Biographies eResearch Guide - Paul A. Elsner Library @ Mesa Community College

eResearch Guides

Biographies
Library Research
and
Resources

Doing Library Research

A good research paper should include information from a variety of sources:

• Books
• Encyclopedias and other reference works
• Magazines and journals
• Newspapers
• Internet

While the Internet may provide useful information, it may not be your best source.

MCC Library Catalog
Use for books and audiovisual materials at all the libraries in the community college system. Titles at other campuses may be requested if “available.” Enter the word or words that best describe your topic. Remember to enter last name first when searching for a specific person. Use a Subject search to find materials about a person or a group of people with the subheading “Biography.”

Search by:
Subject = Frank, Anne
Subject = Mathematicians-Biography

Reference & Print Materials
Both MCC libraries own excellent reference sources, including large multi-volume sets of books about authors and their works. Selections include:

.	Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians REF ML105 .B16 2001 MCC	.	Contemporary Authors REF PN466 .C598 MCC
	Contemporary Black Biography REF E185.96 .C66 MCC		Current Biographies REF CT100 .C8 1940-current MCC
	Dictionary of American Biography REF E176 .D563 MCC		Dictionary of American Negro Biography REF E185.96 .L6 1982 MCC
	Dictionary of National Biography REF. DA28 .D4 MCC		Encyclopedia of World Biography REF CT103 .E56 MCC
	Merriam-Webster's Biographical Dictionary REF CT103 .M47 1995 MCC		Modern American Women Writers REF PS151 .M54 1991 MCC
	Notable American Women: The Modern Period: A Biographical Dictionary REF CT3260 .N573 MCC		Who Was Who in Native American History REF E89 .W35 1990 MCC & RM

Dictionary of Scientific Biography
REF Q141 .D5 1981
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