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Cheyenne and Arapaho History: Library Resources

Cheyenne and Arapaho History: Library Resources. Frederic Murray Assistant Professor MLIS, University of British Columbia BA, Political Science, University of Iowa Instructional Services Librarian Al Harris Library frederic.murray@swosu.edu. Native American Genealogy: Oklahoma.

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Cheyenne and Arapaho History: Library Resources

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  1. Cheyenne and Arapaho History:Library Resources Frederic Murray Assistant Professor MLIS, University of British Columbia BA, Political Science, University of Iowa Instructional Services Librarian Al Harris Library frederic.murray@swosu.edu

  2. Native American Genealogy: Oklahoma • Index of Native American Genealogy Resources on the Internet • http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/indices/NAgenealogy.html • DMOZ Open Directory Project • http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/United_States/Society_and_Culture/Genealogy/Native_Americans/ • Ethnic-Native: OK-NATIVEAMERICAN Mailing List • http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Ethnic-Native/OK-NATIVEAMERICAN.html • The Twin Territories ~ OK/ITGenWeb (Oklahoma/Indian Territory) • http://www.okgenweb.org/~itgenweb/ • Ancestry.com • http://www.ancestry.com/

  3. Catalogs, Databases, & Search Engines • A comprehensive list of the books, periodicals, maps, and other materials in a given collection. • A large, regularly updated file of digitized information related to a specific subject or field. • Computer software designed to help the user locate information available at sites on the World Wide Web by selecting categories from a hierarchical directory of subjects (example: Yahoo!) or by entering appropriate keywords or phrases (Google).

  4. Search Techniques • Keyword • Basic Boolean

  5. AND = Narrow OR = Expand Boolean • NOT = Exclude

  6. Boolean Operators • Connect keywords only • Must be placedbetween keywords • AND • Narrows your search • OR • Expands your search with synonymous terms • NOT • Excludes words from your search • If used too much, it can work against you!

  7. Catalog: Finding books • Relevance • Keyword searching with Boolean operators • Limiters/Filters • Subject searching (hyperlinks)

  8. SWOSU Catalog

  9. Dewey • All of human knowledge is broken into Ten Major Categories

  10. Open WorldCat

  11. Ebrary • Ebrary provides more than 44,000 digital books in a broad range of subject areas, including business, technology, health and medicine, literature and the humanities, physical sciences, social sciences, and interdisciplinary studies. Ebrary digital books contain the full-text and illustrations of their print counterparts

  12. Exercise • Catalog worksheet • SWOSU • WorldCat

  13. Databases • A large, regularly updated file of digitized information related to a specific subject or field. • This is where we find Journal Articles • This is where most of your research will take place

  14. Searching in Databases • Keywords with Boolean • Subject terms from thesaurus • Limiters: date, peer reviewed, geography, and full text

  15. Article Sources General Article and subject databases

  16. Article Databases

  17. EBSCO Account: Sign Up Now • Free • Save Articles • Create Alerts • Journals sent straight to your Email Account

  18. Journals • American Indian Higher Educational Experiences: Cultural Visions & Personal Journeys • American Indian Quarterly • Tribal College : Journal of American Indian Higher Education * • Health Needs of American Indian Women

  19. Exercise • Academic Search Complete Worksheet • Topic: Cheyenne and tribal college • Topic: Native American

  20. Questions? • Contact me: • Frederic Murray • 774-7113 • frederic.murray@swosu.edu

  21. Thanks!

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