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Biography Reference Source

Using Biography Reference Source

Biography Reference Source provides over 380,000 unique and reliable full-text biographies, including the complete full text of Biography and Biography Today. 

 

The database homepage has a search box in the middle of the page. You can search any combination of keywords, such as person's name, occupation, activity, nationality, gender, birthplace, and more. The search box is located in the middle of the database's homepage, as shown below.

On the results page, there are several filters in drop-down menus. These include:

  • All filters (contains the filters below, plus subject, publisher, language, and more)
  • Linked full text
  • Peer review
  • All time (publication date range)
  • Source type (includes journal articles, books, chapters, etc.)

Beneath the listing for each resource, you will see an option to access the material. Here are a few of them:

  • "PDF Full Text" - click to access the PDF to read and download
  • "Online Full Text" - links out to another location where you can access the resource, such as an individual journal
  • "Access Options" - drop-down menu where you can choose PDF download or other options

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