LibGuides: Anthropology: Resources

Library databases of use to Anthropology

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AnthroSource is a digital searchable database which includes more than 250,000 articles drawn from AAA journals, newsletters, bulletins and monographs covering scientific research information in the field of anthropology.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Complete is a scholarly, multidisciplinary full-text database, with several thousand full-text periodicals, most of which are peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for many more journals, monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc.

The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full-text titles in native (searchable) PDF format.

This resource is partially funded by MOREnet, the Missouri Research and Education Network.
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JSTOR contains articles and books, usually at least 3-5 years old, from scholarly sources. Some journals & books are available from as far back as the 1800s. For more recent material, try using Summon or one of the individual databases. ** In response to the COVID pandemic JSTOR has extended free access to an extended list of journals until June 30, 2022. **
UMSL has access to the following JSTOR Collections:
- Arts & Sciences I (economics, history, political science, sociology, ecology, mathematics, and statistics)
- Arts & Sciences II (additional journals for many of the disciplines in Arts & Sciences I, plus journals in several additional disciplines: archaeology, classics, and African, Latin American, Middle Eastern, and Slavic studies)
- Arts & Sciences III i(languages and literature, music, film studies, folklore, performing arts, religion, feminist & women's studies, and the history & study of art and architecture)
- Arts & Sciences IV (business, education, and law, psychology, public policy and administration)
- Health & General Sciences (historical scientific journals, health sciences)
- Books at JSTOR (50,000+ titles)
- Early Journal Content (journals published in the United States before 1923 and published in other countries before 1870)
Researchers and students may also be interested in JSTOR's Data for Research beta site, a free, self-service tool that allows computer scientists, digital humanists, and other researchers to select and interact with JSTOR content. The Data for Research site contains a set of web-based tools, including:
- a powerful faceted search interface that can be leveraged to define content of interest through an iterative process of searching and results filtering
- word frequencies, citations, key terms, and ngrams utilized for conducting analysis of document-level data
- topic modeling (classification of subject headings at the article level), a powerful tool for content selection and filtering
- downloadable datasets containing word frequencies, citations, key terms, or ngrams associated with the content selected
- visualization tools
eHRAF World Cultures This link opens in a new window
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The eHRAF Collection of Ethnography is a cross-cultural database that contains over 350,000 pages of information on all aspects of cultural and social life. Information is organized into cultures and ethnic groups and the full-text sources are subject-indexed at the paragraph level.
eHRAF Archaeology This link opens in a new window
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HRAF Archaeology is a cross-cultural database that currently contains nearly 60,000 pages of information on the world's prehistory. This database is organized by archaeological traditions and the full-text sources are all subject-indexed to the paragraph level.

Online Reference Books through the UMSL Libraries

The resources below are online books that the UMSL Libraries purchased. UMSL students, faculty and staff can easily access these resources with their SSO IDs and passwords. These are items that are not freely available on the Web (which is why they are password protected).

The links below will take one to the UMSL library catalog. From there, the records will contain links to the online books. The links might appear like: UMSL access via EBSCO eBooks or UMSL access via ProQuest Ebook Central or simply UMSL Access.

. Please get in touch with the library should you have trouble accessing any of the items below.

Handbook of methods in cultural anthropology / edited by H. Russell Bernard and Clarence C. Gravlee. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015] 2nd ed.

A companion to sport and spectacle in Greek and Roman antiquity / edited by Paul Christesen and Donald G. Kyle. Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley Blackwell, 2014.

A companion to urban anthropology / edited by Donald M. Nonini. Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2014.

A companion to sport / edited by David L. Andrews and Ben Carrington. Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley Blackwell, 2013, 1st edition.

Theory in social and cultural anthropology : an encyclopedia / editors, R. Jon McGee, Richard L. Warms, Texas State University. Thousand Oaks, California : Sage Publications, Inc., [2013].

A companion to forensic anthropology / edited by Dennis Dirkmaat. Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, ©2012.

Concise dictionary of social and cultural anthropology / Mike Morris. Malden, Mass. ; Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012, 1st ed.

How to get in anthropology : a guide for students and young professionals / edited by Jason E. Miller and Oona Schmid. Lanham : AltaMira Press, c2012.

Food cultures of the world encyclopedia / Ken Albala, editor. Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, c2011.

Research Methods in Anthropology / Bernard, H. Russell. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group, 2011, 5th edition.

A companion to cognitive anthropology / edited by David B. Kronenfeld [and others]. Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.

A companion to medical anthropology / edited by Merrill Singer and Pamela I. Erickson. Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.

A companion to the anthropology of education / edited by Bradley A.U. Levinson and Mica Pollock. Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.

21st century anthropology : a reference handbook / editor, H. James Birx. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, ©2010.

A companion to biological anthropology / edited by Clark Spencer Larsen. Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, ©2010.

A companion to ancient history / edited by Andrew Erskine. Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, ©2009.

Anthropology : a student's guide to theory and method / Stanley R. Barrett. Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2009 (Saint-Lazare, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, 2010) 2nd ed.

Worldmark encyclopedia of cultures and daily life / Timothy L. Gall and Jeneen Hobby, editors. Detroit, Mich. : Gale, 2009, 2nd ed.

