Biography

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Also try the subject databases for information on people who are involved in a specific field. For instance, use the Physics subject page for Einstein and use the English Literary Criticism subject page for Bronte.

Mr. Eli M. Oboler

Core Databases and Indexes

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Info	Database Names		# Users	Access Restrictions
	BGMI - Biography and Genealogy Master Index ‡ List of titles owned by library and indexed in BGMI			On & Off Campus

To search for a specific journal, use the A-Z Journal List.

Related Databases and Indexes

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Database Names	# Users	Access Restrictions
Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost) Search: name and su biography		On & Off Campus
America: History and Life (EBSCOhost)		On & Off Campus
CREDO Reference		On & Off Campus
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online		On & Off Campus
Global Reference Center Foreign language encyclopedias: Korean, Japanese, Chinese, French, & Spanish		On & Off Campus
HeritageQuest OnLine (ProQuest) Search Books (ProQuest) Families and local history		On & Off Campus
Historical Abstracts (EBSCOhost)		On & Off Campus
Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective: 1907-1984 (EBSCOhost)	4	On & Off Campus
LexisNexis Academic (LexisNexis) Newspapers		On & Off Campus
MasterFILE Premier (EBSCOhost)		On & Off Campus
Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection Old Platform (only available until Dec. 12, 2012)		On & Off Campus
PRIMO		Special
Readers' Guide Retrospective: 1890-1982 (EBSCOhost)	12	On & Off Campus

To search for a specific journal, use the A-Z Journal List.

Books

Alphabetical list of books with biographical information which are indexed by author in BGMI, includes call numbers

Use the Library Catalog

Here is a sample of a few books in the reference collection which include biographies.

American Men and Women of Science: REF Q141 .A474 (v. 1-8)
Cops, Crooks, and Criminologists (an international biographical dictionary of law enforcement): REF HV7911.A1 A94 2000
Dictionary of World Biography: REF CT104 .D54 1998 (v. 1-10)
Early American Nature Writers (a biographical encyclopedia) REF PS163 .E18 2008
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers: REF PN1997.8 .I58 1997 (v. 1-4)
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy: REF B51 .R68 1998 (v. 1-10)

If you want a book about a person do a subject search.

Sample Subject Searches

last name, first name As a Subject Heading search
last name, first initial As a Subject Heading search

Sample Keyword Boolean searches
Books by an author and about an author are shelved near each other.

Web Sites

4000 Years of Women in Science

The Biographical Dictionary

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present

Biographies of Women Mathematicians

Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics

Distinguished Women of Past and Present

Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences

Invention Dimension: Inventor of the Week Archives

Presidents of the United States

Voices from the Gaps: Women Artists & Writers of Color

Librarians

Bibliographer for the Reference Collection	Multidisciplinary Reference Librarians
Jenny Lynne Semenza Associate University Librarian for Public Services/Building Manager (208) 282-2581 semejenn@isu.edu	Anyone who works at the reference desk should be able to get you started. Check here for the hours the desk is staffed. You can also call us at (208) 282-3152 or email us via Ask a Librarian.

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