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Anthropology:
A Guide to Selected
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This is a list of selected information resources in the field of Anthropology. It is not intended to be comprehensive. Please consult a reference librarian for advice on the best sources and search strategy for your specific topic.
Bibliographies
Anthropological Bibliographies: A Selected
Guide. Reference
Z5111 .A58
Margo L. Smith and Yvonne M. Damien, eds.
South Salem, N.Y.: Redgrave Publishing Co., 1981.
Sociology, Anthropology, and Development: An
Annotated
Bibliography of World Bank Publications, 1975-1993.
Available Online in
NetLibrary
Michael M. Cernea
Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 1994.
Biographies
Anthropology Biography Web.
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/information/biography/
Provides short biographies on more than 600 anthropologists. Maintained by Minnesota State University, Department of Anthropology.
Celebration of Women Anthropologists
http://www.cas.usf.edu/anthropology/women
Provides
useful biographical information on noted female anthropologists.
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Anthromorphemics
http://www.anth.ucsb.edu/glossary/index2.html
A searchable glossary for terms in the fields of anthropology and archaeology.
Dictionary of Anthropology.
Reference
GN11 .W5 1969
Charles Winick
New York: Greenwood Press, 1969.
Dictionary of Human Geography 4th
ed.
Reference
GF4 .D52 2000
Malden MA: Blackwell Publishers, 2000.
Encyclopedia Mythica.
http://www.pantheon.org/
Provides definitions to many terms and characters in legends and mythology from numerous cultures. Includes many images as well. Searchable.
Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural
Anthropology.
Reference GN307 .E648 1996
Alan Barnard and Jonathan Spencer, eds.
New York: Routledge, 1996.
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily
Life.
Timothy L. Gall, ed. Reference GN333.W67 1998
Detroit, MI: Gale, 1998
Provides information on more than 500 cultures around the world. Arrangement is geographical and includes information on many different areas of daily living, including food, clothing, language, religion and more.
Directory
Worldwide Email Directory of Anthropologists.
http://wings.buffalo.edu/WEDA/
A searchable directory of anthropologists around the world. From the SUNY Buffalo, Department of Anthropology.
Electronic Texts
Annual Review of Anthropology
Electronically
Accessible in Library.
Provides critical reviews of publications in the field of Anthropology. Full-text access from 1996 to present.
Dumbarton Oaks Electronic Texts.
http://doaks.org/etexts.html
Provides electronic full text and illustrations of several of their Pre-Columbian Studies titles.
Handbooks
Handbook of Social and Cultural Anthropology.
GN 315 .H642
John J. Honigmann, ed.
Chicago: Rand McNally, 1973
Handbook on Ethical Issues in Anthropology
(American
Anthropological Association)
http://www.aaanet.org/committees/ethics/toc.htm
Research Methods in Anthropology:
Qualitative and
Quantitative Methods. 3rd
ed.
H. Russell Bernard GN 345 .B36 2002
Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, 2002
Indexes
America: History and Life.
Locate
in Digital Library under Databases A-Z
Indexes and abstracts journal articles on the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Indexing coverage is from 1964 to the present, from more than 2000 journals worldwide. Subject coverage includes ethnology, archaeology, social processes, population, education and more.
Anthropology Plus Locate in
Digital Library under Databases A-Z
Combines two major indexes in the field of Anthropology: Harvard University’s Anthropological Literature and the British Royal Anthropological Institute’s Anthropological Index. Coverage is late 19th century to the present. Indexes with abstracts articles and reports at least two pages or more in length from more than 2,500 journals and monographic series. Provides extensive international coverage in the field, including social, cultural, physical and linguistic anthropology.
Ethnologue: Languages of the World
http://www.ethnologue.com/
A searchable database to information on more than 6,000 languages around the world. Covers information spanning more than 60 years.
Gender Watch
Locate in Digital
Library
under Databases
A-Z
Index provides full-text access to publications on the subject of the impact of gender across a wide array of subjects. Publications include journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, books, pamphlets, conference proceedings and more. Coverage is from 1970 to the present.
eHRAF
Locate in Digital
Library under Databases
A-Z
Human Relations Area Files indexes information in its collection of ethnography by culture and subject. Indexing coverage from 1949, with full-text access from 1994 to the present. Collection focuses on the study of human culture, society and behavior, primarily pre-industrial cultures around the world.
SocioFile
Locate in Digital Library
under Databases
A-Z
An electronic version of the print index Sociological Abstracts. Provides indexing with abstracts from 1974 to present of articles pertinent to the field of sociology in over 2000 journals worldwide. Selective indexing coverage in journals outside field of sociology.
Selected Web Resources
American Anthropological Association
http://www.aaanet.org/index.htm
Anthropology in the News
http://www.tamu.edu/anthropology/news.html
Provides links to new stories pertinent to the discipline in various media sources, such as CNN, New York Times, Washington Post, Scientific American, university press releases and other sources. Maintained by Texas A&M University, Department of Anthropology.
Anthropology Links: Directory of Online Resources
http://www.academicinfo.net/anthmeta.html
Very useful site offers an extensive list of over 600 links to anthropology web sites.
Association for Feminist Anthropology
http://sscl.berkeley.edu/~afaweb/
Site offers useful information, including book reviews and links to web sites related to feminist anthropology.
Aztlan E-Journal
http://www.cc.ukans.edu/~hoopes/aztlan/
An electronic journal publishing anthropology articles with a Pre-Columbian emphasis.
Fourth World Documentation Project
(Center for World
Indigenous Studies)
http://www.cwis.org/fwdp/fwdp.html
Provides access to a collection of full-text documents of indigenous populations around the world.
Links to Aboriginal Resources
http://www.bloorstreet.com/300block/aborl.htm
A useful site providing links to sites worldwide.
National Anthropological Archives and Human Studies Archives
Site offers numerous resources for the anthropologist. Maintained by the Smithsonian Institution.
Native Web: Resources for Indigenous
Cultures Around
the World
Another good resource for information on indigenous cultures.
Quipu
http://infodome.sdsu.edu/research/guides/quipu/
Provides a wealth of information to researchers in Andean archaeology.
Resources for Central American and Caribbean Archaeology
http://archnet.asu.edu/archnet/regions/central_america.html
Provides links to resources on archaeology of Central America. Web site of the Archaeological Research Institute, Arizona State University.
Theory in Anthropology
http://www.indiana.edu/~wanthro/theory.htm
A compilation of web sites focusing on changes through time of anthropological perspectives, prominent theories and their proponents. Developed by the Indiana University Anthropology Department’s Proseminar in Sociocultural Anthropology.
See Also Related Library Subject Guide:
Sociology: A Guide to Information Resources
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