Biographical Databases

Major Databases
American National Biography Online
Biographies of 18,000 Americans
Cambria Press eBooks
FullText Reference eBooks
Credo Reference - Biography
Fulltext Reference articles, plus video, audio, and images
Discovery Education
Download educational videos and clips from sources like PBS, Clearvue, more
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Ebrary eBook Collection
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Encyclopedia Britannica
The complete multi-volume encyclopedia
Gale Virtual Reference Library eBooks
FullText Reference eBooks
Humanities Ebook Collection
Over 1700 FullText Ebooks in history and the humanities
Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory
Critical survey of figures, schools and movements in literary theory
netLibrary
Over 50,000 fulltext ebooks covering all areas
Newsbank - World News
Full Text Newspaper Articles from around the world!
Oxford Reference Online Collection
Online reference books, including several biographical reference books in specific subjects
PowerSearch
Cross-searches seventeen scholarly databases at once!
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Research Channel Videos
Over 3,500 streaming videos on a wide variety of subjects
Women And Social Movements In The U.S., 1600-2000
Full Text database
Additional Databases
Bloom's Literary Reference Online
Examines writers, works & events in world literature
HeritageQuest Online
Find genealogical information on people and places from various sources
JSTOR
Excellent source for fulltext articles from a range of scholarly sources
ProQuest Civil War Era
Primary sources (newspapers & pamphlets) from the Civil War era
Web Resources
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
1974-Present
Biographical Dictionary
More than 28,000 entries
Biography.com
The web's best bios, including Biography on A&E
Black America Web
News and information featuring a wide array of viewpoints and perspectives
ISI Highly Cited
Information about individuals and institutions who have contributed to research and the advancement of the sciences.
Nobel Foundation (Nobel Prize Laureates)
Nobel events and Nobel Laureates Bios
University of Pennsylvania Biography
World and U.S. biographies
Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Multilingual, open content encyclopedia on the Internet