Brief Biographies
Options for finding biographical information:
Oxford dictionary of national biographyISBN: 019861411XPublication Date: 2004-Online and at Jones Ref. DA28 .O95 2004
- Dictionary of literary biography This link opens in a new window
Presents career biographies and criticisms of writers from all eras and all genres through volumes dedicated to specific types of literature and time periods. Contains articles on literary authors from throughout the world.
- Credo ReferenceA collection of reliable reference sources from which you can select or compare information. Good starting place to find information on living authors. Their "Topic Pages" are guides to other resources specifically in Baylor Libraries.
Book-length Biographies
You can also find background/biographical information in OneSearch by performing a subject search.
You can do a keyword search for the name of the person, but a more focused way to search for biographical sources is to choose "Library Catalog" at the top of the search page, choose "Subject" from the drop down list, and then put the name of the person in the search box in this format "LastName, FirstName" (ex. "Dickens, Charles") and then choose "Subject" on the next line and put in the term "Biography".
You may need to look at the subject headings that come up for your author, such as "Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Biography" to further refine your search.
