The Libraries are hosting a trial of H.W.Wilson’s Biography Reference Bank product, active through the end of October 2010.
http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/jumpstart.jhtml?prod=BIORB
The trial is available from on-campus locations only.
Biography Reference Bank contains biographical information on approximately half a million people, from antiquity to the present, along with thousands of images. It contains the full text of the articles from more than 100 volumes of biographical reference books published by H. W. Wilson, including all the articles from all volumes of Current Biography, the World Author Series, Nobel Prize Winners, World Artists, World Film Directors, American Reformers, and numerous biographical books on musicians and composers throughout history. Also included are thousands of biographies from other respected publishers, including Macmillan UK, Greenwood, Houghton Mifflin, and Harvard University Press.