61. The Reference Shelf (Biographical Dictionaries) - From WebSerch The Reference Shelf. Back to Reference Shelf Index, Biographical dictionaries.Biographical Dictionary. Includes over 28,000 notable http://www.clubi.ie/webserch/reference_shelf/biograph.htm

Home What's New Contact Site Map ... Further Reading var site="sm3ciarab" The Reference Shelf Back to Reference Shelf Index -Biographical Dictionaries Biographical Dictionary Includes over 28,000 'notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day' (quote). The dictionary can be searched by name, year, profession and other keywords. Being a dictionary, the entries are brief, in many instances occupying only one or two lines. This is most noticeably the case for non-American based figures with a random search on some notable and not so notable figures confirming the fact. For instance, George Washington, Richard Nixon and Arnold Schwarzenegger each are given 14-16 lines, while Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair and Picasso each occupy only 3 lines. I was pleasantly surprised to see entries, though again brief, for less notable non-American figures such as (taking Irish examples) Van Morrison, Albert Reynolds, Bertie Aherne, and Dick Spring. Currency at first seems assured, as a check on recently deceased persons confirmed. However, I couldn't help noticing entries that seem to have nothing post-1996 to say about their subject (?). Furthermore, merely listing the title and birth date of Prince Edward, son of Elizabeth II, (and nothing of his short-lived marine career, stage interest or marriage) while listing the novels of Jeffrey Archer (but little else, not even the party chairmanship) constitutes balanced entries. Again, I must emphasis, the entries are in the main very brief. However, brief does not have to mean uninformative. Information I could not extract from the site included details of the body responsible for the resource. (I will investigate same in the near future, or else it may become necessary to cease listing this site).

62. CORE Correspondence Course - Biographical Dictionaries BIOGRAPHICAL dictionaries. Shaw. When you need to find information abouta person, biographical dictionaries are a useful place to start. http://www.sjvls.org/members/core/bio/CCBIO.HTM

BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARIES When you read a biography remember that the truth is never fit for publication. Shaw When you need to find information about a person, biographical dictionaries are a useful place to start. There are several types, ranging from the 'universal' dictionaries, such as MERRIAM WEBSTER'S BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY , which include people from all times, countries and occupations, to the very selective, such as WHO'S WHO IN BRITISH ADVERTISING In practice, when searching for biographical information you will use as many different sources as you can, limited only by your collection and your imagination. Among the most useful places to check are encyclopedias, almanacs, dictionaries, magazine articles (often found through the use of indexes to magazines) and any book available in the biographee's subject field. If you can find out from your patron a few basic clues about the person whose biography you are seeking, you will have a big advantage. Key questions to ask if you are not familiar with a name: Is the person still living?

63. African American Biographical Database, Biographical Sources Contents. biography and Achievements of the Colored Citizens of ChattanoogaWhite, J. Bliss Chattanooga, TN?, 1904, Table of Contents. http://aabd.chadwyck.com/toc/htxview?template=basic.htx&content=bio.htx

64. MORE: Minnesota Opportunities For Reference Excellence--Biographical Dictionarie There are several types of biographical dictionaries. Complete the Biographical dictionariesPractice Questions. Back to Tier 2 Recommended Print Resources. http://www.arrowhead.lib.mn.us/more/biog.htm

There are several types of biographical dictionaries. They range from the "universal" dictionaries, such as WEBSTER'S BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, which include people from all times, countries and occupations, to the very selective, such as WHO'S WHO IN BRITISH ADVERTISING. In practice, when searching for biographical information you will use as many different sources as you can, limited only by your collection and your imagination. Among the most useful places to check are encyclopedias, almanacs, dictionaries, magazine articles (often found through the use of READERS' GUIDE) and any book available in the biographee's subject field. When you read a biography remember that the truth is never fit for publication. -Shaw If you can find out from your patron a few basic clues about the person, you will have a big advantage. Key questions to ask if you are not familiar yourself with a name are: Is the person still living? If not, about when does the patron think the person lived? Nationality? Occupation?

