Finding background information

• Barnard, Alan, and Jonathan Spencer, eds. Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology. New York: Routledge, 1996. Reference GN307.E527
• Ellis, Linda, ed. Archaeological Method and Theory: An Encyclopedia. New York: Garland, 2000. Reference CC75.A654
• Kibbee, Josephine Z. Cultural Anthropology: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources. Englewood, Colo.: libraries Unlimited, 1991. Reference Z5111.K53
• Levinson, David, and Melvin Ember, eds. Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology. New York: Henry Holt, 1996. Reference GN307.E52
• Murray, Tim, ed. Encyclopedia of Archaeology: History and Discoveries. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC Clio, 2001. Reference CC100.E54
• Murray, Tim, ed. Encyclopedia of Archaeology: The Great Archaeologists. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC Clio, 1999. Reference CC110.E54
• Shaw, Ian, and Robert Jameson, eds. A Dictionary of Archaeology. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, 1999. Reference CC70.D53
• Stevenson, Joan C. Dictionary of Concepts in Physical Anthropology. New York: Greenwood, 1991. Reference GN50.3.S74
• Winthrop, Robert H. Dictionary of Concepts in Cultural Anthropology. New York: Greenwood, 1991. Reference GN307.W56

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Finding books

• UA Libraries Catalog
• OhioliNK
• Browse the University of Pennsylvania's On-line Books Page for a list of Anthropology eBooks

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Finding articles and other materials

Electronic databases

• Academic Search Premier(UA only)
• Anthropological Index of the Royal Anthropological Institute (UA only)
• Anthropological literature (UA only)
• California Academy of Sciences Anthropology Collection Database
• eHRAF Collection of Ethnography (UA only)
• Infotrac Full-Text Articles (UA only)
• National Anthropological Archives
• National Archeological Database
• Social Sciences Citation Index Expanded (UA only)
• Sociological Abstracts (UA only)

Print indexes and abstracts

• Abstracts in Anthropology Index GN1.A2
• Social Sciences Index Index AI3.R53x

Locating full-text journals

• Electronic Journal Center - Anthropology Category
• Browse the UA Libraries Catalog for a list of electronic journals subscribed to by the University of Akron libraries.
• Browse the UA Libraries Catalog for a list of OhioliNK electronic journals.

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Finding Web resources

Anthropology Web directories

• Bernard-Olivier Clist Anthropology Resources on the Internet
• Eric J. White, Department of Anthropology, University of California Santa Barbara Anthro.Net
• library of Congress Resources in Ethnographic Studies
• Social Science Information Gateway Ethnology, Ethnography, Anthropology
• Sociosite Social and Cultural Anthropology
• Center for Visual Anthropology, University of Southern California Ur-list: Web Resources for Visual Anthropology
• WWW Virtual library for Anthropology AnthroTECH
• WWW Virtual library for Archaeology ArchNet
• WWW Virtual library for European Archaeology Archaeological Resource Guide for Europe

Anthropological Concepts and Methods

• Behavioral Sciences Department, Palomar College Anthropology Tutorials
• Brian Schwimmer, Department of Anthropology, University of Manitoba Kinship and Social Organization: An Interactive Tutorial
• Centre for Social Anthropology and Computing, University of Kent at Canterbury Experience Rich Anthropology Project
• Minnesota State University Mankato EMuseum
• National Park Service Archeology and Ethnography Program
• Public Interest Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania How to Do Ethnographic Research: A Simplified Guide

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Associations and professional organizations

• American Anthropological Association
• American Association of Physical Anthropologists
• ANSSWeb: Anthropology and Sociology Section of the Association of College and Research libraries
• Archaeological Institute of America
• Society for American Archaeology
• Society for Applied Anthropology
• Society for Medical Anthropology

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Research guides

• Subject Resources -- Archaeology
• Subject Resources -- Cultural Anthropology
• Guide to Accessing the HRAF Collection of Ethnography

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Educational opportunities in anthropology

• Archaeological Institute of America. Archaeological Fieldwork Opportunities Bulletin. Reference CC76.A73
• CollegeSource Online
• Peterson's Graduate Programs in the Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences. Reference Desk LB2371.P4851

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Anthropology in Ohio

• University of Cincinnati, Center for the Electronic Reconstruction of Historical and Archaeological Sites Earthworks
• Ohio Historical Society Ohio Historic Preservation Office
• What's the Point: Identifying Flint Artifacts
• Ohio Archaeological Council

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Anthropology in the News

• Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University Anthropology in the News

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