Biographical Information
Biography
Websites
Biography
and Genealogy Master Index -
Database - covers 350
different current works of biography including "Who's Who." Coverage
includes both retrospective and current biographical dictionaries.
Great place to start for locating biographical information.
Biography Index
located in Reference
Room (Call number: CT 100.B5) - Quarterly index to biographical
material in books and magazines. Arranged by author with index
of professions at the end.
Contemporary Authors
located in Reference
Room (Call number: CT200.C59) - Provides biographical information
for authors whose works have been published in the U.S. or translated
into English. A list of authors works is provided.
Current Biography
Yearbook
located in Reference
Room (Call number CT 100.C8) - Biographical sketches on people
that have been/are in the news. Lists sources for further information.
Newsmakers
located in Reference
Room (Call number CT120.C663) - Two to three page profiles of
people making headline news. Has a nationality, occupation, and
subject index.
Who's Who
located in Reference
Room (Call number CT 120.W5) - Annual biographical dictionary,
primarily British, of prominent people in many fields.
Who's Who Among
Black Americans
located in Reference
Room (Call number CT 185.96.W52) - Biographical dictionary of
notable black Americans. Includes a geographical and occupation
index.
Who's Who in America
located in Reference
Room (Call number CT 220.W43) - Biographical dictionary of notable
people. A separate profession index is shelved with the set.
Who's Who in American
Politics
located in Reference
Room (Call number E176.W6424) - Biographical sketches and current
addresses of people in national, state, and local government.
A similar online title is Almanac of American Politics
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