LibGuides: Black/African American Authors Project: Database Resources

OHS Subscription Databases

Gale Electronic Reference Books
Allows researchers to instantly access thousands of electronic reference books including encyclopedias, almanacs, and other specialized resources.
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For remote access - Password: bears
NOTE: This database directly exports citations to NoodleTools.
Gale in Context: Biography
Find contextual information on the world's most influential people. Provides access to authoritative reference content (including Lives & Perspectives) with periodicals and multimedia allowing users to search for people based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender as well as keyword and full text.
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For remote access - Password: bears
NOTE: This database directly exports citations to NoodleTools.
Gale Literature Resource Center
Find up-to-date biographies, overviews, full-text criticisms, audio interviews, and reviews on writers from all eras
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For remote access - Password: bears
NOTE: This database directly exports citations to NoodleTools.
Britannica ImageQuest
Contains approximately three million images more than 50 of the best collections in the world. All images are rights-cleared for non-commercial, educational use--ideal for use in lesson plans, student projects, school websites, and beyond.
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For remote access - Access ID: school Passcode: table

NOTE: This database DOES NOT export citations to NoodleTools. Instead, you will need to copy and paste the citation to the "Quick Cite" page linked at the top of the proper NoodleTools template.
Britannica School Edition
Explores the updated encyclopedia including hundreds of thousands of articles, biographies, videos, images and websites.
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For remote access - Access ID: school Passcode: table

NOTE: This database DOES NOT export citations to NoodleTools. Instead, you will need to copy and paste the citation to the "Quick Cite" page linked at the top of the proper NoodleTools template.

NOODLETOOLS CITING TIPS - use the following templates in NoodleTools when citing these types of sources from the databases below:

Britannica Encyclopedia - DATABASE > ORIGINAL CONTENT > then use "Quick Cite" at the top of template to export the source to your NoodleTools project
Britannica ImageQuest - DATABASE > PHOTO or IMAGE (born digital) for photos created after year 2000

or ILLUSTRATION for photos created before year 2000 > then use "Quick Cite" at the top of template to export the source to your NoodleTools project

Gale databases - Click on "cite" then export the citation to NoodleTools. Here's how to import Gale database citations to your NoodleTools project.

DO NOT USE THE FREE ONLINE VERSION OF BRITANNICA ENCYCLOPEDIA.