General Sources: Biography and Genealogy Master Index (Biobase) Index to several hundred individual English-language biographical sources. Both historical and contemporary in scope. Emphasis is on North America and Western Europe. The IU Bloomington Libraries hold most of the sources indexed by BGMI. They can be found through IUCAT. World Biographical Index Index to selected K.G. Saur Archives. Biography Resource Center Database of biographical information on more than 185,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. It contains approximately 250,000 biographies from both print and electronic sources. Included are full-text articles from nearly 250 periodicals. IBN (Index Biobibliographicus Notorum Hominum) May eventually be the single most comprehensive biographical tool in existence, but unfortunately still in process and only complete through "H." Covers 2,000 biographical works, from all periods (up to the 1960s) and including Asian, African, and eastern European works. IBN provides names, dates, nationalities and occupations in addition to references to full biographical entries. Nationality and occupation are given in the language of the original source, or in German. Located in the Reference Reading Room, Z 5301 .L7. Section B contains bibliography of the sources indexed. Section C is an alpabetical listing of names. Internet Quick Reference: Biography Encyclopedia Britannica Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia (biography.com) Portraits of Historical Figures - public domain illustrations Specialized Sources: Finding Biographical Dictionaries in IUCAT K.G. Saur Biographical Archives Black Biographical Dictionaries, 1790-1950 British and Irish Biographies - 19th- and early 20th-century sources The Catholic Encyclopedia - digitized version of the 1917 edition Literature Resource Center - includes Contemporary Authors Return to top of page Updated 9/24/02