Anthropology Resources: Home

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Full text searching of articles and books. If you find a journal article of interest, try the "cited by" link.

Search across many Helmke Library databases to find both primary sources and scholarly materials. After searching, try the filters at the left hand side. This is also a good place to look for items found in footnotes or a bibliography. If you don't find the full text of the item you're looking for, make a Document Delivery request.

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Request items not owned by Helmke Library. This free service is an easy way to access almost any published book or article of interest. This will take approximately 1-2 days for digital items and 1-2 weeks for physical media.

If you know the name of a specific journal, you can search for it here to find links to the full text and date coverage.

Find books, e-books and more available at Helmke Library.

Request items not owned by Helmke Library. This free service is an easy way to access almost any published book or article of interest. This will take approximately 1-2 days for digital items and 1-2 weeks for physical media.

A Helmke Library Guide to reference books on archeology, cultural anthropology, prehistory and evolution, and selected topics.

Helmke Library's Catalog includes many book-length ethnographic studies. Unfortunately, the word ethnography is not always listed in the catalog record. You might try searching for the name of the culture you are studying and leave off the word ethnography. You could also try adding the word "ethnology" to your search. Try also the Library "Everything" Search.

Another strategy for finding ethnographic studies is to look at book reviews that may mention the word ethnography in the review. To look for book reviews in JSTOR, choose the option "Review" before entering your search. You will also find book reviews in other scholarly article databases and may also find book reviews (or book descriptions) with Google. If you find a good book in JSTOR, try the catalog, ProQuest Ebooks, or Document Delivery to find the book.

You can search Anthropology Plus and other scholarly article databases with the keyword: ethnography. If you need a book-length ethnographic study, check the bibliography of the articles you found to see if they point you to any ethnographic studies.

Finding an ethnographic study can be a challenge, so please don't hesitate to ask! The tips provided here may not work for every topic and there are additional ways to search.

In Google Books, you can search the full text of books for the word ethnography plus your key terms. However, because of copyright restrictions, you won't be able to read the book in Google. After you find a book of interest, search in Helmke Library's Catalog or WorldCat to locate the actual book.

From the creators of eHRAF, with brief videos on how to search and browse in eHRAF.

A handout with 1) Outline of Cultural Materials in eHRAF, 2) Cultures Covered in eHRAF World Cultures, and 3) Traditions Covered in eHRAF Archaeology.

A streaming media website from the Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI).

Ethnographic Video for Instruction & Analysis (EVIA) is a digital archive from Indiana University and the University of Michigan.

From the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

The SVA hosts an annual juried film festival and screens films at the American Anthropological Association’s annual conference.

A compilation of blogs created by the co-editor of Open Anthropology. See also Savage Minds.

The ADS includes over 30,000 reports and is located in the UK.

Includes a large anthropology collections database. Hosted by the California Academy of Sciences.

An institute at UC Irvine focused on ethnography, that also promotes collaborative and interdisciplinary projects.

An international database of archaeological investigations. Hosted by Digital Antiquity.

Includes a large image database.

From the U.S. National Park Service and Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies (CAST), with archeological reports, permit information and maps.

Includes books, journals, web archives and gray literature. Sponsored by the American Folklore Society and the IU Libraries.

Includes a large collections database. Fom Harvard University. See also Tozzer Library.

A compilation of recommended links from the American Anthropological Association.

Consult the options at the left hand side of the screen for info. on creating a bibliography. From the OWL Purdue Writing Lab.

From Williams College Libraries