World History II Research Project
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Online Databases
American National Biography--More than 18,000 articles about famous Americans no longer living. Many articles include helpful Web links. Biography Resource Center--Combines award-winning biographies with full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals.
Encyclopedia Britannica--Three encyclopedias (100,000+ articles), atlas, dictionary, images and video clips, reviewed Web sites, magazine articles and more. History Resource Center: World. A collection of articles about world history from ancient Europe to Latin America and from the Far East to the Renaissance.
World Book Encyclopedia--A collection of every article from the 22-volume print set plus thousands more, with state-of-the art multimedia, editor-reviewed Web sites, and more  
Biography Gateways/Directories
ABC Newsmaker Bios--collection of biographies on modern day world leaders
amillionlives.com--a directory of biography sites on the web
BBC Historic Figures--quality information on 300 of history's "movers and shakers"
Biography.com--a collection of biographies on famous people both ancient and modern by the creators of the Biography Channel and Biography Magazine
Eric Weisstein's World of Scientific Biography--biographies of scientists throughout history
Infoplease Almanac: Biography--one-page bios and additional links on 30,000 people
Joan's Mad Monarchs Series--in depth biographies of histories monarchs with emotional and personality disorders
PBS Biographies--Click on the person and then "Special Features" to learn about various aspects of the person's life.
Women in World History Biographies--biographies of women who became world rulers and helped define the era in which they lived.
Other Useful Websites
HyperHistory.com--a timeline of important individuals throughout history--useful for picking your research subjects
Internet Public Library--subject directory that gives a select group of good websites about your topic
Librarian's Index to the Internet--subject directory that gives a select group of good websites about your topic
Books

MHS OPAC  (Online Catalog)

Cincinnati Public Library Online Catalog
 

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