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Encyclopedias and General Reference

Biography in Context This link opens in a new window
Find biographies and related full-text articles from magazines and newspapers on both contemporary and historical figures. Search by name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, as well as keyword and full text.
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Find background information to start your research on any topic. Content includes entries from various encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, and other reference tools across all disciplines.
Ulrichsweb This link opens in a new window
Find bibliographic and publisher information on hundreds of thousands of scholarly and trade journals, popular magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and more.

Search and Retrieve Beyond the JDHL and Universities of Wisconsin

Google Scholar
Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites. Google Scholar helps you find relevant work across the world of scholarly research.

WorldCat Discovery This link opens in a new window
Search Jim Dan Hill Library's holdings as well as the holdings of many other library's through the new WorldCat Discovery Services interface. Request books from other libraries through Interlibrary Loan.

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Jim Dan Hill Library

University of Wisconsin - Superior

Belknap and Catlin Ave

P.O. Box 2000

Superior, WI 54880

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