How to Find Biographical Information
There are three types of biography according to The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Term: Autobiography, biography and memoir. See our study guide for information on each of these.
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- Biography.comThis is a commercial site, but informative short biographies on famous people are available. (ex. search Albert Einstein)
- Learner.orgSearch biography in the search box in the upper right and retrieve links to free, educational videos.
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- Biography in ContextBiography in Context provides thumbnail & narrative biographies on over 500,000 people from standard library reference books. There are also full-text biographical articles from about 265 magazines. Gale/Library Subscription
- Dictionary of Literary Biography
Critical biographies of literary authors from all time periods, genres, and national literatures. This database can be searched by itself or simultaneously with Contemporary Literary Criticism and Contemporary Authors. Gale/Library Subscription - Oxford Reference OnlineCovering the full spectrum of subjects: from General Reference & Language to Science & Medicine, from Humanities & Social Sciences to Business and Professional, Oxford Reference Online is a full & authoritative resource of over 100 dictionaries and reference titles. Oxford U. Press/Library Subscription
- Contemporary Authors Contains the full text of critical biographies of literary authors from the beginning of the 20th century to the present.Gale/Library Subscription
- Biography and Genealogy Master IndexIndexes 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. Gale/Library Subscription
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- Academic OneFileDirected primarily at academic researchers, Academic OneFile is a collection of more than 8,000 journals covering a variety of academic disciplines from science, technology and medicine to the humanities. Content is provided in both HTML and PDF formats. Gale/Library Subscription
- Academic Search Complete Provides full text for nearly 5,318 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, biological & ecological sciences, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. EBSCO/TexShare
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