Biographical Resources   Tags: biographies  

Classification System

In the Library collection, most biographies are classified under the subjects and the historical periods. These are some of the relevant call number ranges:

Subject Headings

In the Library Online Catalog, use subject searches to find biographical works. Examples:

• Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
• Authors, Chinese -- Biography
• Biography
• Biography -- 20th century
• Businessmen -- China -- Hong Kong -- Biography
• China -- Biography
• China -- History -- Song dynasty, 960-1279 -- Biography
• China -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
• Composers -- Germany -- Biography
• Executives -- United States -- Biography
• Explorers -- Spain -- Biography
• Generals -- Great Britain -- Biography
• Heads of state -- China -- Biography
• Mathematicians -- Biography
• Missionaries -- China -- Biography
• Novelists, English -- 20th century -- Biography
• Presidents -- France -- Biography
• Scientists -- Biography
• Statesmen -- Taiwan -- Biography
• Women -- United States -- Biography

Tips:

To find biographies of an individual or a particular group, search for keywords in the Subject field. In the Library Catalog, choose the Word/Phrase option, then use the "s:" command with the relevant keywords, e.g.,

Individual
s:nixon and s:biography will find biographies of Nixon
s:deng xiaoping and s:biography will find biographies of Deng Xiaoping
 
Group
s:(china and qing and biography) will find biographies of Qing Dynasty people
s:(engineers and china and biography) will find biographies of Chinese engineers
s:(physicists and biography) will find biographies of physicists