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| Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) |
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Type of Resource: Full text
Coverage: Limited to people who died before 31 December 2000
The Oxford DNB aims to provide full, accurate, concise, and readable articles on the lives of noteworthy people of the British Isles and their connections overseas, from the earliest times to the end of the year 2000. |
Other Significant Resources
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| Biography Resource Center |
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Type of Resource: Full text
Provides biographical articles on over 320,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. It combines nearly 415,000 biographies from more than 780 volumes of over 130 reference sources such as Contemporary Authors, Encyclopedia of World Biography, Newsmakers, Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television, Contemporary Musicians, Historic World Leaders, Notable Twentieth-Century Scientists, Contemporary Black Biography, Religious Leaders of America, International Dictionary of Art and Artists, Writers Directory, and many more, with over 2.5 million full-text articles from 250 magazines. |
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| Biography and Genealogy Master Index |
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Type of Resource: Index
Indexes current, readily available reference sources, as well as the most important retrospective works that cover individuals, both living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all areas of the world. The total number of biographical sketches indexed by BGMI is now more than 13.6 million. |
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