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Biographical Information Guide

This guide lists resources to help find biographical information for people from all fields of study and all time periods. Discipline specific resources found on other guides may also lead to biographical information.

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Searching for Biographies Using UC Library Search

UC Library Search
To find biographies and other books about an individual use UC Library Search. Use the Browse Search function (available in the top header). Choose to browse by "Author/Name" and enter the person’s name rlast name, first name. Examples:

Einstein, Albert
King, Martin Luther, Jr.
Martinez, Maria Montoya
Rice, Condoleezza

References to individuals may appear in collective biographies about groups of people.
Subject headings in UC Library Search are useful. Examples:

African-Americans -- Biography
Jazz musicians
Mathematicians
Biologists – Biography
Mexican-Americans
California – Biography
Women Scientists – Biography

In UC Library Search, if you don't have a specific person in mind, try a keyword search on the characteristic that interests you, plus the word Biography. For example: Canadians AND Biography.

Biographical Dictionary Bibliographies: click on the title to see where the book is in the UCI Libraries.

These resources help identify biographical dictionaries, which can be useful if you're not finding anything about your person in the major resources.

Last Updated: Aug 30, 2023 4:19 PM
URL: https://guides.lib.uci.edu/biographical-information
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