Information Resources for Anthropology and Archaeology

Best Resources for Finding Articles

• Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History
  • The Anthropological Papers include some of the great ethnographies of the 20th century, particularly on North American Indians. Illustrious anthropologists as well as many past and present curators of the American Museum of Natural History's Division of Anthropology published their work in the Papers. 1907- present
• Anthropology Plus
  • Combines Anthropological Literature (Harvard University) and Anthropological Index (Royal Anthropological Institute). Indexes journal articles, reports, commentaries, edited works, and obituaries in anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, folklore, and material culture. Late 19th century- present.
• AnthroSource
  • Searchable archive of all American Anthropological Association journals through 2003, with current issues of 15 peer-reviewed AAA titles.
• ARD, the Anthropology Review Database
  • Searchable database of reviews covering anthropological publications, including books, audiovisual materials, software & multimedia, exhibits, tourist sites, conferences, and on-line resources.
• Bibliography of Native North Americans (EBSCOHost)
  • Indexes books, articles, essays, conference papers, and U.S. and Canadian government publications about: Aleuts; Eskimos or Inuit of Greenland, northern Canada, Alaska, and eastern Siberia; and other native peoples of Alaska, Canada, the U. S., and Mexico. 16th Century- present. (To search multiple EBSCOhost databases, click the "Select Databases" tab.)
• eHRAF World Cultures
  • A web-based collection of ethnographic and other texts indexed by culture and subject. Formerly known as eHRAF Collection of Ethnography. Produced by Human Relations Area Files, Inc. at Yale University.
• Social Sciences Citation Index
  • Part of Web of Science. Search by subject, author, or cited reference. On the search screen, clear the checkboxes for Science Citation Index and Arts & Humanities Citation Index if you do not want to search all 3 databases simultaneously (the default). An excellent current awareness and bibliography-building tool. 1,725 journals from 1965- present.
    Save citations to EndNote Web — recorded training sessions are available.
• Sociological Abstracts
  • Indexes the international literature of sociology and related behavioral sciences from over 1,700 journals, books and book chapters, dissertations and proceedings. Since 2001, many records include references cited.

Additional Resources for Finding Articles & Other Information

• Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)
  • Indexes 7,800+ scholarly journals, with full text for 4,000 titles. Covers social sciences, humanities, education, computer science and engineering, general science, medicine, ethnic studies, and more. 1965- present for selected titles. (To search multiple EBSCOhost databases, click the "Select Databases" tab.)
• Article1st
  • Index to 12,600 + journals pertaining to science, medicine, technology, social science, business, humanities, and popular culture. Now includes journal Tables of Contents (formerly in Contents1st). 1990 - present.
• CultureGrams
  • Cultural information for 175+ countries of the world, including history, customs, lifestyle, and government.
• Dissertations & Theses: Full Text (formerly Dissertation Abstracts)
  • ProQuest Dissertations and Theses — Full text is the world's most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses. It includes 2.4 million dissertation and theses citations from around the world from 1861 to the present day together with 1 million full-text dissertations that are available for download in PDF format. The database offers full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997 and strong retrospective full-text coverage for older graduate works.
• ECO - Electronic Collections Online (Electronic Journals)
  • Indexes 5,400+ scholarly journals in a wide range of subjects. Abstracts and full-text are available for approximately 400 journals to which UNR subscribes. To limit results to these journals, check the "full-text" box. 1995- present.
• Ethnic NewsWatch
  • Articles, editorials, reviews, etc. from newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic, minority, and native press. Search in English or Spanish. 1990- present.
• GenderWatch
  • Full text collection of articles covering women's and gender topics.
• Geobase
  • Worldwide bibliographic database on geography, geology, and ecology. 900,000 records. 1980 - present.
• Access World News
  • From the index page, click the link that reads, "America's Newspapers".
    Index and full-text of international print and broadcast news. 1996- present.
• Historical Abstracts
  • Index of journal articles, dissertations and book reviews on all aspects of world history from 1450 to the present, excluding the United States and Canada. (To search multiple EBSCOhost databases, click the "Select Databases" tab.)
• LexisNexis Academic
  • Index and full text to news, business, legal, medical, and reference materials and links to congressional and statistical information.
• Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)
  • Index to literature on all aspects of the study of the nature and use of language. 1973 - present.
• Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States
  • Over 900 articles by academics, scholars, writers, and artists on the identity, art, politics, religion, education, health, and history of Latinos and Latinas from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Central America, South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Oxford Digital Reference Shelf.
• PapersFirst
  • Index to conference papers contained in the British Library's collection of proceedings of symposia, conferences, and workshops. 1993 to present.
• ProceedingsFirst
  • Index to the proceedings of conferences from the collection held at the British Library. Contains tables of contents for most proceedings. 1993 - present.
• PubMed - Medline
  • Index to 4,800+ journals in medicine, nursing, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences. Most records are from English-language sources or have English abstracts. Produced by the National Library of Medicine.
• Social Services Abstracts
  • Index and abstracts on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare and community development. 1980 - present.
• WorldCat
  • A catalog of library materials in all formats from libraries all over the United States and the world. Contains more than 61 million items.