Subscription Databases and E-books
- Biography Collection Complete
This database offers a comprehensive collection of full-text biographies supporting history, science, the arts, music, literature, multicultural studies, gender studies, business, government and politics, sports, entertainment and many other areas. This database features more than 177,000 full-text biographies from many different sources.
- Biography
in Context
A comprehensive database of biographical information on more than 150,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas.
Websites Selected by Librarians
- The Biography Channel – Bios Search
Search over 25,000 biographies by name or browse by category. This site also includes games, interviews, and video clips.
- Encyclopedia of World Biography
Browse or search hundreds of biographies.
- Biography Center
This is an index with biographies of famous or infamous people. The links have ratings and comments.
- Dead or Alive?
A resource that tracks whether famous people are dead or alive. There is a search function and interactive quizzes.
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