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The process of locating biographies begins by noting important information about the individual or individuals being researched. Questions to consider include the following:
1) What type of work is attributed to this person or makes this person well known?
2) During what general time period would this person have been born and/or died?
3) Are there any middle names, initials, etc. that could help you identify the person that you seek from a list? (particularly if the person has a common name such as John Smith)
Knowing the answers to any or all of the above questions can help you determine that you have found information on the correct person and not simply for someone with the same or a similar name.
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Biography and Genealogy Master Index This online index is extremely comprehensive in nature, covering both current and retrospective biographical dictionaries and who?s whos. It is known for its provision of citations to biographies of persons in every part of the world and for every discipline. This is not a full-text database, only a bibliography that will give you resources to go to. |
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| Wilson Biographies This full-text online database is searchable in a variety of manners, by name, profession, place of origin, gender, race/ethnicity, date of birth, and keyword. It provides full-text profiles for 39,000 individuals and includes text from reference works such as Current Biography, Junior Authors and Illustrators, World Artists, Nobel Prize Winners, and Spanish American Authors. |
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| Literature Resource Center
Full-text biographical, bibliographical, and critical content information on literary figures from all time periods writing in such genres as fiction, nonfiction, short stories, poetry, drama, history, journalism, and more. |
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| Facts on File Series Biographies, articles, timelines, photographs, and maps of various figures in world news, science or history. | |
| Lexis-Nexis - People
Brief info on directors, politicians, celebrities and other leading figures in their field. |
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A & E Biography - http://www.biography.com/ African American Pioneers - http://afgen.com/pioneer.html Refdesk.com - Biographies & Who's Who - http://www.refdesk.com/factbiog.html Librarians' Index to the Internet (Biography) - http://lii.org/pub/topic/people Also try USM Biography Internet Resources |