Anthropology Subject Guide
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Find Articles and Journals
Abstracts
in Anthropology
The only comprehensive abstracting journal in the field, Abstracts in Anthropology
has established itself as an indispensable reference and research tool for
the international community of anthropologists. Abstracts in Anthropology
covers a broad spectrum of significant, current anthropological topics from
a vast number of periodicals. Several thousand abstracts, selected and classified,
fully indexed by author and subject, provide a thorough coverage of anthropological
scholarship in all its subfields: Cultural Anthropology Physical Anthropology
Archaeology Linguistics Abstracts in Anthropology has evolved into an eclectic
overview of the many faceted realms of anthropology, including: Basic Site
Reports Field Techniques Innovative Analytical Studies Artifacts from Around
the World.
Academic
Search Premier
Multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for nearly 4,650
serials, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed publications. In addition
to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than
8,200 journals.
Anthropological
Index Online (AIO)
Anthropological Index Online is an index to periodicals in the Museum of
Mankind Library, incorporating the former Royal Anthropological Institute
library.
Anthrosource
Developed by the American Anthropological Association (AAA), AnthroSource brings anthropological material online to scholars and the public, including current issues for American Anthropologist, American Ethnologist, Anthropology and Education Quarterly, and Medical Anthropology Quarterly
eHRAF
(Human Relations Area Files) Collection of Ethnography
eHRAF (electronic Human Relations Area Files) Ethnography is a cross-cultural
database that contains full-text information (e.g., books, journal articles,
and dissertations) on world cultures. It includes indexes by ethnic group
and topics. The database is useful for all disciplines concerned with cultural
and social life.
Click
here for a list of Hawaii titles available digitally through eHRAF
Social
Sciences Citation Index
Social Sciences Citation Index is a multidisciplinary index, with searchable
author abstracts, covering the journal literature of the social sciences.
It indexes more than 1,725 journals spanning 50 disciplines, as well as
covering individually selected, relevant items from over 3,300 of the world's
leading scientific and technical journals. Online coverage from 1980 to
present.
WorldCat
(public version)
WorldCat (World Cat) is the OCLC catalog of books, web resources, and other
material worldwide.
Note: This is a basic version of WorldCat provided free to the public by
OCLC. Click
here for the UHM Library subscription to the full version of WorldCat
Find Dissertations and Books
Hawaii Voyager Library Catalog
Use the online catalog to find books, journals, dissertations, videos, more.
Dissertations and Theses
Dissertations & Theses (PQD&T) includes bibliographic citations for the doctoral and master's work of authors from more than 1,000 graduate schools and universities dating back to 1861. More than 750,000 dissertations and theses from 1997 on have been digitized and are available for PDF download.
New Books at UHM Library
Interface for identifying new books. Can be limited by keyword and date range.
Dictionaries, Directories, Encyclopedias and Guides
INDEXES, ABSTRACTS, BIBLIOGRAPHIES
Abstracts in Anthropology
Hamilton Main Reference GN1 .A37
Also available online
Index to published articles in the field of Anthropology. Hamilton Library
has volumes of the index from February 1970 onwards.
Anthropological Index to Current Periodicals in the Museum of Mankind
Library
Hamilton Main Reference GN1 .R58
Anthropological Literature
Hamilton Main Reference GN1 .A56
Index to citations in anthropology. Hamilton Library has volumes from 1979
onwards.
Reviews in Anthropology
Hamilton Main Reference GN1 .R4
Index to reviews of new published works in anthropology. Hamilton Library
has volumes from 1974 onwards.
Sociological Abstracts
Online
Principle index for the social sciences, some anthropology citations.
DICTIONARIES, ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND GENERAL REFERENCE
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
Hamilton GN 666 .F74 1993
An index to various official documents produced by the Australian government
relating to the native peoples of Australia.
Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Evolution
Hamilton Main Reference GN281.C345 1992
A one-volume encyclopedia of human evolution.
Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology
Hamilton Main Reference GN25.C65 1994
A one-volume encyclopedia with essays by various authors; focus is on cultural
aspects of anthropology.
Cultural Anthropology
Hamilton Main Reference GN42 K53 1991
A guide to information sources in the various facets of cultural anthropology,
including bibliographies, professional and scholarly associations, and major
periodicals.
Dictionary of Anthropology
Hamilton GN307.D485 1997
An alphabetical list of definitions of anthropological terms.
Dictionary of Concepts in Cultural Anthropology
Hamilton Main Reference GN307.W56 1991
Definitions of concepts important to this field, includes current usage
and background of each term.
