ANTHROPOLOGY 450: Library Resources

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ANTHROPOLOGY 450 Library Resources

• Sue Cody
• codys_at_uncw.edu

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Finding Aids

• Books, videos, government documents
• Randall Library Catalog
• Also includes Journal Holdings/Access
• WorldCat
• Articles
• Databases
• Alphabetical list
• Subject Research Guide

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Search the Online Catalog

• Try a Keyword search on
• Bronislaw Malinowski
• How many titles are there?
• What mediums are the works on the first page of
  results?
• Now try a Keyword search on Bronislaw near
  Malinowski
• How many titles are there now?
• Look at the Keyword Search Help page for an
  explanation

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Journal Holdings E-Access

• Try a Journal Title Search on Man
• How far back do the library issues go?
• What electronic access is provided?
• Where is the journal indexed?
• Does the library have current issues in paper
  copy?

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My Library Record

• Set your PIN (or test it.)
• Why you need a PIN
• Renew materials
• Place holds on materials checked out
• Access databases from off campus
• Access reserves from off campus

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New Reserve Reading System

• What does Dr. Sabella have on Reserve for this
  class?
• Note file format
• From off-campus, enter your name/ID/PIN

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Other Log-Ins for Library Services

• Illiad (Interlibrary Loan)
• netLibrary (register on campus)

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Databases in Anthropology

• Anthropological Literature
• 19th century to date
• 2,198 journals indexed (822 current)
• Over 500,000 records
• Produced by Harvard University
• Anthropological Index Online
• 1950s to date
• Produced by the British Museun
• Free on the Web

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Databases in Anthropology

• JStor
• Full-text of 14 journals in anthropology
• 1879-1999 (moving wall)
• Sociological Abstracts
• EbscoHost Academic Search Elite
• InfoTrac

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Anthropological Literature

• Try a Keyword search on Franz Boas
• How many hits do you get?
• Search him as a Subject Word
• What subdivisions are used?
• Try an Advanced Search on Franz Boas AND Race
  as Keywords
• Does the library have the 1st article?
• Substitute Racial for Race

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Anthropological Index Online

• Search the years 2002 and 2003 for Language
  history (in any field)
• Does the library have the 1st English language
  article?
• What can you do when the library does not have
  the material you need?