Where you look for information in Anthropology depends on what you hope to find. There is no ONE PLACE to search for everything. Information is sometimes "owned" by an organization and you'll need to search a specific database to find it.

• For books, start with TOPCAT.
• For articles, you'll need an index.

Books

When you want to find books in the Trent Library, search TOPCAT (the Library Catalogue). There's an online tutorial available to help you understand TOPCAT.

Use a keyword search to find items on a topic. For instance, to find books on "Roman Archaeology" you might search for "roman and archaeology". To improve your results, you might try a "Power Search" and use truncation. To find books on "Roman or Greek Archaeology", try this:

Terminology Notes:

• TOPCAT uses LCSH (subject headings) in most records, to help us identify items of interest. The terms anthropology and archaeology are both subject headings, but they're very broad, so you'll want to combine them with another term. There are over 5800 items in the Library catalogue with the term anthropolog$.
• The term antiquities is used for artifacts or specimens.
• Possible search terms for human evolution: fossil man, homo erectus, physical anthropology, evolution, fossil hominids, human skeleton.

If you find one good book on your topic, check the bibliography to find other material on the same subject.

Articles

To find articles on a topic, start with an index that covers the topic. Search the index for citations, then determine whether or not Trent has access to the article, either online or in print. Use or TOPCAT or Journal Titles Available Online for this step. There's an online tutorial explaining how to find articles.

The indexes that are useful to Anthropology are listed below. They're in alphabetical order - not in order of importance. You'll find some of them are more useful than others, depending on your specific topic. Always try more than one. Always try several searches in each database.

Finding articles can take a great deal of time and searching. If your first searches don't get the results you want, examine your findings and decide how to adapt your search. Perhaps you need to change databases or try different keywords. Once you find one good article, use the bibliography to help you find more.

General Background Reading

Don't underestimate the importance of reading your course textbook first. This is often your best source for introductory information on a topic and some textbooks also offer online resources to compliment the print material. Also check what's on Reserve for your course, to see if there's something your instructor has already identified as important.

Other background reading can include specialized dictionaries and encyclopedias within the Library's Reference collection. Some of those are listed below.

A list of useful and scholarly websites is also below.

Keyword Tips

Use the term anthropology if you're searching a general database that covers many subjects, like TOPCAT or Academic Search Elite. Don't use it if you're in a database that only covers Anthropology. If you truncate it, you'll also find anthropological.

Watch the spelling of archaeology (archeology). In TOPCAT you can use the $ to find both: arch$logy. This may also be possible in some indexes - in Web of Knowledge you can use arch*logy. Again, if you truncate it (arch*log*) you'll also find archaeological.

Maya* (or maya$, in TOPCAT) will find Maya, Mayas, or Mayan. (See the truncation tutorial.) Behaviour is also spelled "behavior".

There's an online tutorial on Keyword Searching, to help you improve your searching skills.

Links already have the proxy connection built into them. Click on the red button if you experience a connection problem. It will link you through the proxy server and back to this page, providing access to licensed databases.
Title	Access	Description	Type
Online Indexes
AnthroSource an online index and full-text access to AAA journals	Trent	description	C & FT
Abstracts in Anthropology	Trent	description	C
Academic OneFile a general index with many full text articles	Trent	description	C & FT
Academic Search Elite (EBSCOhost) a general index with many full-text articles	Trent	description	C & FT
Anthropological Index Online (1960's to the present)	Public	description	C
Arts & Humanities Citation Index in Web of Science	Trent	description	C
Bibliography of Native North Americans	Trent	description	C
Bibliography of the History of Art	Public	description	C
CPI-Q (Canadian Periodical Index) general Canadian index with some full-text	Trent	description	some FT
JSTOR (online journal storage for 1100+ journals in a variety of subjects)	Trent	description	FT
ProQuest Anthropology Databases (search several databases at once)	Trent	description	C & FT
Scholars Portal Journals - search the majority of Trent e-journals at once	Trent	description	FT
Social Sciences Citation Index in Web of Science	Trent	description	C
Other Online Resources
ALPSP Journals through Swets	Trent	description	FT
Art Project (by Google) - virtual art museums	Public		Primary - Images
International Encyclopedia of Linguistics	Trent	description	Reference
Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt	Trent	description	Reference
SAA Style Guide	Public		Reference
The Times Digital Archive 1785-1985 (London Times newspaper)	Trent	description	FT
Print Indexes
Abstracts in anthropology  GN1 .A28 REF	in library		C
Anthropological literature Z5112 .A55 (vol. 1-5, 1979-1983) REF Microfiche set 1395 (vol. 6-10, 1984-1988) Z5112 .A55 (vol 11-20, 1989-1998) REF	in library		C
Author and subject catalogues of the Tozzer Library (formerly the Library of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University) Microfiche Z 5119 .T757 1988 (vol. 1-8)	in library		C
Bibliographic guide to anthropology and archaeology Z5119.T757 (Annual Supplement to the Tozzer Library Catalogues) REF	in library		C
International bibliography of social and cultural anthropology Z7161 .I593 (vol 1-41, 1995) REF	in library		C

American Anthropological Association

The American Anthropological Association (AAA) is the world's largest organization of individuals interested in anthropology. This national organization was formed "to promote the science of anthropology, to stimulate and coordinate the efforts of American anthropologists, to foster local and other societies devoted to anthropology, to serve as a bond among American anthropologists and anthropologic[al] organizations present and prospective, and to publish and encourage the publication of matter pertaining to anthropology".

