Use the electronic catalog to locate print material in the library.
- An individual biography has the call number of 921 followed by the first 3 letters of the person's last name.
Reference Books that may be helpful:
| R 920 CON | Contemporary Musicians |
| R 920 CRE | Creative and Performing Artists for Teens |
| R 920 GRO | The Grolier Library of Science Biographies |
| R 920 INT | International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers |
| R 920 NOT | Notable Twentieth-Century Scientists |
| R 920.02 ENC | Encyclopedia of World Biography |
| R 920.02 NEW | Newsmakers: The People Behind Today's Headlines 1985 - |
| R 920.07 GRO | The Grolier Library of North American Biography |
| R 920.073 AME | American National Biography (Includes individuals who had a significant impact on United States history and who died prior to 1996.) |
| R 920.073 GRE | Great Lives From History: American Series |
| R 920.3 WIL | Current Biography (Includes individuals who were/are alive 1940-) |
These databases contain reliable biographical information and pictures from magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias, and other reference sources:
- Biography
Resource Center - Information on nearly 220,000 people from throughout
history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas.
- EbscoHost
- magazine articles about contemporary people.
- Student
Resource Center - information from reference
books, magazines, and newspapers.
- World Book Online - encyclopedia articles about well-known people.
You can access these databases from home with the proper passwords. Passwords are available in your school library.
Web Sites
Biography web sites on the web
Try a Google Search: type in the person's name and the word biography.
Use the About.com search engine to find good web sites that have been chosen by experts in their fields.
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For help with citing your sources go to the Library’s Research Tips page. |
Last updated: January 25, 2008