US Indigenous Studies

US Indigenous Studies

Holman Library One Search

Searching the Library's Collection

Use the search box below to search for books, ebooks, videos, articles, and more!

Search Words

Search Strategies

  1. First, try broad search words relating to your topic, such as the following:
  • Apache
  • Inuit
  • Indians of North America
  • American Indians
  • Native Americans
  1. Next: Try a new search. Add words to narrow your search such as the following: 
  • History
  • marriage 
  • politics
  • legends
  • languages
  • health
  • religion 
  • kinship
  • government
  • clothing
  • hunting
  • social life
  • social conditions
  • legal 
  • art
  • food 
  • first contact

Example searches:

  • Apache religion
  • Apache languages
  • Indians of North America religion
  • Indians of North America languages
  • Native American first contact
  1. Finally: Brainstorm synonyms or related terms for search words
  • Example: religion - spirituality, spirit, worship, beliefs, sacred, holy, god, deity, heaven, afterlife, ritual, ceremony
     
  • Example searches:
    • Apache spirituality
    • Apache beliefs
    • Indians of North America worship

Helpful Search Strategies

Helpful Search Strategies

Source: "Online Research: Tips for Effective Search Strategies" by Sarah Clark, is licensed under a Standard YouTube License.

Learn how to use Booleans, truncation, and quotations for effective searching.

  1. When searching the library catalog, databases, or the internet, use AND / OR / NOT to help you broaden or narrow your search results:
  2. Use truncation symbols (usually ? or *) in library catalogs and databases to capture all forms of words (forest* will retrieve forest, forests, forester, forested, foresting).
  3. Keep searches simple using basic search words. Search on body image women rather than how does body image affect women in the United States?
  4. Use a variety of search words. For example, try different searches to find different results:
  •  body image women
  •  self image women
  •  personal appearance women
  •  anorexia women
  •  body image teenagers
  •  ...etc.
  1. Become a power internet searcher!  Use advanced search techniques in Google to get better results from your internet searches

Browse Books

Browse Books in the Library

Holman Library organizes its books using the Dewey Decimal System. Below are the call number sections you can browse for information: 

  • 270.089 Religions
  • 299 - Religion
  • 305.23 - Children
  • 305.4 Women
  • 323.1 - Claims, Government Relations
  • 398 - Folklore
  • 419 Sign Language
  • 497 - Languages
  • 728 - Dwellings
  • 790.1 - Games
  • 793.3 -  Dances
  • 812 - Drama
  • 897 - Literature
  • 970.004 - History, North America
  • 970.1 - Indians of North America
  • 973 - History, United States
  • 270.089 Religions
  • 299 - Religion
  • 305.23 - Children
  • 305.4 Women
  • 323.1 - Claims, Government Relations
  • 398 - Folklore
  • 419 Sign Language
  • 497 - Languages
  • 728 - Dwellings
  • 790.1 - Games
  • 793.3 -  Dances
  • 812 - Drama
  • 897 - Literature
  • 970.004 - History, North America
  • 970.1 - Indians of North America
  • 973 - History, United States