Library Resources
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Encyclopedias and Dictionaries | Books | Articles | Web Resources | Citation Styles |
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
American Indians : answers to today's questions
Location: Reference Room and Floor 2 E93 .U48 2001
Encyclopedia of aging
Location: Reference Room HQ1061 .E53 1987 and online (2002)
Encyclopedia of social issues 6 vol. (Native americans, and Indian)
Location: Reference Room HN57 .E59 1997
Native America in the twentieth century : an encyclopedia
Location: Reference Room E76.2 .N36 1994
The Native North American almanac
Location: Reference Room E75 .N397 2001
Statistical record of Native North Americans
Location: Reference Room E98.P76 S73 1995
Check the Library Catalog
Library Catalog
keywords:indians of north america and social and issues (or [specific issue])
Links to other library catalogs
World Cat, Melvyl and more!
Find Articles
Indexes and Abstracts
Anthropological Index (Late 1960's-)
Index to anthropological articles/ RAI. European focus
Location: Online and print Anthropological Index REF 4th Floor Z 5111 .R67)
Anthropological Literature Plus (RLG)
Anthropological Literature and Anthropological Index combined
Location: Internet
Social Science Index online, 1983-
Sociological Abstracts (SocAbs) ***
Abstracts and indexes over 1,600 serials publications, plus book chapters, 1963-
Full-text
Academic Universe - Lexis Nexis
A wide variety of information including: articles from Newspapers, journals, law reviews, case law and more (mostly not scholarly)
AcademicSearch Elite (EbscoHost)
Full-text and citations from journals and magazines, may limit to only search full-text, within a specific date range and peer reviewed journals ***
CQ Researcher ***
Explores a single "hot" issue in the news in depth each week. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education and science and technology.
Full-text database of selected newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press in the United States. Alternative to mainstream media so gives a different perspective (not scholarly publications)
InfoTrac OneFile (includes Expanded Academic ASAP InfoTrac)
Full-text and citations from journals and magazines, may limit to only search full-text, within a specific date range and refereed journals
Human Relations Area Files
Data and publications on a variety of cultures world-wide.
Location: Microfiche 4th Floor; Partially available on line through eHRAF.
JStor (Archival) ***
A reliable and comprehensive archive of important scholarly journal literature.
Web Resources
Statistics
Statistical Record of Native North Americans
Location: Reference Room E98.P76 S73 1995
American FactFinder (based on US Census) Subject Index: Native Americans
Location: http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en ;
American Indian and Alaska Native Populations: US Census Direct Link
Location: Internet
American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) Data and Links (U.S. Census Bureau)
Location: Internet
provides easy access to statistics about California; some databases cover the entire United States. (CSUN subscription; not available to all users) Suggestion: Statistics Summary, ... by race (U.S. State and County Population Statistics By Race and/or Age)
Location: Internet
(California Digital Library) includes data (or downloadable files) on California at the state, region, county, and city level from a variety of government sources. Population and Demographics: American Indian or Topic, Subtopic (Educational Attainment: Race By Educational Attainment)
Location: http://countingcalifornia.cdlib.org/
Web Pages
American Indian Studies: Web Resources (Woodley)
U.S. Dept. of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs
Site temporarily unavailable due to the Cobell Litigation
Index of Native American Activist Resources on the Internet
Site
--Code Talk Code Talk is a federal inter-agency Native American website that provides information for Native American communities. Code Talk is hosted by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Native American Program
State and Local Government on the Net: Tribal Governments
Site
Political Advocacy Groups: Native Americans
Site
Site
Site
Citation Styles
AAA Online Style Guide http://www.aaanet.org/pubs/style_guide.htm
Mary S. Woodley 818-677-6302 mary.woodley@csun.edu