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The Research Guides have been developed by librarians to serve as starting points in helping students select appropriate resources for research projects.

Evaluating Sources

How to Evaluate Information Sources

Citing Sources

General Citation Guides
APA Style
ASA Style
MLA Style
Chicago Manual of Style
Turabian
Turabian Citation Guide
Provided by Ohio State University Libraries


CSE Style
American Anthropological Association Style
Citing Specific Databases

Tutorials
Google Guide
"An online interactive tutorial and reference for experienced users, novices, and everyone in between."


Reading Scientific Papers, Flash Tutorial
Provided by Purdue University


Study Skills - How to Study
A free study skills resource site provided by Mangrum-Strichart Learning Resources


Library Research Tools
Databases A - Z
Online Databases available to Albion College faculty, students and staff. To access databases from off-campus, see Access to Electronic Resources from Off-Campus


EndNote FAQ
Addresses common questions regarding the use of EndNote


Find books, videos, and other materials


Find Journal Articles


Find Newspapers


Google Scholar
"Google Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research."


Recent Acquisitions of the Albion College Library
Recent acquisitions listed by subject. Users can subscribe to RSS feeds to stay updated.


Library Services
Archives Reference Request


Checking Out Library Materials and More FAQ
Circulation Services encompasses the circulation of library materials, wireless laptops, stack management, course reserves, audio-visual services, student employment, and classroom reservation


Government Documents Information


Information for Faculty


Interlibrary Loan Information


Need Research Help?


Software Installation CDs
List of available software includes Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, FrontPage and Publisher), GroupWise and Microsoft XP (for faculty/staff checkout only)


Special Collections (Rare Books and Archives) Information


Anthropology Research Guide

For research assistance, contact

Claudia Diaz
or Allie Moore
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Find Books & Videos
Albion College Library Online Catalog
The Albion College Library Online Catalog - your one-stop spot to search for books, periodicals, government documents, videos, electronic materials and more!
MeLCat Online Catalog
MeLCat will help you find books owned by dozens of libraries in Michigan (including Albion College, Michigan State University, Central Michigan University, and many others). Books may be borrowed by using the online request form.
WorldCat
Records of books and any other types of material cataloged by thousands of libraries worldwide. Includes manuscripts written as early as the 12th century.
Find Journal Articles & More
Albion College Library - Electronic Journals Home Page
Provides links to more than 2,000 electronic journals available through the Albion College Library.
Anthropological Index Online
An index to articles in periodicals received by the Anthropology Library at the British Museum, 1957 to present.
AnthroSource
"Developed by the American Anthropological Association (AAA), AnthroSource brings 100 years of anthropological material online."
Arts and Humanities Search
Indexes 1300 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals. Coverage begins in 1980.
Electronic Collections Online
Electronic Collections Online provides indexing and full-text from academic journals in many disciplines. Articles can be viewed online or printed.
Expanded Academic ASAP
Balanced coverage is available through 3,000 indexed and 1,900 full-text titles in a wide variety of disciplines including: social science journals, humanities journals, science and technology journals, national news periodicals, etc.
Full Text Finder
Many journals, magazines, and newspapers are available in full text through online databases. To search for availability of full text articles from a particular source, look for the title of the journal, magazine, or newspaper by following the appropriate links.
HSTM: History of Science, Technology & Medicine
International bibliography of history of science, technology, and medicine.
JSTOR
Provides indexing and full-text from scholarly journals in many disciplines. Unique, in that coverage for each journal begins with the first volume.
Online Databases - Complete List
A comprehensive list of all online databases.
Population Index
Demography, Population Studies
Social Sciences Abstracts
Indexes journal articles in anthropology, political science, economics, psychology, geography, sociology, law. 1974 - present.
Sociological Abstracts
Indexes journal articles in sociology, anthropology, criminology, demography, etc. 1963 - present.
Online Journals
Annual Review of Anthropology
Full text articles from this journal from 1996 to the present.
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
This collection includes full-text PDFs of current and back issues of AMNH scientific series.
Social History
Online Resources
Academic Info: Anthropology
American Anthropological Association
AnthroBase
"A multilingual, searchable database of articles, theses, essays, reports, conference papers, field-notes etc., written by anthropologists and others with an interest in social and cultural diversity."
Anthropology Biography Web
Presently has biographies on 844 people who have influenced anthropology in some way. New ones added continually.
Anthropology Collection Database - California Academy of Sciences
Database of images of items in the Anthropology Collection. "The permanent research collection of the Department of Anthropology comprises nearly 16,000 objects, most of which are ethnographic. The Department actively collects materials from the indigenous cultures of western North America (exclusive of Mexico) and the Pacific Rim, including all Pacific islands and East Asia."
Anthropology in the News
ARD - Anthropology Review Database
Provides citations to reviews of books, software, and other published materials on topics in anthropology.
BUBL LINK
Catalogue of Internet Resources using the Dewey Decimal System as the primary organisation structure.. Selected internet resources covering all academic subject areas.
Catalogue of Digitized Medieval Manuscripts
This site was designed to enable users to find fully digitized manuscripts currently available on the web. You can use the search box to quickly search on specific terms, or use the "Search Manuscripts" link to search on particular fields, such as date, or provenance information. You can also browse the Catalogue by the Location of an archive or library, the shelfmark of an item, by the author of a text (where that information is available), or by the language of a text (again, where available).
Handbook on Ethical Issues in Anthropology (American Anthropological Association)
INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections
"INFOMINE is a virtual library of Internet resources relevant to faculty, students, and research staff at the university level. It contains useful Internet resources such as databases, electronic journals, electronic books, bulletin boards, mailing lists, online library card catalogs, articles, directories of researchers, and many other types of information." Provided by University of California Riverside
Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online
An online dictionary and thesaurus
United Nations World Digital Library
The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world. The principal objectives of the WDL are to: Promote international and intercultural understanding; Expand the volume and variety of cultural content on the Internet; Provide resources for educators, scholars, and general audiences; Build capacity in partner institutions to narrow the digital divide within and between countries.
WWW Virtual Library: Anthropology
Reference Sources
Anthropological resources : a guide to archival, library, and museum collections
REFERENCE COLLECTION - GN 14 .A77 1999
Cambridge encyclopedia of human evolution
REFERENCE COLLECTION - GN 281 .C345 1996
Companion encyclopedia of anthropology
REFERENCE COLLECTION - GN 25 .C65 1994
Cultural anthropology : a guide to reference and information sources
REFERENCE COLLECTION - GN 42 .K5 1991
Dictionary of anthropology
REFERENCE COLLECTION - GN 307 .D485 1997
Encyclopedia of anthropology
REFERENCE COLLECTION - GN 11 .E52
Encyclopedia of cultural anthropology
REFERENCE COLLECTION - GN 307 .E52 1996
Encyclopedia of human evolution and prehistory
REFERENCE COLLECTION - GN 281 .E53 2000
Encyclopedia of social and cultural anthropology
REFERENCE COLLECTION - GN 307 .E525
Encyclopedia of world cultures
REFERENCE COLLECTION - GN 307 .E53
History of physical anthropology: an encyclopedia
REFERENCE COLLECTION - GN 50.3 .H57 1997
Worldmark encyclopedia of cultures and daily life
REFERENCE COLLECTION - GN 333 .W67 1998

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