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Native
American Indian Studies Research Guide Contents
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Native American
Indian Studies Research Guide
Library Catalogs
Library Catalogs
UMass Amherst Library
Catalog
Search for books, journals, and other materials by author,
title, subject, keyword, call number, journal title, etc. For materials
on a specific subject, enter your term(s) into the Subject
or Keyword search
boxes. The Library of Congress Subject Headings (Z695.L695+), located
near the W.E.B. Du Bois Library Reference Desk, suggests search terms
(subject headings). Some examples of relevant subject headings in Native
American Indian Studies follow.
The standard subject
heading for the whole of native communities in North America is: Indians
of North America. Related headings include Indians
of Central America and Indians
of South America. These broad terms return over 5000 entries, which
can be browsed for more specific subheadings.
For works on specific
communities, most headings follow the format "[community/nation] Indians".
Examples:
There are many other
possible subject searches. For example:
Other Library Catalogs
To expand your research to other libraries, try the following
catalogs. Ways
to obtain materials not owned by UMass Amherst Libraries.
The
Billie Jane Baguley Library and Archives
Comprehensive research facility that includes information
about indigenous art and cultures from around the world and a resource
file containing information about more than 19,000 Native American artists.
Its database may be searched remotely.
CW/MARS
Catalog
Contains records for the materials of participating
public, academic, school, regional, and special libraries in Central
and Western Massachusetts.
Four
College Catalog
Search the Library Catalog of Smith,
Mount Holyoke, Hampshire, and Amherst Colleges.
Mashantucket
Pequot Museum and Research Center
The Information Resources department, which includes
Archives & Special Collections, Children's Library, and Research
Library, is devoted to preserving and reclaiming the cultural heritage
of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation as well as preserving the histories
of other Native North Americans.There is no charge for admission. You
can search the catalog
from anywhere and access their finding aids and indexes on the website.
The
National Indian Law Library (NILL)
Public law library devoted to federal Indian and tribal
law. Its mission is to develop and make accessible a unique and valuable
collection of information and to assist people with their Indian law-related
information needs. NILL places special emphasis on helping individuals
and organizations who are working on behalf of Native Americans and
have the potential to positively influence their lives. You
can search the catalog
from anywhere.
Virtual
Catalog
Search the Library Catalogs of many New England academic
libraries.
WorldCat
(UMass Amherst students, faculty, and staff use
their OIT account for
off-campus access)
Search
the catalogs of thousands of libraries around the world.
Find Library
Materials by Call Numbers
The
Library Catalog provides a call number and location for each item. The
call number consists of an alphanumeric string based on the Library of
Congress classification system. View
an example of how to read a call number. Information on Native American
Indian Studies are found primarily in the E 75-E 99 call number area.
Other call number areas are listed below. Specific topics and locations
follow.
Main Floor
(one floor below the Entrance level)
Reference
Collection, as well as access to databases
Current Periodicals
Floor 14
E 75-99
Indians of North America, with significant
subsections as follows:
E 93
Government relations
E 97 Education
E 99 Individual nations (in alphabetical order). Examples:
- E99.A83 Assateague
- E99.C5 Cherokee
- E99.I7 Iroquois
- E99.M4 Mashpee
- E99.M433 Mayas
- E99.S54 Siksika
- E99.W2 Wampanoag
F1435
Central America, Mayas
F1465 Central America, Guatemala, Mayas
F2230 South America, Modern Indians
F3429 South America, Peru, Inca
Floor 5
KF
8201-8228 Law of the United States and Indians
Floor 18
ML
3557 American Indian Music
Floor 12
PM
101-2711 North American Indian Languages
PM 3001-4566 Languages of Mexico and Central America
PM5001-7356 Languages of South America and the West Indies
Floor 21
Z
1209-1210 Bibliography on American Indians
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