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Anthropology

Quick Start!

Don't have much time? Try these resources.

1. Search the STL library catalog to find books, ebooks, and DVDs in the library.

2. Search 21st Century Anthropology: A Reference Handbook for introductions to current topics in Anthropology. 

3. Search SAGE Humanities and Social Science or SOCIndex for scholarly articles and book reviews.

4. Search for your topic + "ethnographic" or "archeology" or "fieldwork" on Google Scholar.

5. If you find a key article, type the title on Google Scholar and click "cited by" to see who else is using that work.

Encyclopedia Databases

Here are some good starting places to gather biographical information, overviews, and some critical information.

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries on the Shelf