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Pathfinder: Anthropology
Scope|Subject Headings|Overview Sources|Circulating Books|Periodicals, Journals & Trade Publications|Web Sites
Scope: The discipline of anthropology includes the study of a particular culture or society. Emphasis is placed on the study of the particular habits and group activities on a particular tribe or community. ( Barfield, The Dictionary of Anthropology) The purpose of this pathfinder is to serve as a guideline for the student in locating library resources that will provide an in-depth analysis of this topic.
SUBJECT HEADINGS
Books dealing with the subject of anthropology are listed in the Baddour Library's online catalog under the following subject headings:
Anthropology
Ethnology
Human evolution
Man, primitive
There are sources located in the Reference Section of the Baddour Library that give a general overview or summary of the topic you are researching. The following is a list of some of the sources available in the library.
OVERVIEW SOURCES
REF HM623.C65 2001 A Companion to Cultural Studies
REF GN 307.D 485 The Dictionary of Anthropology
REF GF 4.D52 1994 The Dictionary of Human Geography
REF GN 307.E52 1996 Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology
REF HN28.E53 1994 Encyclopedia of Social History
REF E184.A1H35 Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups
Some representative books from the Circulating Collection that are located upstairs in the library are:
CIRCULATING BOOKS
Crumley, Carole L. New Directions in Anthropology and Environments: Intersections. Walnut Creek, A: Alta Mira Press, 2001.
Harris, Marvin. Cultural Anthropology. New York: HarperCollins College Publishers, 1995.
Leakey, Richard E. Origins Reconsidered: In Search of What Makes Us Human. New York: Doubleday, 1992.
Rossman, Abraham. The Tapestry of Culture: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1995.
Some of the specific periodicals that the library subscribes to that focus on the subject of anthropology are:
PERIODICALS, JOURNALS & TRADE PUBLICATIONS
Click the link for a list of full text
journals available through our databases in:
WEB SITES
Anthropology
http://www.anthro.net
"Links and references for anthropology, archaeology, history, linguistics, psychology, sociology and other social sciences. The Anthro.Net database contains thousands of reviewed web sites and bibliographic references...Anthro.Net queries a database of over 40,000 reviewed web sites."
Anthropology Collections (Anthropology
Department, California Academy of Sciences)
http://www.calacademy.org/research/anthropology/
This site offers a vast array of information and
collections on cultures of western North America,
Pacific Rim, East Asia, and the Pacific islands.
Anthropology in the News
http://www.tamu.edu/anthropology/news.html
| Texas A&M University site listing current articles culled from popular news and periodicals. |
Guide to Archeology on the Internet
http://www.athenapub.com/inet/guide2.htm
| Comprehensive listing of subject-grouped links maintained by the Athena Review. |
National Anthropological Archives & Human Studies Film Archives
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/
| Online exhibits and guides from the Smithsonian institution related to the four fields of anthropology: ethnology, linguistics, archaeology, and physical anthropology. |
New Hampshire Archeological Society
http://www.nhas.org/
| Information about local archeological activity, and links to regional and national information. |
Social Sciences
Virtual Library
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/socsci
Site maintained by
Gene Thursby from the University of Florida. Very useful
information for the fields of anthropology, psychology,
sociology, history and political science.
Theory in Anthropology
http://www.indiana.edu/~wanthro/theory.htm
Web page references compiled by Indiana University students in sociocultural anthropology and its subdisciplines. Important organizations and associations, changes in anthropological perspectives over time, and prominent theorists are covered.
Visual Anthropology.net
http://www.visualanthropology.net
An
enthnodoc library containing over 1600 publications
including newsletters, books reviews and journals.
Updated
01/15/2008
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