A Guide to Native American Resources in the Clarion University Libraries and on the Internet
Compiled and Maintained by Basil Martin
Browsing For Books In The University Libraries
Books
To locate BOOKS about Native Americans in the University Libraries, go to the University Libraries homepage and click on PILOT: Clarion's Online Catalog. Perform a subject keyword search and enter the following subject term: Indians of North America. You can also search for a specific tribe, for example:
Comanche
Pueblo
Browsing for Books in the University Libraries
To BROWSE for books about Native Americans in Carlson Library, search the shelves in the Reference Room within the E54 - E99 range of call numbers. Others can be found within the Z1209 - Z1210, qZ1209 - qZ1210, qE185 range of call numbers. Children’s nonfiction books can be found within the j970.1 and j970.3 range of call numbers. If you are looking for media, you can browse on the media shelves within the E54 - E99 range of call numbers. In the Suhr Library on the Venango Campus, search for books in the E54 - E99 range of call numbers. It is also possible to browse the collection online using a call number search in the catalog.
Journal Articles
To locate JOURNAL ARTICLES about Native Americans, go to the University Libraries homepage, click on A-Z Database List, and click on the database you wish to search.
ProQuest Direct
After you enter ProQuest, you can search multiple databases. Select all that apply and click the continue button.
In the box, type in the word(s) or Phrase(s) for which you want to search.
Enter either one of these search terms: Native Americans or Indians of North America.
To perform a subject search, click on Advanced Search, select "subject" as the field to search, and enter the search term Native Americans.
EBSCO
Select databases such as Academic Search Complete, Business Source Premier, or Health Source: Consumer Edition.
To perform a key word search, enter Native Americans or Indians of North America.
To perform a subject search, click on Subjects, and then enter Indians of North America.
Lexis-Nexis
Select any of the services listed (General or News Topics are good places to start) and enter the search term Native Americans. If you are looking for biographical information, click on People and select one of the biographical sources from the drop-down menu.
Web Sites
To find WEB SITES with information about Native Americans, open a web browser such as Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox and choose a search engine such as Alta Vista or Yahoo. At the search screen, type in the topic you wish to research. When using the Internet for research, use the most specific search term possible. For example, using the broad search term Native Americans will produce numerous Web sites, but using a more specific search term such as Pueblos, will produce fewer and more relevant results. If one particular search term does not yield the desired results, experiment with other search terms and phrases. Examples of Web sites found on the Internet include:
Includes many of the Native American sites on the Web and an index to other sites, especially those dealing with Native American arts, museums, and music.
Lists federally recognized tribes and connects to tribal home pages.
Last Update: September, 2008
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