Featured Database - Biography In Context

Are you interested in learning more about people's lives? Has your instructor asked you to write a biography? Then take a look at Biography In Context, a library resource that's authoritative and updated daily. It lets you:

• Search for people by name, nationality, occupation, or date
• Find biographies of filmmakers, musicians, scientists, athletes, inventors, and politicians (among others)
• View biographies, videos, audio, images, and current news articles
• Use text-to-speech technology to have the biography read to you
• Share, email, print, translate, save, cite, or download the biography

You can get to this resource from the OCC Libraries homepage. Click the tab for Articles & Databases, choose All Databases, then scroll down to the B's.

Need help using this resource? Check out our YouTube video or ask a librarian for help.

Here are some biographies to get you started:

Frida Kahlo Ellen DeGeneres Janet Yellen Mitt Romney Chiwetel Ejiofor Harvey Milk Jimmy Fallon

Sherman Alexie Peyton Manning Ang Lee Steve McQueen Bono Johnny Appleseed Florence Nightingale

Submitted by Christine Malmsten
Faculty Librarian
Auburn Hills Campus Library