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ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES

What Kind of Information Are You Looking For?
Alphabetical Listing of All Databases Web Sites & Databases By Subject
See Which Journals and Magazines the Library Gets

IMPORTANT: Home Access to the available databases on this page now requires a Patchogue-Medford Library card. You will be prompted to enter the barcode from your card.

Biography & Genealogy Master Index
Description: Citation index to biographical sources, both current and retrospective, covering individuals, both living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all areas of the world. There are over 13 million biographical citations in the database. The library owns many of the sources indexed.
Full Text: Citations only.
Coverage: Current
Updates: Bi-annually.
In Library Use Use at Home

Marquis Who's Who on the Web
Description: Contains over 1 million biographical profiles from the Marquis Who's Who series of books.
Full Text: All records are full text.
Coverage: 1985+ from 20 Marquis annual volumes
Updates: Daily.

In Library Use Only

WilsonWeb Cross Database Search
Description: Links to all the WilsonWeb databases the library subscribes to, along with the ability to search more than one database at a time.
Full Text: Selected full text is included.
Coverage: Varies, but generally from 1983+
Updates: Varies depending upon the database.

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WORLD WIDE WEB LINKS

Biographical Dictionary
"This dictionary covers more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day."

Biography.com
Online companion to the A&E Biography Channel.

Lives, the Biography Resource
A portal site with links to biographical sites on the Web.

Who2: Find Famous People Fast
Quick facts on famous figures in history, plus links to Web sites.

Who's Alive and Who's Dead
"the site that helps you keep track of which famous people have died and which are still alive!"

This page was last updated on April 27, 2007.