Reference

Biographical information about notable people from all time periods and areas of study. Includes entries from 170 reference sources, including:

• Contemporary Black Biography
• Contemporary Musicians
• Encyclopedia of World Biography
• Newsmakers
• Writer's Directory
• At the Saint Paul Public Library? You can access Biography in Context, no library card required.

Titles include:

• American Eras: Primary Sources: Vol. 1 Development of the Industrial United States, 1878-1899 (2013)
• American Eras: Primary Sources: Vol. 2 Civil War and Reconstruction, 1860-1877 (2013)
• American Eras: Primary Sources: Vol. 3 Westward Expansion, 1800-1860 (2014)
• Bioethics: 4th ed. (2014)
• Career Information Center: 10th ed. (2014)
• Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History: 2nd ed. (2006)
• Encyclopedia of Business and Finance: 3rd ed. (2014)
• Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion : (2005)
• Encyclopedia of Philosophy: 2nd ed. (2006)
• Encyclopedia of Religion: 2nd ed. (2005)
• Environmental Encyclopedia: 4th ed. (2011)
• Gale Encyclopedia of American Law: 3rd ed. (2011)
• Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence 2nd ed. (2011)
• Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law: 3rd ed. (2013)
• Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine: 4th ed. (2011)
• Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health: 3rd ed. (2012)
• Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America: 3rd ed. (2014)
• Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health: 3rd ed. (2013)
• Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health : (2013)
• Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery and Medical Tests: 3rd ed. (2014)
• Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Extinction (2013)
• Human Diseases and Conditions: 2nd ed. (2010)
• Shakespeare for Students: Critical Interpretations of Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry 2nd ed (2007)
• St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture: 2nd ed. (2013)
• Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations: 13th ed. (2012)

Tutorial

• Full text periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more.
• Also includes the full text of reference books, biographies, primary source documents, and an Image Collection of photos, maps and flags.

• Identification, research, and pricing for art, antiques, and collectibles.
• At the Saint Paul Public Library?  Access at the library, no library card needed.

Middle school-appropriate database of reference works, biographies, magazine and journal articles, primary source documents, and multimedia.

• Reference works, millions of news and periodical articles, and more than 5,000 rare and vital primary source documents that range from slave journals to presidential papers.
• Topics range from the arrival of Vikings in North America all to the way to the first stirrings of the American Revolution and on through the Civil Rights movement, 9/11, and the War on Terror.
• At the Saint Paul Public LIbrary? Access U.S. History in Context with no library card required.

• World History In Context reaches back to the ancient world - and forward to today's headlines - to deliver a chronicle of the great cultures and societies that have formed the history of the human race.
• Rare primary sources, reliable reference and multi-media content put this vast topic into context for students.
• At the Saint Paul Public Library? Access World History in Context with no library card necessary.