Description: Comprehensive source for biographical information.Over 300,000 biographies of people from around the world and throughout history.Quick reference information on nearly one million people from Who’s Who sources.Full-text articles from hundreds of magazines and links to selected biography Web sites.
Title: Book Review Index Online Plus 1965 - JAN, 2008
Description: A comprehensive online guide to book reviews that includes more than five million review citations from thousands of publications, with linking to more than 630,000 full-text reviews.
Title: Books and Authors
Description: For librarians, teachers and readers of all ages. Readers’ advisory resource for fiction and nonfiction. Numerous search criteria, genre lists, plot summaries, author information, award lists, etc. Book jacket images, book reviews from more than 30 sources. User-friendly tools that allow users to store reading and search lists and create reviews and ratings. Visual search technology for narrowing choices and graphically viewing search term relationships.
Title: Literature Resource Center
Description: Access biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline. Scribner Writer's Series includes 15-20 page signed essays on more than 1,600 authors and literary genres drawn from 13 acclaimed Scribner print series. Twayne World, US, and English Authors each contains the full text of 200 frequently used Twayne Literary Masters books on individual World, US, or English authors, for a total of 600 full-text titles.
PASCAL Title:MLA Directory of Periodicals
Description: The MLA Directory of Periodicals offers detailed information on over 7,100 journals, with 4,400 currently indexed in the International Bibliography. The detailed entries include editorial contact information, as well as frequency, circulation, subscription prices and submission guidelines.
PASCAL Title:MLA International Bibliography
Description: MLA International Bibliography is a bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations. Produced by the Modern Language Association, the electronic version of the bibliography dates back to 1963 and contains over 1.6 million citations from more than 4,400 journals and series and 1,000 book publishers.
Title: Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Description: Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is a one-stop source for information on today's hottest social issues. Drawing on acclaimed series published by Greenhaven Press and other Gale imprints, OVRC features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites. New to the database are Lexile reading levels for periodicals and an integrated national and state curriculum standards search with content correlated to the standards.
Title: Points of View Reference Center
Description: Points of View Reference Center is a full text database designed to provide students and schools wth a series of controversial essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Essays provide questions and materials for further thought and study and are accompanied by thousands of supporting articles from the world’s top political and societal publications.
Title: Scribner Writers Series
Description:Essays on the lives and works of 1600+ important authors from around the world.In-depth coverage of noted novelists, playwrights, poets, short story writers, essayists, journalists, critics, philosophers and writers for children and young adults. Includes 40+ essays on special topics in literature - gothic novels, nature poetry, etc.
Title: What Do I Read Next?
Description: Readers' advisory resource for recommended fiction and nonfiction. Recommendations on 100,000+ book titles for children, young adults and adults. Includes plot summaries, author information and award lists.Find recommended books by series, subject, reading level, genre, setting, etc.