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Biographies

Descriptions, titles, images of book covers, and links to biographical books and databases available from the Thurgood Marshall Library. Also includes autobiographies and some memoirs.

Locating eBook biographies: step by step

Step 1. On the library website homepage, click on E-Resources on the far left side of the page.

 

Step 2. Click on EBSCO eBook Collection. (For off campus access, follow these instructions.)

To search or browse EBSCO eBooks, review the following sections below:

  • Keyword Searching in EBSCO eBooks
  • Browse by category to find EBSCO eBooks

Keyword Searching in EBSCO eBooks

Step 3.  Click on Advanced Search in EBSCO eBook collection located under the search box.

 

Step 4. Type in the keywords. For example, "martin luther king jr" "biography". 

In the pull down menu, select All Text Fields for the first search box and type in your keywords. For this example, "martin luther king jr" is the keyword. Then select Subject for the second search box and type in your second keyword. The second keyword for this example is "biography".

 

Step 5. Click on the Search button to view the results. Filter results by selecting the limiters on the left side of the page. Select the eBook you want to browse.

 

Step 6. Click on the title to see details. Click on PDF Full Text/EPUB Full Text to view the contents. To download this eBook, view How to Read and Download EBSCO eBooks at Bowie State University.

Browse by category to find EBSCO eBooks

Step 3. Click on Biographies and Memoirs under the Browse by Category list on the left side.

 

Step 4.  View the search results. To limit the search results, type your keywords.

 

Step 5.  Click on Advanced Search and type in keywords in the second box for this search. Our example is "martin luther king jr".

 

Step 6. Click on the Search button to see the search results.

 

Step 7. Click on the title to see details. Click on PDF Full Text/EPUB Full Text to view the contents. To download this eBook, view How to Read and Download EBSCO eBooks at Bowie State University.