Research by Subject

Anthropology Marilyn Scoville: Subject Liaison
mscoville@smcvt.edu <-- Suggestions?

Article Databases

Reference Sources
Encyclopedias

Study Guides
SO 109/ SO 327

Internet Sources


   Article Databases

AnthroSource Info
SocINDEX with Full Text Info
JSTOR Info
Ethnic NewsWatch Info
Anthropological Index Online (AIO)
Academic Search Premier Info
Academic OneFile

Info

   

   Reference Sources

   Encyclopedias

AccessScience(Anthropology/Archaeology)

Encyclopedia of Anthropology.  5 vols.
REF GN 11.E63 2006

Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology. 4 vols.  
REF GN 307. E52 1996

Encyclopedia of Peoples of the World.  
REF GN 495.4 E53 1993

Encyclopedia of World Cultures.  8 vols.  
REF GN 307. E53 1995

Ethnic Groups Worldwide.  
REF GN 325.L46 1998

Peoples Nations and Cultures.  
REF GN 316.P384 2005

 

   Study Guides

Research Guide for Anthropology/Delaney / SO 109 and SO 327
http://academics.smcvt.edu/mscoville/culturalanthropologydelaney.htm

Subject Guide for Cultural Anthropology (Professor John Cole)
http://academics.smcvt.edu/mscoville/anthropologyresearch.htm

 

   Internet Sources

American Folk Life Center
http://www.loc.gov/folklife/

American Museum of Natural History: Anthropological Papers
http://library.amnh.org/pubs/anthro.html

Anthropology in the News
http://anthropology.tamu.edu/news.htm

Anthropology Review database
http://wings.buffalo.edu/ARD

Anthropology Tutorials by Dennis O'Neil
http://anthro.palomar.edu/tutorials

Ethnologue: Languages of the World
www.ethnologue.com

Folkstreams.net: The Best of American Folklore Films
http://www.folkstreams.net

Hawaii Pacific Journal Index
http://libweb.hawaii.edu/uhmlib/databases/hpji.html

Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
http://www.isca.ox.ac.uk/

Kinship and Social Organization
http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/anthropology/tutor/kinmenu.html

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

Anthropological Index of the Royal Anthropological Institute
http://lucy.ukc.ac.uk/AIO.html
"The Anthropological Index to Current Periodicals in the Museum of Mankind Library (incorporating the former Royal Anthropological Institute library."

Experience Rich Anthropology
A website rich in the "case study tradition" of anthropological research.
http://era.anthropology.ac.uk

Guide to the Collections of the National Anthropological Archives
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/guide/_toc.htm
Provides a guide to primary sources and special collections in the field of anthropology.

EMuseum
Award winning site developed in 1995 by anthropologist Richard A. Strachan.
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/index.shtml

  • Directories

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

Ethnographic Studies Resources
http://lcweb.loc.gov/folklife/other.html

Anthropology resources on the Internet
http://www.aaanet.org/resinet.htm
A metasite for research in Anthropology including web links to resources, e-journals, conferences, jobs, and discussion lists.

UCSB Anthropology Web Sites
http://www.anth.ucsb.edu/
Mammouth collection of web sites for anthropologists; arranged by category including online journals, museums, organizations, online syllabi, field schools, and much more.

Resources in ethnographic studies
Library of Congress site linking to scholarly programs and resources in the areas of anthropology, folklore, folklife and folkart, cultural studies, traditional art and oral tradition. Includes links to directories, museums, scholarly societies, journals, newsletters, fieldwork, indigenous peoples resources, publications, general sources and texts.
http://lcweb.loc.gov/folklife/other.html

  • Country Information

Background Notes
http://www.state.gov/
Country information prepared by the United States Department of State; especially useful for political information and international business.

Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
http://ccas.georgetown.edu
Arab studies research resources from Georgetown University.

Country Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Valuable resource for information about a country's culture, history, society, politics and government.

InfoNation                 http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm
Searchable database for statistical information for countries worldwide.

Nationalgeographic.com
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/main.html
Searchable index to National Geographic includes map collection, travel and geography publications. 

World Factbook
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
Up to date country information and economic reports on countries around the world; published by the CIA. Also, includes maps

 

 

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