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Related resources

Library catalog

Interlibrary loan

Writing help (PLTC)

Citing sources

full text

• Biography Resource Center
• American National Biography
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
• Current Biography (popular figures) - Clapp Ref CT100 .C8
• Who's Who - Clapp Ref DA28 .W6

specialized sources

• Literature Online - select "Biographies"
• Contemporary Poets
• African American National Biography - part of Oxford African American Studies Center
• Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World
• International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers
• St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture
• Access Science
• Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
• Dictionary of the Social Sciences
• West's Encyclopedia of American Law
• Notable American Women - Clapp Ref CT3260 .N57

indexes to biographies in print

• Biography & Genealogy Master Index
• Biography Index - Clapp Ref Z5301 .B5

• tip: in the library catalog, do a subject search (last name first) for books about the person
  
  
• if it's not in our catalog, click on the NExpress button to request the book
  
  
• or do the same search in WorldCat and request a copy - click on the Find It! Wellesley button

• LibrarySpot.com: Biographies
• WWW Virtual Library: Biographies

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