Biography and Genealogy Master Index , the most comprehensive electronic source of biographical index citations, is a reference standard for libraries. It allows you to quickly determine where to find biographical material on people from all time periods, geographic locations, and fields of endeavor. Biography and Genealogy Master Index is unquestionably the best place to begin your search for biographical information. It indexes current, easily accessible references sources, as well as important historical and  retrospective works that cover individuals, both living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all areas of the world. The total number of biographical sketches indexed now exceeds 22million citations and points to more than 7,000 publications, covering over 6 million people. Biography and Genealogy Master Index contains names, birth/death years, and bibliographic references to books containing material on that person.

• All source citations include full bibliographic details.
• Sources include biographical dictionaries, who's who, subject encyclopedias, volumes of literary criticism, historical and genealogical sources, as well as many other sources that include biographical content.