Libraries

Book reviews of 5 books: Does People Do It?: A Memoir by Fred Harris. People of the Whate by Linda Hogan. Dorm Rooms to Boardrooms by Victoria Pilate. Tribal Libraries in the United States: A Directory of American Indian and Alaska Native Facilities by Elizabeth Peterson. Fertilizers, Pills, and Magnetic Strips: The Fate of Public Education in America by Gene V. Glass.

A “fully-searchable database containing information about 2200 Mi'kmaq and Mi'kmaq-related textual records and published items” held by Nova Scotia Archives & Records Management. Includes records for treaties, photographs, other archival and library holdings.

Contains links to full-text of historical works. Predominately American material.

Recounts the author's experiences in a First Nations library and how these experiences shaped her doctoral research project on Indigenous knowledge organization.

Educational Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2013.

"Public law library devoted to federal Indian and tribal law."

A discussion about an American anthropologist's European visit to identify how Europeans view American Indigenous populations. During his investigation he looks at European depictions of Indigenous people in museums and libraries, Indigenous influences in European culture, and compares smaller European societies also struggling for their own cultural autonomy to those of American Indigenous people.

Discusses the recommendations and petitions accepted by delegates to the 1991 White House Conference on Library and Information Services. Focuses on those that dealt with data collection, the federal depository library program, and information technology.

Review of literature and results of survey conducted to find out to what extent materials were being purchased and what criteria were used to select items.

Describes a cooperative initiative to bring editors, publishers and academic historians together, with the goal of writing a reference guide, co-operating in regards to research and share information.

Website includes material addressing Native issues and links to art gallery samples, online and print resources, Indian Affairs annual reports, audio and video collections, etc.

A record of the holdings of works of literature, by and about Native Canadian writers, in the Leddy Library at Windsor, Ontario.

Reports on the changes technology is bringing to the culture of the Navajo Nation. To access this article scroll down to page 38.

Paper studies some of the successful programs and initiatives undertaken to improve access for this diverse patron group.

Looks at the opening of The Library on 20th Street in Saskatoon, the children's programming, and the content of the collection. Article located by scrolling to page 22.

Database of material at University of Saskatchewan Archives and University of Saskatchewan Library (Special Collections) relating to the Northwest Resistance of 1885. Includes some digitized images linked to descriptions in database, biographies of key participants and a chronology of events.

Looks at the six priorities for the future success of First Nations public libraries. The current priorities are start-up support, sustainability, schooling, staffing, salaries and succession planning.

A compilation of essays by : Deborah Lee, Liam Haggarty, Brendan Edwards, Tamara Starblanket, Camie Augustus, Kurt Boyer, Anna Flamino, Merle Massie, Yvonne Vizina, Patricia Deiter, Meagan Gough, and Alan Long.

Information Management Thesis (M.I.S.)--Victoria University of Wellington, 2013.

Critically reviews a project which had two key objectives: to better link the community to local Indigenous information and to deliver improved services to local Indigenous communities.

Thesis (M.Sc.)--The University of Tennessee, 2010.

Library Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, 1976.

Library, Archival and Information Studies Thesis (MLIS)---University of British Columbia, 2004

Education Policy and Administration Thesis (D.Ed.)--University of Minnesota, 2006.

Discusses the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Protocols for Libraries, Archives and Information Services and discusses areas needing further development.

Reports on the possibilities that exist in urban library settings for Aboriginal outreach programming.

Looks at the support offered by the library to the teacher education program, the integration of First Nations history, content and world-views, and the commitment to inquiry and research oriented education. Duration: 1:08:10.

Collection of audiotapes featuring lectures by historians, researchers or interviews with local First Nations individuals. Some are accompanied by written or visual material.

Discussion on creating an appropriate library collection of resources and works reflective of Aboriginal women's cultural diversity and their cumulative life experiences.

Report primarily based on semi-structured interviews with six Indigenous faculty members. Outlines methodology and discusses findings, including: resources used, current gaps in resources and services, community members' lack of access, experiences with librarians/archivists, and research-related issues. Seven recommendations are made.

As part of the Ithaca S+R report When Research is Relational researchers at the University of Arizona interviewed 5 scholars on their research practices and the supports provided by the library. Makes several recommendations for improving supports and services in the library.

As part of the Ithaca S+R report When Research is Relational researchers interviewed six Indigenous Studies scholars at Haskell Indian Nations University (Haskell) and the University of Kansas (KU). Report explores the four themes that surfaced--knowledge, connection, journey, and giving back—in the context of Library and Information Services (LIS).

Site contains detailed information on how to research your Aboriginal ancestry.

Includes links to open access articles, reports, theses, videos, protocols, research, professional organizations, and social media sites.

Book reviews of: American Indians and National Parks by Robert H. Keller and Michael F. Turek. Ancient West Mexico: Art and Archeology of the Unknown Past edited by Richard F.

Briefly explains the nature of federal collections making up Record Group10 and 15, provides quick links to the National Library Archivia CD-ROM, and provides a list of RG10 and RG 15 microfilm held by the First Nations University in Saskatoon. Copies of many of the itemized in the list are also held by the University of Saskatchewan Murray (Main) Library.

Library Science and Information Studies Thesis(M.L.I.S.)--University of Southwestern Louisiana, 2002.

As part of the Ithaca S+R report When Research is Relational researchers at the University of Alberta Libraries (UAL) interviewed thirteen faculty members/grad students regarding library services for Indigenous studies and peoples.

The centre provides resources to assist First Nations peoples in preserving their culture. Services include training materials, online collections of images and text, a library, and a museum.

Comments on the application of Indigenous Knowledge Translation (KT) approaches to health information work and practice, and identifies specific strategies for implementing TK activities in Indigenous contexts.

Outlines grammar of the Chippeway language.

Used MeSH (National Library of Medicine subject headings) terms and text word to search seven major databases: Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMed, CINAHL, Healthstar, PsycINFO, and EBM Reviews. Found that for this particular term MEDLINE returned the most extensive coverage of literature on the topic.

Survey reports on government practices that support Aboriginal public library services in Canada's provinces and territories.

Describes five websites where pertinent information can be found.

Website contains links to article indexes, associations/societies, web and internet sites, statistics, electronic journals and more.

Author examines current metadata standards, focusing on Dublin Core (DC), investigates ways in which anticolonial metadata frameworks can be implemented in the interest of promoting Indigenous data sovereignty.

Based on a National needs assessment survey of 230 organizations between 2010 and 2011. Supports need for a master plan, funding for more staff, culturally relevant training programs, and assistance with digitization of materials.