American National Biography

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    Overview

    American Dictionary of National Biography Online is a source of information about over 19,000 people from all eras who have influenced and shaped American history and culture.    

    Oct 1, 2015 5:56pm
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    Full Text Linking

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    This resource is OpenURL compliant.

    Federated Searching

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    The site can currently be accessed by federated search software via HTTP request and supports the method="get" using a base URL of:

    http://www.oxfordaasc.com/search/quick?_fmt=context

    &_refinePage=%2Fsearch%2Fadvanced_search.jsp&

    Followed by text=X where X is your search term. Separate search terms should separated with the .+. sign. For example:

    dream deferred: text=+dream+deferred

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    MARC records are available for most titles from the MARC Records page.

    Search Options

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    Users may search in a number of ways:

    • by full text (words and phrases)
    • by subject name
    • by gender
    • by occupation or realm of renown
    • by birth date
    • by birthplace
    • by death date
    • by contributor name

    African American Studies Center:

    The site features many ways to search its content, from the Quick Search box to the Search Forms. The Quick Search box is at the top right of every page of the site. Users can access the Search Forms via the Search option in the site's navigation bar.

    Post Search Options

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    Print and email search results.

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    African American Studies Center:

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    Accessibility

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    The site is designed to meet Priority 1 and 2 of the WAI Web 3 Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0.

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