Research Finding Tools: Biography

Databases

Biography and Genealogy Master Index
  An index to biographical encyclopedias and dictionaries.
  EndNote Instructions (PC)
EndNote Instructions (Mac)
Contemporary Authors
  Provides complete biographical and bibliographical information and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors.
  EndNote Instructions (PC)
EndNote Instructions (Mac)
 
Print index in the Rolvaag Reference Room
(RR PN451 .C6)
Dictionary of Literary Biography
  Biographical and bibliographical information on literary authors.
 
Print index in the Rolvaag Reference Room
(PN451 .D42)
Dictionary of National Biography
  The Oxford DNB contains 56,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the 4th century BC to the year 2004.
  EndNote Instructions (PC)
EndNote Instructions (Mac)
 
Print index in the Rolvaag Reference Room
(DA28 .O95 2004)
Grove Music Online
  This online version of the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Also includes the New Grove Dictionary of Opera and New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. It offers keyword searching of articles, biographies, bibliographies, and contributors. You can also browse by article title, abbreviations, or contributors.
  EndNote Instructions (PC)
EndNote Instructions (Mac)
 
Print index in the Music Library
(ML100 .N48 2001)

Websites

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774-Present
Offers biographical information for all U.S. Congressmen and women and members of the Continental Congress.
Biography.com
A & E Television Networks' Web site includes a 15,000-name searchable biography database, biography book reviews, and much more.
Conversations With History
Includes nearly 200 interviews, in text and video formats, of "distinguished men and women" of today. "The interviews span the globe and include discussion of political, economic, military, legal, cultural, and social issues shaping our world."
Dead People Server
Lists birth and death (if applicable) dates for over 2200 celebrities. Also includes a very brief bio, cause of death (if applicable), and a link to the celebrity's entry in the Internet Movie Database.
Pulitzer Prize
Information on the pulitzer prize, including a chronology of all the past winners, a history of the award, and sample works of the winners.