LibGuides: Biography and Autobiography: Databases

Databases

Dictionary of Irish Biography Published in collaboration with the Royal Irish Academy, the Dictionary of Irish Biography is the most comprehensive and authoritative biographical reference work available both in print and online for Ireland. From James Ussher to James Joyce, St Patrick to Patrick Pearse, St Brigit to Maud Gonne ...

American National Biography Online Portraits of more than 18,700 men and women -- from all eras and walks of life -- whose lives have shaped the United States of America.
Biography Index Past and Present Detailed biographical information,for a range of subjects from antiquity to the present and representing all fields and nationalities, providing contextual information on writers, artists, statesmen, sports figures, politicians, religious leaders, actors, business people and other important individuals.
Canadian Who's Who Documenting the achievement of Canadians from a wide variety of occupations and professions, Canadian Who's Who records the diversity of culture in Canada. These biographies are organized alphabetically and provide detailed information on the accomplishments of notable Canadians, from coast to coast.
Current Biography Illustrated Content of the monthly magazine Current Biography. Readers will be able to find accurate, up-to-date biographies drawing information from newspaper articles, magazine articles, and books.
Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online The Dictionary of Canadian Biography, whose first volume appeared in 1966, is a joint project of the University of Toronto and the Université Laval and presents the work of researchers and writers in many fields from across Canada and around the world.
Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online Profiles of past and present authors, historians, journalists, screenwriters, publishers, and playwrights. The biographies discuss the lives and careers of the literary figures profiled, along with the critical response to their works.
Indian Biography Database (INDBIO) INDBIO provides a dictionary of the men and women who have been India's legislators since 1977. Database contains details of the members of India's lower-house (the Lok Sabha) of Parliament elected between 1977 and 1991. The database includes biographical information provided by the members of parliament, and includes death dates, references to obituary notices, and notes about recent events in legislators' careers.
Nexis Uni Full-text documents from over 15,000 credible sources of information for a wide range of academic research projects. Includes extensive legal sources for federal and state cases and statutes, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1790 and business information on over 80 million U.S. and international companies and more than 63 million executives.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Please note: This database is licenced for 3 simultaneous user only. Please log off at the end of your session. An illustrated collection of 59,558 specially written biographies of the men and women who shaped all aspects of Britain's past, from the fourth century BC to the year 2011. Excludes living people.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Please note: This database is licenced for 3 simultaneous user only. Please log off at the end of your session. An illustrated collection of 59,558 specially written biographies of the men and women who shaped all aspects of Britain's past, from the fourth century BC to the year 2011. Excludes living people.

Lexis Nexis Biographical Information Search

Who's Who and Who Was Who Online Access to up-to-date autobiographies of over 33,000 influential people in British Life today, and 90,000 entries from all of Who Was Who. Detailed information gives users fascinating insight into the private lives of public figures, and direct reciprocal links with Dictionary of National Biography allows users to compare how persons classified their own lives versus how history views them.