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LHS Catalog

Find books and eBooks in the LHS collection.


eBooks

Encyclopedia of World Biography

Brief biographies of notable individuals from every part of the world and from all time periods.


Databases

World Book Online

Explora

  • Enter your search term for newspaper and magazine articles, primary source documents, etc.
  • Limit (on left of results page): Select full text, publication dates, and source types.
  • Advanced Search: more search options.
  • Topic Overview: provides an overview of the topic.
  • View: original (pdf full text) form, or html full text (may be easier to read).
  • Cite (on the right): Select your citation format and copy citation.
  • For additional articles, return to the search results or use the Find Similar Results button.

 

Gale: Student Edition

Similar to eLibrary, but elicits different results.

 


Web Sites

Don’t forget: Use the databases to find good web sites!

 

Biography.com

Biography.com contains over 25,000 brief biographies from antiquity to the present.


Primary Resources

Use the databases to find primary resources!

 

An American Time Capsule

Find primary sources (17th c. to present) at this Library of Congress collection. When searching for your biographical subject, put the name in quotation marks and select all formats. Once you receive results, narrow the format(s) on the left. Includes audio recordings and personal narratives.

 

Original Time Magazines from 1935 to 1998 are located in the back of the LHS Media Center.

 

 

 

 
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