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Journal Databases, Indexes, and Abstracts

Journal indexes, known as databases when they are electronic, are useful tools for identifying articles published in journals, as well as chapters published in books. For more general information on searching journal indexes, get some HELP WITH RESEARCH. NEW! Off-campus Access to Online Research Resources

Multi-Subject
Just Anthropology

Ethnic Newswatch
enw.softlineweb.com

   English-language and foreign-language newspaper articles from around the world. [Available on campus and through proxy server.]

Social Sciences Abstracts
hwwilsonweb.com

   Full-text of articles in all social science fields, including anthropology. [Available on campus and through proxy server.]

Academic Search Premier (EBSCOHOST)
infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/cuny_main
    Find magazine and journal articles relating to anthropology, among other topics. Keyword searching provides best results. Many articles available full-text. [Available on campus and through proxy server.]

Alternative Press Index
newfirstsearch.oclc.org/dbname=AltPressIndex;done=referer;autho=100207621;FSIP/

    Find citations to articles from 380 alternative, radical, and left publications, "which report and analyze the practices and theories of cultural, economic, political, and social change." [Available on campus and through proxy server.]

Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
web.lexis-nexis.com/universe

    Find articles from newspapers from around the world over the last 20 years. [Available on campus and through proxy server.]

America: History and Life
http://serials.abc-clio.com
    This database covers american history, including archeology in the U.S. and Canada. 1982-current.
Also in Print: Brooklyn Reference Z1236 .A48 1954-1995.

Historical Abstracts
http://serials.abc-clio.com
Brooklyn Reference D299 .H5
    This database covers history outside the U.S. and Canada, including archeology.

General Science Abstracts
hwwilsonweb.com
   Covers many science topics. [Available on campus and through proxy server.]

See also:
Journal Databases, Indexes, and Abstracts for: Biology, Education, Sociology.
The full list of all available electronic resources.

 
Abstracts in Anthropology
Brooklyn Reference GN1.A15
    The best place to begin journal research in anthropology. These journal article abstracts cover the four fields of anthropological research. There are author and subject indexes. 1970-current.

Annual Review of Anthropology.
Brooklyn Reference GN4 .A6 1971-present
Online http://anthro.AnnualReviews.org/ 1984-present
    Reviews noteworthy publications in the four fields of anthropology from the past year.

Sociological Abstracts
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=cuny&access=bklyn
    Though clearly focused on sociology, this database also provides coverage for cultural anthropology. [Available on campus and through proxy server.]
Also in Print: Brooklyn Reference HM1.S67 1952-1999. For earlier coverage: Combined retrospective index set to journals in sociology, 1895-1974 Brooklyn Reference Z7161 .C17

Anthropological Literature
Reference: Hunter College, Lehman College, Queens College. Check CUNY+ for CUNY holdings.
    Provides broad subject coverage and indexing for the four fields of anthropological research. International in scope.

Anthropological Index Online
lucy.ukc.ac.uk/AIO.html
    Indexes articles from over 750 journals "in all areas of anthropology and archaeology." [Free Resource: Available for scholarly use only.]

ARD: Anthropology Review Database
wings.buffalo.edu/ARD
   Published reviews as well as citations to reviews published elsewhere. [Free Resource.]

   


Electronic Journals

There are an increasing number of journals available on line, some exclusively so. Below are links to sites which maintain lists of online journals in Anthropology, as well as selected titles. To see which electronic journals BC Library subscribes to, search our Full text E-journals database.

Licensed Resources [Available on campus and through proxy server.]

EBSCO Online (Includes journals in many different subject areas)
www.ebsco.com/online/disclaimer.asp

IDEAL (International Digital Electronic Access Library - covers many subjects, including the 4 fields of anthropological research.) NOTE: takes time to load
www.idealibrary.com

JSTOR
www.jstor.org/jstor/

Project MUSE (Primarily social sciences and humanities)
muse.jhu.edu/muse.html
Free Resources

Journals (Anthropology Resources on the Internet)
home.worldnet.fr/~clist/Anthro/Texts/journ.html

Electronic Journals in Anthropology and Archaeology (ArchNet)
archnet.asu.edu/archnet/other/journals.html

Selected Individual Journals
[Available on campus and through proxy server.]

To see which electronic journals BC Library subscribes to, search our Full text E-journals database.
     
American Imago
www-ca.ebsco.com/online/direct.asp?JournalID=101022

American Imago
muse.jhu.edu/journals/aim/

American Journal of Physical Anthropology
www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jtoc?ID=28130

American Quaterly
muse.jhu.edu/journals/aq

Annual Review of Anthropology
anthro.AnnualReviews.org/

Arethusa
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/are

Callaloo
muse.jhu.edu/journals/cal/

Cross-Cultural Research
www.ebsco.com/online/direct.asp?JournalID=103721

Current Anthropology
www.journals.uchicago.edu/CA/journal/index.html

Human Relations
www-ca.ebsco.com/online/JournalID=101152

The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology
www-ca.ebsco.com/online/direct.asp?JournalID=104114

