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General Dictionaries, Research Guides and Bibliographies in Anthropology

 

Bureau of American Ethnology - Annual Reports   Digitized - fulltext

Anthropological Fieldwork: An Annotated Bibliography.
Ref. GN 346.G73 1988

Anthropological Resources:  A Guide to Archival, Library, and Museum Collections.
Ref. GN14.A77 1999

Anthropology in Use: A Source Book on Anthropological Practice
 Ref. GN 397.5.V37 1991

Designed to help locate information about cases in which anthropologists have solved practical human problems, this resource chronicles the development of applied anthropology and anthropological practice.

Dictionary of Anthropology
Ref. GN307.D485 2000

Encyclopedia of Anthropology
Ref. GN11.E63 2006 5 vols.

Fieldwork in the Library; A Guide to Research in Anthropology and Related Area Studies
Ref. GN 42.W47 1994

Handbook to Life in Prehistoric Europe
Ref. D 60 .M45 2006

The History of Anthropology: A Research Bibliography
Ref. GN 17.K4 1977

International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
Ref. H41 .I58 2001 26 vols.

International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences.
Ref. H 40.A2 1968 19 vols.
     This classic work contains lengthy, scholarly articles with bibliographies on key topics such as "kinship" and "exchange." Good source of biographical information for older, well-known anthropologists.

Introduction to Library Research in Anthropology
Ref. GN 42.W44 1991

WEDA: The Worldwide Email Directory of Anthropologists
http://wings.buffalo.edu/WEDA/
This directory was established to aid in communication between scholars of anthropology from around the world. Anthropology is taken in its widest sense and students, scholars, applied anthropologists, professionals and interested amateurs are all welcome.

 

Biographical Sources

Biography and Genealogy Master Index
This database is a comprehensive index to more than 10 million biographical sketches in current and retrospective biographical dictionaries, covering contemporary and historical figures throughout the world.

International Dictionary of Anthropologists
Ref. GN 20.I5 1991

This work includes 725 biographical essays on anthropologists born before 1920.

Women Anthropologists: A Biographical Dictionary
Ref. GN 20.W63 1988

This collection of essays covers 58 women anthropologists born before 1934. The essays explore the role that gender has played in their professional research, education, fieldwork and public life.  This small, well illustrated book focuses on fifty different peoples showing cultural artifacts, history and current problems. Indexed with listings of indigenous organizations and peoples worldwide, with resources and recommended reading.
 
Statistical Sources/Research Methods

Refiguring Anthropology: First Principles of Probability and Statistics.
GN34.3.S7.T48 1986 (General Stacks)
     A guide to mastering the basics of statistical methodology. Provides an understanding of the manipulation and interpretation of anthropological data.

Statistical Record of Women Worldwide
Ref. HQ 1150.S73 1991

Statistics for Anthropology
GN34.3.S7 M33 1998


Find Articles

Periodical articles, conference papers, and chapters or individual articles in books CANNOT be found by using the Library Catalog. This link lists indexes that can be used to find these articles.  From the Library Home Page, choose "Find Article, Databases", then "Select a subject".

Periodicals   A selection of current periodicals in cultural anthropology and related topics.
Check Library Catalog for location and any links to full-text.

Africa / PL8000.I6 /  1964-
African Social Research / JN771.A35 no.1 1966-
African Studies Review / DT1.A2293 v.16 1973-
American Anthropologist /  GN1.A5 v.37 no.2 1935-
American Ethnologist / GN1.A53 v.1 1974-
American Indian Culture and Research Journal / E75.A5124 v.6 n.1,3 1982-
Anthropological Quarterly  / GN1.P7 v.60 no.4 1987-
Anthropology and Education / LB45.C67 v.8 1977-v.12 1981, v.15 1984-
Antiquity: A Quarterly Review of Archaeology / CC1 .A7 v.38 1964-
Borneo Research Bulletin / DS646.3 .B69 v.20 1988-
Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology / HM1.C3 v.11 1974-
Chinese Sociology and Anthropology /  HM1.C45 v.1 1968/69-
Critique of Anthropology / GN.C73 v.10 1990-
Cultural Anthropology / GN30.C85 v.3 n.2 1988-
Current Anthropology/ GN1.C8 v.1 1960-  / online backfile
Dialectical Anthropology/ HX550.A56 D53 v.15 1990-
Ethos /  GN270.E85 v.13 no.4 1985-
Ethnohistory /  E51.E8 v.1 1954-
Ethnology /  GN1.E86 v.1 n.4 1962-
Ethnomusicology / ML1.E77 v.1 1953-v.23 1979 - Wilson 5E; 1980- Music Library, PAC 376
Folklore / GR1 .F5 v.14 1903; v.91 1980-
Human Organization: Journal of the Society for Applied Anthropology / GN1.H83 v.8 1949-
International Journal of American Linguistics /  PM101.I5 v.1 1917-
Journal of American Folklore / GR1.J8 v.1 1888-
Journal of Anthropological Research / GN1.S64 v.29 1973-
Journal of Asian and African Studies / DT1.J66 v.5 1970-
Journal of Developing Areas / HC59.7.J65 v.1 1966-
Journal of Family History/ HQ503.J67 v.1 1976-
Journal of Gerontology /  HQ1060.J6 v.26 1971-v.49 1994
    Became: The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences /  HQ1060.J625  1995-
                  The Journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences / HQ1060.J63 1995-
Journal of Peasant Studies /  HD1513.A3 J68 v.1 1973-
Journal of Popular Culture / AP2.J8325 v.1 1967-
Journal of Near Eastern Studies /  DS41.J6 (print v.30, 1971- ); P99.A46 (v.1 1942-v.24 1965 microfilm)
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute / GN1.J63 v.1 1995- (incorporates Man)
Language / P1.L3 v.1 1925-
Man / GN1.M252 1964-1994
Northeast Anthropology / E78.E2 M35 no.46 1993-
Oceania / DU28.O3 v.35 1964-
Urban Anthropology / HT101.U6723 v.1 1972-v.13 1984
Urban anthropology and Studies of Cultural Systems and World Economic Development / HT101.U6723 v.14 1985-
 


Videos

Use the Library Catalog to locate a video by subject. For example, start with a subject (or word) search and enter anthropology (or a term of your choice). Next select limit/sort from the top menu and click on material type. From the material type menu select visual media. The Library Catalog will collect all visual media that combine with your subject or word search.

Here are some examples:

Anthropologists at work: careers making a difference
Video (VHS) GN41.6 .A56 1993

The Nature of Anthropology
Video GN 27.F3 1994 v. 1-2.

Program 1, The Nature of Anthropology, emphasizes the fundamental similarities of all members of the human race and the wide range of adaptations toward the common goals of survival; Program 2, the Nature of Culture, studies the diversity of cultures which have evolved, flourished, and, in some instances, died in ages past and present.
Science or Sacrilege: Native Americans, Archaeology, & the Law
Video (VHS)  E98.M8 S3 1996

 

Web Sites

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