Finding Books
There are several ways to get books at the library and the best place to start is the library catalog.
- BGSU Libraries CatalogSearch for books, videos, music scores, CDs, journals & newspapers, and archival and special collections available at the BGSU Libraries.
Searching for Books
Books give you more in-depth background than encyclopedias and dictionaries. Use library catalogs to find titles on your topic.
BGSU Libraries Catalog
Start with the BGSU Libraries Catalog to search for items owned by the BGSU Libraries. Items in the catalog include books, journal titles, newspapers, government documents, sound recordings and more. If your aren't finding what you want in the catalog, ask a library staff member for help.
Subject Headings include:
- Indians of North America
- Indians of North America--Canada
- Specific names, places, or events such as:
- Rosebud Indian Reservation
- Kickapoo Indians
- Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief 1768-1813
- Wounded Knee Massacre SD 1890.
Word Searches:
- Use single terms or phrases: Shamans, Anasazi, Code talkers, etc. Or combine terms to narrow your search:
- Women Indians
- Indians Health
- Indians Education History
- Custer Little Bighorn
- Indians Diaries
- Canada Indians
- (Aboriginal or Native) and Canada
Reference Books
Reference books provide background information to help you put your research in context. They include encyclopedias, dictionaries, bibliographies, etc. Below are just a few reference books we have on Native Americans in the Jerome Library.
- American Indian and the United States byCall Number: REF E 93 .W27 v.1-4ISBN: 0394472837Publication Date: 1973-01-01Texts of important primary sources illustrating the relationship between Native Americans and the federal government. Materials are drawn from five principle sources: reports of the Commissioners of Indian Affairs, Congressional debates, judicial decisions, treaties, and acts of Congress.
Encyclopedia of North American Indians by Call Number: eBookISBN: 0585077649Publication Date: 1996-01-01Even as interest in the powerful, often tragic history of Native America grows, many books continue to perpetuate long-standing misconceptions of the past as well as the romantic steretypes often popularized today. Readers can now rely on Encyclopedia of North American Indians for an authentic and often surprising portrait of the complexities of the Native American experience.
Native American History by Call Number: REF E 77 .N45 1996ISBN: 0345393503Publication Date: 1996-12-03Provides side-by-side chronologies of Native American history and world history. It tries to place the history of Native Americans in the larger world context.
