REFERENCE SOURCES
 
R 306 IL6 Illustrated Encyclopedia of Mankind 

Volumes 1-15 discuss the diverse peoples and cultures of the world. For example, there are articles on the Afrikaners of South Africa, the Cajuns of Louisiana, the Padauna of Burma, the Palestinians and the Tibetians. Vol 16-20 deal with mankind in general, discussing such topics as how humans survive, architecture, social organization and beliefs of The world. The volumes are beautifully illustrated with color maps and pictures. 

R 306 En1  Encyclopedia of World Cultures 

Presents information on the cultures of the world. For each culture, it gives: the location of the culture, population, language, history, economy, trade, marriage customs, social organization, religious beliefs, ceremonies, arts, medicine and beliefs on death and afterlife.

R 973.0468  The Hispanic-American Almanac 

This volume contains a wealth of information on Hispanic-Americans. Gives historical overview of hispanics in America, historical landmarks, the hispanic-american family, population growth, language, law and political, education, business, religion, literature, art, theatre, film, music, sports, and more.

R 970.00497 N21c The Native North American Almanac 

This volume contains a wealth of information on Native North Americans. Gives historical overview of Native North Americans, major culture areas, Native North American languages, Native North American activism, education, business, religion, literature, art, theatre, film, music, and more

R 973.089 Af8e6  The African-American Almanac 

This volume contains a wealth of information on African-Americans. Gives historical overview of African-Americans, historical landmarks, the African-American family, population, education, business, religion, literature, art, theatre, film, music, sports, the military.

R 940 Eu7e Europa Yearbook 

This annual publication contains facts about the different countries of the world, plus world organizations.

R 909.82 F110  Facts on File 

Contains brief facts on news events occurring all over the world. Coverage is from 1941 to the present. 

R 070.442 Ed4  CQ Researcher (formerly Editorial Research Reports) 

Each weekly issue analyzes a topic of current interest, such as abortion, gun control, drugs, crime, AIDS, and environmental issues. 

ERIC Database 

CD-Rom index to several hundred periodicals on topics on or relating to education, plus thousands of ERIC documents (which are conference proceedings, handbooks, guidebooks, dissertations, reports). Journal articles can be found in the basement, ERIC Documents are on microfiche. On the database you may find many journal articles or documents that relate to preparing lessons or teaching methods in the Social Sciences.

Education Index

Index to almost 350 english language periodicals on education. 

 

Videocassettes
970.004 An2 Ancient Indian Cultures of Northern Arizona
970.004 G54 God's Drum
972.81016 C49 Cities of the Ancient Mayas
972.01 M76 Monuments of Ancient Mexico
972 M57 The Mexican Way of Life
970.1 C42o Cherokee Odyssey: 1825-1850
970.1 C42c Cherokee Culture: Pre-European Contact: 1500-1640
970.004 An1n Anasazi
939.18 C84 Crete & Mycenae
346.73 T34 Thieves of Time
 

MAPS
R 911 H18p  Past Worlds: the Times Atlas of Archaeology.
R 912.N19a6  National Geographic Atlas of the World
R 911.73 AD1a Atlas of American History.

Other maps are located in the vertical file on different countries of the world, major cities of the world and many of the states of the United States.
 
 


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