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General biographical resources,
such as the Cambridge Biographical
Dictionary, are shelved in the
CT call number section.
Subject and specialized sources
are shelved among related topical
works. For example, Baker's Biographical
Dictionary of Musicians is shelved
in the ML, or music section. Search
ORU's Library Catalog for additional
titles.
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- General
Encyclopedias (AE5 call number
section)
General Biographical
Resources
- The Book of Women's
Firsts: Breakthrough Achievements
of Almost 1,000 American Women
- CT3260.R428 LRC-R
- The Cambridge Biographical
Encyclopedia
- CT103.C4
- The Cambridge Dictionary
of American Biography
- CT213.C36 LRC-R
- International Who's
Who - CT120.I5 LRC-R
Brief resumes of prominent people
throughout the world.
- McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia
of World Biography
- CT103.M27 LRC-R
One to two page descriptions of
influential figures from the history
of the world. A short bibliography
ends each article.
- Who's Who in America
- E663.W56 LRC-R
Brief resumes of prominent people
in the U.S.
- Who's Who…An
Annual Biographical Dictionary
- DA28.W6 LRC-R
Brief resumes of prominent people
in Great Britain.
Specialized Biographical
Resources
While generally defining
terms and concepts, some sources
may give biographical information
for persons important in their particular
field.
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biography title list of full
text periodical titles available
at ORU.
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Periodicals (Journals, Magazines,
and Newspapers)
- Biographical
Dictionary
- Includes more than 28,000 notable
men and women from ancient times
to the present day - http://www.s9.com/biography/
- Biographical
Directory of the United States
Congress: 1774-present
- Provides biographical information
on members of Congress - http://bioguide.congress.gov/
- Biography
Center
- http://www.biography-center.com/
- Biography.com
- http://www.biography.com and
http://www.biography-center.com
- Biography
Reference Bank
- http://www.hwwilson.com/databases/biobank.htm
- Catholic
Encyclopedia
- http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/
- The
Catholic Information Network's
(CIN) Saints, Martyrs and Other
Holy Persons
- http://www.cin.org/saints.html
Collection of texts on the theology
of sainthood, saints' biographies,
and more.
- Composer
Biographies
- http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/mn200/music/composers.html
- Distinguished
Women of Past and Present
- http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/
Includes biographies of women
who have contributed to our culture
in many different ways.
- The
Faces of Science: African Americans
in the Sciences
- https://webfiles.uci.edu/mcbrown/display/faces.html
- Forbes' World's
Richest People
- http://www.forbes.com/2002/02/28/billionaires.html
- De
Imperatoribus Romanis:
An Online Encyclopedia of Roman
Emperors
- http://www.roman-emperors.org/
- Infoplease
Biography
- http://www.infoplease.com/people.html
Allows you to search dictionaries,
encyclopedias, and/or almanacs
for biographical information.
- Jewish
Heroes and Heorines in America
(Florida Atlantic University Libraries)
- http://www.fau.edu/library/brodytoc.htm
- Library Spot's Biographies
- http://www.libraryspot.com/biographies/
- National
Gallery of Art: Index of Artists
- http://www.nga.gov/collection/an.htm
- National
Inventor's Hall of Fame
- http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_1_search.asp
- National
Women's Hall of Fame
- http://www.greatwomen.org/
- Nobel
Prize Internet Archive
- http://www.almaz.com/nobel/
Represents every Nobel prizewinner,
in every category, with a brief
biographical sketch, bibliography,
links, and portrait (when available).
- POTUS:
Presidents of the United States
- http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/
From The Internet Public Library,
includes background information,
election results, cabinet members,
notable events, etc.
- Time
100: Choosing the Century's Most
Influential People
- http://www.time.com/time/time100/
- White House's Presidents'
Hall and First
Ladies' Gallery
- http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/
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