AnthropologyAnthropology

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Library ResourcesLibrary Resources

•Find books, e-book, videos… – Library Catalog

•Find articles– Wilson Omnifile– JSTOR– Project Muse– Psychology & Behavioral Sciences

Religion & Anthropology

Personal Space OR Social Interaction OR

Spatial Behavior(you do not always need the term Anthropology in search)

Material Culture OR

Antiquities

SEARCHING FOR BOOKS OR ARTICLES?

• Approach your search from different angles. Use different terms.

• Narrow your search by discipline:

art and anthropology literature and anthropology

educational anthropology

language and anthropology

Related terms:

Archaeology Narrow further: Egypt and antiquities

Ethnology Narrow further: Ethnology—Mexico

Culture Narrow further: Material culture

Manners and customs

Narrow further: Marriage customs and ritesFuneral rites and ceremonies

Remember!Some books & articles don’t include the word

anthropology in the title or subject terms

Examples:• Social structure • Historic sites• Folklore• Civilization• Ethnicity

Looking at a specific community

Search the name of the cultural group or location:

• Maori (New Zealand people) • Hopi Indians • India and social life and customs

Browsing Areas for Books

ANTHROPOLOGY RELATED AREAS

GF Human Ecology CC Archaeology

GN Anthropology HM Culture

GT Manners & Customs P Language & Linguistics

GR Folklore

GV Recreation, Leisure

RECOMMENDED WEBSITES• Anthropology in the News (Texas A&M University)

http://www.tamu.edu/anthropology/news.html

• Socio-Cultural Theory in Anthropology (Indiana University)

http://www.indiana.edu/~wanthro/sociocultural_theory.htm

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

Includes Anthropology Resources on the Internet at http://www.aaanet.org/resinet.htm

• Voice of the Shuttle: Anthropology Links (Univ. of California—Santa Barbara)

http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2703

• Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

http://www.folklife.si.edu/index.html

• Smithsonian Dept. of Anthropology (Museum of Natural History)

http://www.mnh.si.edu/anthro

• Canadian Museum of Civilization http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/cmce.asp

• Intute: Social Sciences - Anthropology (University of Birmingham)

http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/anthropology

• Anthro.Net Research Engine www.anthro.net Comprehensive list of websites & bibliographies about anthropology & its sub-fields

JR: Anthropology guide 10/07