Finding Biographical Information:
A Tutorial for Patrons of Milner Library at Illinois State University

Have you been assigned to write a paper about an historical figure of your choice but don't know where to start? Have you been searching the library for several hours trying to find a biography to no avail? Maybe your life dream has been to write the definitive biography of Dave Matthews or P'Diddy, and you don't know where to find what's already been written. If so, this tutorial might help.

This tutorial is designed for the Milner Library patron who would like to know more about how the online catalog and article databases can be used to find information about people both famous and infamous. The tutorial is designed to be taken at your own pace. It should take about 45 minutes to complete. You will learn about biographical information and practice using some key biographical information sources. There are short exercises to test your new knowledge. If this interests you ...

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