{"id":4515,"date":"2016-10-07T10:18:33","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T15:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/library\/?page_id=4515"},"modified":"2026-03-17T13:30:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T18:30:53","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/library\/onlineresources\/library-guides\/biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography Library Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Magale Library catalog<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n<p>A book-length biography or autobiography gives breadth and depth not possible in articles.<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 72px\" width=\"651\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 317px\">\n<ul>\n<li>Select the &#8220;Search Library Catalog&#8221; button on the right side of page<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 318px\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/library\/files\/2016\/10\/homepage.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4519 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/library\/files\/2016\/10\/homepage-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative image: Home Page\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/library\/files\/2016\/10\/homepage-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/library\/files\/2016\/10\/homepage-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/library\/files\/2016\/10\/homepage-1024x689.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/library\/files\/2016\/10\/homepage.jpg 1404w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 317px\">\n<ul>\n<li>On the search screen, put the name of the individual in the\u00a0<strong>subject<\/strong>\u00a0line for books and films.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 318px\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/library\/files\/2016\/10\/catalogsearch-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4531 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/library\/files\/2016\/10\/catalogsearch-1-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative image: Catalog Search\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/library\/files\/2016\/10\/catalogsearch-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/library\/files\/2016\/10\/catalogsearch-1-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/library\/files\/2016\/10\/catalogsearch-1-1024x583.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/library\/files\/2016\/10\/catalogsearch-1.jpg 1381w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Electronic resources:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h6><strong>(Sources listed are not intended to be a comprehensive list.)<\/strong><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/saumag.idm.oclc.org\/login?url=https:\/\/video.alexanderstreet.com\/channel\/academic-video-online\">Academic Video Online: Premium<\/a>(Alexander Street Press)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/saumag.idm.oclc.org\/login?url=http:\/\/academic.eb.com\/\">Britannica Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/saumag.idm.oclc.org\/login?url=http:\/\/search.credoreference.com\">Credo Reference<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/saumag.idm.oclc.org\/login?url=http:\/\/search.ebscohost.com\/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&amp;profile=ehost&amp;defaultdb=nlebk\">EBSCO eBook Collection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/saumag.idm.oclc.org\/login?url=https:\/\/fod.infobase.com\/PortalPlayLists.aspx?wid=102746\">Films on Demand<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/saumag.idm.oclc.org\/login?url=http:\/\/go.galegroup.com\/ps\/start.do?p=GVRL&amp;u=so_ak_u&amp;authCount=1\">Gale Virtual Reference Library<\/a>(GVRL)<\/li>\n<li>Obituaries of famous and notable people in the\u00a0<em>New York Times\u00a0<\/em>can be found in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/saumag.idm.oclc.org\/login?url=http:\/\/infotrac.galegroup.com\/itweb\/so_ak_u?db=AONE\">Academic OneFile<\/a>.\n<ul>\n<li>These obituaries are renowned for providing thumbnail sketches of a person\u2019s accomplishments and of the reasons the person was famous or infamous, as well as interesting tidbits about the person.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/saumag.idm.oclc.org\/login?url=https:\/\/sso.biblioboard.com\/?org=bffc1e5b-5cb9-4263-bc49-17bc353c0f58&amp;sp=fca16256-32d6-43e4-be6f-b76796aa72e4\">Proquest Ebook Central<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/saumag.idm.oclc.org\/login?url=http:\/\/literature.salempress.com\">Salem Press ebooks.\u00a0<\/a> \u00a0(American Presidents and First Ladies, Great Lives from History series, Innovators)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Some print series to try in the Magale Library Reference collection:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h6><strong>(Sources listed are not intended to be a comprehensive list.)<\/strong><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><em>American National Biography \u00a0<\/em>Call number CT 213 .A68 1999<\/li>\n<li><em>Current Biography Yearbook <\/em>Call number CT 100 .C8 date of volume<\/li>\n<li><em>Dictionary of Literary Biography\u00a0 <\/em>Call number PN 41 .D52<\/li>\n<li><em>Notable Twentieth-Century Scientists <\/em>Call number Q 171 .N73 1995<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Magale Library catalog: A book-length biography or autobiography gives breadth and depth not possible in articles. 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