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Guide to Biography Resources Guide to Biography Resources Red Rocks Library Resources: 
Books
Major Reference Books
* Online Reference Works
* NetLibrary Ebooks
Print Periodicals
* Online Periodicals
Videos World Wide Web Resources:
Web Sites
Web Searching Using Google * Resources marked with an asterisk (*) can be accessed from off campus using a student number (students) or library card number (staff). For more information on off campus access see the Online Subscription Services page or contact the library. Note: Most links on this page open a new browser window. Red Rocks Library Resources BooksBiographical works about an individual are kept with other books in the subject area with which that individual is associated. For example, biographies of Abraham Lincoln are kept with books of American history, biographies of Henry Ford are kept with business books, etc. Most biographies of a person can be found by performing a keyword search on the name of the person and the word biography. Some books about an individual may not be a biography of the person, but are about the activities or influence of the individual and might also have useful biographical information. To see the difference, click on the appropriate link below to search the Red Rocks web catalog for Abraham Lincoln biography and Abraham Lincoln. Major Reference BooksMajor reference books in biography usually cover many people in an area such as American history, in a geographic area such as the world, an era such as the ancient world, or some combination of these and possibly other factors. Click on the a link below to see more information about the reference book listed. When you are in the web catalog you can change your search at the bottom of any title list or full record page. Click on the below link to see a list of encylopedias and dictionaries in the area of biography. Most are reference books. Red Rocks Library reference books cannot be checked out. You can copy pages from them in the Copy Room for 10 cents per page. Online Reference WorksBiographies of people in various areas can be found in many online dictionaries and encyclopedias. Some examples of these are given below. * Britannica Online, which includes the online equivalent of the 30-volume Encyclopedia Britannica, contains many biographies. For example, see Britannica's biographical article on ** Martin Luther King. (** To access this article from off campus, click <here>, log in using your student number, click the browser back button twice to return to this page, then click on Martin Luther King.) * AccessScience, the online equivalent of the 20-volume McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, contains information many scientists. See the AccessScience ** Biographies area for guides to biographies by name and by field. (** To access the Biography section of AccessScience from off campus, click <here>, log in to the resource using your student number, click the browser back button twice to return to this page, then click on Biographies.) * Oxford Reference Online Premium is a collection of over 140 reference titles from Oxford University Press. Brief to moderately long biographies of individuals included in various Oxford titles can be found by searching all the works at the same time although some entries may only reference the person without giving biographical information. For example, a brief biography of Isambard Kingdom Brunel is included in the World Encyclopedia. (** To access this resource from off campus, click <here>, log in to the resource using your student number, click the browser back button twice to return to this page, then click on Isambard Kingdom Brunel.) * Gale Virtual Reference Library includes two titles containing biographies of writers. (** To access Contemporary Authors or Contemporary Literary Criticism Select from off campus, click <here>, log in to the resource using your student number, click on Proceed, then click on the resource you want.) NetLibrary EbooksRed Rocks Library * NetLibrary ebooks are listed in the Red Rocks web catalog by author, title, and subject. They can be identified by the term E-BOOK to the right of the title in a screen of titles. You can restrict a catalog search to ebooks by including the word ebook in a keyword search for subjects or names. Click on the appropriate link below to search the Red Rocks web catalog for ebooks containing biographies of one or many individuals. Once you have entered NetLibrary you can search the full text of all 14,500 ebooks by entering a name or a topic and selecting Full Text under the Basic Search window. Ebooks can be browsed online or can be checked out (reserved for your exclusive use) for 24 hours with a Red Rocks netLibrary account. Click <here> for information on setting up a Red Rocks NetLibrary account. Print PeriodicalsThe Red Rocks Library subscribes to about 300 newspapers, magazines, and journals that are kept on shelves in the periodicals areas. Although periodicals normally do not contain extensive biographical information, they sometimes have good descriptions of episodes in a person's life or career. Biographies of persons currently prominent in various fields can be found in: Current Biography (Ref. CT100 .C8) - Kept in Reference section. Monthly issues are compiled into an annual yearbook. Individual articles in print periodicals on individuals can be found by searching the library's EBSCO, ProQuest, and Elibrary online periodical databases under the name of the person. The online periodical indexes are listed under Subscription Services on the Online Services Guide. A complete list can be found at the Print Periodicals page. A list of print periodicals organized by subject can be found at the Print Periodicals by Subject Area page. Online PeriodicalsThe Red Rocks Library has the full text of over 8,000 newspapers, magazines, and journals in its online * EBSCO, * ProQuest, and * ELibrary periodical databases. Although periodicals normally do not contain extensive biographical information, they sometimes have good descriptions of episodes in a person's life or career. Articles on individual persons can be found by searching these databases under the person's name. The databases are listed under Articles on the Online Services Guide. A complete list can be found at the Full Text Online Periodicals By Title page. VideosThe Red Rocks Library has a limited number of biographical videos. Videos are listed in web catalog by title, subject, and words in summaries of videos. Videos can be identified by a call number in the form "VH-" or "DVD-" on the right side of the screen in a listing of titles. You can restrict a catalog search to videos by including the word videorecording in a keyword search. Click on the link below to search the Red Rocks web catalog for biographical videos or see an example of searching for a video on a particular person. Red Rocks Library videos cannot be checked out of the library by students but can be viewed in the library. You will need a student ID to leave at the circulation desk while you have the video. World Wide Web Resources Biography Web SitesWeb Sites Web Site Lists Web Searching Using GoogleGoogle Web Searches - Indexes over 8 billion web page, including many web pages about careers and occupations. Web pages may vary in quality. For tips on using Google to find better quality web pages see Using Google. Click on the below links to see examples of searching Google for web pages about Rev. Jesse Jackson. Since there are web pages specifically devoted to biographies of prominent people, try including the word biography in your search. Google News Search - Indexes news stories from over 4,000 newspapers worldwide, including many stores about careers and occupations. Stories may stay available online for a fews days to a few weeks. Search Google News for a particular occupational area or other subject. Click on the below link to see examples of searching Google News for news about Rev. Jesse Jackson. Since the word biography would be unlikely to appear in a newspaper article, it's better to leave it out of the search. intsites/biogsites.html 2/21/06 |
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