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- Library SearchUse Library Search to find books (print and electronic), journal articles, newspapers and other items available via the library.
- Anthropology Plus This link opens in a new windowCovers journals from the early 19th century to today. Includes 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.
- AnthroSource This link opens in a new windowFrom the American Anthropological Association. Offers access to more than a century of full-text anthropological knowledge, across the breadth and depth of the discipline. Contains AAA publications, articles from AAA journals, newsletters, bulletins and monographs.
Key Search terms for finding anthropological material are:
anthropology, anthropological, ethnography, ethnographical, ethnology
Note: ethnology is a subject term used for cultural anthropology; ethnography; social anthropology
Use truncation: the truncation symbol * enables you to find records that include any term starting with the word stem
ethnog* will find ethnography, ethnographical
anthropol* will find anthropology, anthropological, anthropologist, anthropologists
Use phrase searching: to find adjacent words
"medical anthropology"
Encyclopedias and dictionaries are excellent resources for background reading and learning about specific terms or concepts. Entries often have useful bibliographies.
The Dictionary of Anthropology by ISBN: 1577180577Publication Date: 1998-01-06The Dictionary of Anthropology is designed to become the standard reference guide to the discipline of social and cultural anthropology. Its core consists of substantial analytical articles focusing on key anthropological concepts, theories and methodologies.
The Routledge Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology by ISBN: 1135236402Publication Date: 2009-12-04Written by leading scholars in the field, this comprehensive resource gives anthropology students a unique guide to the ideas, arguments and history of the discipline.
International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences by ISBN: 0080970877Publication Date: 2015-02-17Provides authoritative, foundational, interdisciplinary knowledge across the wide range of behavioral and social sciences fields Discusses history, current trends and future directions. Topics are cross-referenced with related topics and each article highlights further reading.
These handbooks focus on various topics within sociocultural anthropology
21st Century Anthropology: a Reference Handbook by ISBN: 9781412957380Publication Date: 2010-06-10Highlights the most important topics, issues, questions, and debates in the field of anthropology
The Handbook of Sociocultural Anthropology by ISBN: 1847883842Publication Date: 2013-01-17Provides a guide to the latest research in social and cultural anthropology.
A Companion to Psychological Anthropology by ISBN: 0631225978Publication Date: 2005-01-14Provides a historical overview of psychological anthropology from 1920 to the present, outlining the major schools and approaches.
Handbook of Psychological Anthropology by ISBN: 0313284334Publication Date: 1994-10-30Provides a historical overview of psychological anthropology from 1920 to the present, outlining the major schools and approaches
A Companion to Medical Anthropology by ISBN: 1444395297Publication Date: 2011-03-29Covers environmental health, global health, biotechnology, syndemics, nutrition, substance abuse, infectious disease, and sexuality and reproductive health, and other topics
The Cambridge Handbook of Linguistic Anthropology by ISBN: 9781107030077Publication Date: 2014-09-11Covers a wide range of topics, approaches and theories, such as the nature and function of language systems, the relationship between language and social interaction, and the place of language in the social life of communities.
A Companion to Urban Anthropology by ISBN: 1118378644Publication Date: 2014-03-17Presents a collection of original essays from international scholars on key issues in urban anthropology and broader cross-disciplinary urban studies.
The Routledge Handbook of Anthropology and the City by ISBN: 1317296982Publication Date: 2018-10-03Provides a comprehensive study of current and future urban issues on a global and local scale.
A Handbook of Economic Anthropology by ISBN: 9781849809283Publication Date: 2012-05-31Contains summary discussions of work by anthropologists on economic processes and issues and on the relationship between economic and non-economic areas of life. First edition is also available from the Library.
- Ethnographic Video Online This link opens in a new windowContains classic and contemporary documentaries; previously unpublished footage from working anthropologists and ethnographers in the field; and select feature films
- Kanopy This link opens in a new windowContains streaming videos, with a curated selection available for viewing. Covers: The arts; business and training; health sciences; media and communication; natural sciences; social sciences; and teacher education.
- The Yirrkala Film ProjectA collection of twenty-two films made with the Yolngu of northeast Arnhem Land
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