• Published by Gale

Virtually every course of study - from history to science to literature - is ultimately tied to the study of people. Their challenges, motivations, successes and failures can educate and inspire learners of all descriptions.

Now you can offer users the best source of content. Biography in Context, a next-generation online portal, is built on a foundation of more than 600,000 biographies on more than 500,000 people gathered from more than 170 award-winning Gale reference sources.

Biography in Context (based on the acclaimed Biography Resource Center) delivers Gale's authoritative reference content integrated with the most in-demand resources - video, audio, podcasts, interactives and more - through a Web-like experience that meets the needs of today's Internet-savvy users.

The growing collection of new Gale In Context knowledge portals deliver authoritative, media-rich content complemented by features that foster information literacy and encourage critical thinking:

• Search Assist (with "Did You Mean?" prompt) helps users find accurate results
• Factbox overviews of biographical highlights encourage further investigation
• Related Topics and vetted websites aid discovery of similar content
• Content organized by type - reference, news, primary sources, multimedia and more - supports general users and those who wish to conduct extensive research
• Interactive maps place information in geographical context
• Translation-on-demand, ReadSpeaker text-to-speech and font size adjustment technology support diverse communities and differentiated learning
• MLA7 and APA citation tools facilitate correct assignment presentation
• Tools to download, print and share content online encourage collaboration

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"This database will help teacher librarians ensure that subjects are available, up-to-date, and interesting to students."
--Library Media Connection, October 2012

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