Visitors will find literature sources with most of the offerings on the website to provide credible references and encourage further study. The following is a list of books that are recommended reading and referenced throughout the collection.
| TITLE | AUTHOR | PUBLISHER | ISBN |
| African Trade Beads: Their 10,000-Year History | Issa Traoré | Firefly Books, 2024. | 978-0228105008 |
| Manik-manik di Indonesia / Beads in Indonesia | Sumarah Adhyatman and Redjeki Arifin | • Penerbit Djambatan (Jakarta) | 978-9794281697 |