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    Six times a year, Current Biography offers ongoing access to the most important individuals and personalities of today.

    1. Six issues per year allow researchers to keep up with the day’s most talked-about and influential people.
    2. Twenty people are profiled in each issue, spanning a wide variety of professions and cultures.
    3. People profiled in each issue include those who have never appeared in the Current Biography series before, along with a handful of individuals who were profiled in the past but need a significant update based on their more recent accomplishments.
    4. Subscriptions typically begin in January or July and continue for twelve months. We can accommodate alternative start dates to align with your budget year.
    5. Multiple photos accompany most of the entries. Now Printed in Full Color!
    6. Free Online Access Included with a Subscription to the Salem Press/Grey House Platform, your readers will be able to search through the biographies o
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      Current Biography Illustrated

      FULL-TEXT DATABASE

      Current Biography Illustrated provides content of the H.W. Wilson Company’s printed magazine Current Biography in searchable, electronic format. Users can search thousands of accurate and objective biographies by occupation, activity, gender, birthday, place of origin and more.

      Accurate and Objective Biographies

      Current Biography Illustrated offers monthly biographies on current news-makers and includes content from the Current Biography International Yearbook and biographies not found in print from Current Biography Electronic.

      Obituaries for individuals from previous editions of Current Biography, originally compiled in print for Current Biography Yearbook and Current Biography International Yearbook, are also available, and articles are targeted for updated on a monthly basis to provide users with up-to-date information on featured subjects.

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      Biography Reference Bank

      FULL-TEXT DATABASE

      This biographical database offers in-depth profiles from Current Biography and World Authors, the periodical coverage of Biography Index and specialist content of Junior Authors & Illustrators. It provides full-text articles, images and abstracts from today’s leading magazines and journals.

      Full-Text Articles, Images and Abstracts

      Biography Reference Bank allows students and patrons to quickly find the content they're are looking for. Users can search for individuals based on any combination of occupation, activity, gender, place of origin, birthday and lifespan.

      Results can be limited bygd source type, and searchable indexes can be used to browse by biography name, document type, geographic terms and more.

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