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American National Biography This link opens in a new window Searchable by name, occupation, sex, birth date, death date, birthplace, and keyword. Does not list any living people.
Biography And Genealogy Master Index This link opens in a new window Biography and Genealogy Master Index contains names, birth/ death years, and bibliographic references to books containing material on that person and an indication of which books or articles include a portrait. The total number of biographical sketches indexed now exceeds 17 million citations and points to more than 2000 publications, covering over 5 million people.Gale platform Listen feature instructions
Contemporary Authors Online This link opens in a new window Complete biographical and bibliographical information and references on U.S. and international authorsGale platform Listen feature instructions
Virtual Reference Library (Gale) This link opens in a new window Collection of online reference books published by Gale.
Something About the Author Online This link opens in a new window Biographies and autobiographies of children\'s authors and illustrators.
Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new window Biographical information on artists, definitions of art terms and artistic movements, and digital images from four major art reference sources (Grove Art Online, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms.)  Print edidtion of Grove Art at Reference N31 D5 1996.
Something About the Author Online This link opens in a new window Biographies and autobiographies of children\'s authors and illustrators.

Oxford dictionary of national biography.
ISBN: 0198614128
Tens of thousands of biographies and tens of millions of words record the lives of the men and women who shaped all aspects of British history. All walks of life are represented, new fields greatly increased alongside more traditional areas. A new focus gives extended coverage to the regions, Britons abroad and former colonies.