Who's Who and Who Was Who

The highly prestigious Who's Who and Who Was Who is published by Oxford University Press in a specially-designed online edition which enables readers to explore the rich biographical information in ways never previously possible.
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Published every year since 1849, Who's Who is the leading source of up-to-date information about over 33,000 influential people in British public life today. Who Was Who is an invaluable historical archive which collects together the entries of nearly 90,000 people, now deceased, which were included in previous editions of Who's Who.

Unrivalled online access to unique autobiographical statements written by over 120,000 people who have made their mark on British public life...

• Over 33,000 entries from the new 2008 edition of Who's Who



• Nearly 90,000 entries from all 11 volumes of Who Was Who



• Detailed information for each person - full name, titles if any, birth date and (where appropriate) death date, family history, education, honours, career history, publications and other creative works, and contact details



• Fascinating insight into the private lives of public figures - discover who lists underwater knitting, writing unpublished bestsellers or ablative horticulture amongst their hobbies, and find out how many people describe themselves as cat lovers or belong to the Garrick Club



• Not just British people - Nelson Mandela, Kofi Annan, Venus Williams, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tom Cruise, Bill Clinton, and Woody Allen are just some of the international figures that are included



• For the first time Who's Who will be updated during the year - if subjects die, their death dates will be added



• Extensive internal cross-references - find family members and lists of similar people (e.g. in the same profession or born in the same period) with ease



• Over 10,000 direct reciprocal links mean that users can compare and contrast what people such as Dame Barbara Cartland or Anthony Blunt wrote about themselves in Who Was Who with their biographies in the award-winning Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

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User-friendly interface plus unrivalled biographical search functionality...

• Following the model of the multi-award-winning Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, the new online edition of Who's Who and Who Was Who is custom-built for biographical research



• Intuitive search and browse options enable quick and easy access to exceptional content



• An invaluable tabbed display on search results pages means that users can choose to view results for their search term in the name field (the default), the full text, or in specific fields such as education, career or family - all with a single click!



• Users can refine and re-order search results and browse lists, and search within results, on the basis of a wide range of criteria including gender, occupation, and birth or death date



• Flexible advanced search options mean that, in a single search, users can find female writers who were educated at Exeter University, have been awarded an OBE, were born after 1940, and are still alive!



• Quick filter - choose to search Who's Who, or the complete database including Who Was Who



• A host of other benefits are available including print-friendly format, the ability to email entries and search results, and citation export to Endnote™, Procite™, RefWorks™, and Reference Manager™

Further information

• Institutions: Subscription prices for Who's Who, and Who's Who PLUS Who Was Who, are based on the size and type of institution. Librarians, or central resource coordinators, can apply for an institutional free trial - simply click here...
• Individuals: A package including the current print edition of Who's Who plus a personal 12-month subscription to the online edition is available through bookshops and direct from Oxford University Press. No personal subscriptions will be available separately from the print edition.

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