Dictionary of Concepts in Physical Anthropology
Hamilton Main Reference GN50.3.S74 1991
The Dictionary of Concepts in Physical Anthropology contains definitions
of terms used in the study of physical anthropology.
Dictionary of Race and Ethnic Relations
Hamilton Main Reference GN496.C37 1996
A guide to people, concepts and movements significant in racial and ethnic
interaction.
Encyclopedia of Aboriginal Australia
Hamilton Main Reference GN666.E53 1994
A two-volume encyclopedia containing information on various facets of the
native peoples of Australia.
Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology
Hamilton Main Reference GN307.E52
The Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology is a four-volume work, c1996,
containing short articles on many facets of the anthropology discipline.
Encyclopedia of Evolution
Hamilton Main Reference GN281.M53 1990
Encyclopedia of evolution designed for a polular audience, contains many
illustrations.
Encyclopedia of Human Evolution and Prehistory
Hamilton Main Reference GN281.E53 1988
An in-depth one-volume encyclopedia of human evolution; articles are of
varying length.
Encyclopedia of the Peoples of the World
Hamilton Main Reference GN495.4.E53 1993
A one-volume work with short entries describing all human ethnic groups.
Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Hamilton GN307.E525 1996
A one-volume anthropological encyclopedia, contains glossary of terms.
Ethnic Relations: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia
Hamilton Main Reference GN496.L48
A guide to human rights, inter-ethnic relations, different ethnic groups,
and contact information for various human rights organizations.
Guide to the National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Hamilton GN17.N37 1992
Comprehensive listing of the Smithsonian Institution's anthropological resources,
current as of 1992.
HRAF - Human Relations Area Files
Online
The Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) are a collection of microfiche documents
relating to the study of various aspects of a multitude of cultures. Individual
documents may be found by using the HRAF CD-ROM indexes (located at the
information desk), or through the combined use of the Outline of World Cultures
(GN345.3.M87) and the Outline of Cultural Materials (GN345.3.O95), both
located in the CIS reference collection. eHRAF is the web version, available
on standalone terminal #1.
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Hamilton Main Reference H40.A2 I5 1968
This resource contains articles written on every aspect of the social sciences,
written by scholars from around the world. 19v.
Marriage, Family, and Relations
Hamilton Main Reference GN480.B76 1994
A guide to concepts of marriage, family, and human relationships as they
vary from culture to culture.
Oxford Illustrated Prehistory of Europe
Hamilton Main Reference GN803 O94 1994
A guide to the prehistory and early history of European ethnic groups and
cultures, includes historical maps, diagrams, and photographs of archaeological
sites and artifacts.
The Peoples of Africa
Hamilton Main Reference GN645.O47 1996
A guide to the many differing ethnic groups to be found in Africa.
Selected Journals for Anthropology
The following is a list of periodicals for which UHM Library has a current subscription. You may do a journal title search in the library catalog a specific periodical or by subject for periodicals on a topic, for example, 'anthropology periodicals'.
Abstracts
in Anthropology
Hamilton Main Reference GN1.A37
American
Anthropologist
Hamilton GN1.A5
American
Ethnologist
Hamilton GN1.A53
American
Journal of Physical Anthropology
Hamilton GN1.A55
Annual Review of Anthropology
Hamilton GN1.A623
Anthropological Literature
Hamilton Main Reference GN1.A56
Anthropology & Archaeology of Eurasia
Hamilton GN589.R9 S69
Anthropology and
Humanism Quarterly
Hamilton GN1.A6955
Anthropology UCLA
Hamilton GN1.A573
Anthropos
Hamilton GN1.A7
Antropologi Indonesia
Hamilton Asia GN1.B44
Archaeology
Hamilton GN700.A725
Asian and Pacific Archaeology Series
Hamilton Pacific GN871.A84
Asian and Pacific Archaeology Series
Hamilton GN871.A84
Australian Archaeology
Hamilton GN875.A8 A98
The Australian Journal of Anthropology
Hamilton GN1.A9
Bishop Museum Bulletin in Anthropology
Hamilton Hawaiian GN4.B57
