Apply Now : Contact Us : Give to SLU : Jobs : mySLU : SLU Home
Saint Louis University






Databases

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (ODNB)
Connect to database
Coverage Dates: 2004
Provider: Oxford University Press
Access: In-library and remote access    Off-Campus Access Information
Updated: Three times per year in January, May, and October
Description:

Search the full text for people, dates, or events; browse by person's name, contributors, or themes; or get a random biography. Includes biographies with images in some cases of deceased persons of note (either good or bad) associated with the British Isles from the fourth century BC to 2000. "In total, the Oxford DNB includes lives of 54,922 people. It incorporates in rewritten or revised form all 38,607 lives contained in the Dictionary of National Biography , the precursor of the Oxford DNB , published between 1885 and 1900, and in its supplements, published between 1901 and 1996." (text from Introduction, Volume 1) (GB)

There are a maximum of 3 simultaneous users for this database.

Print Equivalent: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography [Ref. DA 28 .O95 2004]
Assistance: Contact the Reference Desk at 977-3103 or your Liaison Librarian.

By using the Libraries’ Electronic Resources, you are agreeing to the University Libraries Appropriate Use Policy for Electronic Resources.

Last updated October 2, 2007.


about slu | apply now | contact slu | give online | slu home
©1818 - 2007 SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY
Where knowledge touches lives®
Learn about the fleur-de-lis