Reference Resources (LIB 210)

"A free index of the Gale Literature Criticism Series searchable by author, title, or by author's nationality or date of birth. Full text of Gale sources are not available online, but searches provide comprehensive listings of volumes containing relevant information."

"In this resource you will find background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents. Links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites are also included."

A biographical information about each President of the United States from the whitehouse.gov

"This site contains lists of heads of state and heads of government (and, in certain cases, de facto leaders not occupying either of those formal positions) of all countries and territories, going back to about 1700 in most cases."

"Celebrating and documenting the creativity of Asian, Black, Latina, and Native women, VG is one of the internet's most comprehensive and well-respected academic databases for women artists of color. We provide innovative teaching and research tools for accessing a global community of women writers of color living and dead, obscure and renowned. The site reaches backward and forward to place readers, thinkers, students, and educators on a bridge which connects the gaps that exist in literature, society, and culture. Through our student-generated profiles, essays, reviews, and interviews, you can engage with artists whose works put faces on difficult and important issues ranging from immigration to racial prejudice, gendered violence to community resistance."

Biographical information on mathematicians

"The Museum researches, collects and exhibits the contributions of women to the social, cultural, economic and political life of our nation in a context of world history."

"Eric Weisstein's World of Science contains budding encyclopedias of astronomy, scientific biography, chemistry, and physics.

This resource has been assembled over more than a decade by internet encyclopedist Eric W. Weisstein with assistance from the internet community.

Eric Weisstein's World of Science is written and maintained by the author as a public service for scientific knowledge and education. Although it is often difficult to find explanations for technical subjects that are both clear and accessible, this web site bridges the gap by placing an interlinked framework of mathematical exposition and illustrative examples at the fingertips of every internet user. "

"The major modern & contemporary visual artists. Sculpture, painting, installation artists, print, performance, photography, collage and multimedia and digital artists. Artists by technique, art style and art movement, exhibition, biennial, and art prize. Famous, established and emerging artists since 1900"

The Union List of Artist Names ® (ULAN), the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ® (TGN), the Art & Architecture Thesaurus ® (AAT), and the Cultural Objects Name Authority ™ (CONA) (in development) are structured vocabularies that can be used to improve access to information about art, architecture, and material culture."

"Who2 was founded in 1998 with a simple goal: build a fast route to basic facts about famous people.

Who2 presents the quick facts you're most likely looking for: birth and death dates, famous roles or creations, thumbnail bios, and notorious trivia. Classic authors, movie stars, famous frauds, kings and queens, mythical gods, cartoon dogs: anyone famous is fair game for Who2.

We do our own research and double-check all our data. You can count on the facts you find on Who2.

Who2 is independent. We do not accept money to include links, nor do we have any financial interest or creative control in the sites linked. External links are chosen by our editors on a case-by-case basis."

"the web site dedicated to helping you find out which of the noted celebrities of our time are with us, and which ones have died."

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