Databases provide you with access to a wide range of articles that can be used as resources for your paper. When searching in the database, keep in mind the terms listed below. They will assist you in navigating the databases and locating resources.
By selecting the full text box in a database, you are ensuring that the database will only retrieve articles that are available in their complete format. If you do not select the full text box, you will still receive results, but you may only receive the citations.
Articles that are submitted to a scholarly journal must first be evaluated by an editorial team for the journal. This team reviews the article in order to verify that the research is authentic. If you know that you must use scholarly journals for your assignment, you should select this box.
An abstract is a short summary, detailing the main idea of a journal article. Searching within the abstracts of articles can assist you in locating information that is pertinent to your topic.
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Anthropology Plus provides extensive worldwide indexing of journal articles, reports, commentaries...
edited works, and obituaries in the fields of social, cultural, physical, biological, and linguistic anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, folklore, material culture, and interdisciplinary studies. The index offers excellent coverage of all core periodicals in the field in addition to local and lesser-known journals. Coverage is from the late 19th century to the present. Anthropology Plus brings together into one resource the highly respected Anthropological Literature from Harvard University and Anthropological Index, Royal Anthropological Institute from the UK.
AnthroSource brings 100 years of anthropological material online, including: a complete electronic archive of all AAA journals through 2003,
access to archival content housed at JSTOR for key American Anthropological Association (AAA) publications including American Anthropologist, and current issues for 11 of the AAA's most critical peer-reviewed publications.
Ethnographic Video Online: is a comprehensive online resource for the study of human culture and behavior.
The collection is made up of hundreds of hours of classic and contemporary documentaries; previously unpublished footage from working anthropologists and ethnographers in the field; and select feature films. Wherever possible, videos include accompanying field notes, liner notes, filmmaker biographies, related articles, study guides, and other context-enhancing, full-text materials.
Indexes approximately 350 periodicals in anthropology, area studies, community, health and medical care, economics, ethnic studies, geography,
gerontology, international relations, law and criminology, minority studies, planning and public administration, policy science and corrections, political science, psychology and psychiatry social work and public welfare, sociology, and urban studies.
University Libraries’ Choosing & Using Sources presents a method for academic research and writing, from formulating your research question to selecting vetted information and using sources effectively.​
is a research methods tool that covers quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods. SRMO assists users design research projects, understand particular methods or identify a new method, conduct their research, and write up their findings.
Anderson, Rosemarie and William Braud. Transforming Self and Others Through Research: Transpersonal Research Methods and Skills for the Human Sciences and Humanities. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2011.
Anthropological Fieldwork Online brings the fieldwork underpinning the great ethnographies of the early 20th century into the digital world. This fully indexed, primary source database unfolds the historical development of anthropology from a global perspective, bringing together the work of early scholars who shaped the theories and methods students learn about, critique and re-shape today
Lessons in both cultural and physical anthropology, including glossaries, related Web sites, and suggestions for further study, from the Behavioral Sciences Department of Palomar College.
tDAR is a "digital repository for the digital records of archaeological investigations." It includes documents, images, datasets, and other materials. REGISTER at the site for best access to materials.
The eHRAF Collection of Archaeology is a cross-cultural database that currently contains nearly 60,000 pages of information on the world's prehistory. This unique, annually-growing eHRAF database is organized by archaeological traditions and the full-text sources are all subject-indexed to the paragraph level.
Statistical database provides data on all aspects of American history. Historical Statistics of the United States is divided into five sections covering: population, work and welfare, economic structure and performance, economic sectors, and governance and international relations.
Available as open access since 2016, the "mission has been to connect dispersed scholars working on the history of anthropology from a variety of geographical, institutional, and disciplinary locations, and to serve as a repository for resources which might otherwise be missed or neglected. The biannual newsletter has included sections listing and describing recently acquired papers and collections, newly published monographs and manuscripts, dissertations and research in progress, as well as news, notes, and queries."
Global statistical database contains socioeconomic data on Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania and the Americas. Database topics include: agriculture, consumer prices, education, energy, government expenditure, population migration, trade, transportation, telecommunications, and unemployment.
Statistical Abstract provides a comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. The database can be search, browse, and retrieve results that can then be narrowed by source, geography, time period, subject, and other breakdowns.
Interdisciplinary database provides simple and refined searching of standardized and structured statistical data. Databank aggregates data from licensed and public domain sources and makes that datasets available from within a single interface. Users can scan the contents of these datasets, select subjects and variables of interest, and view the data in side-by-side tables and charts.
contains digital media materials including text, audio, image, and video. Search architecture allow general and advanced searching of specific subjects. This multi-layered database features custom clip making, playlist tools, and course pack compatibility.
is a collection of documentary and social issues films and videos. Exclusive academic streaming for films from renowned leaders in documentary film distribution.
features access to documentaries, educational videos and news footage from the BBC, Frontline, Ken Burns, National Geographic, and other film producers..
is an on-demand streaming video service for educational institutions. Kanopy works directly with filmmakers and film distribution companies to offer award-winning collections including titles from PBS, BBC, The Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, Media Education Foundation and International Film Festivals.
licenses and distributes content to non-theatrical markets like colleges and universities, K-12 public schools and libraries. Swank provides digital access to course-related films, movies, and television shows outside the classroom.
