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Biography Resource Center
Biography Resource Center
Provides biographical information on more than 335,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines.
Notes: The Biography Resource Center is a comprehensive database of biographical information on more than 335,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. It combines more than 422,000 biographies from respected Gale Group sources such as Contemporary Authors, Encyclopedia of World Biography, and Newsmakers, with full-text articles from nearly 300 periodicals.
Availability:
Branch Libraries;
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture;
Science, Industry and Business Library;
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building;
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Subjects:
Biography;
Children's Resources;
History & Social Sciences;
Homework Help;
Reference;
Selected Databases
Resource Types:
Full-text databases
Dates of Coverage: n/a
Update Frequency: Periodically
Print Equivalent: The New York Public Library owns print editions of many of the resources included in the Biography Resource Center. Check CATNYP for library holdings.
Output Type: Download,Print,Email
Provider:
Gale Group
Format: Web
