Anthropology

Reed's library holdings.

Unified library catalog of academic libraries in Oregon and Washington. Order books from Summit online; they will be delivered to the Reed library circulation desk in 2-3 days.

Finding Journals and Monographs:
Disciplinary and Cross-Disciplinary

An index to articles and essays on anthropology and archaeology, including art history, demography, economics, psychology, and religious studies. Based on the collections of Harvard University’s Tozzer Library. Updated quarterly.

{1983 to present; abstracts since 1994} This part of First Search includes articles, interviews, obituaries, biographies, and book reviews from over 550 journals in the social sciences. Although Social Science Abstracts is not the most advanced search tool, the Reed Library holds many of the journals it indexes.

Social Science Citation Index

(part of Web of Science)

{1954 - present} Enables searching of references cited in books and journal articles, as well as subject, author, and title searching.You must have specific information (year published, author, etc.) about the articles you are looking up in order to use SSCI successfully. This source can be used both to find literature and also to find out how often a particular author or article has been cited.

{1963 - present} Indexes citations of journal articles in sociology, anthropology, criminology, demography, education, law & penology, race relations, social psychology, urban studies, and more.

Abstracts of articles published in linguistics journals from 1981 to present.

JSTOR contains the complete digital backfiles of core scholarly journals, starting with the very first issues. New titles and fields are being added constantly. Note: Usually JSTOR does not have the most recent (within 5-6 years) issues of these journals because of publisher restrictions.

Covers scholarly literature about the native peoples of North America published from the sixteenth century to present. Books, journal articles, essays, conference papers, and U.S. and Canadian government documents are included.

Abstracts of journal articles, reviews, and dissertations published from 1954 to present, covering the history of areas of the world outside of North America during the time period of 1450 to present.

Abstracts of journal articles, reviews, and dissertations published from 1964 to present, covering North America in all time periods, from prehistory to present.

A searchable database covering journal articles, books, conference proceedings, and book chapters on East, Southeast, and South Asia published from 1971-1991. Also includes citations to articles published in major Asian studies journals from 1992-1999. Use in conjunction with Historical Abstracts.

A searchable, multidiscplinary database edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Includes citations to articles selected by academics from around the world.

Bibliographic citations to articles, book reviews, documents, original literary works, and other materials appearing in more than 400 key social science and humanities journals published throughout the world. This multidisciplinary databases focuses on Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean basin, the United States-Mexico border region, and Hispanics in the United States.

Cultural and Topical Sources

Ref. GN307 .E52 1996 (4 vols.)

Articles on topics in cultural anthropology. Information compiled from the Human Relations Area Files project (see below).

Ref. GN307 .E53 1991 (10 vols.)

Articles on ethnological groups organized by continent, region, and country. Information compiled from the Human Relations Area Files project (see below).

Ref. H51 .I58 2001 (26 vols.)

The long-awaited revision of the classic International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (1968) contains cross-disciplinary articles and thumbnail bibliographies on major topics in the social sciences.

Ref. G63 .E5213 1995 (5 vols.)

One of several reference sources offering concise articles and maps illustrating the environmental, political, historical, social, and cultural background of countries of the world.

Ref. G1046 .E3 A8 1994 (in the maps corner)
Excellent maps of the geographic areas occupied by linguistic groups.

Ref. G1046 .E1 P7 1989 (in the maps corner)
Outline maps illustrate the geographic location of over 3,500 cultural groups. Based on information from the Human Relations Area Files project (see below).

Human Relations Area Files

HRAF

(Human Relations Area Files)

The Human Relations Area Files are the product of an inter-university project to collect information about and classify all known cultures of the world. Over time, the files have been published in microfiche, CD-ROM, and most recently, on the web. The web version of HRAF, begun in 1997, is the only part of the collections that is available at Reed.

Many large research libraries own the HRAF microfiche and/or CD-ROM collections (also called eHRAF). The holdings of Oregon libraries are summarized below:

Microfiche, 1964-1969; 1973-1994. CD-ROM, 1995

Microfiche, all. CD-ROM.

CD-ROM, all.

Ref. LB2369 .U69 2003 (extra copies also at the Reference Desk; older editions in the library stacks.) The Bible of academic publishing conventions. For formatting citations, notes, and bibliographies, see Chapter 15.

Ref. LB2369.T8 1996
An abridged but more manageable guide written specifically for the thesis writer.

As the writers of this web site openly admit, there are no definitive guides for citing electronic sources. However, this web site gives useful examples of citations to web-based sources in a variety of style formats, including Chicago and Turabian.

EndNote is a bibliographic management program that is available on Reed's keyed software server. Most library databases allow you to connect through EndNote or export citations. The program also works with Microsoft Word to help you format your thesis bibliography.

A general-purpose file management program that is available on Reed's keyed software server. Can also be used to help you manage citations, notes, field observations, and more.

Step 1: Search Reed's library.

After you've found an article citation in a database, bibliography or other source, use that citation to find out the name of the journal in which it appears. Then check the Electronic & Print Periodicals List. This finding tool will help you determine whether the cited journal is available in print in the Reed library or whether it is available through one of Reed's electronic journal collection subscriptions.

If the article is not available in print or electronic form at the Reed Library, go to:

Step 2: Request a copy of the article.

The library's Interlibrary Loan Service (ILL) will locate a copy of the article you need and see that it is delivered to you. Use the ILL Article Request Form to enter the requested information as completely as you can. When your article arrives, you will receive an email notification with instructions for accessing the article online.

The Voice of Experience Speaks:

Delivery time for journal articles ranges from a few days to several weeks, and it’s slower at busy times of the semester. Articles ordered through FirstSearch databases (e.g., Social Sciences Abstracts) come faster than those ordered using the ILL Article Request Form. It is important to order your articles early in the research process, because, unlike books (which have a limited borrowing period), you can keep articles to read at your leisure.

When in Doubt or Desperation:

If you cannot locate a needed article using the above methods, please ask a Reference Librarian for assistance. There are a variety of strategies she can use to help you find the articles you need.