Biography and People: Book Search

Research tools for locating biographical information

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Check the table of contents: often a chapter or two are all that is needed.

Find books and other items in libraries near and far. Most items may be requested through Interlibrary Loan.

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Searches library catalogs in the US and around the world.
It is produced by the OCLC Online Computer Library Center and includes catalog records for books, manuscripts, computer data files maps, computer programs, musical scores, films and slides, newspapers, journals, sound recordings, magazines, videotapes. WorldCat does not include book chapters or individual articles, or articles in journals, magazines, or newspapers.

WorldCat.org
This is the free version of the Worldcat Catalog. Searching is not as sophisticated.
Catalogs of other Libraries
Links to the catalogs of other local, state, US and International libraries.

Chambers Biographical Dictionary by Camilla Rockwood
Call Number: CT 103 .C4 2007
ISBN: 9780550102003
Publication Date: 2007
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International Who's Who
Call Number: Reference CT 120 .I5
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The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians by Stanley Sadie (Editor); John Tyrrell (Editor)
Call Number: Reference ML 100 .N48 2001
ISBN: 1561592390
Publication Date: 2003
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