between 1 and 8 years before current publication. Includes the Arts & Sciences Collection. (JSTOR) Remote Access with University Network Account.
Literature Criticism Online Provides access to online editions of Contemporary Literary Criticism, 20th Century Literary Criticism, 19th Century Literature Criticism, Literature Criticism from 1400-1800, Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism, Shakespearean Literature Criticism, and Short Story Criticism. The critical analyses are about authors throughout the ages of literature derived from books, journals, magazines, broadsheets, pamphlets, diaries, and newspapers. (Gale - Direct) Remote Access with University Network Account
Project Muse Online collection of full text peer-reviewed journals from scholarly publishers. This collection complements JSTOR. (Muse) Remote Access with University Network Account.
MasterFILE Premier Searches general interest subjects in business, culture, history, & literature and includes many articles with biographical information. (EBSCO-TexShare) Remote Access with University Network Account.
Wilson Select Plus Contains citations & abstracts from: Readers Guide Abstracts, Social Sciences Abstracts, Humanities Abstracts, General Science Abstracts & Wilson Business Abstracts. (Extended FirstSearch) Library access only.
WorldCat Locate books and other materials, in libraries worldwide, including the University of Dallas. Coverage is from 1200 to present. (FirstSearch-TexShare) Remote Access with University Network Account.
Google Scholar Provides a search of scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources, including theses, books, abstracts and articles from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. (Google) Free Web Access
netLibrary A collection of full text reference, scholarly, and professional electronic books (eBooks) available for 24 hour electronic use. (OCLC-TexShare) MUST ESTABLISH NETLIBRARY ACCOUNT ON CAMPUS, Remote Access with NetLibrary Account.
Biography.com Provides short bios of over 25,000 past and present well-known people.
Biographical Dictionary Brief information on more than 28,000 notable men and women from ancient times to the present.
Information Please: People Capsule biographies for 30,000+ men and women in various areas of accomplishment.
National Inventors Hall of Fame Biographies Provides biographical info on inventors responsible for major technological advances.
World Biographical Index Contains short biographical entries for eminent individuals who lived in North and South America, Western and Central Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Oceania. (Web-free access)
American National Biography Ref CT 213 .A68
Dictionary of South African Biography Index Ref CT 1924 .D53
Current Biography Yearbook Ref CT 100 .C9
Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopadie Ref CT 759 .D48
A Dictionary of Irish Biography Ref CT 862 .B69
The International Who's Who Ref CT 120 .I5
Modern English Biography Ref CT 773 .B6
Notable American Women Ref CT 3260 .N573
Who's Who in the World Ref CT 120 .W5
Die Zeit Per AN 11 .G4z4
New York Times Per AN 1 .N4
New Yorker, The Per AP 2 .N3y7
Newsweek Per AP 2 .N4
Spectator, The Per AP 4 .S7
Spiegel, Der Per AP 30 .S66
Sports Illustrated Per GV 1 .S7i4
Time Per AP2 .T5
US News and World Report Per JA 2 .U5s8
Wall Street Journal Per HG 4571 .W3s8