To get scholarly biographical or background information on an author or a literary work or movement, search one of these databases, which also can be found in print in the reference section.
You can also find background/biographical information in OneSearch by performing a subject search.
You can use OneSearch to find primary sources. Try choosing "Library Catalog" at the top of the search page, select "Subject" from the drop down list, and then put the name of the person in the search box (ex. "Nathaniel Hawthorne"). On the next line, select "Subject" and enter the term "Biography".
The results will be all the materials we have in the library that are biographies of that particular person.
