Overview

 Search the catalog to find books by, and about, the people you are researching, including biographies, autobiographies and memoirs.

Go directly to the library catalog and search by keyword, author or subject. Expand your search with "Libraries Worldwide."

Note: Catalogs do not index the articles published in journals. To find articles, see: Databases.

From the library homepage

Go to the library catalog.

library homepage

catalog basic search

Search name by author or subject browse.

  • In the library catalog, enter the person's name, in reverse order, e.g., senghor, leopold, and use the pull-down menu to select Author.
    Catalog search for senghor, leopold with pull-down menu set to Author
  • Or, enter the person's name,in reverse order, e.g. senghor, leopold, and use the pull-down menu to select Subject Browse (A-to-Z)
    catalog search for senghor, leophold with pull-down menu set to Subect Browse (A-Z)

Note: If you can't find anything for the person you're researching, search databases.

Follow relevant subject headings

This goes beyond the keyword search to find titles grouped together by subject heading. catalog record showing subect headings for Senghor

Finding intellectual biographies in the catalog

library catalog advanced search screen