Use the following to help find resources for biographical research
Use the Destiny Discover, to search for a book on your person.
Log in with your student id number and birthday password: ddmonyy! Ex: Sept. 08, 2006 is 08sep06!
Type the person's name in the search box.
Select a book on the person and place the book on hold for pick up if needed.
To find biographical information on the author, use Gale In Context: Biography
To find general information and critical essays, use Gale In Context: High School
Sweet Search is a search engine for education which provides vetted results.
To find general encyclopedic information on any topic, event, or person use
https://www.worldbookonline.com/
There are various databases for Worldbook Online:
World Book Student:https://www.worldbookonline.com/student-new/#/home
WB Student is packed with such research tools as Citation Builder, How to Do Research, Compare Places, Interactive Maps, and the World Book Atlas to help students get the most out of their research experience. World Book editors more fully explain current events in Behind the Headlines.
World Book Advanced:https://www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/home
A powerful reference tool that includes all the same effective research tools as Student, plus provides users with access to primary sources, historical documents, and multimedia directly from each encyclopedia article.