H.W. Wilson's Biography Reference Bank Honored as a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title

New York, New York, February 23, 2006
Biography Reference Bank has been selected by CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries as an Outstanding Academic Title.

The Choice Outstanding Academic Titles list (appearing in the January 2006 issue) honors 682 books and electronic resources selected by the Choice editorial staff from among 6,964 titles reviewed in 2005. The review of Biography Reference Bank praised the database as "highly recommended." Choice Outstanding Academic Titles are chosen for excellence in scholarship and presentation and the significance of their contribution to the field.

Biography Reference Bank was honored in years past as a Library Journal Best Reference Source and as a Reference Books Bulletin Top Ten Biography Reference Source. The database brings users information on more than 500,000 people: substantive narrative profiles, plus biographical information from nearly 8,000 periodicals. Daily updates offer the latest coverage of every figure--feature articles, interviews, essays, book reviews, performance reviews, speeches, obituaries, and more--current biographical information gleaned from the full line of Wilson periodical index and full text databases. More than 36,000 images accompany the profiles.