Anthropology Resources on the Internet

Resources are listed under such headings as archaeology, biological/ethnology, physical anthropology, anthropology and technology, museums, organizations, visual anthropology, etc.(from the American Anthropological Association).

Archaeological Institute of America

The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) is North America's oldest and largest organization devoted to the world of archaeology.

Archaeology at Parks Canada

Parks Canada is a federal agency and the custodian of national parks, many national historic sites and the national marine conservation areas of Canada. It is committed through its mandate and charter to enabling Canadians to have memorable experiences but in a way that ensures the protection of the natural and cultural heritage (which includes archaeological heritage) of these special places. Our work is based on integrating protection, education and unforgettable experiences.

ArchNet

This Virtual Library - Archaeology site provides access to archaeological resources, categorized by geographical region and by subject.

Canadian Archaeological Association

The Canadian Archaeological Association (CAA) was founded in 1968. Membership includes professional, avocational and student archaeologists, as well as individuals of the general public of any country, who are interested in furthering the objectives of the Association.

Hubert Wenger Eskimo Database

Searchable database of 200 books and journal articles written by explorers, missionaries, ethnographers, and others who were among the first Euroamericans to travel among and write about Inuit/Eskimo peoples. It includes out-of-print and hard to find material, basic works descriptive of each Inuit/Eskimo and Aleut group, drawings, photographs, and maps.

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History: Department of Anthropology, Online Exhibits

The collections of the Department of Anthropology are an unparalleled resource containing historical and contemporary materials that document the world’s cultures and the history of anthropology.

Summer Institute of Linguistics

Includes Ethnologue: a catalogue of languages, worldwide.

UCSB Anthropology Web Sites

An impressive collection of sites under such headings as cultural anthropology, archaeology, physical anthropology, and geographical regions of Africa, Asia, Latin America, Mediterranean, Middle & Near East, Oceania, etc.

 

E-Books
	xreferplus An online collection of 100 reference books
General Reference Books
	Anthropological glossary  GN 11 .P43 1985 REF
	Atlas of the human skeleton  QM 101 .H935 2001 REF
	The dictionary of anthropology  GN 307 .D485 1997 REF
	Encyclopedia of anthropology  GN 11 .E52 REF
	The Sage encyclopedia of social science research methods  H 62 .L456 2004 REF
Subject Specific Reference Books
	Archaeology of ancient Mexico and Central America : an encyclopedia  F 1218.6 .A73 2001 REF
	Archaeology of prehistoric Native America : an encyclopedia  E 77.9 .A72 1998 REF
	The Cambridge encyclopedia of human paleopathology  R 134.8 .A83 1998 REF
	Dictionary of Maya hieroglyphs  F 1435.3 .W75 M65 2002 REF
	Encyclopedia of archaeology  CC 70 .E54 2008 v. 1- 3 REF
	Encyclopedia of Canada's peoples  FC 104 .E56 1999 REF
	Encyclopedia of cultural anthropology  GN 307 .E52 1996 REF
	Encyclopedia of medical anthropology : health and illness in the world's cultures  RA 418 .E354 2004 REF
	The encyclopedia of mummies  GN 293 .B75 1998 REF
	Ethnic relations : a cross-cultural encyclopedia  GN 496 .L48 1994 REF
	Folklore : an encyclopedia of beliefs, customs, tales, music, and art  GR 35 .F63 1997 REF
	Funk & Wagnalls standard dictionary of folklore, mythology, and legend  GR 35 .F82 REF
	Handbook of Middle American Indians  F 1434 .H3 REF
	Handbook of North American Indians  E 77 .H25 REF
	International Encyclopedia of Linguistics online
	Un inventaire sommaire de collections ethnographiques de musées Québécois  GN 36 .C2 I59 1993 REF
	Marriage, family, and relationships : a cross-cultural encyclopedia  GN 480 .B76 1994 REF
	Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt online
	Who's who in rock art : a world directory of specialists scholars and technicians in rock art  GN 799 .P4 W46 1996 REF
	Women anthropologists : a biographical dictionary  GN 20 .W63 1988 REF
Bibliographies
	Anthropology of aging : a partially annotated bibliography  Z 7164 .O4 A55 1991 REF
	Archaeology : a bibliographical guide to the basic literature  Z 5131 .H44 REF
	A bibliography of fossil man  Z 5118 .A6 F3 REF
	Biographical directory of anthropologists born before 1920  Z 5111 .B56 1988 REF
	Cultural anthropology : a guide to reference and information sources  Z 5111 .K53 1991 REF
	Ecce homo : an annotated bibliographic history of physical anthropology  Z 5118 .S7 S64 1986 REF
	Ethnographic bibliography of North America  Z 1209.2 .N67 M87 REF
	Gypsies : a multidisciplinary annotated bibliography  Z 5118 .G5 T66 1995 REF
	History of anthropology bibliography  Z 5111 .E74 1984 + suppl. REF
	Vestiges of mortality & remembrance : a bibliography on the historical archaeology of cemeteries  Z 5133 .R46 B45 1994 REF