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Anthropology
Research Guide Contents
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Reference
Sources
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Human Relations
Area Files (HRAF) Microfiche #7 located in Microforms Room,
to be used with Outline of World Cultures Ref. GN 345.3
.M87 1983 and Outline of Cultural Materials. Ref. GN
345.3 .O95 2000.
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Research
Methods in Anthropology: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches.
Du Bois Stacks GN 345 .B36 1994.
- See also Reference
Materials in Anthropology page
Books
Journals
Why
journals?
Anthropology
journals are great for browsing and keeping up to date. They give
you an idea of what anthropologists are writing about today
(and in the past if you go to the back issues).
They also
give you an idea of how anthropologists write.
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Click here for
a list of many anthropology journals in our
print collection. The very most recent issues are located in
the Current Periodical area on the Main floor of the W.E.B. Du Bois
Library.
Click here to see
many of our online anthropology journals.
Databases
(journal indexing and online journals)
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Why
databases?
Databases help you efficiently find good scholarly journal
articles on your chosen topic.
Tips
for Databases:
- At a minimum,
search Anthropology Plus, Academic Search Premier, AnthroSource
and Web of Science.
- From off-campus
locations, an OIT
Computer Account is required to access licensed databases.
Databases that anyone may search are identified with an *
- Use the
Database Searching Log to keep
track of your searches and search strategies.
- Use RefWorks
to manage your citations and create your bibliography.
- After you've
run a search, use the
 button
(if the database has it) to retrieve articles.
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- Academic
Search Premier - Multidisciplinary database with many anthropology
journals (includes full text.) Citations can be added to a folder and
exported directly to RefWorks
through the Save function.
- America
History and Life Provides citations and abstracts for journal articles,
dissertations and book reviews published in over 2000 journals covering
United States and Canadian history (including especially historical
archeology). Citations can be tagged and exported directly to RefWorks.
- Anthropological
Index Online*
- Anthropology
Plus - Indexes articles, books, and more. If new to this database,
see the Database
Guide for info on getting started and search tips. Citations can
be exported into RefWorks.
- Anthropology
Review Database ARD *- Reviews of anthropological publications,
including books, audiovisual materials, software & multimedia, exhibits,
tourist sites, conferences, and on-line resources.
- AnthroSource
- The searchable full text of the 32 journals published by the American
Anthropological Association, some dating back to the nineteenth century.
- ComAbstracts
- indexes and abstracts communications journals
- Contemporary
Women's Issues (full text)
- Digital
Dissertations - (Full text of UMass dissertations, 25 page preview
of others)
- eHRAF
Collection of Ethnography Full text collection and index to cross-cultural
ethnographic research. A unique anthropological resource.
- Ethnic
Newswatch - Full text articles from the newspapers, magazines and
journals of ethnic communities in the United States. Most articles are
in English, but many from Latino periodicals are in Spanish. Citations
can be exported directly to RefWorks.
- Expanded
Academic Index ASAP (includes full text)
- Historical
Abstracts Citations and abstracts for journal articles, books, and
dissertations covering world history (except for the United States and
Canada, for which see America History and Life) from 1450 to
the present. There is some coverage of archeology, especially historical
archeology. Citations can be tagged and exported directly to RefWorks.
- JSTOR
(Full text) Great for back issues of scholarly journals in anthropology.
Note: does not contain recent years
of journals. Citations and abstracts can be exported into RefWorks.
- Lexis-Nexis
- News section contains hundreds of newspapers from all over the
world. Reference contains biographical information, country profiles,
and the World Almanac. (Full text)
- Linguistics
Abstracts
- PAIS
International - Public affairs (some links to full text). Citations
and abstracts can be saved in a text file and imported into RefWorks.
- Project
MUSE (full text). Citations can be exported directly to RefWorks.
- Social
Sciences Index
- Sociological
Abstracts Good for research on social issues such as class inequality,
migration, race and gender. Citations can be exported directly to RefWorks.
- Web
of Science - Allows multidisciplinary searches combining arts, humanities,
social science and science. Good for seeing who cited whom.
Good for academic book reviews. Citations and abstracts can be saved
in a text file and imported into RefWorks.
Internet
Resources
See Internet
Links page.
Reserves
Click
here for Reserve
Books for Anthropology 364 and eReserve
articles (when available).
Citation
Styles
Use RefWorks
Bibliography Manager to download and manage your citations and create
bibliographies. A
standard style format for Anthropology is the American Anthropological
Association, which is included in the RefWorks Bibliography Output styles.
See the AAA Style
Guide (online) for details and examples.
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Prepared
for Anthropology 364: Problems in Anthropology
by Isabel Espinal, Humanities & Anthropology Librarian.
Updated November 7,
2006.
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