Before You Start

1. Check your library account to make sure you are in the system and do not have any overdue items or library fines.

2. Sign up for an Interlibrary Loan Account

Research Process:

1.   Look up your culture in a reference book:

• Countries and Their Cultures. These volumes are organized by country, with historical, ethnic and cultural background. Associated with eHRAF.
• Encyclopedia of World Cultures. Hard copy available in reference stacks: GN307.E53. These volumes are organized by cultural group. Associated with eHRAF.
• Encyclopedia of the World's Minorities. Available in reference stacks: GN495.4.E63. This resource is more political and historical as well as dealing with terminology.
• Handbook of North American Indians. Available in reference stacks: E72.2.H36 . Extensive information compiled by Smithsonian Institute.
• Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. Available in reference stacks: E77.G15. Cultural information plus bibliography by region.

2. Look up your culture in Hraf.

3. Use citations in these references to find more information. Find journal articles using periodical search, or find books using:

• Skyline (our library), under the "Find a Book" box on the home page
• Prospector- (Colorado libraries, 3-5 days), or by clicking on the "Search Prospector" button
• WorldCat (World Libraries, 5-14 days), order by clicking on the Interlibrary Loan button

3. Look in Anthrosource and Jstor

4. For a broad search, try Quick Search. This is the first box on the library home page. "Quick Search" is a single search box that will provide you with results from our Top Twelve databases. JSTOR is included on the list. It makes searching the library's online content more like searching the Internet with Google or Yahoo! Federated searching is a means of cross searching more than one online library resource at the same time. In order to get better results, click on the "Advanced Search" button and narrow your search by subject. You can also change the search to full text or keyword, if you like.

5.   Trace the history of a source through Web of Knowledge

6.   Stumped? Try Google Scholar

      Make sure you go through the library home page on the left hand side of database list.

Other Anthropology Databases

There are other databases which may be helpful to you. To access them, go to the database list and type in the name of the one you want to use. Or, select Anthropology from the list of possible subjects and try those on the list.

ProjectMuse provides access to current articles in the humanities, including anthropology.

Early Encounters in North America contains journals and primary sources describing first encounters with native peoples.

Digital Dissertations provides bibliographic citations to doctoral dissertations and master? theses from graduate schools and universities.

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Finding the full text of article

Many scholarly journal articles are not full text online. Others may be available full text, but not through the database you are using. Use Goldrush and Skyline to determine availability of the article. Some journals are only available online, these will be indicated in Skyline (example). Other journals are only available in the library. These are on the first floor Periodicals area.

• Links within the database. Most databases have a GR Linker (to Goldrush). Others, such as SciFinder, have their own link for finding full text. Click on these links to search for full text.
• Goldrush - provides links to databases that index or have full text of the journal.
• Periodical Title search in Skyline - local journal holdings and online links if available.
• Interlibrary loan- If the library does not have access to the article, use InterLibrary Loan (ILL) to request a copy. The article will be mailed to you.

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Citations

Many databases allow you to export citations in whatever format you choose, including AAA. Use these shortcuts, if the databases allow. If you find an article online in a pdf format, cite it as if it were a printed copy, as the pdf shows you exactly what the printed version looked like.

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