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1 ANTHROPOLOGY 450: Library Resources Sue Cody codys@uncw.edu

2 Finding Aids Books, videos, government documents Randall Library Catalog Also includes Journal Holdings/Access WorldCat Articles Databases Alphabetical list Subject Research Guide

3 Search the Online Catalog Try a Keyword search on “Bronislaw Malinowski” How many titles are there? What mediums are the works on the first page of results? Now try a Keyword search on “Bronislaw near Malinowski” How many titles are there now? Look at the Keyword Search Help page for an explanation

4 Journal Holdings & E-Access Try a Journal Title Search on “Man” How far back do the library issues go? What electronic access is provided? Where is the journal indexed? Does the library have current issues in paper copy?

5 “My Library Record” Set your PIN (or test it.) Why you need a PIN Renew materials Place holds on materials checked out Access databases from off campus Access reserves from off campus

6 New Reserve Reading System What does Dr. Sabella have on Reserve for this class? Note file format From off-campus, enter your name/ID/PIN

7 Other Log-Ins for Library Services Illiad (Interlibrary Loan) netLibrary (register on campus)

8 Databases in Anthropology Anthropological Literature 19 th century to date 2,198 journals indexed (822 current) Over 500,000 records Produced by Harvard University Anthropological Index Online 1950s to date Produced by the British Museun Free on the Web

9 Databases in Anthropology JStor Full-text of 14 journals in anthropology 1879-1999 (moving wall) Sociological Abstracts EbscoHost Academic Search Elite InfoTrac

10 Anthropological Literature Try a Keyword search on “Franz Boas” How many “hits” do you get? Search him as a Subject Word What subdivisions are used? Try an Advanced Search on “Franz Boas” AND “Race” as Keywords Does the library have the 1 st article? Substitute “Racial” for “Race”

11 Anthropological Index Online Search the years 2002 and 2003 for “Language history” (in any field) Does the library have the 1 st English language article? What can you do when the library does not have the material you need?


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