Biographical Dictionaries
Biographical dictionaries contain short articles about people's lives. Biography resources have call numbers that begin with CT.
- General biographical dictionaries include Current Biography, Dictionary of American Biography, Who's Who, Encyclopedia of World Biography, etc.
- Subject biographical dictionaries may focus on a subject area or group. These sources include Dictionary of Scientific Biography, Contemporary Authors, Biographical Dictionary of Psychology , New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Women of Science, etc.
Examples:
Who's Who of Pulitzer Prize Winners by General biographical dictionary.
Notable Black American MenSubject biographical dictionary.
