Databases by Subject: Biography
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Biography Index
Dates Covered: 1946-Feb. 2001
Shelved in Reference: CT100 .B56
Description: Indexes biographical material appearing in more than 3,000 magazines, with coverage that begins in 1946. Also indexes over 2,000 English-language books each year.
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EBSCO MegaFILE
Dates Covered: some titles date back to the 1800's
Full Text : Partial
Description: EBSCO MegaFILE is a multi-disciplinary database providing full text for more than 15,000 total publications and indexing & abstracting for more than 19,000 publications. Coverage spans every area of academic study and general interest subject area and offers information dating as far back as the 1800s. In addition, the database contains more than 84,000 biographies, 83,000 primary source documents, 10,000 company profiles and an image collection of more than 107,000 photos, maps and flags. This index allows users to search the following EBSCO indexes simultaneously: Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier, MasterFILE Premier, and Regional Business News.
NOTE: Communication and Mass Media Complete is NOT included in EBSCO MegaFILE.
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Expanded Academic ASAP (Gale)
Dates Covered: 1980-present
Full Text: Partial
Description: This multidisciplinary index contains articles, many in full-text in the areas of physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and more. Scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers are all included.
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Business and Industry (FirstSearch)
Dates Covered: 1994-present
Full Text: No
Description: Contains important facts, figures and key events for international public and private companies, industries, products, and markets for manufacturing and service industries. Information taken from leading trade magazines, newsletters, and the general business press to international business dailies.
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LexisNexis Academic Search
Dates Covered: varies with title
Full Text: Yes
Description: This service provides full-text access to articles in news, business, legal research, medicine and reference. This service is especially useful to students looking for full-text of foreign newspapers. Access to full-text of the Minneapolis Star Tribune is available from 1991-present and the St. Paul Pioneer Press from 1996-present.
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Business Periodicals Index
Dates Covered: 1958-1996
Shelved in Reference: HF5001 .B87
Description: Covers English-language general business periodicals and trade journals, plus the Wall Street Journal and the business section of the New York Times. Also included are product reviews, interviews, biographical sketches, corporate profiles, reports of associations, societies and conferences. Broad areas of coverage include accounting, acquisitions and mergers, advertising, banking, chemicals, engineering, finance and investments, government regulations, insurance, management, publishing, and taxation.
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