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Researching
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Databases for Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Articles:
Biography
in Context database - on campus or off-campus
w/ library card
Database
of biographical articles on famous people.
o Type person’s name in the search box at top right, e.g.:
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Alexander von Humboldt
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Charles Darwin
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Alfred Russel Wallace
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Henry Walter Bates
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Eugène Dubois
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Charles Walcott
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Neil Shubin
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Louis Leakey
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Mary Leakey
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Linus Pauling
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Allan Wilson
o Click on the specific name from the list
o Click on article titles to view full articles – “Reference” articles provide the most biographical information
Gale PowerSearch databases
- on campus or off-campus
w/ library card
articles
from academic journals, popular magazines and newspapers;
excellent set of general periodical databases.
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To
narrow searches, combine concepts with AND, e.g. Neil Shubin AND Tiktaalik
o PLEASE NOTE: When
search results are first displayed, only magazine
articles are shown, if available for your search.
Click on the “Academic
journals” tab to display magazine articles "News" tab
to display all news articles; click on the "Reference" tab
to display reference articles.
The PLS Online Catalog is the online catalog to find books in Skyline Library and in all libraries in the Peninsula Library System.
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last revised: 10-22-10 |