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Selected Sources for ANTH 111-01: Cultural Anthropology |
Research & Computing Help
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Reference Resources
| When starting a research project, it is often a good idea to check the Reference Collection to find background information on your topic area. Resources typically found in the Reference Collection include dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, and statistical materials. The Reference Collection is located on the First Level of the DeWitt Wallace Library near the Reference Desk. Books are shelved under LC Call Numbers based on their subject matter. Find Reference materials by browsing the shelves or by using the CLICnet catalog. We also have a collection of Online Reference Resources. The materials listed below represent a sample of Reference resources that relate to your class. Check the Reference Collection for additional resources that may relate more directly to your specific project. |
| ATLAS OF WORLD CULTURES: A Geographical Guide to Ethnographic
Literature David H. Price. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications,
1989. (REF G1046 E1 P7 1989) |
| Intended to be used with the HRAF (Human Area Resource Files) this guide provides 41 maps which identify the locations for over 3,500 cultural groups. In addition to the maps is a bibliography of 1,237 items that are ethnographic studies of the cultural groups included. |
| DICTIONARY OF ANTHROPOLOGY Edited by Thomas Barfield. Oxford,
UK ; Malden, MA : Blackwell, 1997. (REF GN307 .D485 1997) |
| ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY Edited by David Levinson
& Melvin Ember. New York : Henry Holt and Co., 1996. (REF GN307.E52 1996) |
| ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY Edited by
Alan Barnard, Jonathan Spencer. London ; New York : Routledge, 1996. (REF GN307 .E525 1996) |
| ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD CULTURES Edited by David Levinson.
Boston, Mass. : G.K. Hall, 1991-1996. (REF GN307 .E53 1991) |
| WORLDMARK ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CULTURES AND DAILY LIFE Edited
by Timothy L. Gall. Detroit : Gale, c1998. (REF GN333 .W67 1997) |
Finding Books : Catalogs
| Use online catalogs to locate books in local libraries. Here at Macalester, our online catalog is called CLICnet. It is often helpful to start with a "Superkeyword" search in the CLICnet catalog where you combine topics that relate to your research project. For example:
Be sure to check the Subject headings listed in the records you retrieve so that you will find other useful and more specific terms and phrases to search. CLICnet uses the Subject Headings found in the Library of Congress Subject Headings books kept near the Reference Desk in the Library. For More Information:
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Books at Macalester
| In the DeWitt Wallace Library, as in other libraries, books are grouped together on the shelves by subject area. The Library uses the Library of Congress (or LC) Classification System to assign call numbers, using both letters and numbers, to books based on their subject matter. Use the CLICnet Library Catalog to find books in DeWitt Wallace Library. Keep in mind, it is often useful to browse the books on the shelf in a particular subject area to find additional materials that might relate to your research. Listed below are the collection locations for books here in the Library. Finding Books at Macalester:
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Finding Articles : Indexes
| Indexes allow you to access information about articles on your topic which have appeared in periodicals such as journals or magazines. Some indexes also provide information about books, newspaper articles, conference proceedings, government documents and a variety of other publication types. Subject-specific indexes focus on specific disciplines; interdisciplinary indexes survey many disciplines. Many of our indexes are available in electronic form, however print indexes are still the norm for certain disciplines. For More Information:
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| ANTHROPOLOGICAL LITERATURE 1984- |
| Indexes scholary articles and books in the field of anthropology. [Eureka] Password Required |
| HRAF (eHRAF / Human Relations Area Files) / Collection of Ethnography, Date varies |
| This indexes and provides access to fulltext ethnographic materials from studies of world cultures. [Human Relations Area Files]. See the section on using eHRAF below. |
Journals at Macalester
| Finding Journals at Macalester:
Journal Formats
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Guide to Using eHRAF / Collection of Ethnography (HUMAN RELATIONS AREA FILES)
OVERVIEW
OWC - Outline of World Cultures
The listing of the cultures included in eHRAF, arranged into broad geographical
regions. Each culture is assigned a unique OWC code.
OCM - Outline of Cultural Materials
The subject arrangement of concepts and topics included in eHRAF. Each
subject has its own unique OCM code. Each paragraph in the documents covered
in eHRAF is assigned the appropriate OCM numbers. This allows researchers
to gather information from the paragraph level of books. The codes are
arranged into large topic areas (e.g. 580--Marriage, with 581--Basis of
Marriage and 582--Regulation of Marriage, etc.) so you will find related
topics together.
BROWSE OPTIONS
BROWSE CULTURES
You can browse by Region or by Culture Name in the A-Z index. Click on
the Culture Name to find more information on the culture. The Table of
Contents lists the documents available for that culture; the Cultural
Summary link gives you more detailed information on the culture.
BROWSE SUBJECTS
You can browse the OCM numbers to find the way in which your topic is
categorized in eHRAF. Remember to browse for synonyms. You can browse
for all terms using the A-Z index. Click on the number to get more
detailed information on the term and to see related terms. Any term in
capital letters is the main category term for that concept (e.g. SICKNESS).
Use the Subject Categories browse option to find OCM numbers arranged
in related groups.
SEARCH OPTIONS
SEARCH IN TEXT FOR OCM NUMBER
You can search the documents for a single OCM number, or for a combination
of OCM numbers (up to three), or you can search for a combination of numbers
and keywords. Use "and" to limit your search to only those paragraphs
containing your OCM numbers and/or words. Use "or" to widen
your search to include documents that contain one or more of your OCM
numbers and/or words. You can use Browse Subject to find OCM codes,
or click on Add to bring up the A-Z list of subject terms in a
small window. You will probably want to limit your search to a specific
culture.
SEARCH IN TEXT FOR WORD OR PHRASE
You can search for single words or phrases in the fulltext of the documents.
You can also combine words and phrases with up to three more words/phrases
and/or OCM numbers. Remember to use "and" to require all of
the words/OCMs/phrases to be present, or "or" to find documents
with either. Remember to use synonyms in your searches (e.g. sickness
or illness), and alternative endings (e.g. sickness or sick).
SEARCH IN SOURCE/BIBLIOGRAPHY
You can search by word or phrase just within the author, title, and/or
abstract areas of the documents in eHRAF.
CITING EHRAF DOCUMENTS
Refer to the Help section in eHRAF for information on how to cite the documents you use from eHRAF.