Honnold has a good collection of books and monographs on Native Americans; unfortunately, it does not have some of the key journals that cover California and other Western regions (e.g., The Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology). Many of Honnold's holdings are in the Special Collections room, which has very limited hours, so you will need to plan ahead. Honnold does have all available volumes of the Smithsonian's Handbook of North American Indians which feature extensive and comprehensive essays on various topics, including good bibliographies. Volume 7 covers the Northwest Coast; volume 8 covers California; volume 11 covers the Great Basin; and volumes 9 and 10 cover the Southwest. The collection is located at E77 H25 in the stacks but is non-circulating. Another source book is Vane, Sylvia Brakke and Lowell John Bean, California Indians: Primary Resources: A Guide to Manuscripts, Artifacts, Documents, Serials, Music, and Illustrations. A resource of national scope is the recently published Hirschfelder, Arlene and Martha Kreipe de Montano, The Native American Almanac, a compendium of useful information about contemporary Native America, including the Federal Registry of recognized tribes. Finally, Eargle, Dolan California Indian Country: The Land and the People is an informative compendium on present Indian activities, sites, and residencies in California. A similarly comprehensive volume on the Southwest is Trimble, Stephen The People. In addition, Honnold has many computer-based catalogs and bibliographic resources, from Blais onward. Of special interest on contemporary issues is a CD-ROM collection available by request at the Reference Desk called "Ethnic News Watch."
Bibliographies Through HMC Computer Network
Many different bibliographies can be accessed through the computer network. You can enter the Honnold Library through its Web pages. In addition, the humanities and social sciences department has an account on Dialog Information Services which you can access from Thuban. If you wish to use Dialog, however, you must pick up an information sheet and have your computer username authorized in advance. You may also be interested in subscribing to one of the NativeNet electronic mailing lists; ask me for information. A number of new resources have been developed on the World Wide Web. These include resources that are offered by Native American groups themselves and resources offered by departments of anthropology at various universities. Some links to these resources are provided off of the Resources section.
Other Libraries
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly) is closest to us, accepts Claremont College library IDs, and has many more Native American resources, including crucial journals. The University of California, Riverside, is approximately 30 minutes away by car; its holdings can be searched on the UC system electronic catalogue, "Melvyl" which is accessible through our computer network. The Braun Research Library, at the Southwest Museum, in northeast LA, is the premier resource on Native Americans in this area.