LibGuides: Reference Sources: Biographies

Biographical Reference Sources

Other biographical sources may be found with subject pages on this guide, such as theater. Be sure to ask a librarian for additional sources.

Biography Reference Bank
Full-text biographical articles on people in the news and history-makers covering over 246,000 individuals with more than 36,000 images from a variety of sources. Previously known as Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated.
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Gale E-Books
Collection of ebook reference works in all disciplines including multivolume encyclopedias, biographical directories, business plan handbooks, consumer health references, dictionaries, etc.
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Literature Resource Center
Full-text access to biographies, bibliographies, literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods, and from around the world. 5 simultaneous users
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TOPICsearch
Contains full text for over 150,961 articles from 475 diverse sources including international and regional newspapers, EBSCO's unparalleled collection of periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information.
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To locate other books in the library catalog use these search parameters:

biography subject AND (reference OR encyclopedia) keyword anywhere

You can also add another limiter, such as "African American" or politics. Use quotation marks for multi-word nouns. Be sure to ask a librarian for help when needed!