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American Indian Resources and Sherman Alexie's Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian: Books

A library research guide created for Michelle Gonzales' English 105 (Puente Program) class.

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  • American Indian
  • Native American
  • Tribal Casino
  • Indian Reservation

Call Numbers

The LPC Library, like most academic libraries, uses the Library of Congress classification system (LC). 

The following general call numbers/areas of the library are suggested for American Indian related research:

E-U.S. History

PS-American Literature

You might also see other call numbers depending on the subject area.  Ask a librarian for assistance.

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  • Students with valid LPC IDs may check out books from CSUEB

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Selected Book Titles

This is just a sample list of titles available from the Las Positas College Library. 

Use the library's catalog to locate additional titles. 

Books can be checked out using your LPC or Chabot student ID.

E-Books

This is just a sample list of e-book titles available from the Las Positas College Library. 

Use the library's catalog to locate additional titles.