RACC PATHFINDER #4
How to Find Biographical Information
In order to find information about a person's life and achievements, use the Subject Browse choice #3 on the Computer Catalog. Enter the person's name (Last, First). This will lead to the book length biographies in the library's General Collection.
If you need only brief information about a person, check the Reference Collection.
People in the Present
Contemporary Heroes and Heroines REF/ CT 105 .C 66
Current Biography REF/ CT 100 .C8
Current Leaders of Nations B Ref/ D 839.5 .C 87
Biographical Dictionary of the Middle East REF/ DS 62.4 .S 53
People in the News REF/ CT 120 .B 76
Who's Who in America REF/ E 176 .W 642
Notable American Women REF/ CT 326 .N 573
Notable Black American Women REF/ E 185.96 .N 68
Latinas! Women of Achievement REF/ E 184 .S 75
The Proquest System
People from the Past
General Encyclopedias REF/ AE 5
Oxford Classical Dictionary REF/ DE 5.09
McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of World Biography REF/ CT 103 .M 27
Dictionary of American Biography REF/ E 176 .D 562
Who Was Who in America REF/ E 176 .W 64
Great Lives from History: American Series REF/ CT 214 .G 74
Notable American Women REF/ CT 3260 .N 573
Notable Black American Women REF/ E 185.96 .N 68
Women Patriots of the American Revolution REF/ E 276 .C5
Pennsylvania Biographical Dictionary REF/ CT 251 .P46
Dictionary of National Biography (Great Britain)REF/ DA 28 .W 614
Who Was Who (Great Britain)REF/ DA 28 .W 614
Latin American History and Culture REF/ F 1406 .E 53
People in Special Fields
Art
Encyclopedia of World Art REF/ N 31 .E 4833
James Guide to Black Artists REF/ N 40 .S 78
James Guide to Native North American Artists REF/ N 40 .S 7
Contemporary Native American Artists REF/ N 40 .R 45
Modern Arts Criticism REF/ N 6489 .M 63
Music
Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians REF/ ML 100 .G 885
Contemporary Musicians REF/ ML 197 .C 761
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians REF/ ML 105 /B 16
Politics
Facts about the Presidents REF/ E 176.1 .K 3
The Presidents, First Ladies, and Vice-presidents 1789B1989 REF/ E176.1.D55
The Almanac of American Politics REF/JK 1012 .A 44
The US Congress Handbook REF/ KL 1012 .U 55
Biographical Directory of the US Congress REF/ JK 1010 . U 5
Justices of the Supreme Court REF/ KF 8744 .F 75
The Pennsylvania Manual REF/ JK 3630 .P 4
Women Who Ruled REF/ D 107 .J 33
Current Leaders of the Nations REF/ D 839.5 .C 87
Science
Dictionary of Scientific Biography REF/ Q 141 .D 5
The Environmentalists: A Biographical Dictionary from the Seventeenth Century to the Present REF/ S 926 .A 2 A 94
Nobel Prize Women in Science REF/ Q 141 .B 42
Who's Who of Nobel Prize Winners REF/ AS 911 .N 9 W 53
Men of Mathematics REF/ QA 28 .B 4
Math Equals: Biographies of Women Mathematicians REF/ QA 28 .P 47
More Mathematical People REF/ QA 28 .M 67
Literature
Dictionary of Literary Biography REF/ PS 21 .D 5185
Contemporary Authors REF/ Z 1224 .C 6
Contemporary Poets REF/ PR 603 .C 6
Contemporary Dramatists REF/ PR 737 .C 57
European Authors 1000B1900 REF/ PN 451 .K 8
British Authors of the 19th Century REF/ PR 451 .K 8
American Authors 1600B1900 REF/ P S21 .K8
Twentieth Century Authors REF/ PN 771 .K86
Black Literature Criticism REF/ PS 153 .N 5 B 556
Asian American Literature REF/ PS 508 .A 8 A 82
Hispanic Writers REF/ PQ 7081.3 .H 58
St. James Guide to Science Fiction REF/ PS 374 .S 35 S 68
Major Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults
REF/ PN1009 .A1 M 34
Critical Survey of Long Fiction REF/ PN 3451 .C7