[OPLINLIST] Biography Reference Bank News & Tips

[Laura Solomon]

  *Biography Reference Bank
News and Tips*

Wilson has launched a new feature: WilsonWeb Mobile, making the content 
and functionality of databases like Biography Reference Bank available 
to your patrons on their smartphone or other handheld device. Now you 
can browse thousands of reliable biographical profiles right in the palm 
of your hand, and avail of features like ReadSpeaker too! Find out more 
about setting up WilsonWeb Mobile at www.hwwilson.com.
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*Featured Biographies*

Ideal for students, book clubs, and patrons looking for literary 
background reading, this month's featured biographies include 
award-winning British novelist Andrea Levy, who is also on the cover of 
this month's Current Biography, and our Topic of the Month on the Search 
screen is 20th Century American Authors, including profiles of authors 
like Maya Angelou, William Faulkner, Ayn Rand, and John Updike. Find a 
list of our new biographies www.hwwilson.com/newsmakers/newsmakers.cfm.

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*Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month,
September 15-October 15*


 From Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to baseball player Jose 
Canseco, singer Joan Baez to activist Cesar Chavez, Biography Reference 
Bank features profiles and images of prominent Hispanic figures from all 
walks of life.

Search tip: Enter Hispanic in the All-Smart Search text box on the 
Advanced Search screen and choose Ethnicity from the dropdown list. You 
can use the Search Within Results option on the Search Results screen's 
Find textbox to narrow your results, or use the Content Discovery Keys 
on the left-hand side of the Search Results screen.

Research tip: Looking for some local notables? Start typing a place name 
in the Place of Origin textbox and WilsonWeb's autofill function will 
finish the placename if it is tagged in the database. Countries, U.S. 
states, and regions of other countries are included.

-- *
Laura Solomon, **MCIW, MLS*
/Library Services Manager/
Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN)
2323 W. 5th Avenue Suite 130
Columbus, Ohio 43204
614.728.5252 (voice)
(614)728-5256 (fax)
laura at oplin.org <mailto:laura at oplin.org>





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