Architecture: Biographies

To identify articles written by and about your architect in US Newsstream:

• Use the Advanced Search and click on the down arrow next to search by All fields + text and choose Person--PER;
• Click on Look up People and enter your author's name;
• Check off all boxes next to the names and click Add to Search, then click Search;
• Use Narrow results by menu to better focus your results list;
• Use the Suggested subjects section to see other headings ProQuest uses for your author;
• Use Find a copy to see if the article you need is in another database or in the library's collection;
• Use interlibrary loan to request articles we do not have.

Search Tips

• Search your architect as a keyword using quotation marks:  "frank lloyd wright"
• To search your architect as a subject (books about him/her), start your search with su:last name, first name
• To search for books written by your architect (his/her works), start your search with au:last name, first name
• Use Advanced Search to combine search categories, as well as limit by date, format, etc.
• To search other libraries, select Libraries Worldwide