WILSON
ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF BIOGRAPHY REFERENCE
BANK
Over 195,000 Names Comprise Wilson’s Largest Biography
Database Yet
New York, New York,
January 31, 2001
The
Wilson family of biographical references grew today with the release
of Biography Reference Bank, now the largest biographical
database offered by the company. Published exclusively on WilsonWeb,
Biography Reference Bank covers over 195,000 figures from
antiquity through today.
Biography Reference Bank
features:
• comprehensive profiles produced by Wilson
• full-text articles and article abstracts from a wide range of
periodicals
• book review excerpts from Wilson’s Book Review Digest
• images of many biographical subjects, many in color
• links to information on Internet sites
• select profiles from biographical sources from other leading
publishers
Biography Reference Bank
combines the in-depth profiles database Wilson Biographies Plus
Illustrated and the coverage of Biography
Index Plus (an expansion of the acclaimed reference Biography
Index). Profiles from Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated
and citations from Biography Index Plus link to full text
articles and abstracts of articles from any of more than 4,000
magazines and journals covered by the range of Wilson periodicals
databases.
Other Wilson biographical databases are Wilson Biographies, Current
Biography Illustrated, Current Biography, Junior Authors
& Illustrators, and World Authors: 800 B.C. - Present.
Each contributes to Biography Reference Bank’s coverage.
Wilson biographical databases hold a reputation for
depth and accuracy – "one-stop" sources for information
that requires no double-checking. "H.W. Wilson’s 100-year
experience and quality of workmanship come through impressively in
this latest offering," wrote Information
Today’s Peter Jasco, on Wilson Biographies Plus
Illustrated. Choice called Wilson Biographies
"a very useful tool." American Studies International
deemed Current Biography "...The most reliable source
for biographical information on a wide range of current celebrities
in art, politics, literature, film and television, religion and
other ‘fields of human accomplishment.’"
Biography Reference Bank
is updated four times a week on WilsonWeb.
Contact:
Roseward Sky
Phone (800) 367-6770, x2272
Email:
rsky@hwwilson.com
Eileen Sutter
Phone (800) 367-6770, x2312
Email:
esutter@hwwilson.com
