[OPLINLIST] Fwd: Biography Reference Bank -- News and Tips -- November

[Laura Solomon]

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*Mark Veterans Day, November 11, **
*with Biography Reference Bank**

	

You will find biographies of a number of notable veterans in *Biography 
Reference Bank, *including the writer and historian Samuel Lyman Atwood 
Marshall, who served in the military during World War I, World War II, 
and the Korean War before retiring in 1960.

Marshall was the chief combat historian during World War Two, and wrote 
many books and articles about military history during his career. 
Discover his works in your library by clicking the /Books By/, /Articles 
and Books, /or /Reviews and Criticism/ buttons at the top of Marshall's 
profile page.

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*Movie Tie-ins With Biography Reference Bank*

	

Use *Biography Reference Bank* to tie in with the movies of the moment, 
such as *The Social Network*, about the founding of Facebook. A search 
for company founder /Mark Zuckerberg/ takes you immediately to a 
reliable, accurate, Wilson-written profile of the Internet executive.

*Search tip:*Can't always remember the specific name? Enter a specific 
word you are sure will occur in the text of the subject's profile---in 
this case, /Facebook/---in the second text box on the Advanced Search 
screen and choose /Text/ from the search drop-down list. You can browse 
the results until you find the person you need.

Other movie openings that could tie in to your library's collection 
include *Carlos*, directed by Oliver Assayas. A search for /Carlos The 
Jackal/, returns full-text articles as well as citations that you can 
share with patrons who may have seen the movie and want to know more.

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*WilsonWeb Mobile*

	

Remember that you can listen to biographies on the move as well as 
reading them. WilsonWeb Mobile offers you the same access to ReadSpeaker 
that you have come to expect from your office version. Just look for the 
symbol to listen to lively, informative, reliable profiles from 
*Biography Reference Bank* no matter where you are.

	

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*New in WilsonWeb*

	

Did you know that ReadSpeaker allows you to highlight sections of text 
for listening, and regulate the speed of narration, giving you greater 
freedom in what you listen to and how? Or that you can translate any 
full-text material into Swedish, as well as a range of other languages?

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*New Additions to Biography Reference Bank*

	

This month's *Current Biography* cover subject, football referee Sarah 
Thomas, is also a new addition to *Biography Reference Bank*, along with 
all the notable figures listed here 
<http://www.hwwilson.com/newsmakers/newsmakers.cfm>, including writers, 
choreographers, congresspeople, arachnologists, mathematicians, 
physicists, marine commanders, and the prime minister of Papua, New Guinea.

	



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