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Anthropology Information Sources

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    Best Sources for this Subject

  Annual Reviews Available in Full Text 
    1930s - current
Full-text of all Annual Review publications in biomedical sciences, physical sciences, and social sciences. Database details..
  Anthropological Index
    1957-present
An online index based on the journal holdings of The Anthropology Library at the The British Museum.
  eHRAF Available in Full Text 
Cross-cultural database that contains over 500,000 pages of information on all aspects of cultural and social life from around the world. Database details..
  Social Sciences Full-text Available in Full Text 
    Indexing 1983-current; full-text 1994-current
Covers journals in magazines in various social sciences. Database details..
  Tennessee Anthropologist Abstracts
    1976-2000
Abstracts from the twenty-five years of the Tennessee Anthropologist.
  Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index
    1978-current
Indexes articles and cited references from peer-reviewed journals in the social sciences. Database details..

    Find Articles in Other Databases

  Academic Search Premier Available in Full Text 
    1975-current
Covers most academic disciplines and contains full-text to over 4000 journals (over 3000 of which are peer reviewed). Database details..
  General OneFile (formerly Infotrac) Available in Full Text 
    1980-current
One-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics with millions of articles in full-text. Database details..
  Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective
    1907-1984
Indexes scholarly journals as well as non-scholarly specialized periodicals in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Database details..
  JSTOR Available in Full Text 
    Varies by title
Full-text access to back issues of scholarly journals in many fields. Database details..
  OmniFile Full-text Mega Edition Available in Full Text 
    Indexing 1984-present, Full-text 1994-present
Indexing and full-text for thousands of journals in a wide range of subjects. You can choose your subject area at bottom right of search screen. Database details..
  Project MUSE Available in Full Text 
    Mid-1990s to present
Over 100 scholarly journals in the arts and humanities, social sciences, and mathematics. Database details..

    Journals, Magazines, Newspapers

  AnthroSource
Indexing for 32 journals, newsletters, and bulletins published by the American Anthropological Association. MTSU does not have fulltext access.
  Journals in the Social Sciences
Determine access to online and printed journals, magazines, and newspapers.

    Print Indexes

  Abstracts in AnthropologyIn Print 
Location: 1st Floor - Reference, 306 Ab8

Primary Source Materials

    Digital Collections

  Anthropology Collection Database
Free online resource that contains approximately 16,000 archived images from the Department of Anthropology at the California Academy of Sciences.
  China: Trade, Politics and Culture, 1793-1980 Available in Full Text 
Collections of unique manuscript materials detailing China's interaction with the West from 1793-1980. Database details.

Selected Resources

    Bibliographies

  Bibliografi­a Mesoamericana
A freely searchable bibliography covering published literature on the anthropology of Mesoamerica from the early 16th century to the present.

    Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

  Ethnologue
An encyclopedic reference work cataloging all of the world's 6,912 known living languages.
  Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America Available in Full Text 
  Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture Available in Full Text 

    Reference Sources

  Biographical Dictionary of Social and Cultural AnthropologyIn Print 
Location: 1st Floor - Reference, 301.092 Am5b
  Countries and Their CulturesIn Print 
Location: 1st Floor - Reference, 306.03 C83e
  CultureGrams Online Available in Full Text 
Comprehensive world reference source with cultural information, maps, facts, symbols, timelines, statistics, glossary and more. Includes 200 countries, in-depth United States information and a Kids Edition. Database details..
Also in print - 1st Floor - Reference, 306 C89

Websites

    Academic Department

  MTSU Sociology & Anthropology Department

    Associations, Agencies & Organizations

  American Anthropological Association
  MT Anthropology Society

    Internet Guides

  ArchNet - Virtual Library of Archaeology


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