American national biography online.

Format:

Database & Article Index

Website/Database

Contributor:

American Council of Learned Societies.

Oxford University Press

Christine Hikawa Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Biography--Dictionaries.

United States.

United States--Biography--Databases.

Biographies as Topic.

Medical Subjects:

Biographies as Topic.

Genre:

Biographies.

Dictionaries.

Online databases.

Electronic reference sources.

Databases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Updated semiannually

polychrome

Other Title:

ANB online

ANB

Also known as: Oxford American national biography

Former Title:

American national biography <Aug. 16, 2010->

Place of Publication:

[New York] : Oxford University Press, c2000-

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Biographical dictionary of notable American men and women from all eras of American history who are no longer alive. Includes illustrations and hypertext links to other web resources.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed May 26, 2011).

"The life of a nation is told by the lives of its people."

Includes bibliographical references.

Search Methods: Subject name, occupation, sex, birth date, death date, birthplace, contributor, keyword.

Published by Oxford University Press under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Christine Hikawa Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: American national biography.

OCLC:

44109626

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.