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Ben Carson - Biographical Information


























Locating Information in Books
Search ValCat online catalog, to locate reference and circulating books found in
the Delta College Library or area Public Libraries.
Use the following Delta Library reference and circulating books:
1. Current Biography Yearbook - Reference CT100.C8 1997
2. Gifted Hands - RD592.9 .C37 A3 1990
3. Gifted Hands - RD592.9 .C37 A3 1992 (VIDEO)
4. Think Big: unleashing your potential for excellence - BV4509.5 .C5C37 1992
Use the following area libraries' reference and circulating
books:
1. African American Healers (Bridgeport, Midland Grace Dow, and Saginaw
Wickes)
2. Ben Carson (Midland Grace Dow and Saginaw Hoyt)


Locating Information in Periodicals
Browse the following Delta Library Periodicals (newspapers and popular
magazines) to locate articles (print format) on your topic:
1. Carson, Benjamin. "Paging Dr. Carson." Reader's Digest. Mar. 2001: 32-6.
2. Chappell, Kevin. "Dr. Ben Carson: Top Surgeon's Life-and-Death Struggle
with Prostate Cancer." Ebony Jan. 2003: 38, 41, 130.
3. Cheakalos, Christina. "Heal Thyself." People Weekly. 21 June 1999: 137-8.
4. Clarke, Kristen. Team Building Under Pressure. Associations Now. June
2009: 19.
5. Dreifus, Claudia. "A Pioneer at a Frontier: the Brain of a Child." New York
Times: 4 Jan. 2000: F7.
6. "Famed Surgeon Ben Carson Successfully Removes Diseased Half of
Patient's Brain." Jet. 2 Aug. 1999: 38-9.
7. Gibbs, A. S. The Gifted Ones. Ebony. March 2009: 48
8. Gorman, Christine. "Super Surgeon." Time. 20 Aug. 2001: 34-5.
9. Phillips, Christopher. "Ben Carson: Man of Miracles." Reader's Digest. Apr.
1990: 71-5.
10. Rubin, Rita. "Matthew's Miracle." U.S. News & World Report. 24 July 1995:
46-52.
11. Tipton, Mark. "Seeing the Big Picture." The Saturday Evening Post.
July/Aug. 1999: 50-3.


Use the following
keywords:
Ben Carson
Benjamin Carson






Use the following
keywords:
Ben Carson
Benjamin Carson






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Search the following online databases, available
through the Delta Library Web site (Library Resources).
For off-campus access, use your Delta username and password. You can call
the Reference Desk at (989) 686-9560 if you need help.
You can use the following databases to locate magazine, journal and
newspaper articles on your topic:
1. EBSCO: Biography Index, OmniFile Full Text, Readers Guide Full Text
2. InfoTrac: General Reference Center Gold, Health Reference Academic
Locating Information on the WWW
Search the following Web Sites to locate information on your topic:
1. Academy of Achievement. Ben Carson.
http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/steps/amd?target=car0-015
2. Dr. Ben Carson Scholarship Fund. recognizes and rewards outstanding
students in grades 4-12 with $1,000 scholarships invested for college.
http://www.carsonscholars.org/
3. An interview with Dr. Ben Carson about his book The Big Picture David
Gergen, editor of U.S. News and World Report, interviews Dr. Carson on
PBS Sept. 7. 1999. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/gergen/july-
dec99/carson_9-7.html
4. The History of African-Americans @ John Hopkins University.
http://afam.nts.jhu.edu/people/Carson/carson.html



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