LibGuides: Literary Research at PC: Authors/Biographical Research

Search Tips

When conducting biographical research about a writer, keep in mind that your author is the SUBJECT of your search. Remembering this will help you sift out search results of works by the author.

Biographical Research

Biography (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
Generally comprehensive search tool that will often overlap with other information sources such as Gale's Contemporary Authors series and the Encyclopedia of World Biography.

Contemporary Authors (print series)

Use this online index to identify what print volumes provide biographical and other details about an author

Gale Literary Index http://www.galenet.com/servlet/LitIndex

NOTE: the Index is also available
within PC's subscribed access
to Gale's Literature Resource Center.

Volumes in PC Retro Reference:

about authors (and about their works) Biographical profiles of modern authors, including bibliographies

CA - Contemporary Authors (brown then blue with orange/red) vols 45-247 / Retro Ref PN466 .C6
CANR - Contemporary Authors New Revised Series (blue with green) vols 1-152 / Retro Ref PN466 .C598