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Reference Sources (Background)
Oxford Reference Online - Politics & Social Sciences (full text; current)
Search social science-related dictionaries and reference books published by Oxford University Press. Includes A-Z of Countries of the World, Dictionary of Geography, Dictionary of the Social Sciences, andDictionary of Sociology.
Gale Virtual Reference Library (full text; current)
15 key reference encyclopedias in biology and medicine, literature, and the social sciences. Includes St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture and Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America.
Countries and their Cultures (2001, 4 volumes)
Ref GN 307 .C68 2001
Cultural summaries of 225 countries, with bibliographies and web sites.
Country Studies
Information about 100 countries, and how cultural factors shape them.
Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology (1996, 4 volumes)
Ref GN 307 .E52 1996
Articles on methods, concepts and topics.
Ethnic Groups Worldwide: A Ready Reference Handbook (1998)
Ref GN 325 .L46 1998
Use index for particular ethnic groups.
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Mankind (1990, 22 volumes)
Ref GN 307 .I44 1990
Alphabetical by cultural groups, with illustrations and maps.
Portals to the World (Library of Congress)
Selected links providing information about countries.
Locating Books
The Library of Congress classification for anthropology is GN, although only a small number of materials, mostly theoretical owill be located there.
D, E, F are History/Area Studies - look here for specific countries, states, localities, etc. GR is Folklore; GT is Manners and Customs. For social groups, use HQ.
MaconCat
The library's online catalog, providing access to all books, including government documents; journal holdings; music; and movies in the library.
WorldCat
A catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide.
Books and articles not owned by our library can be obtained from other libraries through Interlibrary Loan. Allow sufficient time for processing. Average turnaround time is 3-5 days for articles and 3-14 days for books, excluding holidays and weekends. Submit ILL requests well in advance of deadlines.
Locating Articles (Databases & Indexes)
Sociological Abstracts (1952-present; abstracts)
Journals and other sources in sociology and related fields, including cultural anthropology.
Anthropological Index Online (1950s to present, citations)
Expanded Academic ASAP/Academic OneFile (1980-present; some full text)
General database, with many full text journals articles, from both popular (including newspapers) and scholarly sources.
OmniFile Full Text Mega (some full text; 1994 to present)
Articles from scholarly and popular sources in all disciplines. Select a subject area at the bottom of the search screen to get the most relevant results.
Contemporary Women's Issues (1992-present; abstracts)
Articles in books, magazines, journals, newsletters to information on women in 150 countries.
LexisNexis Academic (1980-present; full-text)
Articles from a diverse group of news sources, including national level newspapers from around the world, wire services, and transcripts.
Human Population & Natural Resource Management
Online Geographical Bibliography (GEOBIB) (1985 to present; citations)
Online version of Current Geographical Publications, an index of journal articles, books, and other materials in all areas of geography and related fields including Human Geography.
JSTOR (full text; dates vary by journal)
An archive of back issues of over 400 journals in many disciplines.
AnthroSource (full text; 1888 to present)
Articles from the journals, bulletins, and newsletters published by the American Anthropological Assocation, covering anthropology, ethnology, and related fields.
Websites
Academic Info: Anthropology
Anthropology Resources on the Internet (American Anthropological Association)
Anthropology Collections (California Academy of Sciences)
Online collections database.
AnthroTech (WWW Virtual Library: Anthropology)
ArchNet (WWW Virtual Library: Archaeology)
Public Anthropology (Hawaii Pacific University)
E-journals, collection of writings, and photogallery of images.
Resources in Ethnographic Studies (Library of Congress)
"A Collection of Resources in Anthropology, Ethnomusicology, Folklore, and Folklife."
Evaluating Sources
Evaluating Sources (R-MC)
Is it POPULAR or is it SCHOLARLY? (R-MC)
Critical Evaluation of Resources on the Internet (University of Alberta Libraries)
Citing Sources
AAA Style Guide (American Anthropological Association)
AAA uses The Chicago Manual of Style, available at the Reference Desk. See the Library's page Citing in Chicago Style for examples of citing print materials. When citing full-text materials from databases, see How to Cite Full Text Items Found in Library Databases.
American Sociological Association Style Guide (1997)
Info Desk HM 73 .A54 1997
Consensus on style and format for the ASA publications.
Citing Full-Text from Library Databases (R-MC)
The Sociology Student Writer's Manual (2000)
Ref HM 73 .S637 2000
How to do research and how to write your papers.
KnightCite (Calvin College)
Automatically formats citation information according to MLA, APA, or Chicago styles.