| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Discipline | Reference |
| Publisher | Gale |
| Published | 1962 - present |
Contemporary Authors is a reference work that has been published by Gale since 1962. The work provides short biographies and bibliographies of contemporary and near-contemporary writers and is a major source of information on over 116,000 living and deceased authors from around the world.[1] The work is a standard in libraries and has been honored by the American Library Association as a distinguished reference title.[2]
- ^ Guide to Reference in Essential General Reference and Library Science Sources edited by Jo Bell Whitlatch and Susan E. Searing, American Library Association, 2014.
- ^ Nicholas, Margaret Irby (1994). Handbook of Reference Sources and Services for Small and Medium-Sized Libraries. Texas State Library. p. 40. ISBN 9780788131431. ERIC ED377845.