65. Black Biographical Dictionaries, 1790-1950 - Microform Collection Black Biographical dictionaries, 17901950 - Microform Collection. Printer FriendlyPage Printer-Friendly Page BLACK BIOGRAPHICAL dictionaries, 1790-1950. http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/8994

Library Home Catalogs E-Resources Get Help/Ask Us ... E-Resource Locator Title contains Title starts with Title matches Description contains Franklin Catalog search in ... Keyword Relevancy Title Title Keyword Author Author Keyword Subject Subject Keyword Journal Title Black Biographical Dictionaries, 1790-1950 - Microform Collection Printer-Friendly Page BLACK BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARIES, 1790-1950. Black Biographical Dictionaries, 1790-1950 [microform] . Alexandria, Va.: Chadwyck-Healey, 1987. DESCRIPTION 1,068 microfiches; positive. COVERAGE Microfiche collection of 297 biographical works concerning blacks, including biographies, histories, handbooks, yearbooks, and publications with an identifiable chapter, section, or appendix devoted to collective biographies, published in the U.S. prior to 1951. The collection provides biographical information on more than 30,000 individuals. ARRANGEMENT Imprints are arranged by author, in alphabetical order following the arrangement given in Black biographical dictionaries, 1790-1950: handlist of titles . Also, imprints are assigned a microfiche number, corresponding to reference numbers for imprints in Burkett et al.

66. More..Get Background Information Some biographical dictionaries simply list essential facts about a person, whileother sources present the facts in a narrative form using complete sentences. http://www.royalroads.ca/coppul/backgr2biog.html

A biography is a written account of a person's life. Some biographical dictionaries simply list essential facts about a person, while other sources present the facts in a narrative form using complete sentences. Some sources include a list of bibliographic references which could be used for finding additional biographical information. The best place to go for biographical dictionaries is a research library. If you can go to such a library, you should do so. When you get there, look for the information, or reference, desk and ask the librarian for help. If you cannot get to a research library, you can use the Internet to locate biographical dictionaries . If you are taking a Web-based course,look for resource links on the Web pages of that course. You can also use the pull-down menu for the information resources identified by your Library. Athabasca University Brandon University Malaspina University-College Royal Roads University Simon Fraser University Trinity Western University University of Alberta University of British Columbia University of Calgary University of Lethbridge University of Manitoba

67. CHOICE Magazine | Biographical Dictionaries HOME Sample Reviews Sample Essay—Contents Biographical dictionariesDesk Set Ready Reference on the Web. Biographical dictionaries. http://archive.ala.org/acrl/choice/sampess10.html

Site Map Contact Us About Choice Magazine About ALA ... Sample Reviews > Biographical Dictionaries Desk Set: Ready Reference on the Web Biographical Dictionaries The Arts and Entertainment Network's Biography.com supplies brief biographies for more than 25,000 individuals. One expects it to emphasize celebrities, but many entries are drawn from Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography (1995), hence Caesar Rodney is found alongside Sid Caesar and Rodney Dangerfield. Nevertheless, the bias towards entertainers and the recently famous is pronounced: Elizabeth I is given 250 words while more than 1,000 are devoted to Elizabeth Taylor, along with a photograph, a fairly complete filmography, and hotlinks to assorted husbands and colleagues elsewhere in the database. Users can search by first or last name or browse an alphabetical list; there is no full-text search capability. Keyword and date searching are both available for the 28,000 people in Biographical Dictionary offered by S9.com, but its entries are generally only one sentence long and there is no on-site explanation of who or what S9 is or what biographical sources were consulted in its creation. Rather than offering a dictionary of biographical sketches, Lives, The Biography Resource

68. Reviews Of Biographical Dictionaries Reviews of Biographical dictionaries. Dictionary of SeventeenthCenturyBritish Philosophers. Biographical Dictionary of Managment. http://www.thoemmes.com/dictionaries/reviews.htm

Reviews of Biographical Dictionaries Dictionary of Seventeenth-Century British Philosophers 'One doesn’t usually browse multi-volume reference works for sheer pleasure, but the Dictionary of Seventeenth-Century British Philosophers is an exception. It is, of course, a serious and scholarly work, with authoritative entries on many important figures in intellectual history. But it is also a charming and very readable work that goes far beyond the narrowly philosophical, and covers the whole range of intellectual culture of the period. In addition to entries on such philosophical figures as Bacon and Hobbes, Locke and Cudworth, it contains informative and entertaining entries on Defoe and Browne, Hooker and Overton, Sydenham and Wren, and many, many others. All in all, the book is an absolute treasure.' Daniel Garber, co-editor of

69. Black Biographical Dictionaries, 1790-1950: IUCAT Record Black Biographical dictionaries, 17901950 IUCAT Record. Subject headings Afro-AmericansBiographydictionaries.BlacksBiographydictionaries. http://www.indiana.edu/~librcsd/libguide/blackbio/iucat.html

