Try these basic strategies to begin your research in the UBC Library Catalogue.
Keyword Searches
Combine keywords relating to the concept of Indigenous identity AND keywords related to maps and mapping. For example:
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X̱wi7x̱wa Library Guide
Featured Book
- First (National) space : (Ab)original (re)mappings of British Columbia byPublication Date: September 2002.X̱wi7x̱wa Library: http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=3121618
Koerner Library: http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=2658772
"Before contact First Nations in what is now British Columbia were not mapmakers. Territory was demarcated experientially, by genealogy, oral narrative, ceremony, and the social arts. Since contact, however, and especially since the beginning of the comprehensive claims process in the early 1970s, First Nations have become mapmakers – not because they especially wanted to but because they had to."
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TIP: If you limit your search to Location: X̱wi7x̱wa Library, you do not need to use keywords like "Indigenous" because our collection centres Indigenous scholarship and perspectives. You will retrieve fewer results, which means you may exclude some relevant materials, but it also means you will not have to sift through pages of results that have little to do with Indigeneity.
Finding Materials in the UBC Catalogue
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Helpful Hints for Keyword Searches
- Use quotation marks to search for a phrase.
Example: "First Nations" - Use a question mark to truncate a term to search for words with the same stem.
Example: Map? retrieves Map, Maps, Mapping, etc.
Try these basic strategies to begin your research in the UBC Library Catalogue.
Subject Headings
Subject headings are a tool designed to help researchers find similar materials. These are only some examples of the many subject headings that X̱wi7x̱wa Library uses. Spend a few minutes exploring them when you find a book in the catalogue that supports your research.
Browse Catalogue > Subject begins with:
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Browse Call Numbers
X̱wi7x̱wa Library uses a unique Classification Scheme. See call numbers beginning with AF for maps and atlases. Come by X̱wi7x̱wa to browse the shelves or search AF on our online catalogue.