American Indian Studies

The increasing interest in American Indians-their histories cultures and contemporary concerns-and the enormous quantity of material published on the subject in recent years have precipitated the need for this research guide. Focusing on Native Americans in the United States Canada and Alaska this work follows a teacher/librarian''s approach to locating and using major sources for information and research. It covers directories handbooks encyclopedias bibliographies biographical sources periodicals government publications periodical indexes and computer databases for research. Extensive coverage of electronic resources gives researchers many venues for rapid access to the literature in a variety of subject fields that pertain to American Indians. An important research tool for librarians college students and other researchers this guide allows users to efficiently survey the literature and learn of the options available for locating information on specific topics in the field.