Finding Biographical Information
General Biographical Sources:


Reference Books

  • American National Biography (CT213 A68 1999 UWB/CCC Reference)
  • Dictionary of American Biography (E176 D56 1964 UWB/CCC Reference)
  • International Who's Who (CT120 I5 UWB/CCC Reference)
  • Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives (CT213 S37 1998 UWB/CCC Reference)
  • Who's Who in America (E663 .W56 UWB/CCC Reference)

Databases

  • American National Biography UW Restricted ANB is the premier biographical resource for American history with biographies of more than 17,000 men and women whose lives have shaped the nation.
  • Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) UW Restricted BGMI is an index to biographical information contained in reference books containing multiple biographies.  To determine if the library holds a title referenced in BGMI, consult the UW Libraries Catalog. If the reference title isn't located at the UWB/CCC Campus Library, you may use our document delivery service to request a copy of the desired pages from another library.
  • Lexis/Nexis UW Restricted The "People" section of Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe includes a search option for Biographical Information with an emphasis is on business leaders and politicians.
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography UW Restricted 50,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the year 2001.
  • Who's Who in the 20th Century UW Restricted From Albert Einstein to the Marx Brothers, this authoritative reference book provides biographies of men and women from different countries and cultures who have contributed to the thought as well as the action of the twentieth century.
  • Biography Plus Illustrated UW Restricted UWB/CCC Campus Only - This database includes over 95,000 full-text biographical entries from H.W. Wilson reference publications, including Current Biography.
  • World Biographical Information System UW Restricted The WBIS "compiles biographical articles from printed reference works published from the 16th to the 21th century and reproduces these original documents as facsimile images on the screen. Thus, WBIS Online features biographical profiles of people from all centuries as well as all countries and regions worldwide" and offers short biographies on more than 4 million people.

Internet
When consulting sources of biographical information, particularly on the Internet, always keep in mind some Basic Criteria for Evaluating Sources.