Ask a Librarian
Subject
- Guide to Basic Sources in Art: BiographyList of art biographies focusing on artists by nationality and type of art.
- The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of MusicA guide to biographies of thousands of composers, performers, music theorists, and instrument makers involved in the unfolding history of music.
- From Polis to Empire--The Ancient World, c. 800 B.C. - A.D. 500: A Biographical DictionaryThis e-book features several hundred biographies of figures of the ancient world. Emphasis is on cultural figures and events rather than the political events and figures.
- Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyBiographies of men and women, deceased at least five years, who, in the judgment of the editorial board, made important contributions to British history and culture. Includes access to articles from the original, Victorian classic, The Dictionary of National Biography.
- Renaissance and Reformation, 1500-1620: A Biographical DictionaryThis electronic book contains brief, introductory information about various individuals who made outstanding contributions to the culture of Western civilization from 1500-1620.
- American Men and Women of ScienceProfiles living persons in the physical and biological fields, as well as public health scientists, engineers, mathematicians, statisticians, and computer scientists.
- Complete Dictionary of Scientific BiographyThis biographical dictionary includes all entries from the classic Dictionary of Scientific Biography as well as entries from the New Dictionary of Scientific Biography. The extensive biographical essays focus on scientists from antiquity to modern times, excluding those who are still living. Includes bibliographies of original works and secondary works at the end of entries.
- Shapers of the Great Debate on ConservationThrough biographical examinations of some of the key figures in the debate on conservation, this book seeks to explore a range of subjects, such as the evolution of the conservation movement, its implications for policy-makers, and how it impacts the daily life.
- Contemporary African American NovelistsA bio-bibliographical critical sourcebook of present day African American novelists.
- Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete OnlineProvides biographical and critical essays on the lives, works, and careers of the world's most influential literary figures from all eras and genres.
- Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
This link opens in a new window
Searchable database of full-text articles, essays, book reviews, plot summaries, poems, short stories, plays, and interviews with contemporary writers.
- Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyBiographies of men and women, deceased at least five years, who, in the judgment of the editorial board, made important contributions to British history and culture. Includes access to articles from the original, Victorian classic, The Dictionary of National Biography.
- Women Writers Project This link opens in a new windowWomen Writers Project, a research project that is devoted to early modern writing by women and electronic text encoding. Offers access to a searchable catalogue, bibliographic information, the history of the project, documentation, an archive of the newsletter, and suggested readings.
Nationality
- American National BiographyStandard online reference work for American biography. Biographies of men and women, deceased at least five years, who made especially important contributions to American history and culture.
- Congressional Members and Committee AssignmentsProfiles members of the U.S. Congress by providing individual biographies and committee assignments. Information from 1996 to the present.
- Distinguished Asian Americans: A Biographical DictionaryThis is a resource of biographical profiles of noted Asian Americans, celebrating the contributions of 166 distinguished Asian Americans. The work represents more than 75 fields of endeavour, featuring both prominent and less familiar individuals.
- Oxford African American Studies CenterMajor reference works, along with supplementary primary source material.
- Encyclopedia of World BiographyPresents brief biographical sketches which provide vital statistics as well as information on the importance of the person listed.
- Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyBiographies of men and women, deceased at least five years, who, in the judgment of the editorial board, made important contributions to British history and culture. Includes access to articles from the original, Victorian classic, The Dictionary of National Biography.
- Dictionary of Irish BiographyA compilation of nearly 11,000 entries for scholars of Irish history, society and culture.
- Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie OnlineBiographies of roughly 62,000 individuals whose lives, works and achievements are considered remarkable to this very day.
- International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's WhoA source containing a comprehensive compilation of over 4,000 biographical profiles of the most important people in the world today.
- World Biographical Information SystemMillions of biographical entries from encyclopedic reference works published from 1559 to the end of the 20th century.