When searching for your authors for the course project, you can start with the UNC Libraries' catalog by entering the author's name. If any of the author's work are held or if the author is the subject of a work or included in an anthology, for example, you will find the results in this search.
You can also check to see if any of the other Triangle Libraries (TRLN) have holdings.
You can also check the holdings of relevant materials in WorldCat, a global catalog of library materials, is the world's largest union catalog containing of millions bibliographic records for items in the collections of thousands of libraries from many countries. This database includes all the records cataloged by OCLC member libraries in several hundred languages.
If there is a title held at another library, you can request it through Carolina BLU.
Search General Databases:
Search Specialized Databases:
You may want to conduct a general google search from the country of origin, in this case, google.mx.
You may find your author is on Facebook or Instagram or is discussed by others on these social media sites.