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Summary
The purpose of this guide is to offer both general and in-depth
resources in the area of literature, poetry, and literary criticism.
Most of these resources are housed in the IAIA Library. Some useful
Internet resources are also provided.
IAIA
Catalog
There are several ways to search for literature information
in IAIA Library catalog. If you do not have a specific title,
author, or call number in mind, one way of searching is by performing
a simple keyword search. Another way is by searching subject headings.
Some useful subject headings include:
- Literature, Modern--20th century
- Indians of North America--Literary
collections
- Poetry--Collections
- Indian authors--History and criticism
IAIA
Print and Media Resources
Some useful starting points in our print and media collection:
Authors: Critical &
Biographical Reference
Provides brief biographies of major authors as well as historical
criticism of literary movements |
REF 016.809
C729a |
The Native American in Long Fiction
Provides bibliographies of major Native American authors including
their works and biographies |
REF 016.81 B366n |
Native North American Literature
Biographical and critical information on native writers and
orators from the United States and Canada from historical
times to the present |
REF 810.9 N278w |
Who's Who in Twentieth-century
World Poetry
Includes bibliographical references |
REF 809.1 W628
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Native American Literatures: An
Encyclopedia of Works, Characters, Authors, and Themes
Covers Native American poetry, fiction, and prose. It lists
more than 300 alphabetically arranged entries, divided into
four types: individual authors, individual works, important
characters in works, and terms or events of historical importance |
REF 810.9 W623n
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Lannan Literary Series (Video)
Over 50 videos of interviews and readings of contemporary
writers and poets |
REF VIDEO 808.8 L292 |
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Articles
& Additional Resources -
IAIA Databases
- Project
Muse
- Scholarly, full-text articles in the arts and humanities.
- JSTOR
- Full text articles from archived scholarly journals in the
arts, humanities and social sciences.
- Academic
Search Premier
- A multi-disciplinary full text database containing articles
from nearly 4,700 publications.
- FirstSearch
- Access to 54 databases for research in many disciplines,
some providing full-text articles.
- INFOTRAC
- Access to 38 databases for research in many disciplines,
many providing full-text articles.
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Selected
Internet Resources
Page last
updated: November 13, 2008
Created by: Stephanie Owen - July 1, 2005
Contact: The IAIA Library
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