American Men and Women of Science, Ref Q141 A474 latest ed.
Dictionary of Scientific Biography, Ref Q141 D5 v. 1-18
Notable Twentieth-Century Scientists, Ref Q141 N73 1995 v. 1-4
American Women in Science: 1950 to Present, Ref Q141 B254 1998
The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences
Distinguished African American Scientists of the 20th Century, Ref Q141 D535 1996
Black Women Scientists in the United States, Ref Q141 W367 1999
Notable Black American Scientists, Ref Q141 N726 1999
Biographical Dictionary of Scientists, Ref Q141 B528 2000
Notable Women in the Physical Sciences, Ref Q141 N734 1997
Finding biographical information can be a challenge. The titles listed above are only a small sample of available resources. Using the scientist's name, do a subject search in MIDCAT for books about that person. Or do a subject search with the subheading Biography under the person's field, for example, Paleontologists Biography. You may have to further finesse your subject search by inserting a place subheading after the person's field, such as Women Geologists United States Biography. Online biographical resources can be found in the Electronic Reading Room or in Biography Index. A librarian can show you even more strategies.