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Biographical Information

Gale In Context: Biography This link opens in a new window
- What it is: Background information on people who have shaped the world. Users can explore articles, videos, photos, etc. on each of the more than 5,000 subjects through easy-to-use individualized pages. The database is regularly updated to provide the most up-to-date information.
- Who It Is Great For: Anthropology, Art (Art Studies, Visual Arts), Communication Studies, Criminal Justice (Criminology Studies), General Studies, History Studies, Human Services (Human Services, Social Work Studies), Humanities, Liberal Arts, Political Science Studies, Sociology Studies
Biography Reference Bank This link opens in a new window
- What it is: More than 700,000 full-text biographical articles, 35,000 images and additional summaries from both academic journals and popular magazines. Search for individuals based on any combination of occupation, activity, gender, place of origin, birthday and lifespan.
- Who It Is Great For: Anthropology, Art (Art Studies, Visual Arts), Communication Studies, Criminal Justice (Criminology Studies), General Studies, History Studies, Human Services (Human Services, Social Work Studies), Humanities, Liberal Arts, Political Science Studies, Sociology Studies
Biography Reference Center This link opens in a new window
- What it is: More than 400,000 biographical articles. Search by keyword or locate biographies by subject occupation, nationality, activity, gender, lifespan, birthplace, birthday, and more.
- Who It Is Great For: Anthropology, Art (Art Studies, Visual Arts), Communication Studies, Criminal Justice (Criminology Studies), General Studies, History Studies, Human Services (Human Services, Social Work Studies), Humanities, Liberal Arts, Political Science Studies, Sociology Studies

Reference eBooks

When do you use REFERENCE Sources?

When you are just getting started and want to find some background information on a science topic?

Reference materials include dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks which provide an overview of a topic or provide you with statistics.

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
- What it is: Great starting point for any research project. Allows for broad searches on almost any topic, supplying reliable articles and a suggestion tool for more specific searches on that topic.
- Who It Is Great For: Anthropology, Art (Art Studies, Visual Arts), Communication Studies, English Studies, General Studies, Geography Studies, History Studies, Humanities, Liberal Arts, Political Science Studies, Sociology Studies
Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
- What it is: A collection of eBooks broken up into collections.
- Who It Is Great For: Anthropology, Art (Art Studies, Visual Arts), Business and Administration (Accounting, Business Administration, Business Information Systems, Business Studies, Health Care Management, Management), Cannabis Studies, General Studies, Geography Studies, History Studies, Liberal Arts, Sciences (Biology Studies, Chemistry Studies, Physics Studies), Sociology Studies, Spanish Studies, Technology Studies (Biomolecular Science, Environmental Science)

Literary Analysis & Biography

Bloom's Literature This link opens in a new window
- What it is: This database is a great resource for literary analysis or literary criticism assignments often included in English classes. Research authors, works, characters, topics, and themes. Resources include biographical information, sample works, essays on literary themes, full-text poems, full-text literary classics, 800 full-length videos of literary works and author interviews.
- Who It Is Great For: English Studies, General Studies, Liberal Arts
JStor Arts & Sciences Colletions III and X This link opens in a new window
- What it is: A collection of resources that includes science and social science journals, data, and analysis. Search or browse to find art and social science images and primary sources.
- Who It Is Great For: Allied Health (Administrative Medical Office Skills, HIMT: Certified Coding Specialist, Health Career Pathways, Medical Assisting, Medical Laboratory Technician, Phlebotomy), Art (Art Studies, Visual Arts), Communication Studies, General Studies, Human Services (Human Services, Social Work Studies), Humanities, Liberal Arts, Sciences (Biology Studies, Chemistry Studies, Physics Studies), Sociology Studies

Digging Deeper

These databases include many types of articles: scholarly, academic, and popular.

Choose "limit to peer review" or "limit to academic journals" to exclude popular magazines and newspapers from the results.

Be sure to also choose "limit to full-text" so you only get results that will let you access the full article.

All articles come with suggested MLA citations!

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
MasterFILE Premier This link opens in a new window

Films on Demand

Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
- What it is: More than 40,000 documentaries in their entirety which can viewed in searchable segments. Each video has captioning and transcripts.
- Who It Is Great For: All Students

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Citing Sources with MLA Citations

Library sources all come with suggested citations! Start there. If you are using a non-library source, these links might help.

See Bristol Community College's Quick Style Guide to MLA-8.
View Purdue Owl's sample paper and Works Cited list examples. (There are popup adds on this cite; you can X them closed.)
See MLA Style Center Guides and Tutorials.
Try MLA templates to gather necessary citation elements.

QVCC Learning Center

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If you have any questions or difficulties please contact William Army at warmy@qvcc.edu

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