This guide is maintained by Desmond Wong, Outreach Librarian
Phone: (416) 978-1945
E-mail: de.wong@utoronto.ca
This guide was originally built in 2013 by Rebekah Bédard, an OISE Library practicum student, in collaboration with the Deepening Knowledge Project.
NOTE: When searching the library catalogue please keep in mind that library classifications and historical library materials contain many outdated terms such as "Indian". We are working to improve and update these terms. You can also try more current keywords such as "Native Peoples" or "Indigenous" in keyword searches.
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NOTE: When to use "Indians of North America" vs. "Native Peoples" as a subject
Within the OISE Library catalogue, there is a useful distinction between the subject terms "Indians of North America" and "Native Peoples". "Indians of North America" is largely used to describe Indigenous materials mostly from the United States and Mexico, where as "Native Peoples" is used to describe First Nations, Métis and Inuit materials from Canada.
After searching, you can go to the left-hand side of the screen and select:
From the catalogue record, note the:
Use this information to find your book in the library.
You can request materials from UTM and UTSC campuses for delivery to OISE. However, it the materials are in a library on the St. George campus, you will need to visit that library to get them. For information on library services to students with disabilities including interlibrary deliveries, please consult the Services to Students with Disabilities homepage.
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