Searches Biography Reference Bank, Credo Reference, eLibrary, Literature Resource Center, and LitFinder.

Complete Database List

Databases marked with an asterisk * are provided by the Nebraska Library Commission with funding from the Nebraska State Legislature.

See also Encyclopedias & Dictionaries databases (many include biographical information).

• Biography Reference Bank (EBSCOhost) - FULL TEXT

Contains more than 111,000 biographies and obituaries and more than 32,000 photographs of the subjects.


• Credo Reference - FULL TEXT
  A selection of encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference books including many biographical sources.
  
  
• *eLibrary - FULL TEXT
  Search by name or select "Topics" to browse by category.
  
  
• Gale Virtual Reference Library - FULL TEXT
  A collection of encyclopedias including many biographical sources.
  
  
• LexisNexis Academic: People - FULL TEXT (Dates vary)
  Brief biographical entries on politicians, celebrities, and other leading figures.
  
  
• Literature Resource Center (GaleNet) - FULL TEXT
  Includes biographies of authors from every age and literary discipline.
  
  
• LitFinder - CITATIONS/FULL TEXT
  Includes biographies and pictures of essayists, poets, and short story authors.