AIS 548: Research Design and Methodology
Tools for Social Science Research
Encyclopedias, Directories and Handbooks
Handbook of North American Indians E76.2 .H36 Info Commons Reference and the Main Reference Collection, Main Stacks and Special Collections. This set is so important that we have three non-circulating copies and one circulating copy. The set covers the major regions of North America (but not Mexico) and also has special volumes on Indian-White relations, language and environment, origins, and population. Although many of the volumes are older, they offer excellent bibliographies.
International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Science This new online edition covers every aspect of the social sciences. The opening screen displays the subjects covers. You may also browse by article titles and authors and search the entire text of the 23 volumes.
Encyclopedia of Social Measurements Similar to the International Encyclopedia above, this work covers all aspects of research methods in the social sciences.
Sage Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods H62 .L456 2004 Main Ref. NOW online through the UA Library's Catalog. Search by title there.
Online Tools for Discovering Resources here in the University of Arizona Library
Use the catalog to find University of Arizona LIbraries, Law Library and Arizona Health Sciences Library holdings for books, journals, microforms and media.
Use for popular and academic journals and newspapers. Updated daily.
Use for current newspaper coverage and for access to law reviews and federal and state court cases. Updated daily.
Full text newspaper articles from the presses of "native peoples."
Indexes journals, dissertations and book reviews about the United States and Canada. For Mexico you must use Historical Abstracts or HAPI.
AnthroSource
Full text of current anthropology journals published by the American Anthropological Association with links to JSTOR content going back to the late nineteenth century.
For more information subject specific data bases and resources, go to the American Indian Studies Guide page, the Education Subject Guide page; the Anthropology Subject Guide page etc. All subject guides are linked to an alphabetical list on the Library's main page.
Online Bibliographic Resources for Books, Journals, Archives etc. not owned by the University of Arizona Library
Worldcat
The catalog represents holdings for libraries in the USA, Canada and some other countries. It includes media, archives and sound materials in addition to books, journals and conference proceedings.
This allows you to search archival holding around the country. One handy feature is the search by location, e.g. you may search for Tucson AZ.
National Archives Archival Research Catalog
ARC is challenging to navigate but it can be done! The U of A library has some microfilms of national archive materials relevant to this area. See
American Indians: Microfilm in the UA Library for list of the library's holdings.
Smithsonian Institute Research Information System SIRIS
SIRIS offers searching for the Smithsonian Libraries and the Archival, Manuscript and Photographic Collections which contains many digital images.
This is a cooperative project of the UA, ASU, NAU and the State Historical Society to give access to archives held in the state of Arizona.
Google Scholar
Google Scholar enables specific searches of scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, pre-prints, abstracts, and technical reports. Content includes a range of publishers and aggregators with whom Google already has standing arrangements.
Note that not all material to which the UA Library subscribes will be available directly through Google Scholar. If you find references to materials in Google Scholar without full text links, please consult the UA Library catalog or our list of online journals.
Be sure to configure your Google Scholar preferences for the University of Arizona when you are off campus!
This can be an interesting way to find content within books. Because this is not an open doorway to all the text of the a book, you will need to find the title in the library or ask for interlibrary loan. If the title is very recent, ask your librarian about ordering the title.
Statistical Sources for American Indian Studies AIS 548
American Indian and Alaskan Native (AIAN) Data and Links
This is the U. S. Census page devoted to links to American Indian and Alaskan Native data. Included are links to Statistical Abstract of the United States, an introduction to census terms and various full text publications bases on census data.
We the People: American Indians and Alaskan Natives in the United States
This report is about selected American Indian and Alaskan Natives in the U. S. and was released on February 8, 2006.
ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research) ISPSR is a source for data sets which can be manipulated with SPSS or other statistical programs. The Consortium has recently developed the Minority Data Resource Center which is attempting to bring together about minority groups including Native Americans. You will need to logged in as a UA user with your cat card information to access this site directly from the link above.
Tiller's guide to Indian country: economic profiles of American Indian reservations E93 .T55 2005 Main Library Reference. Updated with the 2000 census data. The older 1996 edition is now in the stacks.
HIstorical Statistics of the United States: Millennial edition online
In this data base you can uncover statistics related the American Indian studies. Another source for historical statistics is ICPSR.
Historical U.S. Census Documents at the U of A - 1790-1970
Each census has its own peculiarities. And finding them in the Government Documents in the Library is also not uniform. This page will help you locate the appropriate census on Floor 3A.
Historic Census Browser 1790-1960
This site was developed at the University of Virginia Library. It allows you to manipulate the date in various ways. Each census is different!
Bureau of Indian Affairs
The BIA maintains a web presence with this page of useful links including census links.
Dissertations and Theses - Full Text
This Proquest data base replaces Dissertation Abstracts. Most dissertations and some theses published after 1995 are available in full text in large pdf files. Dissertations from 1980 on have abstracts. The data base goes back to 1861 and covers nearly all North American universities and some European.
Dissertations-University of Arizona only
U of A dissertations back to 1924. Full text from 1996 on.
Masters' theses for the AIS program are housed in the Arizona State Museum Library. Search the heading "University of Arizona. American Indian Studies Program" to find a list in the LARC catalog.
The entire contents of more than thirty years of review articles is available online.
Project Muse
Full text of several scholarly journals of interest to AIS. Current issues and back files
JSTOR
Back files of many scholarly journal of interest to AIS.
AnthroSource
Full text of anthropology journals, current with links to JSTOR content, too.
Selected Books with the Subject Heading: Social Sciences-Research
For access to the electronic books, search in the online catalog!
A-Z of social research : a dictionary of key social science research concepts H62 .A9 2003
Applied longitudinal data analysis: modeling change and event occurrence
H62 .S47755 2003
Being here and being there: fieldwork encounters and ethnographic discoveries H1 .A4 v.595
Design and analysis : a researcher's handbook HA29 .K44 2004
Development fieldwork [electronic resource] : a practical guide
Essential guide to doing research [electronic resources]
Essentials of research methods : a guide to social research H62 .R728 2005
Internet research methods [electronic resource] : a practical guide for the social and behavioural sciences
Principles and methods of social research [electronic resource] Select the ebrary
Research practice for cultural studies [electronic resource]
Sage handbook of qualitative research H62 .H2455 2005
Sage handbook of quantitative methodology for the social sciences H62 .S275 2004
Sage handbook for research in education : engaging ideas and enriching inquiry LB1028 .S14 2006
Social science concepts : a user's guide H62 .G575 2006
Using narrative in social research : qualitative and quantitative approaches H62 .E55 2005
Contact Sara Heitshu for assistance.
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