WilsonWeb Biographies Databases

The WilsonWeb Biography Databases consists of Biography Reference Bank, Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated, Current Biography Illustrated and Junior Authors & Illustrators. The databases can be searched all at the same time or one database at a time.

Biography Reference Bank

Biography Reference Bank is the "ultimate" biographical database from Wilson, encompassing all the trusted Wilson resources including Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated, Current Biography, the Junior Authors & Illustrators Series, the Wilson biographical series on world artists, authors, composers, songwriters, musicians, film directors, plus more than 80,000 profiles licensed from the high-quality publishers listed below. In addition to this list, Biography Reference Bank contains links to every article on any individual–full text articles, abstracts, book review excerpts, and more–from the thousands of periodicals covered by other Wilson databases.

Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated

Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated encompasses trusted Wilson resources including Current Biography, the Junior Authors & Illustrators Series, the Wilson biographical series on world artists, authors, composers, songwriters, musicians, film directors, plus more than 80,000 profiles licensed from the high-quality publishers listed below. In addition to this list, Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated contains links to full text articles, abstracts, book review excerpts, and more from the thousands of periodicals covered by other Wilson databases.

Current Biography Illustrated

This database reflects the entire contents of the printed monthly Current Biography—a trusted resource in library collections since 1940. This is where your patrons will find reliable information about the people making tomorrow’s headlines plus historical figures back to World War II.

Junior Authors & Illustrators

Since the first volume was published in 1934, the Junior Authors & Illustrators series has been an essential source of information about the creators of books for children and young people. Now, all nine volumes in this series are available in a single database, delivering fast digital access to in-depth profiles, photographs, and bibliographies of works by and about authors and illustrators.

In order to acquire remote access, please send an email to Windsor Public Library stating that you would like to have access to WilsonWeb Biography Databases and the appropriate username and password will be provided to you. [NOTE: The password will only be given to residents of Windsor, Vermont, and/or current registered members of the Windsor Public Library.] Once you have the password, you may log in at the link below.