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Reference Sources: Bibliographies, Biographies, Catalogs

Frequently used/recommended print resources

Biographical Resources

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Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists by John Daintith (Editor)
Call Number: Reference Room - 1st Floor Q141 .B527 2009

ISBN: 9781420072716

provides biographical information on 2400 scientists who have made important contributions to the development of science. Some profiles include quotes by and about the scientist.
Notable scientists from 1900 to the present by Brigham Narins
Call Number: Reference Room - 1st Floor Q141 .N67 2001

ISBN: 0787617512

Profiles include "Selected Writings" and/or "Further Reading" lists

Sample pages - Notable Scientists

Dictionary of Scientific Biography by Charles C. Gillispie
Call Number: Q141 .D45 Reference Room

Publication Date: 1970-1980

16 vols.; multiple copies.
Use for beginning/quick biographies of prominent scientists. Can use outdated terminology and approaches, but is scholarly overall.
Current Biography Yearbook by Clifford Thompson; H. W. Wilson (Editor)
Call Number: Reference Room - 1st Floor CT100 .C8

Sample pages - Current Biography Yearbook

Bibliographies

Statistics sources : a subject guide to data... by Gale Research Inc
Call Number: Reference Desk Z7551 .S8 2019

ISBN: 9781410364791

4 vols.
"... on industrial, business, social, educational, financial, and other topics for the United States and internationally"

Sample pages - Statistics Sources

Catalogs

Serials holdings in the Linda Hall Library
Publication Date: 1989

Also available at the Reference Desk.
"The Red Book" lists serials by title word-by-word. Useful for pinpointing old/discontinued serials.

Sample pages - LHL Red Book

United States federal documents holdings in the Linda Hall Library
Call Number: Closed Stacks - Books Z1223.Z7 L5 1972

Also available at the Reference Desk.
Lists documents by publishing department/organization, with the SuDoc number.

Sample pages - LHL Brown Book

Japanese, Chinese, and Russian serials holdings in the Linda Hall Library
Call Number: Closed Stacks - Books Z7403 .L5 1970

Also available at the Reference Desk.
The "Blue Book" lists publications alphabetically by the publishing organization name.

Sample pages - LHL Blue Book

Japanese, Chinese, and Russian serials holdings in the Linda Hall Library