Finding Biographical Information

• Consult the QuickQuest subjects “Biography: Disciplines” or “Biography: General Sources” to help you get started
• Try searching these helpful resources:
  • Use Books - Try the BGSU Libraries Catalog or the OhioLINK Central Catalog
  • Use the Film Literature Index (Main Ref Index Z5784.M9F45) and the International Index to Film Periodicals (Main Ref Index Z5784.M9I49)
  • Use articles in Research Databases
    • Academic Search Premier
    • Biography Index
    • Humanities Abstracts
    • LexisNexis Academic
      Look under the Reference category and click on Biographical Information
    • MLA International Bibliography
    • If your individual is an executive, use the same databases in which you found your company information.
• You might also try searching the web for information - see WebWIZARD for help searching the web - search your person's name or company as a phrase by using quotation marks around the name or use the phrase searching option that some search engines have.
• Web Sites
  • Some of you may be able to find information on Biography.com about your individual.
  • Who's Who of Victorian Cinema (http://www.victorian-cinema.net/). Based on a book of the same name published by the British Film Institute. Search biographies by name, country, and group (i.e. camermen, inventors). Also includes images of equipment of the time, bibliographies, and much more.