Below are SOME of the biographical reference books on 1st floor that may be helpful (in call number order):
| Current Biography | Ref CT100.C8 | Good for popular or newsworthy people back to 1940. Yearly volumes. Use the 10 year indexes to determine which volume a person's biography is in |
| Encyclopedia of World Biography | Ref CT103.E56 1998 | Includes very famous and primarily historical people |
| Biography and Genealogy Master Index | Ref CT103.Z9B5 | Use this to determine in which of many biographical sources you might find biographical information about a person. The UI Library does not own all of the sources listed. |
| American National Biography | Ref CT213.A68 | Includes historically famous Americans |
| Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice | Ref HM671.E53 2007 |
Includes biographical information about people who are famous for their activism |
| Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender | Ref HQ16.E52 2007 |
Includes some biographies of noteworthy people |
| The 100 Most Influential Women of All Time | Ref HQ1121.A14 2010 |
Historical Women |
| American Men and Women of Science | Ref Q127.U6A4 2003 |
Short biographies of accomplished current scientists |
| A Century or Nobel Prize Recipients | Ref Q141.C252 2003 |
Brief biographies of the people and their accomplishments |
| Notable Scientists from 1900 to the present | Ref Q141.N728 2001 |
Medium length biographies with short lists of references |
| American Women of Science Since 1900 | Ref Q141.W42 2011 |
| Why | for an overview of your topic. These items usually contain background information and bibliographies (which direct to other sources). |
| Where | 1st floor reference collection, reference databases |
| How | begin with a broad topic search |
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