How can I find the author of a book?

You can search by the author’s name using the Online Library Catalog or the Multi-Search. Does the author have a reputation for being an expert on the topic? If your source is a book, book reviews are a good resource to answer this question, and you may be able to find several using the library’s Multi-Search.

How do I find out if a book title is available?

If you want to see if a title has been trademarked, you can use TESS, the online search at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

How do I find a book with just a description?

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What is an author search?

An author search retrieves records of published articles or books by a specific author in a database.

What are author books?

An author is the creator or originator of any written work such as a book or play, and is also considered a writer. More broadly defined, an author is “the person who originated or gave existence to anything” and whose authorship determines responsibility for what was created.

How do you determine author’s qualifications?

When you are determining the credibility of the author of a book, you will first check the book in the following places: Author’s note (if there is one), Foreword and/or Introduction (if there is one), and the About the Author (often found on the back cover).

Where can I find the author of a book?

For more search options, and help, see the search page . If you have an old browser that does not understand forms, the old author search is still available.

How to search for a book by title?

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How can I find the author of a book? You can search by the author’s name using the Online Library Catalog or the Multi-Search. Does the author have a reputation for being an expert on the topic? If your source is a book, book reviews are a good resource to answer this question, and you…