Biography: Home

The library owns several years of Current Biography Yearbook, located in the Reference section, CT100.C8. A compilation of the year's monthly publications, it covers people in the news with an index by professions and a collection of obituaries.

Profiles of people in the news can be found in current newspapers and periodicals. Use an OhioLINK database such as Biography Reference Bank, Academic Search Complete, or Newspaper Source.

Browse journals in the library in the subject area for which the person is known. For example, "American Theatre" profiles actors, playwrights, directors, and designers in contemporary drama.

Historical biographical sources include "American Heritage" and "Smithsonian."

Every subject area has reference works that offer biographical information. Some are in the main collection and can be checked out. Titles include

REF ML 100. N48 1989

The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians

This multi-volume set is the classic source for music biography.

N 6512.C854 1988

Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists

This single-volume illustrated work includes brief entries on 900 painters, sculptors and printmakers.

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FAQs: Tips for accessing OhioLINK resources

• Use the barcode on the back of your student ID, starting "25128..."
• Enter your name as it appears on your class schedule
• Click on the "off campus? click here" link instead of the database name

The following books are just some of the specialized biography tools in reference and the main collection. Reference books cannot be checked out, but you can photocopy pages.

CT 3260.N57

Notable American Women, 1607-1950

This is a three-volume set, arranged alphabetically, with a supplement on modern women.

Notable Asian Americans -

 REF E 185.96 A4466 2008

African American National Biography

This multi-volume set aims to be a comprehensive record of the African American experience.