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*Indicates a database was purchased by the Newton Free Library. All remaining databases were purchased by either the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, Metrowest Regional Library System, Boston Public Library, or the Minuteman Library Network.

 

Biography Resource Center  Home Access | In Library Access

This database combines award-winning biographies from respected Gale Group sources. Biography Resource Center also includes full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals.  Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender, or combine criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search.  Also included in this resource is the the Complete Marquis Who's Who.  This massive database contains more than 990,000 thumbnail biographies from 20 respected Marquis sources.  Also includes Contemporary Authors.

 

Marquis Who's Who on the Web*   Home Access | In Library Access

Comprehensive profiles on over 1.4 million of the most accomplished individuals from all fields of endeavor including: government, business, science and technology, the arts, entertainment, and sports. Search by name, gender, occupation, geography, hobbies and interests, religion and much more.

Home access for this database is available only to Newton residents with a Newton library card number beginning 21323.

 

 

 

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