To Find Biographical and Historical Period Books at the UNT Libraries:

Search the UNT Library Catalog
Keyword search examples:
Name search for biography: Polo, Marco; Behn Aphra, Marlowe, Christopher (last name, first name)
Historical Period: For Marco Polo: Venice AND 14th Century; Mongul AND 14th Century; Khan, Kublai AND court, Yuan Dynasty
For Christopher Marlowe: England AND 16th Century

To Find More Books Published on your Topic that are Owned by Other Libraries:

Search the World Catalog
*If accessing off campus, you will be asked for your EUID and EUID password before WorldCat will open.

To Request to Borrow Books from Other Libraries:

Books not owned by the UNT Libraries may be requested through the library's borrowing program
Inter-Library Loan.
Create an Interlibrary Loan Account if you do not already have one (click the "First Time User's button" and then you will see the form).
There is a link in each book's record in the World Catalog database that reads "UNT Interlibrary Loan". Click that link to automatically populate the Interlibrary Loan request form with the book information.

Video: Finding Books and Archival Collections in the World Catalog

To Find Biographical and Historical Period Journal Articles

 
Search the databases listed below to find biographical, historical period and costume journal articles.
If accessing off campus, you will be asked for your EUID and EUID password.

Keyword Search examples: 
People: Andreini, Isabella; Machiavelli, Niccoli (last name, first name)
Historical Period: Italy AND 16th Century, Renaissance AND Italy,
Costume: Italian AND Costume; Medieval AND Costume; French AND Furniture; Italy AND Architecture

Video: How to Find Journal Articles in Humanities Databases