Guides: Online Reference Resources: Biographies

Biography Resources

Gale in Context: Biography
Includes over 600,000 biographical entries covering international figures from all time periods and areas of study. Alongside its biographies is related content from periodicals, images, videos, audio selections.

Formerly called Biography in Context
Britannica Library Suite
Search for an individual's name or browse the biographies section by name, subject, country, era or gender.
Business Source Premier
Find business related biographies by limiting your results to "Document Type" = Biography.
Credo Reference
Find quick facts and background information in over 600 reference sources. Then continue searching in the NOBLE catalog and other electronic resources right from the Credo search screen.
Oxford Reference Online
Find biographies from Oxford reference titles. Please log out when you are finished searching. Our subscription allows one user at a time.
Naxos Works Database
From Adams to Zwilich, the Naxos Works Database offers insight for discovery and programming of thousands of composers. NWD contains information on more than 24,000 works. Works can be sorted by year composed, instrumentation, duration, publisher, musical period, and more.