Journal of African History
www-ca.ebsco.com/online/direct.asp?JournalID=100106

Journal of Archeological Science
www-ca.ebsco.com/online/direct.asp?JournalID=104012

  Journal of Arid Environments
www-ca.ebsco.com/online/direct.asp?JournalID=104013

Journal of Child Language
www-ca.ebsco.com/online/direct.asp?JournalID=101503

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography
www-ca.ebsco.com/online/direct.asp?JournalID=103780

Journal of Human Evolution
www-ca.ebsco.com/online/direct.asp?JournalID=104038

Journal of Latin American Studies
www-ca.ebsco.com/online/direct.asp?JournalID=101395

Journal of Modern Greek Studies
www-ca.ebsco.com/online/direct.asp?JournalID=101041

Postmodern Culture
muse.jhu.edu/journals/pmc

Religion
www-ca.ebsco.com/online/direct.asp?JournalID=104101

SAIS Review
muse.jhu.edu/journals/sais

Sociological Methods & Research
www-ca.ebsco.com/online/direct.asp?JournalID=103770

The Sociological Review
www-ca.ebsco.com/online/direct.asp?JournalID=100932

Theory & Event
muse.jhu.edu/journals/tae/

Youth & Society
www-ca.ebsco.com/online/direct.asp?JournalID=103785

     



Professional Associations

American Anthropological Association
www.aaanet.org/

American Association of Physical Anthropologists
physanth.org/

Associations (Anthropology Resources on the Internet)
home.worldnet.fr/~clist/Anthro/Texts/assoc.html

Associations Unlimited U.S. National
www.galenet.com/servlet/AU?*u=n
Search by keyword and find professional associations. If no URL (Web address) is given for the association, try looking it up with the search engine Google!. [Available on campus and through proxy server.]

Directory of Scholarly and Professional E-Conferences
n2h2.com/KOVACS/
Browse or search this directory of academic discussion lists (listservs, usenet news, forums, etc.).


Universities and Research Centers

Brooklyn College Anthropology Department
depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/anthro/anthrosite/

Academic Departments of Anthropology
www.nitehawk.com/alleycat/anth-faq.html#WWWAcad

College and University Home Pages
www.mit.edu:8001/people/cdemello/univ.html

Center for Social Anthropology and Computing (University of Kent, Canterbury)
lucy.ukc.ac.uk
Links to full-text CSAC research projects; seven currentlylisted, among them Paul Stirling's 45 years in the Turkish Village. Documents include figures, plates, tables, maps, fieldnotes and systematic data. Updates may be one to two years old. Also links to CSAC Resources for Anthropologists including a CSAC publications list of the CSAC monographic series (full-text available online) and the Southeast Asian Studies Occasional Paper Series (ordering information included). Resources also include links to a CSAC bibliography, book and software reviews, anthropology exhibits on the Web, and seminar schedules. Separate sections with links to other Web sites and sources.

Ethnography Laboratory
www.usc.edu/dept/elab/welcome/
Anthropology with a media focus. Links to Tim AschFestschrift Abstracts, Margaret Mead Film Festival and E-Lab's own projects. Best visited if your computer has audio and video cards.



Additional Online Resources for Anthropology

All Fields | Archaeology | Cultural/Social | Linguistic | Physical | Teaching


All Fields
Anthropology Virtual Library
vlib.anthrotech.com/
Includes links to Applied Anthropology, Archaeology, Biophysical Anthropology, Specialized Fields(e.g.: Ethnolmusicaology, Primatology, Business Anthropology, etc), Organizations, General Resources, and Jobs in anthropology. Well organized.

AAA Anthropology Resources on the Internet
www.aaanet.org/resinet.htm

Anthropology Resources on the Internet
home.worldnet.fr/~clist/Anthro/index.html
A great place to start anthropology research on the Internet.

Anthropology Web Sites
www.anth.ucsb.edu/netinfo.html
A very complete and well organized list from the UCSB Anthropology department. Supplies links for all four fields of anthropological research.


Archaeology
ArchNet--the World Wide Web Virtual Library for Archaeology
archnet.asu.edu/archnet
An excellent starting point, from the WWW Virtual Library.


Cultural/Social
Kinship and Social Organization
www.umanitoba.ca/anthropology/kintitle.html
From Brian Schwimmer, Department of Anthropology University of Manitoba, 1995
This illustrated online tutorial includes sections on kin fundamentals, systems of descent, kinship terminology, marriage systems, residence rules, ethnographic examples. Most links are to Schwimmer's own text; some are to outside Web sites. Each section is retrieved in smaller parts to allow faster document transfer. A somewhat linear presentation.

Resources in Ethnographic Studies
lcweb.loc.gov/folklife/other.html
"A Collection of Resources in Anthropology, Ethnomusicology, Folklore, and Folklife"


Linguistic
Summer Institute of Linguistics
www.sil.org/

Language and Culture Page
www.cs.uchicago.edu/l-c/


Physical
Evolutionary Theory Home Page
www.evolutionary.org/


Teaching
Anthropology on the Internet For K-12
www.sil.si.edu/SILPublications/Anthropology-K12/





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