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Subject Resources -- Anthropology

The librarian for this subject is  Mr. Jeffrey A. Franks.
Email: jfranks@uakron.edu
See the Collection Development Policy for Anthropology.

Finding Background Information

• Barnard, Alan, and Jonathan Spencer, eds. Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology. New York: Routledge, 1996. - Reference GN307.E527
• Ellis, Linda, ed. Archaeological Method and Theory: An Encyclopedia. New York: Garland, 2000. - Reference CC75.A654
• Kibbee, Josephine Z. Cultural Anthropology: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources. Englewood, Colo.: libraries Unlimited, 1991. - Reference Z5111.K53
• Levinson, David, and Melvin Ember, eds. Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology. New York: Henry Holt, 1996. - Reference GN307.E52
• Murray, Tim, ed. Encyclopedia of Archaeology: History and Discoveries. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC Clio, 2001. - Reference CC100.E54
• Shaw, Ian, and Robert Jameson, eds. A Dictionary of Archaeology. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, 1999. - Reference CC70.D53
• Stevenson, Joan C. Dictionary of Concepts in Physical Anthropology. New York: Greenwood, 1991. - Reference GN50.3.S74
• Winthrop, Robert H. Dictionary of Concepts in Cultural Anthropology. New York: Greenwood, 1991. - Reference GN307.W56

Finding Books

• Browse the University of Pennsylvania's On-line Books Page for a list of Anthropology eBooks
• OhioLINK
• UA Libraries Catalog

Finding Articles

• Academic Search Complete - Academic Search Complete, designed specifically for academic institutions, is the world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format.
• Anthropology Plus - Anthropology Plus provides extensive worldwide indexing of journal articles, reports, commentaries, edited works, and obituaries in the fields of social, cultural, physical, biological, and linguistic anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, folklore, material culture, and interdisciplinary studies.
• California Academy of Sciences Anthropology Collection Database
• eHRAF World Cultures - The eHRAF Collection of Ethnography is a Web-based, multi-cultural database for disciplines with an interest in cultural diversity.
• Infotrac Full-Text Articles (1,000 Journals) - Index to citations in 1,000 journals with full-text access to almost 900 journals. Covers many subject areas at the undergraduate level. Includes or has links to full text.

• Electronic Journal Center - Anthropology Category
• Electronic Journals - Browse the UA Libraries Catalog for a list of electronic journals subscribed to by The University of Akron Libraries.
• OhioLINK Electronic Journals - Browse the UA Libraries Catalog for a list of OhioLINK electronic journals.

• Abstracts in Anthropology - Index GN1.A2
• Social Sciences Index - Index AI3.R53x

Internet Resources

• Bernard-Olivier Clist Anthropology Resources on the Internet
• Center for Visual Anthropology, University of Southern California Ur-list: Web Resources for Visual Anthropology
• Eric J. White, Department of Anthropology, University of California Santa Barbara Anthro.Net
• Library of Congress Resources in Ethnographic Studies
• Social Science Information Gateway Ethnology, Ethnography, Anthropology
• Sociosite Social and Cultural Anthropology
• WWW Virtual library for Anthropology AnthroTECH
• WWW Virtual library for Archaeology ArchNet
• WWW Virtual library for European Archaeology Archaeological Resource Guide for Europe

• Behavioral Sciences Department, Palomar College Anthropology Tutorials
• Brian Schwimmer, Department of Anthropology, University of Manitoba Kinship and Social Organization: An Interactive Tutorial
• Centre for Social Anthropology and Computing, University of Kent at Canterbury Experience Rich Anthropology Project
• Minnesota State University Mankato EMuseum
• National Park Service Archeology and Ethnography Program
• Public Interest Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania How to Do Ethnographic Research: A Simplified Guide

Professional Associations

• American Anthropological Association
• American Association of Physical Anthropologists
• ANSSWeb: Anthropology and Sociology Section of the Association of College and Research libraries
• Archaeological Institute of America
• Society for American Archaeology
• Society for Applied Anthropology
• Society for Medical Anthropology

Local and Regional Resources

• Ohio Archaeological Council
• Ohio Historical Society Ohio Historic Preservation Office
• University of Cincinnati, Center for the Electronic Reconstruction of Historical and Archaeological Sites Earthworks
• What's the Point: Identifying Flint Artifacts

Guides and Handbooks

• Guide to Accessing the HRAF Collection of Ethnography
• Subject Resources -- Archaeology
• Subject Resources -- Cultural Anthropology

Educational Opportunities

• Archaeological Institute of America. Archaeological Fieldwork Opportunities Bulletin. - Reference CC76.A73
• CollegeSource Online
• Peterson's Graduate Programs in the Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences. - Reference Desk LB2371.P4851

Subject Specific News

• Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University Anthropology in the News