Guide to Selected Sociology & Anthropology Resources
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| Find Articles |
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| Late 1800s to present. Bibliographic index to resources in the fields of social, cultural, physical, biological, and linguistic anthropology; ethnology, archaeology, folklore, and material culture. | |
| JSTOR | Fulltext access to over 150 scholarly journals, many of which reach back to the 1800s. Titles can be searched by discipline. |
| Project Muse | Fulltext access to over 160 scholarly journals, 1993 to present. |
| Sociological Abstracts (SocioAbs) | 1952 to present. Abstracts and indexes of the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. |
| Social Science Citation Index | 1975 to present. Multidisciplinary database of journal literature of the social sciences that allows the user to take a citation from an article or author and determine who else has cited that article/author since the publication originally appeared. |
| Women and Social Movements in the United States: 1600-2000 | Primary and secondary documents, including text, images, and web links about key issues in women's social history. |
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| Academic Search Premier | Offers information in nearly every area of academic study - over 4,600 full-text journals. |
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Search for books and other materials owned by IWU. |
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A catalog of books and other materials worldwide.
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Anthropology & Sociology Call Numbers Ranges: |
GN Anthropology The Ames Library uses Library of Congress Classification. |
| General Reference Sources |
| Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology | REF HM 425.C36 2006 |
| Dictionary of Anthropology | GN 307.D485 1997 |
| Encyclopedia of Anthropology (5 vol.) |
REF GN 11.E63 2006 |
| Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology (4 vol.) | REF GN 307.E52 1996 |
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Encyclopedia of Sociology (4 vol.) |
HM 17.E5 1991 |
| Web Resources |
| AfrBib.org | A culmination of twenty-five years of Africana research |
| Digital library of scholarly resources from and about Africa. (Password required.) | |
| American Folklife Center | From the Library of Congress, includes the Archive of Folk Culture. |
| Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History | The Anthropological Papers, published continuously since 1907, are monographic volumes that include some of the great ethnographies of the 20th century, particularly on North American Indians. |
| Archaeology: an introduction | An online introduction to archaeology. |
| ArchNet: WWW virtual library | Virtual archaeology library by the Archaeological Research Institute |
| Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History | A wealth of resources, including images and information on exhibition objects mounted since 1990, as well as field notes and related photographs from various expeditions. |
| Ethnographic Resources related to Folklore, Anthropology, Ethnomusicology, and the Humanities | A vast array of resources related to Folklore, Anthropology, Ethnomusicology, and the Humanities |
| Human Origins Program | From the Smithsonian Institute, dedicated to understanding the biological and cultural foundations of human life. |
| Margaret Mead: Human Nature and the Power of Culture | Selection of materials from the Library of Congress' extensive Mead collection. |
| Mountain Voice | Contains a collection of interviews collected in mountain communities in South America, Africa, and Asia. |
| Museum Anthropology Review | An open access journal whose purpose is the wide dissemination of articles, reviews, essays, obituaries and other content advancing the field of material culture and museum studies, broadly conceived. |
| National Anthropological Archives | From the Smithsonian Institute, a collection of historical and contemporary anthropological materials that document the world's cultures and the history of anthropology. |
| Nationalism Project | Scholarly clearinghouse of information on the topic -- from book reviews to bibliographies and Web sites. |
| Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology | From Harvard University; includes online exhibits as well as the means to browse and search the museum's collections. |
| Race: Are We So Different? | A project of the American Anthropological Association. |
| Savage Minds | Blog devoted to bringing anthropology to a wider audience and providing online forum for latest developments in the field; maintained by group of Ph.D. students and professors who teach and study anthropology. |
| SocioSite's Sociological Subject Areas | A site containing extensive information and links on sociology topics. |
| Online guide to sociological resources on the Internet. | |
| Virtual Hilltribe Museum | Focuses on hilltribes in Thailand, including the Akha, Hmong, Karen, Lahu, Lisu, and Mien (Yao) peoples. |
| News and Resources online for Visual Anthropology |
| Data & Statistics |
| Data & Statistical Resources | A series of webpages providing links to statistical sources and datasets, arranged by topical area. |
| Professional Associations |
| American Anthropological Association |
| American Association of Physical Anthropologists |
| American Sociological Association |
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