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Welcome to the Anthropology research guide. Here you will find information about finding databases, books and reference materials, and course guides related to the study of anthropology.

You may also want to reference the Sociology research guide for additional information.

Commonly used resources:

JSTOR This link opens in a new window An interdisciplinary ebook and journal platform to support scholarship and teaching. Provides access to select current subscriptions as well as the archives of over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Terms of Use.
Kanopy This link opens in a new window Streaming films and documentaries from Criterion Collection, Kino Lorber, The Great Courses, and Psychotherapy.net. Titles have full transcripts, and users may create accounts to create clips and playlists. NOTICE: Once logged in, faculty may request additional films on https://www.kanopy.com/search, which will be considered on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the Streaming Video Policy. Terms of Use. Coverage: 1894-present.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window Provides full-text access to current content from over 300 humanities and social sciences journal titles representing nearly 100 not-for-profit publishers. Coverage in many fields of study, including literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, politics and policy studies, religion, gender studies, and others. Terms of Use.
ProQuest Social Science Premium Collection This link opens in a new window Cross-search Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ASSIA), ERIC, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS), Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA), National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Abstracts Database, PAIS International, Policy File Index, ProQuest Criminal Justice, ProQuest Education Journals, ProQuest Library Science Database, ProQuest Linguistics Database, ProQuest Political Science, ProQuest Social Science Journals, ProQuest Sociology Social Services Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, and Worldwide Political Science Abstracts. Terms of Use. Coverage: 1871-present.
Smithsonian Open Access This link opens in a new window Allows users to explore and use, transform, and share millions of open access digital items from the Smithsonian’s collections. Open access items carry a CC0 designation. This means the Smithsonian dedicates the digital asset into the public domain, meaning it is free of copyright restrictions and can be used for any purpose, free of charge, without further permission from the Smithsonian. Terms of Use. Coverage: 200 BCE-present.
Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new window Offers coverage of a broad array of English-language journals in the social sciences encompassing the literature of a range of interdisciplinary fields, including the latest concepts, trends, opinions, theories, and methods from both the applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences. Terms of Use. Coverage: 1983-present.

Suggested Books in Anthropology

What Anthropologists Do

What is Anthropology? Why should you study it? What will you learn? And what can you do with it? What Anthropologists Do answers all these questions. And more. Anthropology is an astonishingly diverse and engaged field of study that seeks to understand human social behavior.

Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Anthropology

This debate style reader is designed to introduce students to controversies in anthropology. The readings, which represent the arguments of leading anthropologists and researchers, reflect a variety of viewpoints and have been selected for their liveliness and substance and because of their value in a debate framework.

Anthropological Futures

In Anthropological Futures, Michael M. J. Fischer explores the uses of anthropology as a mode of philosophical inquiry, an evolving academic discipline, and a means for explicating the complex and shifting interweaving of human bonds and social interactions on a global level.

The Anthropology of Space and Place: Locating Culture

The Anthropology of Space and Place: Locating Culture is an unprecedented collection of key articles presented explicitly for students and researchers in anthropology, environmental psychology, sociology, architecture, geography and urban planning. The volume includes an introduction that synthesizes existing literature, highlights core issues, and maps potential directions for future research.