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Anthropology
Subject Guide |
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in-depth research need.
Finding Books |
Major Reference Works |
Major Databases
Full-Text Resources
| Other | Web Resources
Finding Books
- Use
CLIO
to find books, journals, links to online journals, and other
materials, in the Columbia or Barnard libraries
- You can use subject or
keyword searches to find books about a particular subject
Examples of subject searches in CLIO:
indians of north america
ethnology--mexico
religion and culture
india social life and customs
Examples of keyword searches in CLIO:
black? and cuba? and music
gender and "latin america"
Useful call numbers:
GF Human Ecology
GN Anthropology
GR Folklore
GT Manners and Customs
GV Recreation, Leisure
Major Reference Works
available in Barnard Library Reference Area; ask at reference desk
about additional reference books
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Title |
Reference Call Number |
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Dictionary of Anthropology |
GN307 .D485 1997 |
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Encyclopedia of Anthropology 5 vols. |
GN11
.F63 2006 |
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Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology 4 vols. |
GN307 .E52 1996 |
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Encyclopedia of Human Evolution and Prehistory |
GN281 .E53 2000 |
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Encyclopedia of Race and Ethnic Studies |
GN495.6 C37 2004 |
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Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology |
GN307 .E648 1996g &
online |
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Encyclopedia of World Cultures 10 vols. |
GN550 .E531 1997 |
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Folklore: an Encyclopedia of beliefs, customs ,tales, music and
art 2vols. |
GR35 .F63 1997 |
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Handbook of Methods in Cultural Anthropology. |
GN345 .H37 1998 |
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International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
26 vols. |
H41
.I58 2001 |
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International Encyclopedia of Linguistics 4 vols. |
P29 .I58 2003 |
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Introduction to Library Research in Anthropology |
GN42 .W44 1998g |
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Gale Virtual Reference |
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Oxford Reference Online |
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Major Databases
available with Columbia ID
Annual Review
of Anthropology
Full text of the articles in these volumes from vol.
1 1972 to present.
Anthropological Index Online
Anthropological Index from the
Anthropology Library at the British Museum, citations only, 1957 to
present.
Search Tips: Use keywords; * for truncation.
Anthropological Literature
Citations from Tozzer Library at
Harvard, e-Link enabled, 19th century to present.
Search Tips: Use keywords; ? for truncation.
AnthroSource Developed by the AAA, includes full text articles
from their journals
ATLA Religion Database
Citations, abstracts and some full-text articles from religion
journals and essay collections, e-Link enabled, coverage varies with
citations from from 1949 to present.
Search Tips: Phrase is assumed; use "and" if not a phrase; * for
truncation."
Humanities Full Text
Citations and
abstracts for articles in the humanities, e-Link enabled,
1984-present.
Search Tips: Use keywords; " " for a phrase; * for
truncation.
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
Core social sciences, includes anthropology, sociology, history,
demography, psychology and social issues. Includes international
journals. Citations only. e-Link enabled, 1951-.
Search Tips: Phrase is assumed; Use "and" if not a phrase; * for
truncation.
JSTOR, the Scholarly Journal Archive
A full text database of articles from over
1,000 scholarly journals, from the beginning of the journal but
excluding the most recent 3-5 years; includes African American
studies, anthropology, classical studies, education, history,
language and literature, philosophy, political science, sociology and
more.
Search Tips: Use the Advanced Search for more precise searching.
Project Muse
Full-text articles from more
than 100 scholarly journals published by university presses in the
arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Includes Anthropology
Quarterly and more.
Search Tips: Use " " for a phrase; * for truncation.
ProQuest Direct
Online journal
articles and citations, as well as the full text of the New York Times
from 1857 to the present.
Search Tips: Select scholarly materials by clicking on "Databases
Selected" then select "Research Library."
Two words are assumed to be a phrase; use " " for phrases of more than
two words. Use * for truncation.
Social Sciences Full Text
Indexes articles in the Social sciences. Includes anthropology,
social history, sociology and other social sciences, Citations
only. e-Link enabled, from 1983 to present.
Search Tips: Use keywords, " " for a phrase; * for truncation.
Social Sciences Citation Index: World of Science
Cited references and bibliographic information for the social
sciences. Useful for tracing who cited a given article or book, or for
tracing an idea. Includes anthropology, links to full-text articles,
1965 to present.
Search Tips: Select "Social Science Citation Index", the General
Search has search tips.
Full-Text
Resources
American Memory
A rich collection of materials
relating to U.S. history and culture compiled by the Library of
Congress.
Collections are varied and include: California, First-Person
Narratives, 1849-1900; Folklore, Florida 1937-1942; Folk Music,
Dustbowl and many more.
Early Encounters in North America
Full-text early accounts of
exploration, discovery, travel, environment, peoples and culture of
North America from 1530-1860.
Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) Collection for Archaeology
A collection of
full-text information e.g. books, articles and dissertations on
archeological traditions from around the world. Coverage is 1930 to
date.
Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) Collection for Ethnography
A collection of full-text
primary sources on about 400 cultural, ethnic, religions and national
groups from around the world. Coverage is from 1993.
Other
E-Journals
Alphabetical and subject listings of thousands of electronic journals
that Columbia subscribes to plus links to major collections of
e-journals such as JSTOR and Project Muse
Subject Guides from
Columbia University Libraries
Subject guides to digital and print resources by topic in a wide
variety of disciplines including area studies and
cultural anthropology
American
Anthropology Association Style Guide
Web Resources
●American Folklife Center,
Library of Congress
●American Museum of Natural History Papers: Anthropology
●Anthropology Resources
on the Internet from the American Association of Anthropology
●Ethnographic
Resources Related to Folklore, Anthropology, Ethnomusicology and the
Humanities
●Ethnomusicology@Columbia University
●Ethnomusicology, Folk Music and World Music,
from the University of Washington
●Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
●National Anthropological
Archives, National Museum
●Native Web, Resources
for Indigenous Cultures around the World
●Society
for Medical Anthropology
●Visual Anthropology.Net
●Voice of the Shuttle:
Anthropology Page
●Voice of the Shuttle:
Archaeology Page
●WWW.Virtual Library:
Anthropology
