Local Print and Non print Resources

 Skills

• School Library holdings
  • Use the Automated Card Catalog
  • Use CD-ROM Encyclopedias
  • Use the BCPS Fee-Based Databases - ask for passwords for use at home
  • Use specific Biographical Resources - these may be in your school library
    • Concise Dictionary of American Biography (Charles Scribner's Sons)
    • Contemporary Authors(Gale)
    • Current Biography (H.W.Wilson)
    • Dictionary of Hispanic Biography(Gale)
    • Encyclopedia of World Biography(Gale)
    • Something About the Author(Gale)
    • Who's Who Among Black Americans (Gale)
    • World Authors (H.W.Wilson)
      
• BCPL Online Catalog

• Using Fee-Based Databases...how to use the search and advanced search feature of the automated catalog
• Search Strategies (Boolean, Natural Language, etc)
• Using Print and CD ROM

• Using the BCPL Online Catalog

  Skills

• Biographical Dictionary
  
• Biography.com
  
• Biography Center
  
• Distinguished Women of Past and Present
  
• Nobel Prize Internet Archive
  
• Time 100
  
• Who's Alive and Who's Dead
  
• Biographical Sketches Arranged by Careers
  

In addition, use Google or another search tool for more information about your famous person. Be careful to evaluate the credibility of the site before using the information you find. Include the keyword "biography" and put your person's name in double quotes for a more effective search.

• Evaluating Web sites for Authenticity...This skill lesson would be extremely helpful for evaluating web sites pertaining to any topic
• Comparing Search Tools on the Web...Learn the various search engines and why each produces a different set of results.
• Choosing the Best Search Tools for Your Task ...Learn when to use which search engine.