Gale 1-800-877-GALE manual Let’s try it …, Person Search, Name Search, Biographical Facts Search

In this search result, the Web site gave us access to an inter- active presentation on the journey into DNA and how it functions within the human body. Note the related subjects links in the left margin.

You can also print or e-mail this article. The source citation is given on the screen; however, if you want more informa- tion on citing, simply click on the How to Cite link in the upper left margin.

PERSON SEARCH

You can search for a person two ways: Name Search and Biographical Facts Search.

NAME SEARCH

For Name Search, simply enter a name in the Name Search box and select whether you want to search for biographies only of most-studied people or across the entire database for all results of a name you enter. If you know your person’s full name or last name, you can check the box for name con- tains. If you are unsure, you can check the box for start of last name and type in as much of the name as you know and the database will return the list of names that start with these letters. Science Resource Center will search for documents as you requested.

BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS SEARCH

The Person Search feature also allows you to perform highly targeted searches on the biographical database to identify individuals who match any of the following search criteria: occupation, name, nationality, ethnicity, birth and death years, birth and death locations, and gender. By entering any biographical information you automatically restrict the search to biographies only.

For occupation, you may choose from a compiled list of occupations or type in the term if it is not in the list. The Reset Occupation list link will erase the occupation in the box so you can then select another occupation from the list. Once you perform the search, a list of names of people matching the occupation selected and any other criteria selected will appear. If you click on one of the names, the biographies will be displayed on the Reference tab.

Let’s try it …

We’ll conduct a biographical facts search for male German scientists who were born before 1960. The Results screen listed 16 names, including such widely studied scientists as Albert Einstein and Wernher Von Braun.

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