Biography Resource Center (Gale) [Details]

A comprehensive database of biographical information on nearly 220,000 people from around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas and throughout history. Access to more than 330,000 biographies from respected Gale Group sources with full-text articles available from more than 250 magazines as well as more than 20,000 images, and in-depth coverage of key events.

  Contemporary Authors (Gale) [Details]

A source of biographical information on current authors in many fields and from many countries. Sketches provide personal facts, careers, writings, biographical sources, etc. Also search the Literature Resource Center for Contemporary Authors, the Dictionary of Literary Biography and numerous other resources.

  Encyclopædia Britannica Online [Details]

Since the Encyclopædia Britannica's founding in 1768, Britannica editors have gathered and organized information on thousands of topics for easy retrieval.

  Encyclopedia of World Biography (Gale) [Details]

Includes entries of approximately 7,000 biographies on notables from every part of the world and from all time periods.

  Literature Resource Center (Gale) [Details]

Biographies, bibliographies and analysis of over 115,000 authors.In-depth coverage of 2000 of the most studied authors.

  Scribner Writers Series (Gale) [Details]

Gain access to detailed bio-critical essays on the lives and works of important authors from around the world. Each entry averages 15-20 pages in length and includes a concise essay, hyperlinks for cross-referencing, a citation and biographical information that places the author's work in personal and historical context. Coverage includes titles such as American Writers, British Writers, European Writers, Latin American Writers, and Modern American Women Writers.