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All Flagler College students, faculty, and staff may access Proctor Library databases from any computer with an Internet connection. When accessing from off campus, you will be prompted to log in to a database with your College username and password. These are the same as those used to access College e-mail.

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The online version of the reference books in the series American National Biography, this database is continually updated and contains over 17,400 biographies. The database includes biographies, illustrations, cross-references, and links to external web sites.
Biography Reference Bank contains biographical information on approximately half a million people, from antiquity to the present, along with thousands of images.
This should be the first place you look when trying to find a biography on a person (U.S. or international).
Features comprehensive profiles on over 1,444,914 million of the most accomplished individuals from all fields of endeavor including: government, business, science and technology, the arts, entertainment, and sports.
Includes 50,000 biographies of people affiliated with Great Britain from pre-history to 2006. This database is licensed for only 1 user at a time.

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Contains the complete encyclopedia, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary & the Britannica Book of the Year.
A searchable collection of over 550 encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference books covering every subject area.