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Native Americans: Library Resources
General Sources
- The New Encyclopaedia Britannica Ref Encyclopedia
Case
- Lengthy articles with bibliographies make this an excellent place
to start your research. Consult the index to find information on your
topic. See also Britannica
Online, accessible from the library's Databases page.
- Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
Ref Reserve E184.A1 G14 2000 (vols. 1-3)
- Essays on approximately 150 culture groups of the U.S., from Acadians
to Yupiats, covering their history, acculturation and assimilation,
family and community dynamics, language and religion.
- Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups
Ref E184.A1 H35
- An older but still influential book on American diversity. Includes
essays about general topics (labor, intermarriage, American identity
and Americanization) and about specific groups.
- Racial and Ethnic Relations in America
E49.R33 2000 (vols. 1-3)
- Essays dealing with "the most important topics, events and issues
surrounding relations between and among the peoples of North America."
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Native Americans
- American Indians E76.2 .A45
1995 (v.1-3)
- Articles about particular Native American tribes and issues in Native
American history and culture.
- Native American Almanac E77
.H59 1993
- Subtitled "A Portrait of Native America Today," this book provides quick facts and overviews of major issues facing
contemporary Native Americans.
- Native America in the Twentieth Century E76.2
.N36 1994
- Detailed profiles of contemporary Native American groups and articles about issues in Native American life.
Statistics
- FedStats http://www.fedstats.gov/
- Allows you to access statistical publications from over 100 U.S. federal
agencies.
- Profiles of General Demographic Characteristics 2000 : 2000
Census of Population and
Housing : New York Ref HA541.5 2000 (vols. 1-2)
- Two hefty volumes of tables detailing New York State demographics,
from the 2000 Census.
- Racial and Ethnic Diversity Ref E184.A1
R78 2002
- Demographic information on five major U.S. ethnic groups: Asians,
blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, and whites.
- Statistical Handbook on Racial Groups in the United States
Ref E184.A1 H417 2000
- Compendium of statistics on the racial and ethnic composition of the
U.S.
- Statistical Abstract of the United States
Ref HA202 (1880- ;latest at Ref. Desk and on Reserve)
- Annual publication of the U.S. Census Bureau giving the highlights
of statistics gathered on a regular basis by both government and private
sources. In some cases, relevant web sites are given. A wide range of
topics such as: health, population, education, crime, travel and foreign
country information are covered. The Statistical Abstract is also available
on the web at: http://www.census.gov/statab/www/.
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You can find other books on your topic by searching the online
Pace Library Catalog by subject or keyword. Subject searches target
the specific Library of Congress Subject Headings that have been assigned
to the books that the Pace Library owns. Unless you know the subject
headings that pertain to your topic, you may want to begin with a Word
(keyword) search. Once you have found a source that you find
useful, look at the Library of Congress Subject Headings towards the bottom
of the catalog record to determine the best terms to use in a Subject
search for further materials. Some examples of subject headings
include:
- Indians of North America
- Indians of North America -- Economic Conditions
- Indians of North America -- Social Conditions
- Mohawk Indians
- Dakota Indians
For additional tips on searching the catalog, see the library's guide
to Using
the Pace Library Catalog.
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To find references to journal articles on your topic, and in some cases
the articles themselves, use one of the library's databases. To
access Pace Library databases, go to the library home page (http://library.pace.edu),
click on Databases, and use the pull-down menu labeled "Subject
Research Area" to select the subject area most appropriate to your topic.
You may also choose a specific database from an alphabetical list.
Use the databases listed below to find citations and abstracts, and in
some cases full-text journal articles.
- America:
History and Life
Access: http://www.pace.edu/library;
click on databases
- Indexes and abstracts literature on the history and culture of the
United States and Canada from prehistoric times to the present.
Help
on searching this database is available.
- Academic
Search Premier
- Access: http://www.pace.edu/library;
click on databases
- Full Text database of humanities, social sciences, non-technical general
sciences
and current events. Help
on searching this database is available.
- JSTOR
Access: http://www.pace.edu/library;
click on databases
- Contains back issues of scholarly journals. For a list of journals
included in JSTOR, visit our E-journal
List.
- Lexis-Nexis
Universe
Access: http://www.pace.edu/library;
click on databases
- Full Text database of news, business, medical and legal resources,
including highly specialized trade journals, leading national and international
newspapers, SEC documents, state and federal statistics and case law.
- Research Library
Access: http://www.pace.edu/library;
click on databases
- Contains citations, with abstracts, to more than 1,800 general-interest
periodicals. Included are over 500 periodicals related to the social
sciences, nearly 400 related to the humanities, more than 150 in the
general sciences field, and approximately 200 business titles. More
than 200 of the journals are available in full text. Help
on searching this database is available.
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The Pace Library maintains lists of high-quality resources
in various subject areas. To find these topical lists, go to the
Pace Library home page (http://library.pace.edu),
then click on Internet Resources. Use the pull-down menu
to select a subject research area.
To search for additional information on the Web, you will
need to use a subject directory or a search engine. For more information,
see the library's page on Using
the Internet for Research. A list of subject directories and search
engines that you might find useful is available on the library's web site
at http://www.pace.edu/library/pages/links/search.html.
If you are using resources from the World Wide Web, it is
especially important that you evaluate their accuracy, authority, currency
and objectivity. For more information, see our page
on Evaluating Resources.
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Once you have finished your research and written your paper, you will
need to prepare your bibliography and cite any sources you have referenced
within the text. The library has prepared some information
on citation styles for print and electronic resources. You can access
it on the Pace Library web site in the Research Help
area.
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