For those interested in the cultural aspects of beads and do not have access to BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers, I am happy to inform you that the articles in Volumes 1-5 have been uploaded to the academia.edu website. More will follow in the coming year. I believe you have to be registered with academia.edu to access articles on the site, but it is free and only takes a few minutes. Once in, just search for Karlis Karklins and you will be presented with a list of all the uploaded journal articles as well as a few other bead studies by myself and others. If you have never visited academia.edu before, it is veritable treasure trove of articles on beads and just about anything else you can think of. Check it out.

Happy reading and learning!

Karlis

Karlis Karklins
Editor
Society of Bead Researchers

http://www.beadresearch.org/