ENGL 304: American Literature & Culture ~ Other Destinies:
Understanding the American Indian Novel

Call number ranges for browsing for Native American Literary Criticism:
        PS 153 .I52;  PS 173 .I6;  PS 508 .I5

• Find Articles by Subject (Beginning your Research)
• Electronic Journals for Ethnic Literature & Ethnography
• Library Catalog (Books and other library materials)
• Full-Text Electronic Books
• Selected Web Resources
• Selected Main Reference Resources
• Selected Non-Reference Resources

The Best Resources for Finding Articles & Other Information

• Ethnic NewsWatch
  • Articles, editorials, reviews, etc. from newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic, minority, and native press. Search in English or Spanish. 1990- present.
• Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)
  • Indexes 7,800+ scholarly journals, with full text for 4,000 titles. Covers social sciences, humanities, education, computer science and engineering, general science, medicine, ethnic studies, and more. 1965- present for selected titles.
• America History & Life
  • Index of journal articles, dissertations and book reviews on all aspects of North American history (United States and Canada). 1964- present.
• Biography and Genealogy Master Index
  • Index to more than 10 million biographical sketches of individuals from dictionaries, encyclopedias, and "Who's Who" publications.
• MLA International Bibliography
  • Over one million citations to books, scholarly journals, essay collections, working papers, proceedings, dissertations, and bibliographies from languages, literatures, linguistics and folklore. 1926 - present.
• LION-Literature Online
  • A searchable library of English and American literature, poetry, Shakespeare, the Bible, and literary reference sources.
• Literature Resource Center (Gale)
  • Comprehensive literary database for biographical and critical coverage of major authors, including fiction, drama, and poetry throughout history. Drawn from Contemporary Authors & Dictionary of Literary Biography and many other literary reference sources.
• WorldCat
  • A catalog of library materials in all formats from libraries all over the United States and the world. Contains more than 40 million items.

Full-Text Electronic Books

• Censorship in America
• Columbia Literary History of the United States
• Ethnocriticism: Ethnography, History, Literature
• Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature
• Unbiased Editing in a Diverse Society

Selected Web Sites

• Barnes & Noble: Native American Peoples - Fiction & Literature
• NativeWeb: Books
• Storytellers: Native American Authors Online
• Tocmetoni ~ Sarah Winnemucca
  • Nevada Writers Hall of Fame 1993

Selected Native American Research Resources

Main Reference, Getchell Library

American Indian Quotations	REF PN 6081.4 .A43 1996
Articles on American Literature, 1900-1967	REF Z 1225 L49, L492, L489
Atlas of the North American Indian	REF E 77 .W24 2000
Banned Books: Literature Suppressed on Political Grounds	REF Z 658 .U5 K37 1998
Clowns & Tricksters: Encyclopedia of Tradition & Culture	REF GR 524 .C48 1998
Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore and Symbols	REF GR 35 J6
Dictionary of Native American Mythology	REF E 98 .R3 G46 1992
Encyclopedia of Native American Biography	REF E 89 .J69 1997
Encyclopedia of Native American Religions	REF E 98 .R3 H73 2000
Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes	REF E 77 .G15 1998
The Humanities: A Selective Guide to Information Sources	REF Z 6265 .B53 1994
Indian Terms of the Americas	REF E 54.5 .P47 1994
Indian War Sites: Guidebook to Battlefields, ...	REF E 81 .R35 1999
Legend & Lore of the Americas before 1492	REF E 61 .A72 1993
The Mythical West: An Encyclopedia of Legend ...	REF GR 109 .S53 2001
Native American Writers of the United States (DLB)	REF PS 129 .D5 vol. 175
Native Americans	REF E 77 .P89 1998
Native North American Literature: Bio.  & Critical Info.	REF PS 508 .I5 N38 1994

Selected Non-Reference Resources

(on Lower Level 1 & 3, Getchell Library)

American Indian & Eskimo Authors .. bibliog.	Z 1209 .H55 (1973)
Biobibliography of Native  American Writers	Z 1209.2 .U5 L57
Bullet Heart by Michael Doane	PS 3554 .O143 B85 1994
The Native  American in American Literature	Z 1229 .I52 R64 1985
Native American Literatures	PS 153 .I52 W47 1999
Native  American Studies	E 77 .N35 1992
Native Americans in Fiction: A Guide	PS 173 .I6 A56 1994
Raven Tells Stories: An Anthology	PS 508 .I5 R38 1991
Reader's Guide to the Novels of Louise Erdrich	PS 3555.R42 Z59 1999