biography resource center

Biography Resource Center

Gale Digital Collections

Biography Resource Center’s comprehensiveness is unmatched •427,000+ biographies on 335,000+ people

•Nearly 300 periodicals; more than 538,000 full-text articles (only full-text)

•24,700+ photos/portraits

•19,000+ vetted web sites

Powered by more than 50 years’ experience publishing biographies, your students will find authoritative content they can trust

•135+ respected Thomson Gale biographical reference titles

•960+ volumes

•Print reference valued at more than $145,000!

Whether it’s latest news or new perspectives, the Biography Resource Center is relevant your students’ research needs

•Continuous updating--new/updated biographies added weekly, periodicals added daily

•Recent news briefs added on high profile individuals twice weekly


Broad range of biographical sources in the Biography Resource Center supports study across disciplines

• One-stop resource for biographies about notables in business, communication, English, sociology/psychology, education, science, economics, gender and multicultural studies, entertainment, etc.

• The breadth of content and easy-to-use interface help busy students quickly arrive at the answers they need.

Use the Biography Resource Center to provide a manageable point of entry into research of larger topics

• The in-depth biographies in the Biography Resource Center can provide students with an introduction to a larger subject and a guide to areas for further research.

• The wealth of Gale imprint titles provides an accessible reading level perfect for diverse student populations.

• Biographical research helps build transferable information literacy skills for students moving on to 4-yr. institutions.

The Biography Resource Center provides reliable biographies • Many biographies are written by experts in the field. • Integrity of the biographies is maintained—no open source or social publishing.

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Mapping Biography RC to ENGLISH Curriculum

Literature by WomenA study of selected works by English and North American women writers. Designed to increase understanding of the themes, images, issues, and modes of expression of women writers. Authors may include Phillis Wheatley, Jane Austen, Emily Brontë, Emily Dickinson, and Toni Morrison.


Mapping Biography RC to ENGLISH Curriculum

The Power of AutobiographyAutobiographical writing, which includes letters, journals, and diaries, is the focus of this special seminar on prose literature. Works to be read chronicle the literary, artistic, historical, social, and political life transformations experienced by notable twentieth century figures. Course emphasis is on the power of the personal narrative as literature. Readings may include Bell Hook’s Bone Black, Shirley Geok-lin Lim’s Among the White Moon Faces: An Asian-American Memoir of Homelands, James McBride’s The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to his White Mother, and Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek.


Mapping Biography RC to MUSIC Curriculum

History of Blues and JazzAn overview of the emergence, development and relevance of two of America's most genuine musical art forms. Stylistic, cultural, and sociological investigations of such music provides a mirror to the ever-changing popular American soundscape. Informed listening introduces: major creator/performers (Paul Whiteman, Ted Lewis, Louis Armstrong, B.B. King, and Duke Ellington), genres, expressions, and reflections of an increasingly global and technological musical world.

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