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Biographical Information
Specialized Reference Resources Searching the Library Catalog for Biographies
Search the Library Catalog for biographies using the SUBJECT search option and entering the last name followed by first name or initial of the person you would like information on (example 1). To do the broadest possible search to find items by and about the person, do a KEYWORD search with the word near between the first and last names. If you do not have a particular person to search, you have two options: Use the reference collection to find a person (instructions below) OR use a SUBJECT (example 3) and KEYWORD (example 4) search using biographies and profession.
American National Biography CT 213 .A68 1999
Current Biography CT100. C8 1940-
Dictionary of American Biography E 176 .D563
Dictionary of National Biography (UK) DA 28 .D472
Dictionary of North Carolina Biography CT 252 .D5
Dictionary of World Biography CT 104 .D54 1998
Notable American Women CT 3260 .N57
Great Lives from History
American Series - CT 214 .G74 1987
Ancient and Medieval Series - CT 113 .G74 1988
British and Commonwealth Series - CT 774 .G74 1987
Renaissance to 1900 Series - CT 104 .G68 1989
wentieth Century Series - CT 120 .G69 1990
For a complete listing perform a SUBJECT search in the Randall Library Catalog [http://library.uncw.edu] using the subject headings:
biography
biographical films
genealogy
portraits
ENCYCLOPEDIAS are located in the Reference Collection starting with the call number: AE5. Online General Encyclopedias: Britannica Online and Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Specialized Reference Resources
Subject and specialized sources are located among related topical works. The resources listed below is a small example of the resources available. For a complete listing KEYWORD search the Library Catalog using the following search terms:
biography and dictionaries and artists- will give you sources with biographical information for the broad group of "artists".
biography and authors and american - source with information on american authors
biography and france and 19th century - biographies about the 19th century French.
SUBJECT ENCYCLOPEDIAS:
Subject encyclopedias are good resources to locate biographical information for a person with in area the encyclopedia covers. KEYWORD search the Library Catalog using the following search terms: encyclopedias and your chosen subject area.
For example: encyclopedias and art
Indexes - electronic & print
The following are specialized resources that only index biographical material located in books and magazines. Biography & Genealogy Master Index Index to biographical sketches found in current and retrospective biographical dictionaries. Biography Index Index Collection CT 100 .B6 A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines. LexisNexis Academic At the main LexisNexis page choose "People" for short full text bio's on politicians, business executives & etc.
Subject indexes such as MLA, Historical Abstracts, PsycINFO can be used to find citations to biographical information found in newspapers, journals and books. Listed below are basic search tips that can used in each index.
SIMPLE SEARCH TIPS:
- Type subject's name and biographies or biography. For example: george washington and biographies OR george washington and biography
- Use MLA International Bibliography for citations to the monthly periodical Biography is a good source for contemporary biographies. Issues are shelved in the Current and Bound Periodical collection. Bound volumes contain an index.
Biographical Dictionary for the United States Congress [http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp]
Biography Dictionary - "Includes more than 27,000 notable men and women." [http://www.s9.com/biography/]
Biography.com - "Over 20,000 personalities." [http://www.biography.com]
The Catholic Encyclopedia [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/a.htm]
Dead People Server [http://dpsinfo.com/dps/index.html#top]
Distinguished Women of Past and Present - "biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different ways. There are writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others." [http://www.DistinguishedWomen.com/]
First Ladies of the United States [http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/]
The History of Economic Thought - "web site includes home pages for over five hundred economists from the 17th Century until the modern day" [http://cepa.newschool.edu/het/index.htm]
Lives, the Biography Resource - "Links to thousands of biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, diaries, letters, narratives, oral histories and more. Individual lives of the famous, the infamous, and the not so famous." [http://amillionlives.com/]
POTUS Presidents of the United States - "background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents" [http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/]
DISCLAIMER: The web sites listed are provided purely as a convenience and do not in any way imply an endorsement of any of the web sites or the contents therein.
Last Update: February 11, 2008
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