Indigenous Peoples: North America

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Overview

The publisher has assembled an extensive grouping of archival materials related to Indians of North America, dating primarily up through the early twentieth century, with some material extending through the 1980s.

Provider:

Gale [1]

Posted:

Nov 1, 2013 9:17am

Updated:

Oct 24, 2019 12:53pm

Source

CRL reviews are based on independent research. Information is researched by CRL staff and other specialists at CRL libraries. See CRL Review for additional source notes.

Collection Content

Subject Areas:

Social Sciences

Resource Types:

Archival materials

Government publications

Legal documents

Newspapers

Photographs

Reports

- Denotes data sourced directly from publisher

Specifications

Metadata:


MARC records available	Y
Creator of MARC records	NA
Source for obtaining MARC records	NA
Fee for MARC records	Y
Subject authorities used	NA
Name authorities used	NA

Technical Platform:


Browser compatibility	IE v7.x, 8.x, 9.x; Firefox v5.0.x+ and v3.5x-3.6.x; Safari 4.1x+; Chrome v9.0+
Authentication options
Archiving solution (master files)	Covered under Gale's contract with Portico
Archiving solution (derivative files)	Covered under Gale's contract with Portico
Available in web discovery tools	Gale is exploring agreements with all the major discovery services; agreement with Ebsco Discovery Services 5/2013
Open url target	N
Federated searching, z39.50	NA
Local host option	Y
Usage stats based on Counter code	Y

Interface Tools:


Browser compatibility	IE v7.x, 8.x, 9.x; Firefox v5.0.x+ and v3.5x-3.6.x; Safari 4.1x+; Chrome v9.0+
Authentication options
Archiving solution (master files)	Covered under Gale's contract with Portico
Archiving solution (derivative files)	Covered under Gale's contract with Portico
Available in web discovery tools	Gale is exploring agreements with all the major discovery services; agreement with Ebsco Discovery Services 5/2013
Open url target	N
Federated searching, z39.50	NA
Local host option	Y
Usage stats based on Counter code	Y

Terms and Provider Details

Terms:


Provider notes
Subscription option
Purchase option
Multiple year payments option
Maintenance fees
Hosting charges

Provider:

Gale [1]

Website:

http://www.cengage.com/us/ [3]

Main Address:

27500 Drake Road

Farmington Hills, MI 48331-3535

United States

CRL Review

Collection Content:

The archival sources range from U.S. government records from NARA, to the Association on American Indian Archives (1851-1983), to various mission society arhives (particularly the Province Archives of the Society of Jesus). See the Appendix for a list of Source Collections Planned.

Overall, the collection is estimated to total over 1.2 million pages or sheets. The majority will be digitized from existing microfilm (including microform sets from three U.S. regions assembled by Lost Cause Press) , while some will be scanned directly from monographs and newspapers. Most of the collection is slated for release in winter 2014, with the remainder in spring 2014.

Strengths and Weaknesses:

This collection includes many valuable archival sources, including mission society archives and the native rights collections such as the extensive materials from The Association on American Indian Archives, covering 1851 all the way through 1983. It makes accessible online the collections already available in microform from Gale. Scholars will want to observe carefully the potential overlap of content with other American Indian archival collections and other collections of U.S. legal and governmental documents. Availability of item-level metadata or detailed folder level descriptions will be essential to determining the uniqueness and usefulness of this material.

Reviewers:

Center for Research Libraries Staff

Sources

Sources for this review include information publicly posted or obtained directly from the publisher; data collected by CRL staff and specialists at CRL libraries; and examination of the digital collection when possible. Other sources are noted where cited. CRL continues to gather additional information on this resource and to solicit critical assessment.

CRL Offers & Status

Status	Current	Description
CRL Flagged	no	Potential interest to CRL community
Offer Pending	no	Currently a candidate for CRL offer
Active Offer	yes	Currently offered for purchase or new subscription
Trial Access	no	Available for trial
Renewal Offer	no	Currently offered for renewal
Expired Offer	no	Past offers
Inactive / Declined	no	No longer under consideration by CRL
Reviewed by CRL	yes	Evaluation available by CRL and community

The complete offer and activity details for this resource are only available to CRL members.

Appendix

Title List:

Indigenous Peoples Source Collections Planned [4]

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