Biographies: What are the Types of Biographies?

Searching for Books using the Monroe University Library Catalog

1.  Open the Catalog either on MyMonroe’s Library Resource Gadget or using this link.

*Library Name: Monroe University 
 No Password Required*

2.  For a simple search, type your keywords in the search box and click on the magnifying glass.

3.   For a more advanced search, Choose "Subject" from the first dropdown menu --> then enter "biography" or "autobiography"

4.  Once the results appear, click the title link of your desired book.

5.  Check the status bar at the bottom of the screen for the book's status, branch, location, and call number.

6.  Some results may be DVDs.

Autobiography:

A narrative of a person's life, written by, or as having been written by that person. (May have a professional co-author)

Biography:

A history of a person’s life. It could be written by one or more authors.

Memoir:

A narrative recollection of the writer's earlier experiences, especially those involving unusual people, places, or events.

It is okay to use a Google search to find quick information about anything, especially biographies.

Feel free to use the search box below to retrieve quick information.

*Quick Tip*

The first result will most likely be Wikipedia. Wikipedia should NEVER be used as a one of your sources for a paper, or even for homework.

Wikipedia does have its uses though. If you are reading a Wikipedia entry, scroll down to the bottom to "References." Most of the blue links listed should take you to the original source the author used to write the Wikipedia article. Cite the ORIGINAL SOURCE NOT WIKIPEDIA!