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Biography (Gale in Context)

Biography, provided by Gale, is a digital database providing access to over 650,000 biographical entries. Learn about international figures from all time periods and areas of study. Biography is a wonderful tool that can be used to inform school projects, homework and other research.

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Good to Know

 

  • Biography provides information on the most searched and studied individuals.
  • Find authoritative reference content along with videos, audio selections, images, primary sources, as well as magazine and journal articles.
  • Continuously updated to ensure you have access to the latest information.
  • Contains educator resources including a quick link to share content to Google Classroom.
  • Provides citation information including APA, MLA, Chicago and Harvard.
  • Email, download or print your results.

 

 

Getting Started

 

To get started, you will need to have the following:

You can use this product on your computer or you can download the app to use on a mobile device.

 

 

Download the App

 

Download the Access My Library app on iOS 13.0 or later or Android 6.0 or up.

 

You will need to allow the app to use your location in order to Find Your Library.

 

Click on Resources and you will see Biography listed there along with other databases, eBooks and resources from Gale.

 

 

Using the Database

 

Once you have logged on, you can search for a person, browse a list of people, or look up a specific area of study such as scientists.  The search results page categorizes information by featured content, biographies, website, magazines, news and other multimedia.

 

From each article, you can download, print or email the information.  At the bottom of the article, you will find the citation information where you can select which style you would like to use.

 

 

Need Help?

 

For more help, please visit the Help section available at the bottom of any page in the database.

 

 

Privacy and Terms of Use

 

Gale is a commercial service whose policies concerning privacy and user information differ from that of the London Public Library. For more information, please read Gale’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.