Electronic (Online) Resources: Databases and Sites on the Free Web

Databases (Need a password):

http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=Gale_BioRC
Biography Resource Center Database
Most of you will find information on your subject in this database. Use your public library card number for access, or check the printed resources sheet for our HRMS number. Then click on Biography Resource Center and key in your subject's last name, first name in the space provided.

http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/danv55816?db=GVRl
Bowling, Beatniks, and Bell-Bottoms: Pop Culture of 20th-Century America AND American Decades
Some of you will find information related to subject in this E-book. Key in the ID in the space provided. You will find the correct ID on your printed resources sheet. Then key in your subject's name.

http://www.nmrls.org/answers/dbnoble.html
Grolier Online
Many of you will find information in this database. Under "Select a Database," choose "Grolier Online" and click "Go." If prompted, enter your library card number or our HRMS number from the printed resources sheet. Otherwise, click on "Grolier Online" again. Then key in your subject's last name, first name. You may also try your subject's full name, first name and then last name, in quotation marks.

http://www.nmrls.org/answers/dbnoble.html
eLibrary
Many of you will find information in this database. Under "Select a Database," choose "eLibrary" and click "Go." If prompted, enter your library card number or our HRMS number from the printed resources sheet. Otherwise, click on "eLibrary" again. Then key in your subject's last name, first name. You may also try your subject's full name, first name and then last name, in quotation marks.

http://www.nmrls.org/answers/dbnoble.html
InfoTrac Junior
Try this database if you're not finding information on your subject in any of the others. Under "Select a Database," choose "Infotrac Junior (standard and graphical)" and click "Go." If prompted, enter your library card number or our HRMS number from the printed resources sheet. Otherwise, click on "InfoTracJuniorEdition." Then key in your subject's last name, first name. You may also try your subject's full name, first name and then last name, in quotation mark

Free Web (does NOT need password):

http://www.hickoksports.com/history.shtml
Sports History: Major Events, Champions, Awards, Medalists, Statistics and Records           
This section of Hickok Sports.com includes concise histories of individual sports, biographies of athletes, information about the Olympics, a discussion forum, and links to general sports sites. Searchable. From the author of several sports reference books.

http://www.jockbio.com
JockBio.com                       
Biographies, written by published sports writers, of selected baseball, basketball, football, golf, ice hockey, soccer, and tennis players; auto racers; and Olympic athletes. Entries include a biographical narrative, facts, and quotes from and about the athlete.

http://www.infoplease.com/people.html
Biography 
Part of the large Infoplease.com site, this boasts over 30,000 biographies of historical and contemporary figures. Search by name or one of the categories (sports, presidents, vice presidents, entertainment, people in the news, business leaders, world leaders, and deaths in the current and previous years). Information varies from minimal to detailed.

http://www.achievement.org/
Academy of Achievement
This site depicts the achievements of "extraordinary individuals who have shaped the twentieth century." The role models described are listed in the Gallery of Achievers in the following areas: the arts, business, public service, science & exploration, and sports. The site includes an internal search engine, links to "Steps of Success," and information about scholarships. There are profiles, biographies, and interviews (including audio and video supplements) of more than 80 people. A few examples are: Johnny Cash, Whoopi Goldberg, James Kimsey, Ralph Nader, Rosa Parks, Sylvia Earle, Linus Pauling, Tenley Albright, and Willie Mays.

http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/womenofthecentury/
Women of the Century: 100 Years of American Heroes
An annotated list of more than 50 American women of the 20th century "who left an indelible mark on our nation." Browse decade by decade or in categories of activists and reformers, politics and government, arts and media, space and science, and sports and exploration.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/
The White House - History of the Presidents, individually

http://ap.grolier.com/
The American Presidency
Click on Presidents under Background and History.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/
American Experience - The Presidents

You may also Google your leader. Remember to ask the Web evaluation questions when exploring a new site. Also, keep in mind that Wikipedia articles may be written by anyone, expert or not, and therefore may not be reliable.