Famous+People

=Introduction= There are many resources where we can find information about famous people. Why are they famous? How have they changed the world?

== =Print Resources, Books and Magazines=

Look on L4U, our school's online catalogue or [|Regina Public Library's] online catalogue with these keywords and phrases:

Subject Headings:
Biography Canada-Biography

Keywords & Phrases:
Series Keyword: Canadian Biographies

Dewey Decimal Numbers:
In the non-fiction section of your library, look for books with this number to find information on famous Canadians: 971.009

=Encyclopedias= Type keywords and phrases into the search bar of these online resources. =Database Resources=
 * [|Canadian Encyclopedia] - this resource is available in French and English
 * [|Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan] - find out information about famous people from Saskatchewan
 * Encyclopedia Britannica - You must be at school to have access to this or use the Regina Public Library with your library card number and PIN
 * [|Wikipedia] - search for "list of celebrities"

[|Kids Infobits - Famous People] - biographical information on all types of famous people

=Websites=

Famous Canadians
[|Canada Sports Hall of Fame] - written biographies of famous Canadian atheletes, available in English and French. Some articles also have video clips [|Canadian Music Hall of Fame] - written biographies on notable Canadian musicians [|Canadian Science and Technology Museum Kids' Zone] - fun games that will teach you about some famous Canadian inventors [|CBC's The Greatest Canadian] - find out the results from CBC's televised survey to determine the greatest Canadian [|Kids' Stop - Aboriginal People] - Indian and Northern Affairs Canada has put together some profiles of famous Aboriginal people [|On This Day] - find out what famous Canadians were doing on this day in history [|Rick Hansen's Story] - the official website of Canada's Man in Motion [|Saskatchewan's Own] - Virtual Saskatchewan has put together these lists of famous people from our province [|Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame] - learn about famous athletes from Saskatchewan

Other Famous People
[|Biographies for Kids] - biographies of historical famous people, mostly from the United States. Definitions are given for unfamiliar words [|Famous Actor Biographies] - brief histories on some famous actors and actresses [|Famous Why?] - short biographies of famous actors, artists, models, business people, sports figures, and more Sweet Search Biographies - an index of biographical articles organized by categories

=Image & Sound Resources= [|Bio4Kids] - an American site that contains written biographies and fun video facts of famous people [|famous canadians] - a 3 min video presentation showing a listing of famous Canadians [|People - CBC] - television footage and radio broadcasts of interviews and documentaries from the CBC archives involving famous Canadians

=Community Resources= == For further searching refer to the following pages: Reference Sources - atlases, encyclopedias, dictionairies, almanacs, etc. Search Tools - search engines, directories, portals Copyright Friendly Resources