Cultural Anthropology & Ethnic Studies

Alternative Press Index & Alternative Press Index Archive (FirstSearch)
Comprehensive guide to alternative sources of information: international, interdisciplinary and in-depth coverage in the humanities and social sciences. Indexes nearly 300 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines. Off-campus use requires password.

Annual Review of Anthropology
Provides full text access to the Annual Review of Anthropology from 1997 to one year ago. Off-campus use requires password.

Anthropological Index Online (Internet)
Published by the Royal Anthropological Institute, the Anthropological Index Online covers the periodical collection of the British Museum Department of Ethnography (the Museum of Mankind).

Anthropological Literature on Disc 1982-1996
CD-ROM available at CIIS Library
Anthropological Literature on Disc provides cumulative entries from the printed index published from 1984 to 1994. This cumulation covers research articles and reports, commentaries, review essays, and obituaries published in approximately 800 journal titles and more than 150 monographic series titles. This resource covers the broad range of anthropological studies, including cultural anthropology, physical anthropology, archaeology, ethnology and folklore, sociobiology, linguisitics, and urban studies.For more resources see Social Organization or Folklore & Mythology.

Anthropology Plus
Covering the fields of anthropology - social, cultural, physical, biological, and linguistic – as well as ethnology, archaeology, folklore, material culture, and interdisciplinary studies, this resource brings together Harvard University's Anthropological Literature Index and the (UK) Royal Anthropological Institute's Anthropological Index. This index offers excellent coverage of all core periodicals in the field in addition to local and lesser-known journals, from the late 19th century to the present. In addition to journal articles, it also indexes reports, commentaries, edited works, and obituaries.

Archaeomythology Research Guide (CIIS Library)
In keeping with the definition of Archaeomythology, as coined by Marija Gimbutas, the scope of this multidisciplinary study guide includes: archaeology, mythology, comparative religions, linguistics, folklore, ethnology, history, petroglyphs, and art history. Beginning with the Paleolithic-Neolithic, selected resources include: North Africa, Anatolia, Aegean, Mesopotamia, Classical Greece and Rome, Hebrew, Christian, Medieval, Asia, and Mythology, as well as Archaeomythology Theorists.

Encyclopedia of Global Change (Oxford)
Encompassing tsunamis, elephant conservation, ocean pollution, mining regulation, and permafrost melt, the 300 authoritative articles in this unique and wide-ranging encyclopedia investigate all types of phenomena that change life on Earth. The entries cover a range of general research categories: altered ecosystems, climate change, food and water supply, population, politics and global change, institutions and policies, biographies, and case studies. Off-campus use requires password.

Gender Watch (ProQuest)
A full text database of 140 international publications plus reports, pamphlets, papers and conference proceedings devoted to women's and gender issues. Archival material dating back to the mid 1970's. Off-campus use requires password.

HLAS: Handbook of Latin American Studies (Internet)
The Handbook is a bibliography on Latin America consisting of works selected and annotated by scholars. Edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress, the multidisciplinary Handbook alternates annually between the social sciences and the humanities. Each year, more than 130 academics from around the world choose over 5,000 works for inclusion in the Handbook. Continuously published since 1936, the Handbook offers Latin Americanists an essential guide to available resources.

In the First Person (Internet)
In the First Person provides in-depth indexing of more than 2,500 collections of oral history in English from around the world, including letters, diaries, memoirs, autobiographies, and other personal narratives. It allows for keyword searching of more than 260,000 pages of full-text written by more than 9,000 individuals from all walks of life. It also contains pointers to at least 2,500 audio and video files and 16,000 bibliographic records.

Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas (Oxford)
This landmark scholarly work offers comprehensive, reliable, and accessible information about the fastest growing minority population in the United States. With an unprecedented scope and cutting-edge scholarship, the Encyclopedia draws together the diverse historical and contemporary experiences in the United States of Latinos and Latinas from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Central America, South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Over 900 A-to-Z articles written by academics, scholars, writers, artists, and journalists, address such broad topics as identity, art, politics, religion, education, health, and history. The Encyclopedia fills a void in the historical scholarship of an underserved population. Off-campus use requires password.

Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Culture (Oxford)
Is the first comprehensive reference source to chronicle Pre-Hispanic, colonial, and modern Mesoamerica, defined as the lands stretching from Mexico to the southern tip of Central America. With more than 600 articles, it is invaluable for those interested in the rich heritage of this land. Encompassing the great civilizations of the pre-Columbian era (including the Olmec, Aztec, and Maya peoples) up through the colonial and postcolonial periods, the Encyclopedia covers art, archaeology, religious studies, anthropology, history, and historiography of the region in fully cross-referenced, signed articles by the leading scholars in the discipline. Off-campus use requires password.

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCO)
Full text of more than 550 full text journals, including more than 525 peer-reviewed titles. Covers topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. Nearly every full text title included in this database is indexed in PsycINFO. The database is updated daily. Off-campus use requires password.

Sociological Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
Indexes over 1,300 periodicals as well as book chapters, books, and dissertations in the fields of sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Off-campus use requires password.

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Dissertations & Theses (ProQuest)
Includes Dissertation Abstracts in its entirety, along with the ability to download the full text of most American or Canadian dissertations or theses published from 1997 to the present. Off-campus use requires password.

ProQuest Direct (ProQuest)
Search the following ProQuest databases simultaneously: GenderWatch, Nursing Journals, Psychology Journals, PsycArticles, Religion, and the mutidisciplinary Research Library. Off-campus use requires password.