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The ''American National Biography'' (ANB) is a 24-volume biographical encyclopedia set that contains about 17,400 entries and 20 million words,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Oxford University Press and Regional Networks Announce Strategic Alliance )〕 first published in 1999 by Oxford University Press under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies. A 400-entry supplement appeared in 2002. Additional funding came from Rockefeller Foundation, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and National Endowment for the Humanities.〔''American National Biography'', Vol. 1, Preface〕 The general editors were John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes.〔(American National Biography Online )〕 The ANB bills itself as the successor of the ''Dictionary of American Biography'', which was first published between 1926 and 1937. It is not, however, a strict superset of this older publication; the selection of topics was made anew. It is commonly available in the reference sections of United States libraries, and is available online by subscription (see external links). == Awards and reception == In 1999, the American Library Association awarded the ''American National Biography'' its Dartmouth Medal〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Dartmouth Medal )〕 as a reference work of outstanding quality and significance. The American Historical Association's Waldo G. Leland Prize was awarded for 2001. It has been criticized for missing cross references and occasional errors, and for its cost, which is said to limit availability in poor countries. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「American National Biography」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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