Department of Folk Studies and
Anthropology: Anthropology
Departmental Research Guide

This research guide relays some basic information on library and information resources pertaining to concerns of this department, as provided by University Libraries and/or sites on the World Wide Web.

1. To Shelf-Browse for Books (using main Library of Congress Subject Divisions)

Books on subjects associated with this field are shelved under the call number ranges listed below. Use TOPCAT to search for specific items in the collection, or more narrowly-defined subjects.

Anthropology, GN1 - GN890 ------- Physical Anthropology, GN49 - GN298 ------- Cultural Anthropology & Ethnology, GN301 - GN673 ------- Prehistoric Archaeology, GN700 - GN890.


2. To Find Journal and Magazine Articles (using indexing/abstracting/full-text services)

The following services are recommended for use by first-year students and non-majors:

• Academic Search Premier, MasterFILE, MAS FullTEXT Ultra: These three all-subject services, a part of the EBSCOhost system (a powerful online reference system accessible via the Internet or direct connection) feature indexing and abstracting of many journals and magazines WKU Libraries receives in hardcopy, plus a large selection of articles in full text.
• ArticleFirst: This all-subject FirstSearch-based database indexes almost 13000 journals and magazines from 1990 onward, including some ninety percent of the ones University Libraries carries in hardcopy.
• Social Sciences Index: A paper product that indexes a good number of social sciences-related journals REF AI3 .S62 (April 1974-).
• Sociological Abstracts: Available in print, 1953- (Ref.Per HM1.S67).

• Sociological Collection: An EBSCOhost database with nearly 570 full text titles; more than 500 are peer-reviewed.
• EssayGenLit: FirstSearch database that cites essays and articles contained in collections of essays and other works published in the United States, Great Britain and Canada. Areas covered include humanites and social sciences (available to graduate students and faculty, and to undergraduates by special permission).
• Project Muse: "Provides online, worldwide, institutional subscription access to the full text of over 100 scholarly journals in the arts and humanities, social sciences and mathematics." (Access to this database is restricted by IP address via the campuswide information system, WKUNet. Dialup remote access is not available.)
  
• Abstracts in Anthropology: REF GN 1 .A15 vol. 1- (1970-)
• Annual Review of Anthropology: (main) GN 1 .A623 vol. 1- (1972-); also available from 1996 in full-text as e-journal--see listing under "Multi-Title Services" / Annual Reviews Online (on campus only)
  
• Social Science Citation Index: An international multi-disciplinary index to the core journal literature of the social, behavioral and related sciences. REF H1 .S6x (1985-1994 only).
• PerAbs: FirstSearch database with periodical abstracts from general and academic journals, and many articles in full-text (available to graduate students and faculty, and to undergraduates by special permission).
• WilsonSelectPlus: FirstSearch database with full-text articles in science, humanities, education and business (available to graduate students and faculty, and to undergraduates by special permission).
  
• JSTOR: Provides the full text/full image web access of the complete archival collections of a large number of journals, up to the most recent three to five years.
• Humanities Index: FirstSearch database that indexes articles in the diverse subject areas of the humanities (available to graduate students and faculty, and to undergraduates by special permission).

Special resource:  TDNet Electronic Journal Finder [use to access Libraries' electronic journals, magazines, and newspapers, as well as some indexes and databases containing full-text articles; includes a comprehensive A-Z listing of titles]

3. Monographic Reference Works in Helm Library

The following are recommended for use:

• Abstracts in Anthropology (Ref. Periodicals Indexes GN1 .A15)
• American Anthropologist and Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association. Cumulative Index (Ref GN1 .A5x Index)
• Anthropology Journals and Serials: An Analytical Guide (Ref Z5112 .W54 1986)
• Dictionary of Anthropology (Ref GN11 .D48 1986)
• Dictionary of Human Geography Ref GF4 .D52 1994
• Encyclopedia of Anthropology (Ref GN11 .E52)
• Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology (Ref GN307 .E52 1996)
• Encyclopedia of Human Evolution and Pre-History Ref GN281 .E53 2000
• Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology (Ref GN307 .E525 1996)
• Fieldwork in the Library: A Guide to Research in Anthropology and Related Area Studies (Ref Z5111 .W47 1994)
• Finding the Source in Sociology and Anthropology: A Thesaurus-Index to the Reference Collection (Ref Z7164 .S68 B75 1987)
• Handbook of Social and Cultural Anthropology (Ref GN315 .H642)
• The History of Anthropology: A Research Bibliography (Ref Z5111 .K44)
• International Bibliography of Anthropology (Ref Z7161 .I593x)
• Introduction to Library Research in Anthropology (Ref Z5111 .W44 1998)
  

• American Anthropological Association http://www.aaanet.org/
  
• Ohio Historical Society http://www.ohiohistory.org/places/name.html
• Society for American Archaeology http://www.saa.org/
  

• About Archaeology [resources, contemporary issues, etc.] http://archaeology.about.com/mbody.htm
• American Anthropological Association Style (AAA) Style Guide http://www.aaanet.org/pubs/style_guide.htm
• Anthropology and Archaeology Careers (Advice from Northern Kentucky University) http://www.nku.edu/http://www.nku.edu/~anthro/anthropology_careers/what_can_i_do_with_anthropology.htm
• Anthropology Biography Web http://emuseum.mnsu.edu/information/biography/index.shtml
  
• Anthropology Resources on the Internet (AAS) http://www.aaanet.org/resinet.htm
• Anthropology Tutorials http://anthro.palomar.edu/tutorials/
• Archaeology Data Service [digital archives links] http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/
• ArchNet http://archnet.asu.edu/
  
• British Interactive Group [techniques & studies regarding exhibit & museum design] http://www.big.uk.com/index.php
• Ethnologue: Languages of the World http://www.ethnologue.com/
• Kentucky Heritage Council http: //www.state.ky.us/agencies/khc/khchome.htm
• Language Map (MLA) [interactive maps of U.S. & state-level spoken languages] http://www.mla.org/resources/census_main
  
• Links to the Past: National Park Service Cultural Resources http://www.cr.nps.gov/
• National Congress of American Indians http://www.ncai.org/
• Native American Materials In Law and Genealogy at the Western Kentucky University Libraries http://www.wku.edu/Library/dlps/guides/NativeAmericanMaterials.htm
• Resources in Ethnographic Studies [anthropology, ethnomusicology, folklore & folklife] http://www.loc.gov/folklife/other.html
• WWW Virtual Library - Anthropology http://vlib.anthrotech.com/
  

University Libraries Liaison: Sean Kinder (x6339 / sean.kinder@wku.edu) Last updated 10/16/2007
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