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WilsonWeb biography databases can be combined into one search. Databases included are:
Biographies Plus Illustrated
Coverage dates: Ancient times to present
Icludes full-text profiles, with more than 32,000 photographs of the subjects, plus up-to-date bibliographies. With coverage of newsmakers and figures of prominence from a wide range of fields, it encompasses biographical coverage from a host Wilson biographical resources, including Current Biography, the World Authors Series, and the Junior Authors & Illustrators series. In addition, Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated includes over 65,000 profiles licensed from a number of respected reference publishers.
Biography Reference Bank
Coverage dates: Ancient times to present
Wilson’s largest biography database has combined the in-depth, original profiles of Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated, plus the periodicals coverage of Biography Index, full-text articles, page images, and abstracts from the complete range of Wilson databases (including biographical profiles, feature articles, interviews, essays, book reviews, performance reviews, speeches, or obituaries). It covers over 500,000 people and includes over 36,000 images.
Current Bio Illustrated
Coverage dates: 1940+
Reflects the entire contents of the printed monthly Current Biography—a trusted resource in library collections since 1940. Information about the people making tomorrow’s headlines plus historical figures back to World War II. Includes more than 15,000 full text biographies, more than 9,400 obituaries and more than 19,500 images.
Junior Authors and Illustrators
Coverage dates: 19th century to present
Since the first volume was published in 1934, the Junior Authors & Illustrators series has been an essential source of information about the creators of books for children and young people. Now, all eight volumes in this series are available in a single database. Many of the biographies are enhanced with full text, abstracts, citations, and book reviews from H. W. Wilson databases. The biographies are searchable by name, profession, title, place of origin, gender, race/ethnicity, titles of works, date of birth, date of death, keyword, and presence of images.
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