Native American Culture eResearch Guide - Paul A. Elsner Library @ Mesa Community College

eResearch Guides

Native American Culture
Library Research
and
Resources

Doing Library Research

A good research paper should include information from a variety of sources:

Books

Encyclopedias and other reference works

Magazines and journals

Newspapers

The Internet

While the Internet may provide useful information, it may not be your best source.

Print Resources
MCC Library Catalog
Use for books and audiovisual materials at all the libraries in the community college system. Titles at other campuses may be requested if “available.” Utilize the “Basic” function for a keyword search. To find a specific title, author or subject, utilize the “Browse” function. Enter the word or words that best describe your topic.

Search by:
     General keyword =Indians of North America
     Subject keyword =Native Americans and health
     Title keyword      =Warrior woman

Reference & Circulating Books
Materials about the subject Indians of North America are assigned call numbers E76 through E99. To find dictionaries, directories, almanacs, encyclopedias, statistics and other related books, browse the shelves in the Reference Collection in the above call number range. Use the same call number range to locate circulating materials that can be checked out. Below is a sampling of titles at our 2 libraries.

Chronology of Native North American History (REF E77.C555 1994) MCC	.	Dictionary of Native American Literature (REF PM155 .D53 1994 and NetLibrary ebook) MCC & RM
Dictionary of Native American Mythology (REF E98.R3 G46 1994 and NetLibrary ebook) MCC & RM		Encyclopedia of Native American Religions (REF E98.R3 H73 2000) MCC & RM
Handbook of North American Indians (REF E76.2 .H36) MCC & RM		Illustrated Atlas of Native American History (REF E77 .I45 1999) MCC & RM

.	Native American Education: a Reference Handbook (REF E97.H138 2002) MCC & RM		Native Tribes of North America (REF E76.2.J642 1999) MCC
	Notable Native Americans (REF E89 .N67 1995) MCC		Timelines of Native American History (REF E77.H395 1997) MCC

Southwest Reading Room
A special collection of Southwestern materials located in the Reading Room on the third floor of the library. This collection includes history, natural history, geography, ethnic studies, and arts and humanities of the Southwest Region.

Periodicals
In our periodical reading room on the first floor, there is a collection of journals, magazines and newspapers to which MCC subscribes. Notable titles on Native Americans include: Journal of American Indian Education, American Indian Art Magazine, Kiva, Native Peoples and the Navajo Times.

Print Indexes
The Art Index, Humanities Index, and Social Science Indexes are located on the index tables on the second floor.

Database Resources

Expanded Academic ASAP
This database indexes 1,000 magazines and journals, providing full text for more than 500 titles.

Sample search results:

Sample subject search: Native Americans
Subject search results: over 7300 articles or can narrow by subdivision
Sample subject search: Navajos
Subject search results: over 550 articles or can narrow by subdivision

Academic Search Premier
This database includes nearly 4,000 scholarly publications full text, including full text for more than 3,100 peer-reviewed journals.

MasterFILE Premier
This database indexes 3,100 magazines and journals providing full text for more than 1,800 titles.

National News
Online access to several national newspapers including the New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post.

Ethnic NewsWatch
Full text collection of about 200 newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press providing a perspective on the history, culture and news of diverse peoples. Searchable in both English and Spanish with both languages represented in the full text entries.

Select Publications Indexed include:
     The Cherokee Observer
     Fort Apache Scout
     Indian Country Today
     Native American Times
     Navajo Nation Today
     Navajo Times

Internet Resources

American Indian History and Related Issues http://www.csulb.edu/projects/ais/index.html	American Native Press Archives http://www.anpa.ualr.edu .
CodeTalk: American Indian Website http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/ih/codetalk/index.cfm	First Nations Histories http://www.tolatsga.org/Compacts.html .
The Hopi Way http://www.thehopiway.com/ .	National Museum of the American Indian http://americanindian.si.edu/
Native Peoples http://www.nativepeoples.com/	Native Web http://www.nativeweb.org/
Southwest Museum of the American Indian http://www.southwestmuseum.org/	U.S. Census Bureau. American Indian and Alaska Native Populations http://factfinder.census.gov/home/aian/index.html

Accessing Library Resources
From Home
If you have a computer with Internet access, you can make use of the library’s databases from the convenience of your own home. Simply set your Internet browser to the library’s main web page (shown below) and follow the links.
Follow these steps:

1. Go to http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/library/

2. To search for magazines or journals, click on “electronic resources.” At the top of the index page, click the link “Off-Campus Access.”

3. Log on with your MCC e-mail user name and password.

4. Make a selection of one of the databases listed.
Native American Culture resources are in the “General” section.

All of the databases listed may be accessed from your home or school computer.

All Research Guides are available online at: http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/library/researchguides.html

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