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Who was Abner Doubleday? ➊ He was stationed at Fort Sumter ➋ He served in the Mexican War ➌ He invented baseball ❹ All of the above!!

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The Gale group is a part of Cengage Learning, which provides electronic research and publishing for various educational institutions. Gale has acquired a reputation of providing resources with “accurate and authoritative information”. Along with providing various electronic resources, this company produces and preserves around 600 databases. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Since 1968, St. James Press has published numerous reference titles. It was developed from its parent company, Gale Group. These titles contain a broad range of disciplines along with several biographies.

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For over 110 years, the H.W. Wilson Company has acted as a publisher, vendor and distributor of both online and print sources. The Wilson Biographies cover over 72,000 individuals from antiquity to the present era. Each year, around 1,000 new names are added to their ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],databases. Information searches can be done online or through CD-rom. Researchers can search by name, career, date of birth, or other relevant information. It publishes Current Biography yearbooks from 1940 to the present both online and in CD format. In comparison to Gale, Wilson doesn’t contain as many biographical resources. However, its sources are directed toward the general user while Gale sources focus on collegiate studies. Many smaller public libraries prefer Wilson’s products while academic or large public libraries pick Gale.

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Marquis Who’s Who publishes several biographical directories, which contains brief excerpts on individuals. Generally, these various directories begin with the titled “Who’s Who in ….”, followed by a discipline. This publisher has long history of authority. It began in England with the title “Who’s Who”. Its database provides various biographies and has grown to include figures from many different nationalities. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Who’s Who in the World Who’s Who of Emerging Leaders Who’s Who of American Women Who’s Who of Professional Publications Who’s Who in the South and Southwest Who’s Who in the East Who’s Who in the Midwest Who’s Who in Asia Who Was Who In America Who’s Who in 20th Century America

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