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Biographical Sources

American National Biography
       Location: R920 A51B Willmar Reference

Contemporary Authors
  • Guide to current writers in fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures, television, and other fields. Provides complete biographical and bibliographical references for more than 100,000 authors in the U.S. and around the world.
       Location: R920 C76 Willmar Reference

Current Biography
  • Includes biographies of persons of various nationalities, professions, and occupations, who are currently prominent in their particular fields.
       Location: R920 C97 Willmar Reference

Dictionary of American Biography
  • Scholarly American biographical dictionary.
       Location: R920 D55A Willmar Reference
 

Research articles

  • Academic Search Premier
    Provides full text for over 4,650 periodicals covering the social sciences, humanities, general science, multi-cultural studies, education, etc., including full-text for nearly 3,900 peer-reviewed titles.
    Note: All electronic library resources are available to Ridgewater students using your Star ID and password.
  • CINAHL
    Provides indexing for 3,000 journals from the field of nursing and allied health. Many articles are full-text.