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Biography Resource Center

Access Via: INSPIRE
System Requirements:
  • Personal computer with 100 Mhz 486 or better processor
  • 8 megabytes of RAM
  • 256 Color graphics adapter

  • Internet connection at 28.8 kps or faster

  • MS Windows 95 operating system

  • Netscape 7.x or higher

  • Firefox 1.0

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 5.5 or higher

  • CSS, Referring URLs, JavaScript, Cookies, and Pop-ups enabled

 
Off-Campus Password: From the Off-Campus Database Menu
Requires USF OneCard, 14-digit Barcode on back
Contains Full-Text: Yes (for many, but not all articles)
Peer Reviewed: No
Subject Areas: This database contains profiles of notable individuals and their achievements in a wide variety of fields including: Art; History; Science; Health; Entertainment; Government; Contemporary Writers; Social, Political and Religious Leaders, etc.
Description: Biography Resource Center    AUGUST, 2007
This database integrates award-winning biographies from respected Gale Group sources with related full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals, as well as tens of thousands of images and links to hand-picked web sites. Search for people---both current and historic from all eras and fields of endeavor---based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, as well as keyword and full text. Or, combine search criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search.
© Thompson Gale

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Last Updated 8/20/07