OUP E-books American National Biography

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Year Joined PERii
2006

Resource Name
OUP E-books American National Biography

Resource Type
Online reference collection

Access URL
http://www.anb.org

Content Overview
American National Biography Online is the premier biographical work on people from all eras who have influenced and shaped American history and culture. You'll find profiles of more than 19,000 men and women from all walks of American life, from the well-known to the infamous to the obscure.

Service Strengths

  • Updated semi-annually, with hundreds of new entries each year and revisions of previously published entries to enhance their accuracy and currency
  • More than 80,000 hyperlinked cross-references, links to select web sites, and powerful search capabilities
  • 2,500 illustrations and photographs 

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