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CML F.A.Q.

Question: How do I find biographical information about an author?

Answer: Start by looking at the Something About the Author series found in the Reference Collection (PN451 .S6 REF) at the CML.

On the spine of one of the last volumes in the set is the cumulative volume index look in the back to the Author's Index which is arranged alphabetically by authors last name. A volume number will be listed which has the biographical section on that particular author. If the author has been featured more than once, the past volumes will also be listed.

In each biographical section there are ten informational sections. Personal information, address, career, memberships, awards and honors, writings, adaptations, works-in-progress, sidelights, biographical and critical sources, and extensive illustrations.

Electronic Databases
Biography Reference Bank Fulltext
Contains biographical information on more than 400,000 people from antiquity to the present including more than 110,000 biographies. Biography Reference Bank brings together Biography Index, Current Biography Illustrated, the World Author Series, Nobel Prize Winners, World Artists, World Film Directors, American Reformers, and more into one database. Simultaneous users: 4 (Updated weekly)

Biography Resource Center Fulltext
Biography Resource Center provides biographical information on more than 185,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. Contains approximately 250,000 biographies and full text articles from nearly 250 periodicals. Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death years and places, nationality, ethnicity, occupation, or gender, or combine criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search path.

Gale's Literary Index
Comprehensive index to the Gale literary series including Contemporary Literary Criticism (CLC), Twentieth Century Literary Criticism (TCLC), and Dictionary of Literary Biography (DLB). (1956-)