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Anthropology Research Guide

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Library Catalog (CLIC): The "Creighton Libraries Information Catalog" of books and other materials. Includes more than 35,000 e-books from the ebrary Academic Collection.
http://clic.creighton.edu/
WorldCat: Search for books and other materials in thousands of libraries worldwide.
Anthropology Review Database (ARD): Book and film reviews from the current anthropological literature.
http://wings.buffalo.edu/ARD/

Find Articles

Academic Search Premier: Articles from thousands of magazines and journals in many different subjects, including anthropology (1970s-present).
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America: History and Life *: Articles from several thousand scholarly journals covering U.S. and Canadian history, from prehistory to present (1954-present).
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Anthrosource *: Articles from 32 journals published by the American Anthropological Association, including those from JSTOR (all years).
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eHRAF World Cultures: The Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) includes thousands of books and articles on cultures and ethnic groups worldwide (1949-present). An online tutorial on how to use eHRAF is available here.
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Historical Abstracts *: Articles from several thousand scholarly journals covering world and Latin American history since 1450, excluding the U.S. and Canada (1955-present).
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JSTOR *: Archive of hundreds of scholarly journals in many subject areas, including anthropology and archaeology (all years except most recent).
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Electronic Journal

Anpere: Anthropological Perspectives on Religion: An e-journal on the anthropology of religion, with articles about how people relate to their religion and religious practice, and how others perceive them.
http://www.anpere.net/

Encyclopedias & Reference

ABC-CLIO Culture and Customs Series: This ebook series profiles countries in Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Middle East, including religion, art, gender roles and literature.
American Indian Materials in the Federal Depository Libraries of Oklahoma: Bibliography of government documents and other publications held by Oklahoma's 19 federal depository libraries (PDF).
http://www.odl.state.ok.us/usinfo/pubs/ghost_dance.pdf
American Sociological Association Style Guide: Provides style and formatting standards generally used by sociology journals.
Reference Collection HM 73 .A54 1997
CountryWatch: Political, economic, social, and environmental overviews, statistics, and news for approximately 200 countries.
Dictionary of Anthropology: Provides definitions for theories and concepts as well as technical terms.
Reference GN 11 .D48 1986
Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online: http://www.biographi.ca/EN/
Dictionary of Cultural and Critical Theory: Provides a reference guide to modern ideas in the interdisciplinary fields of cultural and critical theory. The focus of this book is on contemporary theory.
Reference HM 101 .D527 1997
Encyclopedia of Human Evolution and Prehistory: Entries cover a range of topics including primatology, evolutionary theory, genetics, fossil and anthropological records, and their interpretation.
Reference GN 281 E53 1988 2 volumes
Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology: Includes short entries on the primary areas of research, short biographical sketches, and a glossary of technical terms used in anthropology.
Reference GN 307 .E525 1996
Gale Virtual Reference Library: Anthropology: Includes the Encyclopedia of Anthropology covering physical, biological, cultural, social, and applied anthropology, and the Encyclopedia of World Cultures with descriptions of 1,500 cultures worldwide.
Handbook of Ethnography: Provides an overview of ethnographic research methods and fields.
Reference GN 345 .H365 2001
History of Physical Anthropology: An Encyclopedia: Provides a broad overview of the discipline's international history. Includes information on specific research areas, theories, and biographical sketches.
Reference GN 50.3 H57 1997 2 volumes
Lakota Dakota Bibliography: Bibliography of resources related to the Lakota Indians. The bibliography is divided into two pages for easier downloading. Maintained by Fr. Bucko.
http://puffin.creighton.edu/lakota/biblio.html
Oxford Reference Online: Collection of dictionaries covering world mythology and folklore, names and places, sociology, history, archaeology, ecology, and more.

Material Culture

American Museum of Natural History: http://www.amnh.org
Anthropology Collection Database: Department of Anthropology, California Academy of Sciences. http://www.calacademy.org/research/anthropology/collections/collintro.htm
Buechel Museum: St. Francis Mission Among the Lakota, South Dakota.
http://www.sfmission.org/museum/archive.shtml
Field Museum of Chicago: http://www.fieldmuseum.org/
National Museum of the American Indian: http://www.nmai.si.edu/
Red Cloud Museum: The Heritage Center of Red Cloud Indian School.
http://www.redcloudschool.org/museum/index.htm

Medical Anthropology

Medical Anthropology: How Illness is Tradionally Perceived and Cured around the World: Created and maintained by Dr. Dennis O'Neil Behavioral Sciences Department, Palomar College, San Marcos, California
http://anthro.palomar.edu/medical/default.htm
Society for Medical Anthropology: An active research community of graduate students, practicing anthropologists, scholars and scholar activists who address issues of local, national and international importance.
http://www.medanthro.net/
Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice: Sponsored by the UNLV Center for Health Disparities Research.
http://chdr.unlv.edu/JHDRP.htm
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center: Sponsored by the University of Colorado at Denver's Department of American Indian and Alaska Native Programs.
http://aianp.uchsc.edu/ncaianmhr/journal_online.htm
Medline Plus: Database that brings together authoritative health information from the National Library of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health and other government organizations. Information is targeted to the general public
http://medlineplus.gov/

Web Sites

Anthropology in the News: Recent stories concerning anthropology from major news sources.
http://www.tamu.edu/anthropology/news.html
Anthropology Resources on the Internet: Metasite for research in anthropology. Contains links to Journals, job information, methodologies, University Departments, Web Directories, Archaeology, and more.
http://www.anthropologie.net/
Ethnographic Studies Resources: Provides an extensive list of links to resources in anthropology, ethnomusicology, folklore, and folklife.
http://lcweb.loc.gov/folklife/other.htmll
Understanding Race and Human Variation: A project of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) with the goal to develop an integrated, comprehensive and learner-focused interactive educational program to clarify what race is and what race isn't. http://www.understandingrace.org/humvar/
Antiquities Act of 1906: The Archaeological Institute of America celebrates 100 years of the Antiquities Act of 1906. Site contains links to more information about the act, cultural resource preservation organizations and programs, and professional archaeology organizations. http://www.archaeology.org/antiquitiesact/

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