• Reference Sources on Cultural Anthropology
• Research Databases on Anthropology
• Internet Links on Anthropology
• Anthropology - Special Topics
• Anthropology Journals
• Style Manuals and Writing Guides for Anthropology

Reference Sources on Cultural Anthropology

Search the online catalog for the subject Anthropology. LIMIT the results by type of material to the Reference Collection. As an interdisciplinary field, anthropology is related to topics such as evolution, kinship, family, multiculturalism, and mythology. Following are some of the reference titles recommended for Anthropology.

General Guide to Anthropology

• Cultural Anthropology: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources  Ref 016.301 K533c

Encyclopedias on Anthropology

• Cambridge Encyclopedia of Archaeology    Ref 573 C144
• Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Evolution    Ref 573.2 C144
• Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Paleontology    Ref 616.07 C144lh
• Countries and Their Cultures    Ref 306.03C83265
• Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Culture    Ref 973.9203 En194cac
• Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism    Ref 306.446 En19
• Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology    Ref 306.03 En19s
• Encyclopedia of World Cultures    Ref 305 En19wc
• Field Working : Reading and Writing Research    Ref 305.800723Su
• Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups    Ref 973.04H261
• Human Species: An Introduction to Physical Anthropology    Ref 573 H879h
• Illustrated Encyclopedia of Mankind    Ref 306.0321Il6
• Man, Myth, and Magic: the Illustrated Encyclopedia    Ref 133.03 M311
• Marriage, Family, and Relationships    Ref 306.803 B796m
• Oxford Illustrated Encyclopedia of Peoples and Cultures    Ref 302 Ox2i
• Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life    Ref 305.8003 W89

Atlases on Anthropology

• Atlas of Archaeology    Ref 930.1 As87aa
• Atlas of Early Man    Ref 930 H313a
• World Atlas of Archaeology    Ref 930.0223W89

Book Reviews on Anthropology

• Book Review Digest    Ref 050 B644d
• Book Review Index    Ref 050 B644

Dictionaries of Anthropology

• Dictionary of Concepts in Cultural Anthropology    Ref 306.03 W737d

Handbooks of Anthropology

• Handbook of North American Indians    Ref 970.1 F221 M
• Motif-Index of Folk-literature : a Classification    Ref 398.2 M8572f

Research Databases on Anthropology

KEY Databases for Articles on Anthropology

• Ebsco Academic Search Premier [Full-Text]
• Lexis Nexis [Full-Text]
• America: History and Life
• Ingenta
• New York Times Historical: 1851 up to but not including current 4 years [Full-Text]

Additional Databases for Articles on Anthropology

• Article First
• Alternative Press Index
• ERIC via First Search
• JSTOR [Full Text]
• Medline
• PAIS International
• PsycARTICLES [Full-Text]
• PsycINFO
• Population Index

Databases for Books and Media on Anthropology

• Boreham Library Online Catalog
• WorldCatalog
• NetLibrary (Electronic Books) [Full-Text]
  
  Note: Where available, researchers should also consult Abstracts in Anthropology, Anthropological Literature, and the HRAF (Human Relations Area Files—a collection of excerpts selected from anthropological source material on selected cultures and societies.

Internet Links on Anthropology

Sites Maintained by Colleges and Universities on Anthropology

• Guide to Internet Resources in Anthropology at State University of New York---Plattsburgh
  http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/richard.robbins/legacy/anth_on_www.html
  Excellent site with links to anthropology discussion groups, area studies, and journals.

• University of California Santa Barbara Dept. of Anthropology
  http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ANTH
  This site provides a glossary for archeology and anthropology and links to online journals.

• University of Delaware Library- Internet Guide for Social and Cultural Anthropology
  http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/anth/soccult/internet.htm

• Humboldt State University Library
  http://library.humboldt.edu/~ccm/anthro.html

• Cultural Anthropology Information Sources from Columbia University http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/lehman/guides/cultanth.html

• University of Alabama Department of Anthropology Home Page http://www.as.ua.edu/ant/lib/libguide.htm

Other Megasites on Anthropology

• American Anthropological Association
  http://www.aaanet.org

• Anthropology on the World Wide Web
  http://www.anthro.net

• Anthropology Resources on the Internet
  www.archeodroit.net/anthro
  A list with connections to other scholars worldwide, archeology, and cultural anthropology sites, discussion lists, and glossaries of terms. This site also includes software for research.

