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Introductory Sources, Overviews

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ANT 416: Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology

Course Instructor: Risa Ellovich
Librarian: Jack McGeachy

Introductory sources, overviews

As you begin your search for library resources, you may wish to start with an informative summary of your chosen subject area. Such sources will give you an overview of the subject, and can help you create a framework for organizing your topic. You may also want to locate definitions of terms and concepts, as well as explanations of current trends in your area of research. Dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, and guides can help you get started.

Dictionaries

The Dictionary of anthropology / edited by Thomas Barfield
Electronic access, 2000 ed.
D. H. Hill Ref. GN307 .D485 1997 (1st floor - East Wing)

International dictionary of anthropologists / compiled by Library-Anthropology Resource Group (LARG)
D. H. Hill Ref. GN20 .I5 1991 (1st floor, East Wing)

Social and cultural anthropology : the key concepts / Nigel Rapport and Joanna Overing
D. H. Hill stacks GN316 .R37 2000 (4th floor, Tower stacks)

Encyclopedias

Companion encyclopedia of anthropology: Humanity, culture, and social life
D. H. Hill Ref. GN25 .C65 1994 (1st floor, East Wing)

Countries and their cultures
Electronic access
D. H. Hill Ref. GN307 .C68 2001 (4 vols.) (1st floor, East Wing)

Encyclopedia of cultural anthropology
D. H. Hill Ref. GN307 .E52 1996 (4 vols.) (1st floor, East Wing)

Encyclopedia of social and cultural anthropology
Electronic access, 1998 ed.
D. H. Hill stacks GN307 .E53 1996 (4th floor, Tower stacks)

Encyclopedia of world cultures
D. H. Hill Ref. GN550 .E53 1991 (10 vols.) (4th floor, Tower stacks)

Ethnic groups worldwide: a ready reference handbook
Electronic access
D. H. Hill stacks GN325 .L46 1998 (4th floor, Tower stacks)

Worldmark encyclopedia of cultures and daily life
D. H. Hill Ref. GN333 .W67 1998 (4 vols.) (6th floor, Reference stacks)

Handbooks

Handbook of social and cultural anthropology / Edited by John J. Honigmann
D. H. Hill Ref. GN315 .H642 (6th floor, Reference stacks)

Guides

Introduction to library research in anthropology / John M. Weeks
D. H. Hill Ref. GN42 .W44 1997 (6th floor, Reference stacks)

Fieldwork in the library : a guide to research in anthropology and related area studies / R.C. Westerman
D. H. Hill stacks GN42 .W47 1994 (4th floor, Tower stacks)

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