Anthropology
Databases
- Anthropological Index Online: index of articles in periodicals in the collection of The Anthropology Library of the British Museum
- AnthroSource : publications of the American Anthropological Association
Databases in Related Disciplines
- Academic Search Complete articles in many disciplines, many from scholarly journals; extensive full text
- Art Abstracts: archaeology, art history
- Art Retrospective: archaeology, art history
- ARTstor: images, including ancient Asian art, ancient Western architecture and art, Smithsonian collection photographs of 19th Century Native American culture, more
- Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals: art, design, and architecture
- Ethnic NewsWatch: ethnic, minority, and native publications
- GeoBib: materials in the American Geographical Society Library. Ask at the Reference Desk about how to find these items in Simpson Library.
- Humanities International Complete : popular and scholarly journal articles, book chapters, much full text in broad range of disciplines including anthropology
- IIMP - International Index to Music Periodicals: ethnomusicology
- Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
- Oxford Reference Online Premium: dictionaries and encyclopedias in art, architecture, food and drink, mythology, folklore, religion, and general social sciences
- Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection: some anthropology, sociology, extensive full text
- Religion and Philosophy Collection: world religions, religious history, popular and scholarly journals, extensive full-text
- Social Sciences Abstracts
- Sociological Abstracts
For a complete listing of databases provided by UMW Libraries, please see Databases A-Z.
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Use databases to find articles from scholarly journals and other periodicals such as magazines or newspapers or from online reference sources.
Can't get to an article you found in one of the databases? Watch our video on using the Locate Journal Article feature.
Already have an article citation? Search the Journal Finder to see if the article is available at UMW Libraries.
Selected ReFerence BookS in SIMpson Library
- Countries and Their Cultures REFB GN307 .C68 2001
- Encyclopedia of Anthropology REFB GN11 .E63 2006
- Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology REFB GN307 .E52 1996 concepts, theories, and movements
- Encyclopedia of Food and Culture REFB GT2850 .E53 2003
- Encyclopedia of Human Geography REFB GF4 .E54 2006
- Encyclopedia of the World's Minorities REFB GN495.4 .E63 2005
- Encyclopedia of World Cultures (with supplement, published 2002) REFB GN307 .E53 1991: use geographic descriptions with caution, as political boundaries have changed
- Ethnologue: Languages of the World REFB P371 .E83 2005: descriptive entries for 6,912 languages in used today, organized by continent and country with more than 208 maps, includes information about dialects
- The Greenwood Encyclopedia of World Folklore and Folklife REFB GR35 .G75 2006
- Holiday Symbols and Customs REFB GT3930 .T48 2009
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Mankind REFB GN307 .144 1989 title and maps are dated, but this 22-volume set provides ethnographic profiles and colorful photographs of hundreds of cultures.
- International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences REFBH41 .I58 2001 extensive multivolume set covering broad range of interdisciplinary topics from aboriginal rights and behavioral science to youth gangs and zooarchaeology
- Traditional Festivals: A Multicultural Encyclopedia REFB GT3925 .R69 2005
- Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life REFB GN333 .W67 1998
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Reference books--designated by REFB before the call number--are located on the first floor at Simpson Library. Use them for background information. Find books to check out by searching the library catalog. Need guidance? Ask at the Information Desk, also on the first floor.
Websites
Gateway sites
- Librarians' Internet Index: Social Science: anthropology, archaeology, area studies, ethnic studies, linguistics, more
Learning Tools
- Anthropology Tutorials: free online multimedia learning modules created by Palomar College professor Dennis O'Neil include interactive "flash cards" for studying concepts
NEWS
- Anthropology in the News: links news stories with an anthropological slant, collected by Texas A&M University
Online Exhibits & collections
- British Museum
- National Anthropological Archives & Human Studies Archives: Smithsonian Institution
- National Museum of Natural History Department of Anthropology: Smithsonian Institution
- Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology: Harvard University
- Theban Mapping Project: American University of Cairo's multimedia project on archaeological sites of Thebes, with special focus on the Valley of the Kings
- University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Organizations
Notes
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