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eResources/Databases for Anthropology
Looking for articles on a topic related to Anthropology? Search in the recommended eResources listed below.
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- Academic Search Complete
Academic Search Complete is a comprehensive scholarly databases offering many sources unique to this massive collection. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full-text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. [Details]
- Anthropological Index Online
Search engine to Citations of anthropology articles from the Royal Anthropological Institute. [Details]
- Anthropological Literature
Allows one user access at a time. Please try again later if you are not able to access this resource.
Anthropological Literature is a comprehensive international resource for the fields of anthropology, archaeology and related interdisciplinary research.
- eHRAF Archaeology
Provides a cross-cultural database of information on the world's prehistory, organized by archaeological traditions. [Details]
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eHRAF Tutorial - eHRAF World Cultures
Provides a cross-cultural database of information on all aspects of cultural and social life, organized into cultures and ethnic groups. [Details]
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- Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective
Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective is a bibliographic database that cites articles from English-language periodicals from some of the best-known scholarly journals and numerous lesser-known but important specialized magazines. [Details]
- JSTOR
Archive of selected scholarly journals in ecology, economics, history, mathematics, music, political science, statistics, and other humanities and social sciences. [Details]
- Sociological Abstracts
Citations to sociology journals and dissertations covering sociological topics in fields such as anthropology, economics, education, medicine, community development, philosophy, demography, political science, and social psychology. [Details]
- Web of Science
The Web of Science database provides seamless access to current and retrospective multidisciplinary information from approximately 8,700 of the most prestigious, high impact research journals in the world. [Details]
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- ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts
ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts on the Web is an indexing and abstracting tool covering health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education. Updated monthly, ASSIA provides a comprehensive source of social science and health information for the practical and academic professional. [Details]
- Cambridge Journals Online
Cambridge Journals Online is the online Cambridge University Press’s collection of several journals across the sciences, social sciences and humanities. [Details]
- Electronic Journal Service (EJS)
Search through EBSCO's database of scholarly e-journals. [Details]
- Oxford Journals
Collections cover Life Sciences, Mathematics & Physical Sciences, Medicine, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Law, and include some of the most authoritative journals in their fields. [Details]
- SpringerLink
SpringerLink offers online access to several fully peer reviewed journals in biomedicine, life science, clinical medicine, physics, engineering, mathematics, computer science, humanities, and economics. [Details]
- WorldCat
Books and other materials in libraries worldwide. [Details]
- Academic Search Complete
Academic Search Complete is a comprehensive scholarly databases offering many sources unique to this massive collection. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full-text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. [Details]
- Anthropological Index Online
Search engine to Citations of anthropology articles from the Royal Anthropological Institute. [Details]
- Anthropological Literature
Allows one user access at a time. Please try again later if you are not able to access this resource.
Anthropological Literature is a comprehensive international resource for the fields of anthropology, archaeology and related interdisciplinary research.
- eHRAF Archaeology
Provides a cross-cultural database of information on the world's prehistory, organized by archaeological traditions. [Details]
Tutorial:
eHRAF Tutorial - eHRAF World Cultures
Provides a cross-cultural database of information on all aspects of cultural and social life, organized into cultures and ethnic groups. [Details]
Tutorials:
- Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective
Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective is a bibliographic database that cites articles from English-language periodicals from some of the best-known scholarly journals and numerous lesser-known but important specialized magazines. [Details]
- JSTOR
Archive of selected scholarly journals in ecology, economics, history, mathematics, music, political science, statistics, and other humanities and social sciences. [Details]
- Sociological Abstracts
Citations to sociology journals and dissertations covering sociological topics in fields such as anthropology, economics, education, medicine, community development, philosophy, demography, political science, and social psychology. [Details]
- Web of Science
The Web of Science database provides seamless access to current and retrospective multidisciplinary information from approximately 8,700 of the most prestigious, high impact research journals in the world. [Details]
Tutorials:
- ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts
ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts on the Web is an indexing and abstracting tool covering health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education. Updated monthly, ASSIA provides a comprehensive source of social science and health information for the practical and academic professional. [Details]
- Cambridge Journals Online
Cambridge Journals Online is the online Cambridge University Press’s collection of several journals across the sciences, social sciences and humanities. [Details]
- Electronic Journal Service (EJS)
Search through EBSCO's database of scholarly e-journals. [Details]
- Oxford Journals
Collections cover Life Sciences, Mathematics & Physical Sciences, Medicine, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Law, and include some of the most authoritative journals in their fields. [Details]
- SpringerLink
SpringerLink offers online access to several fully peer reviewed journals in biomedicine, life science, clinical medicine, physics, engineering, mathematics, computer science, humanities, and economics. [Details]
- WorldCat
Books and other materials in libraries worldwide. [Details]
- Art & Architecture Complete
Art & Architecture Complete offers cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for more than 780 academic journals, magazines and trade publications, as well as for over 230 books. [Details]
- ARTstor Digital Library
To access ARTstor Digital Library, click on the "Enter Here" link on the upper-right corner of the ARTstor homepage linked above. Registered users can download individual images from the ARTstor Digital Library so remember to register for a free user account.
The ARTstor Digital Library is a nonprofit resource that provides over 1.5 million digital images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and sciences with an accessible suite of software tools for teaching and research. [Details]
- Books In Print
Records describe in-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books, audios, and videos from North American publishers and U.S. distributors and wholesalers. Includes thousands of full-text book reviews from sources including Choice, Kirkus, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal.
[Details] - ChoiceReviews.online
Allows two users access at a time. Please try again later if you are not able to access this resource.
CHOICE reviews significant current books and electronic resources of interest to those in higher education. Each year CHOICE publishes more than 6,500 reviews by subject experts. [Details]
- PBS Video Collection
You can now view nearly 250 quality PBS programs covering a wide variety of topics. These videos are viewable from any computer running Flash Player version 9 or higher with a relatively good Internet connection (at least 175 Kbps). Unfortunately, it will not be possible to view the videos over a dial-up Internet line. [Details]
- World FactBook
Database of country profiles produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. [Details]
- WorldCat Dissertations and ThesesThis database contains records for over 5 million items cataloged as dissertations, theses, or published materials based on theses or dissertations, in WorldCat, including titles provided by NetLibrary. The database allows users to quickly and efficiently retrieve records for theses and dissertations.[Details]
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