Black Biographical dictionaries, 1790-1950 IUCAT Record Title: Black biographical dictionaries, 1790-1950 Published: Alexandria, Va. : Chadwyck-Healey Inc., 1987. Description: 1068 microfiches : ill. ; 11 x 15 cm. + 1 handlist of titles (19 p. ; 30 cm.) Other contributors: W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research. Other titles: Black biography, 1790-1950. Notes: "This microfiche edition ... is sponsored by the W.E.B. DuBois Institute for Afro-American Research, Harvard University. Accompanied by index: Black biography, 1790-1950 : a cumulative index. 3 v. ; 29 cm. Subject headings: Afro-AmericansBiographyDictionaries. BlacksBiographyDictionaries. BlacksHistorySources. LOCATION: Bloomington Research Collection, Reference Reading Room, Microfiche CALL NUMBER:

70. Black Biographical Dictionaries, 1790-1950: How To Use The Index Black Biographical dictionaries, 17901950 How to use the Index. Thefirst two volumes of the Index are an alphabetical listing of http://www.indiana.edu/~librcsd/libguide/blackbio/intro.html

Black Biographical dictionaries, 1790-1950 How to use the Index The first two volumes of the Index are an alphabetical listing of all the personal names that appear in the microfiche collection. Each record includes: the name, dates of birth and death (if available), occupation and religion, followed by references to the microfiche collection. Here is a sample record: Cook, Samuel Milton Born: 3 August 1866 Died: 28 July 1918 Place of Birth: Pushmatoka, AL Occupation: Religious worker Religion: Baptist Biography: 052-Vol.II, p.313f Note the last line of this record. Biography refers to the microfiche collection. is the reference number in the microfiche collection. This reference number is the most crucial piece of information needed to locate the full biography of the person. This record shows that the person's biography can be found in the 52nd book of the microfiche collection. Many of the biographies in the microfiche collection have illustrations. This information is also available from the index (Referenced in the same way as the Biography. For example: Illustrations: 018-p.308., which shows that on page 308 of the 18th book of the microfiche collection, there is an illustration.)

71. Dictionaries And Encyclopedias -- Biographical Biographical dictionaries (ML 105107, 385). A Biographical Dictionaryof English Court Musicians, 1485-1714, 2 vols. Baker, Theodore. http://music.lib.byu.edu/RefGuide/dictionaries/bio_dictionaries.html

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias (ML 100-109) Biographical Dictionaries (ML 105-107, 385) Ashbee, Andrew, David Lasocki, Peter Holman, and Fiona Kisby, comps. A Biographical Dictionary of English Court Musicians, 1485-1714, 2 vols. Baker, Theodore. ... World Biographical Index of Music: Composers, Conductors, Instrumentalists and Singers, Ashbee, Andrew, David Lasocki, Peter Holman, and Fiona Kisby, comps. A Biographical Dictionary of English Court Musicians, 1485-1714, 2 vols. Aldershot, Brookfield, Singapore, and Sydney: Ashgate, 1998. Mus Ref ML 106 .G7 B56 1998 Use : Purpose to provide biographies of all the musicians and instrument makers employed by the English Court from the beginning of the reign of Henry VII in 1485 to the end of the reign of Queen Anne in 1714. Coverage : Includes not only the best-known musicians of the period, but also minor figures with little or no prior biographical recognition. Limited to the period 1485-1714 because information prior to this time is sketchy, and music ceased to play an important role in Court life after the death of Queen Anne in 1714. Organization Pros : Useful as a comprehensive guide to court musicians of the period. Relatively more attention is given to minor figures and those new to a dictionary entry.

72. ABC-CLIO Biographical Dictionaries ABCClio Biographical dictionaries - These Quality Products Combine an Easy-to-UseInterface with a Contextual Timeline. ABC-CLIO Biographical dictionaries. http://www.venturaes.com/abc-clio/

ABC-CLIO Biographical Dictionaries These Quality Products Combine an Easy-to-Use Interface with a Contextual Timeline... Biography Screen Descriptions are informative and fascinating, giving an impression of the leader as a youth and providing accomplishments and challenges of later life. Subject Index shows those biographies related to the topic. Multiple search results can be sorted by category. Curriculum engineered, in-depth biographies illuminate the contributions, controversies, accomplishments, challenges, and impact of personalities that have shaped our world leaders from ancient times to the present, people instrumental in the founding and development of modern nations, and current heads of state. Each disc contains hundreds of biographies that are rich in detail and full of facts, glossary terms, maps, timelines, photos, and more. Identify leaders by a variety of sorting options, such as title, occupation, place of origin, ethnicity, gender, birth date, subject, or topic. Nothing teaches with more power than a person's story.

