For biographical information on people from antiquity to the present, use this database of more than 256,000 profiles of individuals, 36,000 images (photographic portraits or artists' renderings), links to related full-text articles, article abstracts, and index citations from over 4,000 periodicals from sources such as Current Biography. Searching can be done by keywords, date of birth, profession, place of origin, gender, ethnic background or any combination. Library subscription.
Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries
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cardholders.
The Home of Comics on the Web includes such favorites as Get Fuzzy, Dilbert, Pearls Before Swine and Jump Start. The site includes new comics, e-cards, comic bios and an archive of recent comic strips searchable by date.
Use this Gale database to find biographies and periodical articles on over 1 million people using search criteria such as name, birth and death years and places, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender. Library subscription.
Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries
and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library
cardholders.
IPL hopes to make the Internet a more useful place for teenagers, by collecting and creating information resources of interest, and by giving teenagers the opportunity to shape the direction of the Division by serving on our Advisory Board.
Searching for just the right words? Lit Finder can connect you with them fast! From ancient times to the present day, there's a way to express it in Lit Finder. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program. Library subscription.
Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries
and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library
cardholders.
An entire suite of readers' advisory products, NoveList contains not only a core of 150,000 fiction titles, but 4,000 articles and lists, book talks, and book discussion guides (great for book groups!). Many genres, from graphic novels to Christian fiction are included here. An EBSCO product, NoveList also offers avid booklovers author read-alikes, readers' advisory training content and a variety of other reader and staff materials. With books for all ages, lists of award winning titles, a guide to books in series, attractive cover images, and a colorful design, NoveList has something to appeal to every reader! Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program. Library subscription.
Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries
and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library
cardholders.
This site exists "Because I think some librarians, teachers, book publishers and other adults don't give teens enough credit when it comes to reading tastes. I think that sometimes teens want books that ask a little more of them than Sweet Valley High or Fear Street..." (from the Webmaster).
