Use the online catalog's author search to find materials by a personal author. Enter as much or as little of the author's name as you wish (last name first). The system will allow you to browse the surrounding entries. The online catalog displays only those books held by Dykes, Farha and Clendening Libraries. For a more extensive search for an author's books, you may wish to search the online catalogs of other libraries as well.

Connect to Online Catalog
Connect to Online Catalogs of Other Libraries

Author Searching in Print Indexes

To find books or book chapters:

Consult the author volumes of Books in Print to find books written by a particular author. Variant forms of an author's name may not be listed together in the alphabetical sequence, but cross-references are available. Books in Print contains only books which are currently in print; old editions and out-of-print publications are not included. Books in Print is located in Ready Reference.

Biological Abstracts/RRM (Reports, Reviews, Meetings), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and Psychological Abstracts include citations to books and book chapters. Select the index most closely related to the author's subject area, then use the Author Index to find books or book chapters written by that author.
To find journal articles:

Each journal article index contains an author section. Select the print index most closely related to the author's subject area (such as Index Medicus for clinical medicine, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature for nursing, etc.). Look for the author's last name in the author index to find a list of his/her publications. Complete citations may appear only under the name of the first author of each article; names of subsequent authors are cross-referenced to the first author's name. View a list of print indexes available at Dykes Library.

Author Searching in Bibliographic Databases

To find all references to articles by a specific author follow the appropriate set of directions below.

Author Searching in Ovid Databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO and IPA)

Select the database which is appropriate to the field in which the author worked.
Click on the Index button.
Type the author's last name, a space, then the first initial or first name depending on the database.

Initials for MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsychINFO and IPA:

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Click to select any forms of the name from the index which the author may have used.
Press the enter key.
Use the scroll button to view the results.

Author Searching in Science Citation Index

Choose author from the fields available.
Type the author's last name, a dash, and initials. An example is given on the screen.
Click the dictionary button. This will give you an opportunity to scan nearby names. This is especially helpful if you are unsure of the initials that the author has used.
When you find the correct name, click on it to select and click the Add to Query button.
Click the Search button.
Click on the Results button to view the citation.
To print the citation go to File and Print Record.

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