ANT237: Native South Americans



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Spring 2004 - D. Joralemon
reference contact: Sika Berger x2963

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Reference Source	Call Number or Link
Brazil's Indians and the Onslaught of Civilization: the Yanomami and the Kayapó (on reserve - see BIBLIOGRAPHY)	ref F 2520.1.Y3 R33 2004
Indians of Central and South America: An Ethnohistorical Dictionary	ref F 1434 .O45 1991
Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Issues	ref GF 50 J65 2003
Encyclopedia of World Cultures: South America	ref GN 550 E53 1991 7
Handbook of South American Indians (7 volumes)	ref F 2229 .S73 1946
Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology (4 volumes)	ref GN 307 E52 1996

BOOKS: The Five-College Library System

Use keyWord searching to combine terms, or search with Subject Headings such as these:

Indians of South America - Brazil
Cayapo Indians
Yanomomo Indians
Indigenous peoples - Ecology - Brazil
Gorotire (Brazil) - Social life and customs
Self-determination, National - Latin America

Brazil - Ethnic relations
Indians - Civil rights
Indians - Government relations
Indians, Treatment of - Latin America
Biological diversity - Amazon River Region
Amazon River Region - Environmental conditions

If time allows, use these subject headings to search WorldCat also, for recent books from other libraries, available through Interlibrary Loan.
Try out the libraries' new menu of connections, SC Links! The SFX Citation Linker allows you to enter a journal title or full article citation, in order to access the online catalog and some full text resources. Look for the SC Links button in many research databases.
If those routes fail, go to the libraries' online catalog by Journal title to find call numbers for bound periodicals on the second floor in Neilson Library.

ARTICLES & MORE

Source	Access
EBSCO / Academic Search Premier. 1965+	much full text, both academic & news
Social Sciences Abstracts. 1983+	indexes core journals; some full text
HAPI: Hispanic American Periodicals Index. 1970+	English and Spanish language sources
Handbook of Latin American Studies. 1935+ Includes many Spanish language sources.	Library of Congress index, some links
Historical Abstracts. 1952+	can limit by decade researched
InfoTrac / Expanded Academic Index. 1980+	includes some full text, some news

MORE SOURCES FOR ANTHROPOLOGICAL LITERATURE

Source	Access
Anthropological Index Online. 1957+	Available free on the Internet
Abstracts in Anthropology. 1970+ A print source with annual index at the back.	reference room: index tables
Sociological Abstracts. 1963+	includes research in anthropology
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences. 1951+	includes research in anthropology

NEWS & OTHER SOURCES

Source	Access
LexisNexis Academic. 1970's+ Select "World News" for South America	text from news and legal sources
Libraries' "News" page	links to news sites
LexisNexis Environmental. 1970's+ Select "Environment Abstracts"	text from news and legal sources
Agricola. 1979+	indexes articles related to agriculture
Alternative Press Index. 1991+	Indexes about 300 alternative, radical and left sources

INTERNET LINKS

Resource	Link
LANIC: Indigenous Peoples	http://info.lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/indigenous/
Abya Yala Net	http://abyayala.nativeweb.org/

CITATION STYLE

There are some guides to creating citations to electronic sources right on the Web.

AAA Style Guide (pdf)

Up-to-date style guides also provide examples, or try this title,
available at the Reference Desk in Neilson:

Electronic Styles: Handbook for Citing Electronic Information
ref desk PN 171 D37 L5 1996

CONNECT TO ANT237 WEB SITE

Use your Student ID number to login to Blackboard to access course documents and communication tools: ANT237

CONTACT THE REFERENCE LIBRARIAN

Use Need Help? Ask a Librarian to send a question at any time, or
contact Sika Berger, the instructor for your library session: sberger@smith.edu

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Last Updated: November 20, 2006