73. Harvard University History Department Resources: Reference Materials: Biographic Slocum, Robert B. Biographical dictionaries and Related Works an internationalbibliography of more than 16,000 collective biographies 2nd ed. Detroit, Mich http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~history/resources/reference/biographical.html

Harvard University Department of History *HOLLIS Catalog *Harvard Libraries Portal ... *List of Harvard Archives and Manuscript Repositories Ask a Librarian: Barbara Burg Liaison Research Services Widener Library home calendar contact courses ... site map Biographical Sources Bibliographies and Indexes Slocum, Robert B. Biographical Dictionaries and Related Works: an international bibliography of more than 16,000 collective biographies 2nd ed. Detroit, Mich.: Gale Research Co., c1986. Provides comprehensive descriptions of biographical dictionaries and related material. The entries are divided into 3 sections; Universal Biography, National or Area Biography, and Biographies by Vocation. Also includes detailed author, title, and subject indexes. LOCATION: Widener: RR 1501.13.2 Library has: 2 v.

74. Rubriek: 01.31 General Biographical Dictionaries Rubriek 01.31 general biographical dictionaries. Link , Biographical Dictionary. Link , Biographien recherchiert im Internet / Siegmar Wyrwich. http://www.kb.nl/dutchess/01/31/

Rubriek: 01.31 general biographical dictionaries Biographical Dictionary Biographien recherchiert im Internet / Siegmar Wyrwich Biography.com / Arts and Entertainment Television Networks Glass bead game / R. Sauzier ... World Biographical Index / K.G. Saur Publishing, Braunschweig University Library

75. Biographical Dictionary Biographical dictionaries Biographical dictionaries provide less backgroundinformation than an encyclopedia. The following abbreviations http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/Drama/biog-dir.html

Northwest Theatre Links School of Drama Drama Research Biographical Dictionaries Biographical Dictionaries provide less background information than an encyclopedia. The following abbreviations are used to identify sources which discuss plays from different time periods: Cl Classical - plays written 5th Century BC to the 1850s M Modern plays written from the 1870s to World War II Co Contemporary plays written since World War II Time Period Library title of book drref replaced by Who's Who in the Theatre drref Oxford Companion to American Theatre drref Oxford Companion to the Theatre drref Who's Who in the Theatrte drref Who's Who in the Theatre drref Who was Who in the Theatre School of Drama Drama Library Drama Research on UW Libraries Gateway Northwest Theatre Links Homepage ... Alphabetical List of NW TheatresTheatres primarily Washington Washington Theatres with urls Washington Theatres with email Alaska Theatres Oregon Theatres ... Support Last Updated: 5/9/2000 Contact Liz at: fugate Related Pages: School of Drama Drama Library Drama Research on UW Libraries Gateway BACK TO TOP Northwest Theatre Links Homepage Alphabetical List of NW Theatres Washington Theatres with urls Washington Theatres with email ... Support Last Updated contact the Drama Library drama@lib.washington.edu

76. University Of Washington Libraries - Encyclopedias And Other Useful Reference Bo Biographical dictionaries. There are hundreds of biographical dictionariesavailable in the UW Libraries covering various nations and subjects. http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/history/ency.html

Specialized Encyclopedias Chronologies Biographical Dictionaries Historical Statistics ... Historical Atlases Specialized Encyclopedias Encyclopedias and dictionaries provide background information and can be used to identify key people, events and dates which can then be used as search terms for finding additional information. More importantly, because encyclopedias often cover the major issues surrounding the subect, they can help you narrow your research from a broad “who, what, where, when” topic to a “how or why” question. In addition many encyclopedia articles include short bibliographies that will lead you to the major works on the topic. this is just a selection of some history-related encyclopedias, for others please search the UW Libraries Catalog or contact a reference librarian. The books listed here are located in Suzzallo Reference, first floor Suzzallo Library. Additional copies may be found in other UW Libraries branches. United States History American immigrant cultures : builders of a nation Asian American Encyclopedia Encyclopedia of African-American culture and history Dictionary of American History Dictionary of Afro-American slavery Encyclopedia of American economic history : studies of the principal movements and ideas Encyclopedia of American foreign policy Encyclopedia of American immigration Encyclopedia of American Social History Encyclopedia of civil rights in America Encyclopedia of Rural America: The Land and People Encyclopedia of the American Civil War : a political, social, and military history

