Folklore Subject Guide

Databases

• Arts & Humanities Citation Index
  Provides access to current and retrospective bibliographic information and cited references found in nearly 1,130 of the world's leading arts & humanities journals- FirstSearch
• Humanities Full Text 
  Full-text articles, book reviews, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, original works of fiction (including dramas and poems), and reviews of plays, television, and radio programs from Humanities Index- WilsonWeb Omnifile Mega
• MLA International Bibliography
  MLA International Bibliography is a bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations. Produced by the Modern Language Association, the electronic version of the bibliography dates back to 1963 and contains over 1.7 million citations from more than 4,400 journals and series and 1,000 book publishers. - EBSCOhost
• Sociological Abstracts
  Abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences- Cambridge Scientific Abstracts

Books

• Being Dakota : Tales and Traditions of the Sisseton and Wahpeton
  by Amos E. Oneroad and Alanson B. Skinner
  E99 .W135 O54
  Amos Oneroad and Alanson Skinner provide us with insights into the traditions and stories of the Eastern Sioux, giving an indigenous perspective on life that shows us a different world. This book is part cultural discussion and part storytelling and presents alternate versions for stories that had previously been written down." -- Vine Deloria, Jr., author of "Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto" and "Red Earth, White Lies: Native Americans and the Myth of Scientific Fact". Description from the editor
• A Dictionary of Folklore
  by David Pickering
  GR35 .P5
  This dictionary contains some thousand entries ranging from a couple of lines to a page in A-Z arrangement with "see" and "see also" references but lacking either and index or literature citations. Topics include folk tales, festivals customs, heroes, creatures, remedies. It is particularly galling in a dictionary on an oral tradition to find no pronunciation (owing, we suspect, to sloth: the sources from which dictionaries are compiled lack it and the research necessary would be laborious). Description from Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
• Lightning Inside You : and Other Native American Riddles
  edited by John Bierhorst
  398.60897 B477
  This collection of over 120 riddles of Native Americans is the first of its kind. Translated from twenty languages--including Aztec, Comanche, and Maya--these riddles, paired with Louise Brierley's illustrations, capture the spirit of Native American cultures from all over the country. This amazing book provides an enthralling link to the life and customs of American Indians and will be enjoyed by young and old alike. Description from the Publisher.
• Additional Books

Journals

• American Ethnologist
  Quarterly journal concerned with ethnology, including manuscripts demonstrating the connections between ethnographic specificity and theoretical originality, as well as the ongoing relevance of the ethnographic imagination to the contemporary world- JSTOR
• Ethnohistory
  Presents the study of social and cultural processes and history. Provides documentary materials; ethnographic and archaeological data; and in historical and anthropological approaches - JSTOR
• Journal of American Folklore
  Publishes book, film, and exhibit reviews as well as articles on expressive culture and how groups make meaning through interactive activities-Project Muse
• Journal of Folklore Research
  An international forum for current theory and research among scholars of traditional culture- Project Muse

Websites

• American Folklore
  Contains "American folktales, Native American myths and legends, Tall Tales, weather folklore and ghost stories from each of the 50 states"- Librarian's Index to the Internet
• Urban Legends and Folklore
  Exposes urban legends, confirms an occasional story, and presents information on virus hoaxes and netlore. Includes links to corroborating Web sites from newspaper articles and authoritative organizations such as the FDA- Librarian's Index to the Internet
• Folklore and Mythology: Electronic Texts
  Collection of tales from around the world- Librarian's Index to the Internet