Inspiring Lives
Books
Use the Destiny Catalog to find books for individuals or topics for your assignment.
Reference Books
We have multiple biographical sets that will provide a 2-4 page overview of the subject's life highlights
Current Biography R 920 C9762 (must use cumulated index, because set is arranged by years)
Great Lives From History R 920 GRE TWE - This set is arranged by specific areas, these are particularly useful for your project:
- American Women Series
- Twentieth Century Series
- American Series
Encyclopedia of World Biography R 920.003 WOR
American National Biography R 920.073 AME (Americans who have died prior to 1996)
Research Databases
Salem History (Great Lives from History) worldwide coverage of important people & events
Encyclopedia Britannica general encyclopedia, websites, magazines, primary sources, video clips
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search for Doctors without Borders
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For any Encyclopedia Britannica search check out the links at the bottom of the article.
Hints for Web Searching
Type the name of your person in the google search box, and then type in site: edu.
Example: Eleanor of Aquitane site: edu
You will get only relevant and useful educational websites without wikipedia as a top result. Try it!