Library Guides: Education Resources for Faculty & Students: Biographies, Databases, Tests

Biographies

You can find full text biographical information in these opens new windowdatabases.
Or look for full-length biographies in the library

Catalog
ORU's online listing of books, ebooks, audiobooks, reference materials, faculty reserves, special collections, subscription journal titles, etc. to which ORU users have access. Entries contain bibliographic information about each entry on the Sierra system.
Search tips(Also, other tabs offer information regarding how to: navigate the catalog, renew books, perform other searches)

Or locate in a library worldwide:

WorldCat.org
Bibliographic records from libraries worldwide; enables researchers to locate libraries where desired materials are held. Search for books, music, videos, conference proceedings and more.
WorldCat (FirstSearch)
Worldwide catalog of library resources; includes everything (e.g. books, journals, DVDs, musical scores, newspapers, webpages) that can be located in libraries.
More database information from OCLC

Tip: Search the name of the person (e.g. Bethune, Mary McLeod) as a subject. For collective biographies, do a combination subject search for a topic or class of person (e.g. educators) and the word biography.

opens new windowBiography.com is a web site that contains biographical material. For more tips, see the Biographical Information opens new windowguide.

opens new windowEducation Databases

Top Picks

Education Research Complete
Full-text, scholarly articles from education journals, covering all aspects of education from early childhood to higher education; includes specialties such as multilingual education, health education, testing, policies.
More database information from EBSCO
SAGE Premier
Over 1,000 peer-reviewed journals covering a broad scope of disciplines. Offering scholarly and professional research in partnership with over 400 key societies.

Other education databases:

Education Databases

Tests

Certification Examinations for Oklahoma Educators:

opens new windowStudy Guides
opens new windowTest Reviews Online (Buros Institute)
opens new windowGRE Practice Test (Mometrix Test Preparation)