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Biography Resources Subject Guide

Articles

Start with an index to locate articles in journals, newspapers or magazines. An index allows you to search by subject, author, or keywords that describe your topic.

Biography Index (CT100 .B56 INDEXES - covers 1946-91)-- A printed index.
Academic Search Premier
MasterFILE Premier
Biography Index - (1984 - present)
MLA Bibliography
Periodical Abstracts (PerAbs)
Readers Guide

Books

Listed below are selected biographical resources which are available in most libraries. Some of these are available in the UAf Rasmuson Library.

General

Current Biography (CT100 C8 REF), a biographical dictionary

Authors

African American Writers
PS153 N5 A344 1990 REF

American Writers
PS129 A55 REF

British Writers
PR85 B688 REF

Contemporary Authors
Z1010 C65 REF

The Critical Perspective - a brief portraits of crucial British and American Authors
PR85 C76 1985 REF

Dictionary of Literary Biography
PN451 D53 REF

Modern American Women Writers
PS151 M54 1991 REF

Latin American Writers
PQ7081 A1 L37 1989 REF

Scientists

The biographical dictionary of scientists
Q141.B528 2000 REF

Biographical dictionary of women in science : pioneering lives from ancient times to the mid-20th century
Q141.B5285 2000 REF

Collins biographical dictionary of scientists / edited by Trevor Williams - Q141.C65 1994 REF

Web Resources

General Biographies

Biography.com A searchable database of 25,000 famous people, from the folks who produce the TV show Biography.
Biography-center A multi-lingual biographical dictionary.
The Biographical
DictionaryBiographies of more than 33,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day.
InfoPlease - Biography
Time 100 -TIME profiles 100 of the most important people of the 20th Century.

Subject Biographies

Artists

Famous Artists

Historical Figures

Musicians

Classical Composers

Philosophers and Writers

Scientists

Anthropology Biography Web Biographies of anthropologists and scientists that have had an influence on anthropology.

Additional Resources

To find in-depth biographies for specific persons, try a KEYWORD search the Goldmine, the UAF online catalog.

Example:
Einstein and biography

For information on "biographical writing" try the following SUBJECT search:

Biography as a literary form

**Always remember to check the copyright date to see how current the information is.

Education Resources Subject Guide

Articles

Start with an index to locate articles in journals, newspapers or magazines. An
index allows you to search by subject, author, or keywords that describe your topic.

Academic Search Premier
MasterFILE Premier
ERIC - Covers education topics appearing in journal articles, books, theses,
conference papers, standards and guidelines
Education Abstracts - Indexes education periodicals.
Education Complete - Professional magazines and periodicals related to all aspects of education.
Professional Development Collection - Designed for professional educators, this database provides a specialized collection of over 500 full-text journals in education, including more than 300 peer-reviewed titles.

Other Sources

NoveList K-8 - Reader's advisory information for K-8 students.
College Source - More than 19,000 college catalogs. Accessible from the UAF Rasmuson Library.
CQ Researcher - Comprehensive reports exploring current and controversial issues with
summaries, a history of the issue, an overview of the current situation, future
outlook, opposing viewpoints and bibliographies.
Dissertation Abstracts - Dissertations and theses from institutions in North America and Europe.
LexisNexis Statistical - International, federal and state statistical sources.
Wilson Select Plus - Provides full text for many topics. Great place to start research.

Books

To locate books, search the online library catalog, Goldmine, or WorldCat.

Listed below are selected informational resources which are available in the Rasmuson Library and in most libraries, be sure to check your local library catalog.

Encyclopedia of Blingualism and Bilungual Education - LC3707.E53 1998 REF
Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Education - LB1139.25 .E53 1992 REF
The Encylopedia of Higher Education - LB15.E49 1992, v. 1-4 REF
Handbook of Research in Multicultural Education - LC1099.3.H35 2004 REF
Historical status of elementary schools in rural Alaskan communities, 1867-1980 - LB1567.B37 1985 ALASKA
Philosophy of Education - LB17.P485 1996 REF
Preschool Test Descriptions - LB1132.J63 REF
Reading Tests and REviews - LB1050.B87 REF
World Education Encyclopedia - LB15.W87 1988, v. 1-3 REF

Web Resources

Alaska

Alaskool - Online materials about Alaska native history, education, languages, and culture.
Alaska Native Knowledge Network
Alaska Statistics
Kids Count Alaska - A project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Institute of Social and Economic Research at the University of Alaska Anchorage.

General

Northwest Education Magazine
State of Alaska, Dept of Education and Early Development
Charter School Laws Across the States: 2000- Produced by the Center for Education Reform (CER). Profiles and ranks each state's charter school law.
Clearinghouse on Educational Policy and Management - Provides access to the resources that were produced by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, which closed December 31, 2003. They will continue to add new resources to this site, including Research Roundups and updated ERIC database searches.
Education Commission of the States
Educator's Reference Desk
Librarians' Index to the Internet- Education Topics - Education Related web sites that are hand picked by librarians
No Child Left Behind
U.S. Department of Education

Professional Associations

AFT in Alaska -
Alaska Federation of Teachers
American Association of School Administrators
American Association of School Personnel Administrators
Council of Chief State School Officers
National Association of Elementary School Principals
National Association of Secondary School Principals
NEA of Alaska (National Education Association)

Research

American Education research Association (AERA) - AERA is the most prominent international professional organization with the primary goal of advancing educational research and its practical application.
Chronicle of Higher Education
Consortium for Policy research in Education (CPRE) - Unites researchers from five of the nation's leading research institutions in an effort to improve elementary and secondary education through practical research.
Education Policy Analysis Archives - A peer-reviewed online journal
Education Week on the Web - American education's online newspaper of record.
Educational Researcher - The online journal of the American Education Research Association (AERA)
Educause Review - Journal published by Educause, a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology.
Teachers College Record Online - The voice of scholarship in education.

Additional Resources

To find in-depth on education topics, try a SUBJECT search the online catalog. Example:

bilingual education
classroom management
competency based education
education, preschool
moral education
multicultural eduation

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