BIOGRAPHY SHORTCUTS

AT THE VALLE VERDE LIBRARY

These are just some of the books, databases and Web sites you can use to find your information.

REFERENCE COLLECTION

for short summaries

Dictionary of American Biography - longer articles (REF E176.D56)

Notable Asian Americans (REF E184.O6N67 1995)

Notable Black American Men (REF E185.86.N68 1999)

Notable Black American Women (REF E185.96.N68 1992)

American Indian Biographies (REF E89.A46 2005)

Notable Native Americans (REF E89.N67 1995)

American Presidents - long articles (REF E176.1.A6563 2006)

American First Ladies - long articles (REF E176.2.A4 2006)

American Military Leaders (REF E181.F84 1999)

Dictionary of Literary Biography (authors) (REF PN701.D5)

Something about the Author (children's authors)(REF PN451.S6)

Dictionary of Scientific Biography (scientists and inventors from around the world and through history) (REF Q141.D5)

Notable Women Scientists (REF Q141.N736 1999)

ONLINE CATALOG

to find books, videos, D.V.D.s, C.D.s & cassettes to check-out

Try a Subject search. Type in last name, first name

e.g. kennedy, john f

Try a Keyword search. Type in first name last name biography

e.g. john f. kennedy biography

ONLINE DATABASES

to find articles & chapters of books to print, save, or email.

Discovering Collection

If your person was famous in history, try the "World History" or "U.S. History" boxes at the bottom left-hand side of the screen. You could also put your cursor in the Find box, then type in last name, first name, e.g. stewart, jon.

elibrary Curriculum Edition

Click on the "Topic" search tab, then click on "Biography."

MasterFILE Premier

Limit your search to "Full Text" and the Publication Type to "Biography."

In the first blank box, type in last name, first name, e.g. washington, george

Student Research Center

Limit your search to biographies by un-checking the boxes under the other categories. In the Find box, type in last name, first name, e.g. jolie, angelina.

Literary Reference Center - for information about authors

Next to "Document Types," uncheck all the boxes except "Biographies."
Limit your search to "Full Text."
In the "Find" box, type in last name, first name, e.g. steinbeck, john.

OPEN WEB

Biography <http://www.biography.com>

Owned by T.V.'s Biography Channel, this site has 100's of biographies of famous people, from early history to the present. For some biographies, there are video clips, too

Librarian's Internet Index <http://lii.org>

This is a directory of "Websites You Can Trust" that were selected by librarians. click on "Notable People."

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BIOGRAPHY SHORTCUTS

REFERENCE COLLECTION

By Ethnicity

By Profession

ONLINE CATALOG

ONLINE DATABASES

OPEN WEB