• Anthropology Web Hawg
  http://www.rock.uwc.edu/facultypages/pgroth/anthhawg.htm
  An excellent site maintained by the University of Wisconsin-Rock County

• WWW Virtual Anthropology Library
  http://vlib.anthrotech.com

Anthropology - Special Topics

BIBLIOGRAPHIES ON ANTHROPOLOGY

• Bibliographies from Anthropology Department at University of Buffalo http://wings.buffalo.edu/anthropology/Documents

BIOGRAPHIES ON ANTHROPOLOGY

• WorldWide E-Mail Directory of Anthropologists(WEDA)
  http://wings.buffalo.edu/academic/department/anthropology/weda

ETHNOGRAPHY and ETHNOLOGY

• Ethnographic Resources (Library of Congress Folklife Center)
  http://lcweb.loc.gov/folklife/other.html

• Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation
  http://www.cast.uark.edu/other/nps/nagpra

• Native Web
  http://www.nativeweb.org

• American Ethnological Society
  http://www.princeton.edu/~emartin/aes/links.htm

• Exploring Ancient World Cultures
  http://eawc.evansville.edu

• National Anthropological Archives
  http://www.nmnh.si.edu/naa

GEOGRAPHIC AREAS CONCERNING ANTHROPOLOGY

• Country studies area handbooks
  http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html

MAPS CONCERNING ANTHROPOLOGY

• Map Collection from the Perry Castaneda Library at the University of Texas
  http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html

NEWS STORIES ON ANTHROPOLOGY

• Anthropology in the News
  http://anthropology.tamu.edu/news.htm
  Links to current news stories and press services published by ABC, CNN, BBC, USA, and other news sources.

STATISTICS

• Census Statistics
  http://www.census.gov

• Social, Political, and Economic Change Project
  http://gsociology.icaap.org/

TUTORIALS ON ANTHROPOLOGY

• Palomar College Tutorials
  http://anthro.palomar.edu/tutorials
  Online tutorials for the study of anthropology at the University level.

VISUAL RESOURCES ON ANTHROPOLOGY

• UR List —Web Resources for Visual Anthropology
  http://www.usc.edu/dept/elab/urlist/index.html

Anthropology Journals

Boreham Library Current Subscriptions The library subscribes to several journals in print format. Many other titles are available on databases electronically in full- text format. Check the Journal Locator on the library web page for availability of specific titles. Click here for a list of anthropology journals. Some of the journal titles important for anthropology are:

• American Anthropologist
• Annual Review of Anthropology
• Archaeology
• Journal of Contemporary Ethnology
• National Geographic

Links to Other Anthropology Journals on the Internet

• List of Anthropology Journals from Washington University (St. Louis)
  http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~anthro/journals.html
  Many of the links provide access to current issues of journals and/or archives.

• Anthropology Journal [See the listing for the Public Anthropology site.]

• List of Archaeology Journals Online
  http://ejw.i8.com/arche-j.htm

• Archaeology [Official Publication of the Archaeological Association of America]
  http://www.he.net/~archaeol/index.html

• Current Anthropology Online
  http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/CA/home.html

• Journal of Field Archaeology
  http://jfa-www.bu.edu

• Journal of World Anthropology
  http://wings.buffalo.edu/academic/department/anthropology/JWA

• Public Anthropology Journal Archive
  http://www.publicanthropology.org/index.htm
  This is a unique site posting archives for the American Anthropologist, Current Anthropology, and Human Organization. This link also promotes the concept of public anthropology through book discussions, speakers, and other means.

Style Manuals and Writing Guides for Anthropology

• American Anthropological Association
  http://www.aaanet.org/pubs/style_guide.htm

• Auburn University [Citing Internet Sources and Sources from Electronic Databases]
  http://www.lib.auburn.edu/citations.html

• Style Guides from the University of California at Berkeley
  http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ANTH/style.html
  This site also includes style manuals for individual anthropology-related publications.

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