Biography
Recommended Databases
- Biographies Plus Illustrated
Description : Contains full text of the biographies from more than 100 print volumes of biographical reference books by H.W. Wilson. The biographies are searchable by name, profession, title, place of origin, gender, race/ethnicity, date of birth, and keyword.
Coverage: 2005
- Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Description : An index to nearly 12 million biographical sketches in more than 2700 volumes and editions of current and retrospective reference books, covering both contemporary and historical figures throughout the world.
Coverage: 1946 -
- Contemporary Authors
Description : A guide to current writers in fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures, television, and other fields. Provides complete biographical and bibliographical references for authors in the US and around the world.
Coverage: Current
- Academic Search Premier from EbscoHost
Premier contains indexing and abstracts for more than 8,200 journals, with full text for more than 4,500 of those titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for nearly 1,000 titles. Academic Search Premier from EbscoHostcontains unmatched full text coverage in biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, religion & theology, etc.
- American National Biography American National Biography, published by Oxford University Press, contains portraits of more than 17,400 men and women -- from all eras and walks of life -- whose lives have shaped the nation. Links to related online resources are also available.
- African American Biographical Database
Description: Includes profiles and full-text sketches providing both biographical detail and illuminating narratives chronicling the lives of Black Americans.
Coverage: 1790-1950.
- African American Music Reference
Description: Offers comprehensive coverage of blues, jazz, spirituals, civil rights songs, slave songs, minstrelsy, rhythm and blues, gospel, and other forms of black American musical expression.
Coverage: NA; current
- Lexis Nexis Academic
Description : Lexis Nexis Academic provides access to nearly 5,000 publications on a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information.
Coverage: 1990 -
- MasterFILE Premier
Description: Provides abstracts and indexing for more than 3,100 periodicals, plus searchable full text for more than 1,500 active periodicals.
Coverage: 1984 -
- Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Description: Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries. Searchable by subject or keywords within the entry.
Coverage: Current with annual updates
- Ancestry Library
Description: A geneological database that includes Cenus, Birth, Death and Marriage records, Military records and much more.
Coverage: Varies depending on type of search.
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