http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
Complete dictionary of scientific biography
This 26 volume reference source contains biographies of scientists. It's the "...world's largest and most comprehensive collection of narrative scientific biographies."
Editors: Volumes 1-16, Charles Coulston Gillispie; Vols. 17-18, Frederic L. Holmes; Vols. 19-25, Noretta Koertge.
"Through a special arrangement with the American Council of Learned Societies, Charles Scribner's Sons has arranged not only to provide the New Dictionary of Scientific Biography in eBook format, but also to digitize the entire back-file of the original Dictionary of Scientific Biography. This comprehensive eBook includes the complete text of the 18-volume original, plus the New Dictionary of Scientific Biography!"--Gale virtual reference library Web site.
Access may be limited to subscribing institutions.
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mi : Gale. Available via World Wide Web.
Includes bibliographical references and index.