Digging Deeper:Primary Resources for
the Study of South Dakota's First Peoples
Vickie Mix, Associate ProfessorGovernment Documents Librarian
South Dakota State UniversityMarch 6, 2015
Government Publications: Rich and Free
Most government publications are available freely and in the public domain
Federal Depository Libraries provide free access to physical and online materials
Approximately 97% of modern federal documents distributed through the Federal Depository Library Program are available online
Numerous digital depositories provide free online access to federal documents
Federal Depository Libraries in South Dakota
Oglala Lakota College, Woksape Tipi Library
South Dakota State Library
South Dakota State University, Hilton M. Briggs Library
South Dakota Supreme Court, Law Library
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology/Devereaux Library
Augustana College, Mikkelsen Library
University of South Dakota, I.D. Weeks Library
Northern State University, Williams Library
Black Hills State University, E.Y. Berry Library Learning Center
South Dakota State University125 Years in the Federal Depository
Library Program! Government Documents: Federal Depository Library since 1889
77% Selective, largest depository library in South Dakota
Featured resources for American Indian Research:
United States Congressional Serial Set
Department of Interior Annual Reports 1853-
Finding aids
Adler, J.B., ed. (1975). CIS U.S. Serial Set Index. Washington, DC: Congressional Information Service, Inc.
Superintendent of Documents. (1911). Checklist of United States Public Documents. 1789-1909, 3rd ed., Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office.
What Can Your Federal Depository Libraries Do for You and Your Students?The Government Publishing Office, formerly the Government Printing Office (GPO) is the largest publisher in the world
FDLP libraries provide expert research assistance with federal government publications
FDLP libraries provide free public access to federal document collections
FDLP libraries may loan materials to libraries through interlibrary loan
FDLP information specialists are available to educate individuals onsite and online
Finding tools and Digital Collections for Government Publications
ERIC Institute of Education Sciences. http://eric.ed.gov/
Fdsys: Federal Digital System produced by the Government Publishing Office. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/
Superintendent of Documents (1911) Checklist of United States Public Documents 1789-1909. https://archive.org/details/checklistofunite01unitrich
Hathi Trust. http://www.hathitrust.org/
Digital Public Library of America. http://dp.la/
South Dakota State Library Digital Collections. http://library.sd.gov/ACS/DIG/index.aspx#ContentDM
Featured Collections
Annual report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Internet Archive https://archive.org/ and the Biodiversity Heritage Library http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org (search “bureau of ethnology”)
Library of Congress www.loc.gov
A Century of Lawmaking. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lawhome.html
Library of Congress Digital Collections. http://loc.gov/library/libarch-digital.html
Additional Internet Resources American Indian and Alaska Native Data (AIAN) U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/aian/
Annual Reports of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. University of Wisconsin. http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/History/History-idx?type=browse&scope=HISTORY.COMMREP
Bureau of Indian Affairs. http://www.bia.gov
First Nations Collection. Southern Oregon Digital Archives. http://soda.sou.edu/tribal.html
Indian Affairs Laws & Treaties compiled by Charles J. Kappler http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/
Indian Claims Commission Decisions http://digital.library.okstate.edu/icc/index.html
And there’s more! Lakota Dakota Bibliography. Creighton University. http://
puffin.creighton.edu/lakota/biblio.html
National Archives and Records Administration. http://www.archives.gov/research/native-americans/index.html
National Museum of the American Indian. Smithsonian Institution. http://www.nmai.si.edu/
USA.gov Native American and Tribal Cultural Resources. http://www.usa.gov/Government/Tribal/cultural.shtml
U.S. Department of the Interior. http://www.doi.gov/index.cfm
Library Research Guides
Brandon Burnette. Southeastern Oklahoma State University Native American Historical Resources http://www.se.edu/library/government-information/native-american-historical-resources/
Daniel Dailey. Resources for Native American History. University of South Dakota. http://libguides.usd.edu/content.php?pid=175071
Jon Harrison. Native American Studies Research Guide. Michigan State University. http://libguides.lib.msu.edu/nativeamericans
Michele Christian. South Dakota State University American Indian Studies Research Guide. http://libguides.sdstate.edu/AIS
Jewels in the Hilton M. Briggs Collection
Department of the Interior Publications
Annual Reports I 1.1:yr.
Bureau of Indian Affairs I 20.
Geographical & Geological Survey I 17.5:
Smithsonian Bureau of American Ethnology
SI 2.1:
Use Your Librarians: We’re Here to Help!
Federal Depository Libraries provide free public access and expert information specialists
South Dakota has nine selective depository libraries
South Dakota is also served by the Regional Library at the University of Minnesota
Services from the Regional Library can enhance South Dakota access to Native American materials in federal documents collections or databases
Vickie Mix
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