Dunn Library

Biography

LIBRARY DATABASES

LIBRARY CATALOG - To search for books on a particular topic, use a Subject or a Keyword Search. To search for books at other libraries use the links on the BOOKS & BOOK REVIEWS web page.
LITERATURE RESOURCE CENTER - Access biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline. Contains Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography and MLA.
EBSCOHOST - Search multiple databases (together or separately) to access full-text periodicals, newspapers and reference tools. Academic Search Premier and Business Search Premier index peer-reviewed scholarly journals in a variety of subject areas. Other databases focus on specific areas such as health and education.
LexisNexis ACADEMIC - Comprehensive research database providing full-text access to various databases, including current news, business information, Hoover’s company records, company directories, federal and state laws, legal cases, medical and references.
ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA ONLINE - More than 72,000 encyclopedia articles on all subjects.

PRINT RESOURCES

Contemporary Authors - Available through Literature Resource Center.
Current Biography (920 C97) - Brief, popularly-written articles on celebrities and people prominent in the news, compiled annually. Look up an individual in the comprehensive indexes to find the correct annual volume. Located in Periodicals.
Dictionary of American Biography (R920.073 D554) - A set of 22 volumes. To find an article, look up an individual by name (or occupation, school, birthplace, etc.) in the comprehensive index at the end of the set.
American National Biography (R920.073 A512) - A 24 volume set published in 1999. Like the DAB, it includes articles on notable Americans.
Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives (R920.073 S434) - A new set that continues the DAB, with volumes appearing at 5-year intervals and containing articles on notable individuals who died during that period.
Dictionary of National Biography (R920.042 O98b 2004) - Similar to the preceding sets, but for notable British subjects. A set of 61 volumes. To find an article, look up an individual by name (or occupation, school, birthplace, etc.) in the comprehensive index at the end of the set.

WEB SOURCES

BIOGRAPHY CHANNEL.COM - Brief descriptions of notable individuals from all nations, periods, and fields.
CONGRESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY - Biographical directory of members of Congress, 1774-present.
NATIONAL INVENTORS - Biographies of inventors, listing notable invention(s) and patent numbers.
NOBEL FOUNDATION - Information about Nobel Prize winners.
POPES THROUGH THE AGES - Articles from the Catholic Encyclopedia.
SCIENTIFIC BIOGRAPHY - Biographical information on famous people in the sciences.
UNIVERSAL PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY OF BIOGRAPHY AND MYTHOLOGY - This biographical dictionary, written by Joseph Thomas, noted for its emphasis on pronunciation, provides brief biographical data on historical and mythological figures.
VIRTUAL LIBRARY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND MEDICINE - Links to sites providing biographical data relating to the history of science, technology and medicine, including collective biographies and biographical databases as well as individual biographical sites.