Get in the Games with Biography Resource Center!
With the Summer Olympics just around the corner, you may be looking for information on medal winners and athletes. Did you know Biography Resource Center (BRC) has some great things in store, including:
- Beginning August 8, the opening night of the Beijing Games, the Spotlight on the home page of BRC will focus on Dara Torres, returning to the Games for a record-setting fifth time!
- A new category browse list of Summer Olympic Athletes from the past and present. This list is one click away in the Top 5 Topic box at the upper left of the BRC home page, and includes more than 90 athletes spanning sports and countries. More than a third of those listed are international!
- Updated athlete biographies as medals are recorded.
If you have questions about China, the Games’ host, BRC is your source for biographies of notable Chinese too, from singer A-Mei to 19th century empress Zhi Xi!
The Biography Resource Center is available in the library or from work, home, or school at Find It Virginia.
Consumer Reports – Now with no waiting!
If you are a regular reader of Consumers Union publications on General OneFile and Business & Company Resource Center (in the library or at work, home or school), you may have noticed that you had to wait 90 days before you could read content from the latest issue. Now you can now read current issues as soon as they are released!
Consumers Union (CU) is an expert, independent, nonprofit organization, whose mission is to work for a fair, just, and safe marketplace for all consumers. Consumers Union publishes Consumer Reports, Consumer Reports on Health, Consumer Reports Money Adviser, ShopSmart Magazine, and Consumer Reports Annual Buying Guide.
