Biography (Subject Guides)

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Databases

Biography Resource Center (Full Text)
Full-text information including thumb-nail biographies, narrative biographies, and periodical articles and citations.

Biography and Genealogy Master Index
One of the largest indexes of sources of biographical information on notable people.

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography(Full Text)
An illustrated collection of more than 50,000 specially written biographies of the men and women who shaped all aspects of Britain's past, from the fourth century BC to the year 2001.

American National Biography (Full Text)
Biographical information on people from all eras who have influenced and shaped American history and culture. ANB contains profiles of more than 18,000 men and women from all walks of American life, from the well-known to the infamous to the obscure.

New York Times (current)(Full Text)
Full text of the New York Times from 2002 to present.

New York Times (historical) (Full Text)
Full text of the New York Times from 1851 to 2001.

Encyclopedia Britannica Online (with Webster's Dictionary) (Full Text)
Latest article database, including articles not in the print edition, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, and the Britannica Book of the Year (1994 - present), with thousands of web links selected by editors.

Encyclopedia Americana (Full Text)
Thousands of articles on influential people from a respected encyclopedia

Grove Music Online (Full Text)
Online verson of the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. NOTE: Only one user at a time can access this database--log off once you are finished.

Grove Art Online (Full Text)
Full text version of the 34-volume text covering all forms of the visual arts from prehistory to the 1990s (print version is at REF N31 D5 1996). Includes 45,050 articles and 22,000 links to images in art museums and galleries throughout the world. NOTE: Only one user at a time can access this database.

Scribner Writers Series (Full Text)
This database contains lengthy essays on the lives and works of about 1,600 important authors from around the world.

Contemporary Authors (Full Text)
Provides complete biographical and bibliographical information and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors.

Twayne's Author Series(Full Text)
Over 600 books full-text dealing with American, English and world authors. The authors covered are primarily but not exclusively literary figures.

Academic Search Premier(Full Text)
The world’s largest academic multi-disciplinary database providing full text for nearly 4,700 publications, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975. This database is updated daily.

InfoTrac OneFile (Full Text)
Millions of full-text articles many with images. Updated daily.

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Print and Electronic Resources

Business Leader Profiles for Students (Full Text)
Covers 350 prominent individuals who have made significant contributions to business and industry. Profiles range from 1,250 to 2,500 words in length.

Biography Index
REF CT100 B5 1946 - present

Current Biography Yearbook
Ref CT100 C8 1940 - present

Who's Who in the World
REF CT120 W5

American National Biography
REF CT213 A68

South Carolina Biographical Dictionary
REF CT259 S68 2000

Research Guide to European Historical Biography 1450 - present
REF CT759 R47 1992

Dictionary of National Biography
REF DA28 D47

The Encyclopedia of Native-American Biography
REF E89 J69

The Dictionary of Art
REF N31 D5

Dictionary of Literary Biography
REF PN451 D52

Dictionary of Scientific Biography
REF Q141 D5

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