Waggoner Library: Dual Enrollment Students: Biographies

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Need to know about an author?

You can find brief biographical articles about your author by searching in library databases. Use the library catalog for full length biographies in books (print or eBook) and even streaming video for many authors. The library databases provide access to journal articles, essays and reference sources online.

Book Sources

You can often find biographical information in the library catalog. Results found here are print books, eBooks, and streaming video.

From the library homepage
Enter the author's name as a 'subject' search in the main search box, last name followed by their first name, e.g., Achebe, Chinua Then press enter
Result list includes print books, eBooks, and streaming video. All sources are acceptable research sources
Review the list; click on the title for detailed description to guide your decisions
To find a print book, write down the call number
To open an e-book, click the title link and then the view link on the record page. You will be prompted to authenticate with your name and campus ID number if off campus.
- More about eBooks
- More about Films on Demand

Databases & Journal sources

Biographical information from databases are primarily shorter articles, essays or interviews. Some are part of online reference collections and others are journal articles. Below are databases and descriptions that will help you find author biographical information.

Gale Literature This link opens in a new window
An integrated research experience, Gale Literature brings together Gale's premier literary databases in a new digital environment that allows researchers, faculty and students to search across these resources to discover and analyze content in entirely new ways. Use the Person Search to locate biographical information about an author.
Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Ultimate (ASU) is a multi-disciplinary database of over 10,000 academic journals, newspapers, magazines, reports, and books available through EBSCOhost. The database also provides access to current Associated Press video content back to 1930. Scholarly content covers a broad range of important areas of academic study, including biology, food science, landscape architecture, urban planning, engineering, animal science, law, and general sciences.