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Anthropology Resources in Shain Library

The following list of Anthropology resources is intended to provide a starting point for locating information in Shain Library. You may also want to search for relevant reference books based on the ethnic group or region you are studying. Please contact the Reference Desk for research assistance.

WRITING GUIDES:

American Anthropological Association Style Guide
http://www.aaanet.org/pubs/style_guide.htm

The Chicago Manual of Style. (14th edition, 1993)
Z253 C57 1993 [Reference Desk]

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. (10th edition, 2000)
http://www.eb.com:180

BIBLIOGRAPHIES:

International bibliography of social and cultural anthropology. (v. 1 - , 1955 - )
Z7161 I593 v.46 2000 [Reference]

Anthropological bibliographies : a selected guide. (1981)
Z5111 .A58 [Reference]

Cultural anthropology : a guide to reference and information sources. (1991)
Z5111 K53 1991 [Reference]

DICTIONARIES, GLOSSARIES, & THESAURI:

The dictionary of anthropology. (1997)
GN307 D485 1997 [Reference]

A dictionary of archaeology. (1999)
CC70 .D53 1999 [Reference]

Dictionary of concepts in cultural anthropology. (1991)
GN307 W56 1991 [Reference]

Dictionary of race and ethnic relations. (1997)
GN496 C37 1997 [Reference]

ENCYCLOPEDIAS:

The Cambridge encyclopedia of hunters and gatherers. (1999)
GN388 .C35 1999 [Reference]

Companion encyclopedia of anthropology: humanity, culture, and social life. (1994)
GN25 C65 1994 [Reference]

Companion encyclopedia of archaeology. (1999)
CC70 C59 1999 [Reference]

Encyclopedia of human evolution and prehistory, 2nd ed. (2000)
GN281 .E53 2000 [Reference]

Encyclopedia of world cultures. (1991)
GN550 E53 1991 [Reference]

Gale encyclopedia of multicultural America. (1995)
E184 A1 G14 1995 [Reference]

History of physical anthropology. (1997)
GN50.3 H57 1997 [Reference]

International encyclopedia of linguistics. (1992)
P29 I58 1992 [Reference]

International encyclopedia of the social & behavioral science. (2001)
H41 .I58 2001 [Reference]

GUIDES, HANDBOOKS, & MANUALS:

American Anthropological Association Code of Ethics (approved June 1998)
http://www.aaanet.org/committees/ethics/ethcode.htm

A complete manual of field archaeology: tools and techniques of field work for archaeologists. (1980)
CC76 .J68 [Reference]

Handbook of American Indians north of Mexico. (1907)
E77 H68 1907 [Reference]

Handbook of cross-cultural psychology. (1997)
GN502 H36 1997 [Reference]

Handbook of ethnography. (2001)
GN345 .H365 2001 [Reference]

Handbook of North American Indians. (1978 - ) (vols. 4-13, 15, 17)
E77 H25 [Reference]

CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference. (1999)
GN476.73 .J66 1999 [Reference]

SUBJECT INDEXES & ABSTRACTS:
See the Research Databases for Anthropology section of this guide for a list of electronic indexes.

Abstracts in anthropology. (v. 1 - 39, 1970 - 1999)
GN1 A15 [v.28 - 39 Reference; v. 1 - 27 3rd Floor Reference]

Linguistics and language behavior abstracts : LLBA. (1985-) (v. 19 - )
P1 L32 [Reference]

REPORTS & BULLETINS (late-19th to mid-20th century):

U.S. Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin.
572.06 Un3b [3rd floor]

Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology.
572.06 Un3r [3rd floor]

Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association.
572.06 Am35 [3rd floor]

Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History.
572.06 AM353 [3rd floor]

Yale University publications in anthropology.
572.06 Y12 [3rd floor]

PERIODICALS:
Following are some of the periodical titles for Anthropology. Current titles are shelved on the main floor alphabetically by title. Back issues beginning with the letters A through J are located on the lower level, K through Z on the third floor.

American Anthropologist. (1927-1943; 1945 - )

American Antiquity. (1935 - )

Annual Review of Anthropology. (1972 - )
GN1 A623 (2nd floor)

Antiquity. (1927 - )

Ethnology. (1962 - )

Journal of Anthropological Research. (1973 - )

Language in Society. (1972 - )

Medical Anthropology. (1977 - )

Reviews in Anthropology. (1974 - )

Theory and Society. (1974 - )

Journals Online:
The following titles are available electronically in full text. A full listing of all online journals is located on the library homepage under the "Journals Online" link.

· Annual Review of Anthropology
· Anthropological Quarterly
· Anthropology Today
· Current Anthropology
· Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute