NACO Authority Record Resources
Compiled by Melanie McGurr,
Cataloging Department
The Basics from the PCC site:
- Participant's Manual (pdf)
- FAQ
- 670 Field
Print Sources:
- American authors and books, 1640 to the present day [by] W. J. Burke and Will D. Howe (CAT Reference)
- Author bibliography of English language fiction in the Library of Congress through 1950 compiled by R. Glenn Wright (Special Collections Cataloging Reference)
- Biography index (annual) No longer a database through OhioLINK (SUL Reference and some STX)
- Crime fiction comprehensive bibliographies by Allen J. Hubin (STX) and partially online http://www.locusmag.com/index/add4b.htm
- Encyclopedia of pulp fiction writers by Lee Server (SUL Reference)
- The Encyclopedia of science fiction edited by John Clute and Peter Nicholls (CAT Reference)
- National Union Catalog compiled by the Library of Congress (ACK Reference)
- Pseudonyms and nicknames dictionary: a guide to 80,000 aliases, appellations, assumed names by Jennifer Mossman (CAT Reference)
Databases:
- Ohio State University/OhioLINK Databases
- American National Biography
- Biography and Genealogy Master Index
- Grove Art Online
- Literary Index
- Literary Reference Center (Contemporary Authors)
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Oxford Reference (Literature, Art, History)
- World Who’s Who
Internet Sources:
- a.k.a. (pseudonyms)
- AskArt
- Internet Movie Database
- Social Security Death Index
- Union List of Artists Online (Getty Research)
Specialized Sites:
National Sites:
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