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log in or sign upAmerican Dictionary of National Biography Online is a source of information about over 19,000 people from all eras who have influenced and shaped American history and culture.
This resource is OpenURL compliant.
The site can currently be accessed by federated search software via HTTP request and supports the method="get" using a base URL of:
http://www.oxfordaasc.com/search/quick?_fmt=context
&_refinePage=%2Fsearch%2Fadvanced_search.jsp&
Followed by text=X where X is your search term. Separate search terms should separated with the .+. sign. For example:
dream deferred: text=+dream+deferred
MARC records are available for most titles from the MARC Records page.
Users may search in a number of ways:
The site features many ways to search its content, from the Quick Search box to the Search Forms. The Quick Search box is at the top right of every page of the site. Users can access the Search Forms via the Search option in the site's navigation bar.
Print and email search results.
ICOLC compliant statistics are available for both resources and can be emailed and downloaded.
Authentication is via IP address range, and username and password.
Authentication is via IP address range, username and password, and library barcode.
The site is designed to meet Priority 1 and 2 of the WAI Web 3 Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0.