SULAIR: Anthropology & Archaeology Collections

For a complete electronic archive of all American Anthropology Assn. journals: http://www.anthrosource.net/.

For social and cultural anthropology especially, in addition to the specialized anthro indexes and fulltext journal collections, always try the following indexes for their extensive abstracts and occasional fulltext:

Expanded Academic ASAP. Covers a wide-range of journals including Current Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, American Anthropologist, Man, American Ethnologist. Includes Abstracts and some fulltext
Sociological Abstracts. Abstracts a number of journals in cultural anthropology, rural development and related fields. For demography try Population Index
Social Science Module, ProQuest
Social Sciences Abstracts, a part of FirstSearch

for theoretical background and literature surveys check out the standard handbooks and related compendia and also the several social sciences Annual Reviews:

Annual Review of Anthropology, 1995+
Annual Review of Anthropology (1972 to within 5 years of current). Review articles on different topics can be particulary useful as introduction to the literature. Print version in Green IC GN1.A47
Annual Review of Sociology
Annual Review of Psychology

and then:

Anthropology Plus (late 19th century +) includes Anthropological Literature and Anthropological Index. Not compatible with Netscape 6.1

dissertations/theses:

other specialised indexes/abstracts

Article First part of First Search
America History & Life
FRANCIS, 1984+. Includes ethnography & prehistory. Continues and replaces Bulletin Signaletique: Ethnologie, 1972+, Z5112.B8 (before 1986: Z7164.S68.B78). Journal articles
Historical Abstracts
International bibliography of the Social Sciences, including International Bibliography of Social & Cultural Anthropology), 1951+. Books and articles in the fields of economics, political science, sociology and anthropology
Lexis/Nexis Academic (Fulltext newspapers, including current NYT, and journals) | NewsBank Full-Text Newspapers | Alternative Press Index | Alt-Press Watch | Ethnic News Watch
PsychInfo, 1987+
Social Science Citation Index
Human Relations Area Files, a consortium of educational, research, and cultural organizations, and government agencies; its mission is to encourage and facilitate the study of human culture, society, and behavior. This mission is accomplished mainly through the compilation, indexing, and distribution of a collection of ethnographic and other texts that are indexed by culture and subject. Through 1991 material is on microfiche in Green Library Microtext MFICHE 381. N.B. Only about three hundred cultural groups actually have data in the HRAF files, either online or microform.

Anthropolgy print indexes

Anthropological Literature (1979+) Z5111.A57. Journal articles. Continues Peabody Museum Catalogue, Z5119.H35. Use its electronic version. All of the earlier versions of this catalog/index are cumulated in: Author and subject catalogues of the Tozzer Library [microform]: formerly the Library of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University. IMPRINT: 2nd enl. ed. Boston, Mass. : G.K. Hall, 1988. 1122 microfiches. LOCATION: Green Library Microtext MFICHE 2153: Z5119.T69 1988 Guide. NOTES: "This catalogue contains entries for monographs (through June 1986) and serials (thru June 1983). User's Guide and Introduction at the beginning of v. 1. Issued in 8 binders."
Anthropological Index (1963+) Z5112.A54. Journal articles. Represents holdings of the Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI), London. Web version. A London Bibliography of the Social Sciences (4 v., 1932) includes the RAI library holdings up to 1931. IC Z7161.L84.
Abstracts in Anthropology, 1970+, GN1.A47. Journal articles
Abstracts in German Anthropology (1980+) GN1.A345

Human Rights

Human Rights Information from Government Sources
Human Rights Reference Sources

Development | Population studies | Technology

Development Information from Government Sources
Beginning Library Research on Environmental Issues | World Commission of Dams
Women's Studies Electronic Databases

Eldis is a gateway to fulltext online information on development or the environment, focusing on countries of the South. Eldis makes a qualitative selection of materials and structures it for easy access. See the Eldis subject guides.
Agricola. National Agricultural Library; includes conservation, forestry, food & nutrition along with agriculture. Agricola includes entries from Agris. (UN. FAO)
CAB direct including Rural Development Abstracts (Z5074.E3.R8) and World Agricultural Economic & Rural Sociology Abstracts (HD1401.W6)
International Development Abstracts, Paper copy: Z7164.E15. (or paid search via DIALOG no. 292; geographical terms=/de; sc=1 "Int. Devel. Abstracts" & sc=2 "Ecology")
Sociological Abstracts. Abstracts a number of journals in cultural anthropology, rural development and related fields.
ERIC, education and development, applied language studies.
ABI Inform, 1971+, business and marketing.
PAIS, public policy, political science and economic topics; international scope.
Family & Society Studies Worldwide (1970+)
Population Index, the primary reference tool to the world's population literature. It presents an annotated bibliography of recently published books, journal articles, working papers, and other materials on population topics. Other demographic information and weblinks are available from the Population Research Institute (PRI)

Print indexes

Appropriate Technology Index: an indexing service to the literature of appropriate technology and related fields, LOCATION: Green Information Center T14.5.A8.
Annuaire du tiers monde, 1975+, LOCATION: Green Stack HC59.7.A794. Several years behind.
Development Periodicals Index, 1990+, LOCATION: Green Information Center Z7164.E15.D3.

Biological & Medical anthropology

Medline
BIOSIS
GeoRef, a current and retrospective index it includes around 3,000 entries under the Thesaurus terms "Fossil Man"
Yearbook of Physical Anthropology. A supplement to the American Journal of Physical Anthropology, the yearbook is available online from 1996+. Print copy in Green Library Stacks GN60.Y4; latest three years in Green Lib IC

Race, Genes, and Anthropology

Folklore | Material Culture | Language

LLBA: Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, 1973+
ERIC, education and development, applied language studies
MLA International Bibliography, 1963+. Language, linguistics, folklore & material culture
Ethnologue, 13th ed. Guide to languages and ethnic groups
International Folklore Bibliography, 1921+. LOCATION: Humanities & Area Studies Res Ctr Z5982.I5. Six years behind.
Thompson, Stith. Motif-index of folk literature: a classification of narrative elements in folk tales, ballads, myths, fables, mediaeval romances, exempla, fabliaux, jest-books, and local legends. Select from menu. Classification of narrative elements in folk tales, ballads, myths, fables, mediaeval romances, exempla,fabliaux, jest-books, and local legends

Area Studies

Latin America (SUL Latin American Collections)
North America (SUL Native American Resources)
- Bibliography of Native Americans. 16th century+, from Human Relations Area Files (HRAF), contains the citations from the cumulative eight volumes of the Ethnographic Bibliography of North America as well as additional new citations.
- Chicano Database
- America: History & Life, 1982+
Asia (Resources on Asia at Stanford University)
Africa (SUL Africa page)
- African Studies
- South African Studies, 1987+
- Historical Abstracts, 1982+

For other standard area studies print reference works see the section "History and Area Studies" in Guide to Reference Books, 11th ed., located in the IC, Z1035.1 .G89 1996.

Green stack shelving locations
Book selectors & subject specialists
E-journals licensed to Stanford or check individual titles in Socrates

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