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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.
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Full Text Linking
African American Studies Center:
This resource is OpenURL compliant.
Federated Searching
African American Studies Center:
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
Marc Records
African American Studies Center:
MARC records are available for most titles from the MARC Records page.
Search Options
American National Biography Online:
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
African American Studies Center:
Print and email search results.
Usage Statistics
ICOLC compliant statistics are available for both resources and can be emailed and downloaded.
Authentication
American National Biography Online:
Authentication is via IP address range, and username and password.
African American Studies Center:
Authentication is via IP address range, username and password, and library barcode.
Accessibility
African American Studies Center:
The site is designed to meet Priority 1 and 2 of the WAI Web 3 Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0.
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