Indigenous Cultures Resources
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Mexico by Call Number: F1234 .C67 2004ISBN: 1576071324Publication Date: 2004-09-22 -
Encyclopedia of Latin American History and CultureCall Number: Reference F1406 .E53 2008ISBN: 9780684312705Publication Date: 2008-05-09 -
Encyclopedia of Food and CultureCall Number: GT2850 .E53 2003ISBN: 0684805685Publication Date: 2002-12-17
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Southeast Asia by Call Number: Reference DS524 .S68 2004ISBN: 1576077705Publication Date: 2004-10-13 -
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Kayapó Ethnoecology and Culture by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9780203220191Publication Date: 2003-09-02 -
Music in Brazil by Call Number: ML3487.B7 M85 2006ISBN: 0195166833Publication Date: 2006-01-26
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History of New Zealand and Its Inhabitants by Call Number: DU420.16 .V313 2000ISBN: 1877133523Publication Date: 2000-01-01 -
Australia and the Pacific Islands by Call Number: ML100 .G16ISBN: 0824060385Publication Date: 1998-06-01
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Daily Life of the Inuit by Call Number: E99.E7 S8248 2010ISBN: 9780313363115Publication Date: 2010-06-16 -
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of World Folklore and Folklife by Call Number: GR35 .G75 2006ISBN: 0313328471Publication Date: 2005-12-30
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The Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art and Culture by Call Number: NX590.A1 O94 2000ISBN: 0195506499Publication Date: 2001-02-01 -
Aboriginality by Call Number: N7401 .I72 1989ISBN: 9780702222207Publication Date: 1989-01-01
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Sami in SwedenFinds suggest that the Sami people have lived in the Arctic region for thousands of years. The Sami today maintain their rich culture and traditions while being a part of modern Swedish society
Country Information
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BBC News Country ProfilesFull profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions.
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CIA FactbookThe World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
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OECD Better Life IndexThis Index allows you to compare well-being across countries, based on 11 topics the OECD has identified as essential, in the areas of material living conditions and quality of life
Databases
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SocINDEX with Full TextInformative abstracts for more than 590 'core' coverage journals dating back to 1895. In addition, this file provides data mined from more than 500 'priority' coverage journals as well as 1,040 'selective' coverage journals. Further, extensive indexing for books, monographs, conference papers, and other sources is included.
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Ethnic NewsWatchAn interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish) and comprehensive full text database of newspapers, magazines and journals from ethnic, minority and native presses.
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WorldCat.orgCatalog of over Over 179 million records of books, scores, videos, and other materials held by the Library of Congress and 10,000 American and other libraries.
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JSTORComplete back runs of core scholarly journals beginning with the first issues and continuing to within 3-5 years of the present.
Video Resources
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Academic Videos Online (AVON)Academic Video Online (AVON) delivers more than 62,000 video titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film and more. AVON includes every kind of video material available with curricular relevance: documentaries, interviews, performances, news programs and newsreels, field recordings, commercials, and raw footage. Users will find thousands of award-winning films, including Academy®, Emmy®, and Peabody® winners as well as the most frequently used films for classroom instruction, plus newly released films and previously unavailable archival material.
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Films On Demand: Master Academic CollectionOver 14,000 full-length videos and 205,000 video clips.