• Enlightenment Salon

    Lura Sanborn – Reference Librarian

    Biography Resource Database

    The library’s Biography Resource database is the quickest way to locate a handful of quality biographies about influential individuals. This database searches for biographies from the text of over 100 print reference sources.  To access this database click HERE.

    Search for your Enlightenment individual by name:

    Reference Books

    Consider searching for your Enlightenment individual in the library’s collection of print reference books. Both biographical reference sets and subject sets related to your individual may be relevant.

    Search Tip: Consult the index of any given reference set to locate any and all mentions of an individual.

    Encyclopedia of Philosophy Ref 103 B64
    Encyclopedia of Religion Ref 203 J72
    The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History Ref 305.4 OX25W
    Dictionary of Scientific Biography Ref 510.92 AM3
    European Writers: The Age of Reason and the Enlightenment Ref 920.J16 : Volume 4
    Encyclopedia of World Biography Ref 920 M17
    Women in World History Ref 920.72 C73
    Europe 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World Ref 940.2 D51
    Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment Ref 940.2 K84

    Circulating Library Books

    To find books about your Enlightenment individual, conduct a subject search in the library catalog using the individual’s name:

    To find books written by your Enlightenment individual, conduct an author search in the library catalog using the individual’s name:

    Books Online

    To find books online written by your Enlightenment individual consider searching any of the following sites specializing in digitizing and making available out-of-copyright material:

    Also consider this reference work from Stanford: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

    Download a PDF version of this research guide by clicking HERE.

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