Databases: |
| Biography Resource Center |
The Biography Resource Center is a comprehensive database of biographical information on more than 180,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. It combines more than 242,000 biographies from respected Gale Group sources with full-text articles from nearly 250 periodicals. Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death years and places, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender, or combine criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search path.
You will need your Salt Lake County library card number to access this database from home. |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library |
Gale Virtual Reference Library Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7.
You will need your Salt Lake County library card number to access this database from home. |
| Person Search |
Student Resource Center's Person Search, contains biographical and critical information.
You will need your Salt Lake County library card number to access this database from home. |
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| Biography.com |
A database of 25,000 people - past and present. Brief entries of who they were, what they did, and why. |
| Discoverers Web |
All kinds of information found on the web about voyages of discovery and exploration. It includes an alphabetical list of explorers. |
| Famous People Born in Utah |
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| The First Ladies of the United States of America |
Biographies of the wives of the Presidents. |
| Notable Citizens of Planet Earth |
A biographical dictionary of over 18,000 people. Includes birth and death years, professions, positions held, literary and artistic works and other achievements. |
| The Presidents of the United States of America |
Biographies of the Presidents. This area is an index of the presidents of the United States and contains information and documents of their speeches, writings, biographies and anything else related to their person or the office they are holding. |
| Who2 |
Database contains profiles of celebrities and other famous figures. Search for background details on politicians, actors, singers and athletes. |
