Anthropology

Best Databases Choices for Anthropology

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All Anthropology Databases

America History & Life   1964-present

Covers the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to present with records from 2,000 English-language journals published worldwide. Includes book reviews.

Anthropology Plus   1890-present

Locate articles, reports, and other materials in Anthropological Literature from Harvard's Tozzer Library and in Anthropological Index from the Royal Anthropological Institute. Covers social, cultural, physical, biological and linguistic anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, folklore, material culture and interdisciplinary studies.

Bibliography of Asian Studies  1971-present

Lists journal articles and book chapters on all subjects related to Asia. Most articles are in western languages. Includes book reviews.

Bibliography of Native North Americans  1500-present

Lists articles, books and other publications about the native peoples of North America published from the sixteenth century to the present. Lists all titles from the Ethnographic Bibliography of North America. Includes book reviews.

Digital Dissertations  1980-present

Full text (PDF for download) of most dissertations accepted from 1997 on, some earlier works and some master's theses. Also lists dissertations and theses accepted from 1861 on in the US and at some Canadian, British, and other European universities. Abstracts included after July, 1980.

Historical Abstracts   1954-present

Indexes articles written on the history of the world from 1450 to the present, covering articles published in over 2,000 journals published throughout the world. Does not include articles about the US or Canada. For these see the database, America: History & Life.

Human Relations Area Files: eHRAF   1954-present

A searchable, full-text collection of ethnographic and other texts on cultures and societies around the world. Produced by a Yale-based consortium of educational, research, and cultural organizations and government agencies to encourage and facilitate the study of human culture, society, and behavior.

InfoTrac OneFile   1980-present

Large general database of articles from popular magazines and scholarly journals covering a wide range of topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.

LexisNexis Academic  

News and business information from sources around the world; book reviews, biographical, and other reference sources; U.S. Code, constitution, and court cases. Includes many newspapers. Most entries are full-text, some updated daily.

Periodicals Index Online: PIO   1665-present

Search for articles and book reviews in over 4000 international humanities and social sciences journals published from 1770 to the 1990s. Includes links to full text of articles in Periodicals Archive Online and in humanities and social science titles at JSTOR. Formerly known as Periodicals Contents Index (PCI).

WorldCat   

Online catalog of books and other materials in thousands of libraries worldwide as catalogued by the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC).