Background Information
Reference texts for overviews, definitions, general background
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
- Dictionary Of Concepts In Physical Anthropology
Main Ref. GN50.3 .S74 1991
- Dictionary of Concepts in Cultural Anthropology
Main Ref. GN 307 .W56 1991
- Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology 4 vols. This encyclopedia provides articles, arranged alphabetically by topic, on many concepts in cultural anthropology, as well as linguistics, biological anthropology and archaeology. Each essay contains an extensive bibliography.
Main Ref. GN 307 .E52 1996
- Encyclopedia of Multicultural America. 2000.
- Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology Essays and bibliographies covering key concepts and geographical regions. A "biographical appendix" offers brief info on famous anthropological people.
Main Ref. GN 307 .E525 1996
- Encyclopedia of World Cultures 10 vols. The encyclopedia lists cultures alphabetically and gives brief information (where known) about history, kinship, economy, marriage, religious customs and so on. Entries include a bibliography of at least one item, usually more.
Main Ref. GN 307 .E53 1991
- Ethnic Cultures of the World: Statistical Reference
Main Ref. GN 495.4 P37 1997
- Europa World This reference source profiles 250 countries and territories. It gives economic, political and geographic background information and statistical data by country.
- Mythology and Folklore Dictionaries from Oxford Reference Online (use this link to the main site for off-campus access.)
- International Encyclopedia Of The Social & Behavioral Sciences 26 vols.
Main Ref. H41 .I58 2001
- Dictionary of Qualitative Inquiry
Main Ref. H61 .S4435 2001
- Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics 10 vols.
Main Ref. P 29 .E48 1994
Books
Areas in the stacks you might browse, or major subject headings you could search under in the library catalog
Anthropology materials may be found by browsing the GN section in the Williston Library stacks.
You may search for books using the Five College Online Library Catalog by author, title, keyword or subject.
Journal Articles (Databases)
Suggested databases to search for articles on your topic:
- AnthroSource - full text of journals published by the American Anthropological Association.
- Anthropological Index Online 1964 - present. An index to journals in the (British) Ethnography Museum of Mankind Library and Royal Anthropological Institute Library. Covers all branches of anthropology including physical anthropology, archeology, cultural ethnography, and linguistics.
- Anthropological Literature 1979 - 1983, 1989 - 2005. Indexes journal articles and essays held by the Havard Tozzer Library. Focuses on archaeology, biological and physical anthropology, cultural and social anthropology, and linguistics. Only available in print =Main Ref. GN 1 .A57
- Sociological Abstracts 1963 - present. Indexes articles and books on sociology, social systems, and studies of culture.
- PsycInfo 1970 - present. Published research in Psychology. Linked from PsycINFO is access to PsycARTICLES, an ejournal collection that contains recent issues of journals published by the APA.
- Annual Review of Anthropology Current Issues. (available from 1996 - present) Citations to topical reviews of scholarly anthropology literature.
- Annual Review of Anthropology Back Issues. (1972-2003) accessible on JSTOR.
- Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) The HRAF files consist of thousands of books, articles, reports, etc., in the field of ethnography. Until 1991, these were distributed on microfiche cards. UMass has the HRAF microfiche set. The following are guides to the files:
- Outline of cultural materials GN 345.3 O95 1982 Folio (stacks)
- Outline of world cultures GN 345.3 M87 1983 Ref.
- Academic Search Premier (EBSCO): scholarly, multi-disciplinary database containing full text for more than 3,600 scholarly publications, including more than 2,700 peer-reviewed publications.
- International Bibliography of Social Sciences 1951-present. A comprehensive online index of journal articles and books in Economics, Sociology, Politics and Anthropology. The IBSS includes the Int'l Bib. of Social and Cultural Anthropology which we also have in print (older years)...
- Social Sciences Citation Index (ISI) 1956 - present. Provides bibliographic information to over 1,725 social science journals spanning 50 disciplines. Special feature: users can follow the cited references of one article to locate additional relevant sources.
Selected WWW Sites
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