Reference collections are a good place to gather basic information on a topic as well as leads to locate additional sources. In the Sawyer Reference collection, you will find subject encyclopedias, annotated bibliographies and research guides. To locate materials in the Sawyer Reference collection, do an Advanced Keyword Search for your topic and limit to Location Sawyer Reference. Once you have located the relevant section, the best way to find more useful resources is to browse through the collection.
Reference Guide to Russian Literature
Sawyer REF PG2940 .R43 1998
Russian Novelists in the Age of Tolstoy and Dostoevsky
Sawyer REF PG3098.3 .R874 2001
Dostoevsky encyclopedia
Sawyer REF PG3328.A09 L36 2004
To find bibliographies in FRANCIS, do an Advanced Keyword Search with the subject: bibliography AND your topic.
Bibliographies are located both in the reference collection and in the circulating collection.
Use FRANCIS to search for published biographical materials on authors (book-length biographies, essays, collections of letters and/or diaries).
Do a an Advanced Keyword Search with the subject biography AND Dostoevsky as a keyword.
Use the following databases to locate additional biographical sources available in the reference collection or in articles:
Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Biography Resource Center