Biographies

Databases

  Access Science
Service = McGraw Hill

More than 2000 biographies of well-known scientists. Access Science
  American National Biography
Service = Oxford University Press

The ANB Online is updated with new biographies quarterly and includes features and materials not available in the print edition including illustrations, internal cross-references within the biographies, and links to external online resources. American National Biography
  Biography Index
Service = OCLC

Index to a wide range of biographical material, covering articles, books, and autobiographies for biographical subjects from antiquity to the present and includes individual and collective biographies from all fields and nationalities. Biography Index
  Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Service = Thomson Gale

Provides information on the history of science through articles on the professional lives of scientists. All periods of science from classical antiquity to modern times are represented. Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
  Credo Reference
Service = Credo Reference formerly Xrefer

Credo Reference is a customizable ready-reference solution for learners and librarians. Its full-text, aggregated content covers every major subject from over 50 publishers of reference materials. Credo Reference
  Encyclopedia of World Biography
Service = Thomson Gale

A multicultural biographical source that covers notable individuals from every part of the world and from all time periods who have made significant contributions to human culture. Encyclopedia of World Biography
  Lexis Nexis People
Service = Lexis Nexis

Search for biographical information about individuals using the biographical search form. LexisNexis People
  Newsmaker Profiles
Service = Facts of File News Services

Biographies from World News Digest Newsmaker Profiles
  Notable Sports Figures
Service = Thomson Gale

Takes a close look at the people in sports who have captured attention because of success on the playing field, or controversy off the playing field. This work features biographies on more than 600 people from around the world and throughout history who have had an impact not only on their sport, but also on the society and culture of their times. It also includes not only the record-breakers that dominated and changed their sport, but also the controversial figures that made headlines even apart from athletic events. Notable Sports Figures
  Oxford Music Online
Service = Thomson Gale

Comprises the full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London, 2001), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, edited by Stanley Sadie (London, 1992), and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, second edition, edited by Barry Kernfeld (London, 2002). Articles that have been updated since their appearance in print are date-stamped in the upper right corner of the screen. Oxford Music Online

Related Websites

A&E Biography
Congressional Biographical Dictionary

Research Aids

Lexis Nexis Biographical Research on Authors
Service = Lexis Nexis

It's an article/tutorial written by Ted Nesbitt of West Liberty State College w/ a student on Biographical Research On Authors. Lexis Nexis Biographical Research on Authors