They can help you find the answers to such questions as

• People talk about Sonia Sotomayor’s compelling story, but what is it?

• Where can I learn about Sitting Bull and the Ghost Dance Movement?

• Orson Welles is regarded as a genius of cinema now, but how was he perceived during his early career?

• How is designer Betsey Johnson connected to Andy Warhol?

• I recently saw a film about Genghis Khan and want to know how accurate it was. Where can I get more information about him and the period he lived in?

• I’m doing a large project on the Kennedy family and need to keep up to date with new scholarship on them. How can I do that?

Features

• Coverage of over 660,700 people, including thousands of pictures

• Material from the most trusted names in biography, purpose-written biographies from Wilson writers, and biographic materials from a broad range of Wilson journals

• Daily updates

• Remote access

• Training and tips to ensure you make the best use of your time using WilsonWeb

• A broad range of content: diaries, memoirs, juvenile literature, speeches, interviews, book reviews, bibliographies, and exhibition reviews as well as profiles and obituaries

Flexible, intuitive search facilities give you greater control over your work

• All-Smart Search returns your results quickly and accurately.

• Uniform name control ensures you can find the person you are looking for, even if their name has several variants.

• Full display delivers records in complete detail.

• Brief display delivers abbreviated results, for easier skimming.

• Checkboxes and My WilsonWeb allow you to choose the results you want and save them for later use; you can also receive alerts when new results for your search are added to the database.

• WilsonWeb features allow you to choose the type of articles you want to see: full biographies, obituaries, journal articles, or entries with pictures.

• Database-specific thesaurus allows you to find related materials easily.

• Seamless linking to your library’s other databases let you know if cited materials are available.

The breadth and quality of WilsonWeb Biography resources ensure that you will find the information you need on the subject of your choice, and that you can be sure that the information comes from a trusted source.