RESEARCH IN EDUCATION: BASIC OUTLINE Prepared by Kathryn Reynolds Education & Human Services Librarian

*For books about your person's life and work, try "subject" &/or "word" searches in the Library Catalog - WSU & Affiliates or Ohio Link Central Catalog. For periodical articles, try "subject" &/or "word" searches in the appropriate abstracts or indexes. Use one of the following sources for basic biographical information:

The Biographical Dictionary
http://www.s9.com/biography/search.html

Biographical Dictionary of American Educators (3 vols.)
Dunbar Ref. LA 2311 .B54

Biographical Dictionary of Modern American Educators
Dunbar Ref. LA 2311 .O55 1997

Biographical Resources
electronic resource on LIBNET

Biography & Genealogy Master Index (2 computer disks)
Dunbar Ref. Office CT 213 .B56

Biography.com
http://www.biography.com/

Biography Index (1984+)
electronic resource on the Libraries' web site

Current Biography (1940+)
Dunbar Ref. CT 100 .C8

Directory of American Scholars (5 vols.)
Dunbar Ref. Table 2 LA 2311 .C32 1999

Internet Reference Sources: General : Biography
http://viva.lib.virginia.edu/reference/general/people.html

Lives, the Biography Resource
http://members.home.net/klanxner/lives/index.html

National Faculty Directory (3 vols.)
Dunbar Ref. Table 2 L 901 .N34 2000

People Search Engines
http://www.people-search-engines.com/

Pioneers of Early Childhood Education: A Bibliographical Guide
Dunbar Ref. LB 1139.23 .P45 1998

Who's Who in America
Dunbar Ref. E 176 .W642

Women Educators in the United States 1820-1993: A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook
Dunbar Ref. LA 2311 .W65 1994

World Biographical Index
http://134.169.20.3:80/acwww25u/wbi_en/index.html