To search for a book-length biography, follow the steps below:
1. Change the "Show me" dropdown menu from "anywhere in the record" to “in subject."
2. Enter the following into the search box:
• Name of the person (Example: Steve Jobs)
AND
• biography
Sample Search: Steve Jobs and biography
Sample Search: Hillary Clinton and biography
To search for a book-length biography related to a specific profession, follow the steps below:
1. Change the dropdown menu from "anywhere in the record" to “in Subject."
2. Enter the following into the search box:
• Name of the profession in the plural (Example: nurses)
AND
• Biography
Sample Search: nurses and biography
Sample Search: painters and biography
TIP: If you are not finding enough information, change the dropdown menu from “in subject" back to its default position. Then, try the search again.
TIP: To find additional biographies related to a specific profession, swap out your original search term with a related term or synonym.
For example, if I'm looking for biographies about painters, I might try the following search:
painters and biography
However, I might also find relevant information with the following search:
artists and biography