The Greenwood encyclopedia of clothing through American history 1900 to the present / Amy T. Peterson, general editor [v. 1], Ann T. Kellogg, general editor [v. 2]. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2008.

Handbook of archaeological theories / edited by R. Alexander Bentley, Herbert D. G. Maschner, and Christopher Chippindale. Lanham, MD : AltaMira Press, ©2008.

A companion to the anthropology of Japan / edited by Jennifer Robertson. Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2005.

Encyclopedia of anthropology / H. James Birx, editor. Thousand Oaks, California : Sage, 2006.

A companion to the anthropology of American Indians / edited by Thomas Biolsi. Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2004.

Encyclopedia of race and ethnic studies / Ellis Cashmore. London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.

Print Reference Books at the UMSL Libraries

The resources below are print items at the Thomas Jefferson Library. With the exception of the items listed as LIB USE ONLY, the other items can be checked out.

Title	Location	Call #
Biographical dictionary of social and cultural anthropology / edited by Vered Amit. London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.	TJ Level 4	GN20 .B56 2004
A companion to moral anthropology / edited by Didier Fassin. Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.	TJ Ref Level 3	GN27 .C647 2012 LIB USE ONLY
Ethnographic methods / Karen O'Reilly. London ; New York : Routledge, 2012. 2nd ed.	TJ Level 4	GN345 .O72 2012
Writing ethnographic fieldnotes / Robert M. Emerson, Rachel I. Fretz, Linda L. Shaw. Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2011. 2nd ed.	TJ Level 4	GN307.7 .E44 2011
Cross-cultural analysis : methods and applications / edited by Eldad Davidov, Peter Schmidt, Jaak Billiet. New York : Routledge, ©2011.	TJ Level 4	GN345.7 .C728 2011
The anthropology graduate's guide : from student to a career / Carol J. Ellick, Joe E. Watkins. Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, ©2011.	TJ Level 4	GN41.8 .E55 2011
Ethnography essentials : designing, conducting, and presenting your research / Julian M. Murchison. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, ©2010.	TJ Level 4	GN345 .M87 2010
Encyclopedia of world dress and fashion. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.	TJ Ref Level 3	GT507 .E54 2010 LIB USE ONLY
Designing an anthropology career : professional development exercises / Sherylyn H. Briller and Amy Goldmacher. Lanham : AltaMira Press, ©2009.	TJ Level 4	GN41.8 .B75 2009
Encyclopedia of the world's minorities / Carl Skutsch, editor ; Martin Ryle, consulting editor. New York : Routledge, 2005.	TJ Ref Level 3	GN495.4 .E63 2005 LIB USE ONLY

Anthropology Open Educational Resources OER

Perspectives: An Open Invitation to Cultural Anthropology by Nina Brown (Editor); Laura Tubelle de Gonzalez (Editor); Thomas McIlwraith (Editor)
ISBN: 9781931303552
Publication Date: 2018-04-13
Our approach to cultural anthropology is holistic. We see the interconnectedness of cultural practice sand, in all of the chapters, we emphasize the comparison of cultures and the ways of life of different peoples. We start with Laura Nader's observation that cultural differences need not be seen as a problem. In our complicated world of increasing migration, nationalism, and climate challenges,cultural diversity might actually be the source of conflict resolution and new approaches to ensuring a healthier world. Indeed, as Katie Nelson reminds us, anthropology exposes the familiarity in the ideas and practices of others that seem bizarre. Robert Borofsky advocates for anthropology's ability to empower people and facilitate good. Borofsky calls on anthropologists to engage with a wide rpublic to bring our incredible stories and important insights to helping resolve the most critical issues we face in the world today. This book brings Nader, Nelson, Borofsky, and many others together to demonstrate that our anthropological understandings can help all of us to improve the lives of people the world over. We need you, as students, to see the possibilities. As instructors, we want to help you share anthropological knowledge and understanding easily. We want all readers to be inspired by the intensely personal writings of the anthropologists who contribute to this volume.
The Art of Being Human by Michael Wesch
ISBN: 9781944548131
Publication Date: 2018-08-30
Anthropology is the study of all humans in all times in all places. But it is so much more than that. “Anthropology requires strength, valor, and courage,” Nancy Scheper-Hughes noted. “Pierre Bourdieu called anthropology a combat sport, an extreme sport as well as a tough and rigorous discipline. … It teaches students not to be afraid of getting one’s hands dirty, to get down in the dirt, and to commit yourself, body and mind. Susan Sontag called anthropology a “heroic” profession.” What is the payoff for this heroic journey? You will find ideas that can carry you across rivers of doubt and over mountains of fear to find the the light and life of places forgotten. Real anthropology cannot be contained in a book. You have to go out and feel the world’s jagged edges, wipe its dust from your brow, and at times, leave your blood in its soil. In this unique book, Dr. Michael Wesch shares many of his own adventures of being an anthropologist and what the science of human beings can tell us about the art of being human.
Speaking of Culture by Nolan Weil
Publication Date: 2017
“Speaking of Culture” is a collection of instructor-authored background readings intended to accompany other activities, discussions, experiences, projects, and readings for IELI 2470 – Cross-Cultural Perspectives, a course offered by faculty in the Intensive English Language Institute at Utah State University. Its main purpose is to define culture and other concepts often associated with it.