77. University At Buffalo Libraries - Lockwood - Black Biographical Dictionaries Black Biographical dictionaries 17901950. Microform Profile. Thismicrofiche collection reproduces historical reference books that http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/lml/microform/black-bios.html

Black Biographical Dictionaries 1790-1950 Microform Profile This microfiche collection reproduces historical reference books that document Afro-American experiences. These titles include biographical dictionaries, histories and directories of Afro-American organizations, encyclopedias, plus a variety of miscellaneous publications like; The Colored Aristocracy of St. Louis Hand Book on the Detroit Negro The Underground Rail Road (1872), etc. The fiche are arranged by the number that is assigned to each reference book that is included in this collection. Location: Lockwood Reference: MicFiche E185.96 .B52 Access: Black Biography 1790-1950: A Cumulative Index The primary arrangement for this index is by person's name with each entry showing the assigned reference source title number(s) followed by page number(s). The last volume of this index contains indexes to the biographies by place of birth, occupation, religion, and sex. UB Libraries Catalog The title for each reference book in this collection appears in the UB Libraries Catalog. If you are interested in Afro-American reference works, you can find them doing a keyword search (the default search) that combines the phrase black biographical dictionaries with place names, subjects (writers, slavery, etc.), and/or words that describe the type of publications (handbook, encyclopedias. etc.).

78. UVa Library: Subject Guides: German: Biographies Online index) Entries from 254 biographical dictionaries published between 1707 and1913 are combined in a single alphabetical sequence, but with a supplement. http://www.lib.virginia.edu/subjects/german/bios.html

VIRGO Library catalog Journal articles Reference ... UVA Collections Biographical Encyclopedias Most Internet information is freely available, but licenses restrict use of some databases to UVa. If you are a UVa student or faculty or staff member working at home, see Accessing Databases Off-Grounds General Biographical Works Deutsches biographisches Archiv (Alderman Microforms, Microfiche 1367) ( Online index Entries from 254 biographical dictionaries published between 1707 and 1913 are combined in a single alphabetical sequence, but with a supplement. A second series draws from biographical works published after 1913. Because of the supplement and because some people appear in both series of the Archiv , it is important to use the online index to all sets of the Internationaler Biographischer Index . This allows quick checks of spelling and dates as well as locating the entries in both series and the supplement. These two collections contain all the major and many minor biographical compilations of the last 3 centuries, including many specialized literary references, with one exception:

79. History And Mystery Encyclopedias And Dictionaries, ENWR 110-49 29 cm. Subject Authors, English20th centuryBiographyDictionaries. SubjectLiterary historiansUnited StatesBiographyDictionaries. http://www.lib.virginia.edu/subjects/enwr/mystoryenc.html

History and Mystery Encyclopedias and Dictionaries University of Virginia library ENWR 110-49, Spring 2003 from Philip McEldowney Go to instructions on library resources Mystery - Dictionaries or Encyclopedias 1) Title: The complete Christie : an Agatha Christie encyclopedia / Matthew Bunson. Publication info: New York : Pocket Books, c2000. Description: viii, 454 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subject: Detective and mystery stories, EnglishEncyclopedias. 1)PR6005 .H66 Z459 2000 1BOOK ALD-STKS 2) Title: Encyclopedia of mystery and detection / Chris Steinbrunner and Otto Penzler, editors-in-chief, Marvin Lachman and Charles Shibuk, senior editors. Publication info: New York : McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1976. Description: [12], 436 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Subject: Detective and mystery storiesDictionaries. Subject: Detective and mystery playsDictionaries. Subject: Detective and mystery filmsDictionaries. Alderman 1)PN3448.D4 E5 1REFERENCEAL-REF 3) Title: British mystery and thriller writers since 1940, first series / Bernard Benstock and Thomas F. Staley, eds. Click link: http://www.galenet.com/servlet/GLD/

80. Biographical Dictionaries Etc. | ShropshireOnline.gov.uk Biographical dictionaries etc. National Many important local familieswarrant entries in national publications. The Archives has http://www.shropshireonline.gov.uk/archives.nsf/0/36a606021fa8d96880256c870030fa

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