Bishop Museum Bulletin in Anthropology
Hamilton GN4.B57
Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association
Hamilton Pacific GN871.I66
Bulletin of the International String Figure Association
Hamilton Pacific GN455.S9 B852
Bulletins et Memoires de la Societe d'Anthropologie de Paris
Hamilton GN2.S61
Canberra Anthropology
Hamilton Pacific GN1.C36
Collection Purusartha
Hamilton Asia GN635.S57 P87
Critique of Anthropology
Hamilton GN1.C73
Cultural
Anthropology
Hamilton GN301.C85
Cultural Survival Quarterly
Hamilton GN357.Q37
Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry
Hamilton GN477.C8
Culture
Hamilton GN301.C968
Current
Anthropology
Hamilton GN1.C8
The Eastern Anthropologist
Hamilton Asia GN1.E15
Ethnic Studies Report
Hamilton Asia GN301.E84
Ethnies-Documents
Hamilton Pacific GN380.E84
Ethnos
Hamilton GN1.E88
Ethos
Hamilton GN270.E85
Fieldiana
Hamilton GN2.F4
Grassroots Research Bulletin
Hamilton Pacific GN671.N5 G73
Historical Archaeology
Hamilton GN700.H57
Homo
Hamilton GN1.H75
Human
Organization
Hamilton GN1.H88
Indian Anthropologist
Hamilton Asia GN635.I4 I54
Indian Journal of Physical Anthropology and Human Genetics
Hamilton Asia GN49.I53
International Bibliography of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Hamilton GN1.I62
International Journal of Anthropology
Hamilton GN2.I57
International Journal of Osteoarchaeology
Hamilton GN70.I58
Journal of Anthropological Research
Hamilton GN1.S6
Journal of Human Evolution
Hamilton GN281.J63
Journal of Social Research
Hamilton Asia GN1.J6
The Journal of the Polynesian Society
Hamilton Pacific GN2.P7
The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
Hamilton GN1.J687
Journal of World Prehistory
Hamilton GN700.J68
L'Anthropologie
Hamilton GN1.A67
L'Homme
Hamilton GN1.H68
Man & Environment
Hamilton Asia GN855.I4 M34
Man and Culture in Oceania
Hamilton Pacific GN662.M36
Man and Life
Hamilton Asia GN301.M36
Man in India
Hamilton Asia GN1.M3
Manava
Hamilton Asia GN1.M33
Manusia Dan Masyarakat
Hamilton Asia GN635.M4 M27
Media IKA
Hamilton Asia GN1.M42
Medical
Anthropology
Hamilton GN296.M4
Medical
Anthropology Quarterly
Hamilton GN1.M43
Memoir
Hamilton Pacific GN2.P6
Mensch, Kultur und Umwelt im Zentralen Bergland von West-Neuguinea
Hamilton Pacific GN671.N5 M47
Minzokugaku Kenkyu
Hamilton East GN1.M55
Monographs on Social Anthropology
Hamilton GN2.L6
Newsletter - Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania
Hamilton Pacific GN2.A77
Occasional Papers in Sociology and Anthropology
Hamilton Asia GN1.O23
Occasional Paper - Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland
Hamilton GN2.R6
Political and Legal Anthropology Series
Hamilton GN492.P65
Purba
Hamilton Asia GN635.M4 P87
Research in Economic Anthropology
Hamilton GN448.R47
Research in Melanesia
Hamilton Pacific GN671.N5 R47
Reviews
in Anthropology
Hamilton Main Reference GN1.R4
SHA Newsletter - Society for Historical Archaeology
Hamilton GN700.S63
South Asian Anthropologist
Hamilton Asia GN1.S63
Tribal Research Bulletin
Hamilton Asia GN635.I4 T715
Visual
Anthropology - Commission on Visual Anthropology
Hamilton GN347.V573
Visual
Anthropology Review - Society for Visual Anthropology
Working Papers in Anthropology, Archaeology, Linguistics, Maori Studies
Hamilton Pacific GN4.A83
Yale University Publications in Anthropology
Hamilton GN2.Y3
Yearbook of Physical Anthropology
Hamilton GN60.Y4
Zeitschrift fur Ethnologie
Hamilton GN1.Z4
Zhong yang yan jiu yuan min zu xue yan jiu suo ji kan
Hamilton East GN1.C58
About the Anthropology collection
The general collection contains 32,000 books and 82 current periodical subscriptions supporting the focus of island cultures in the Pacific and Southeast asia, and to a lesser extent East Asia. Asian, Hawaiian and Pacific collections have substantial materials in anthropology. Maps, United States Government and International Organizations publications, works in ethnomusicology and recordings of music, videocassettes and films are selected by librarians in each collection. .
Note: Title count from The North American Title Count, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1997. Periodicals count using a subject search for anthropology periodicals in the library catalog.
Last modified: November 20, 2007
Updated by: Allie Jordan, UH Library & Information Science Program MLISc candidate