UMass Amherst Libraries Research Databases

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Anthropology Library Research Guide

Best Bet Databases in Anthropology

Anthropology Plus

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The scholarly literature of archeology and anthropology (biological, physical, linguistic, social and cultural) in several languages, late 1800s to present.
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AnthroSource

The full text of the 32 journals published by the American Anthropological Association, some dating back to the nineteenth century.
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Academic Search Premier

A good starting point: articles from key journals in many scholarly disciplines, with some trade journals and magazines, 1975-present.
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EHRAF World Cultures

Thousands of ethnographies originally published as articles, books and dissertations. Its indexing traces social features across cultures, 1983-present.
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Additional Databases in Anthropology

America: History and Life
Citations and abstracts for journal articles, dissertations, and book reviews relating to United States and Canadian history and prehistory, 1954-present.
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Bibliography of Native North Americans
Covers books, essays, journal articles, and government documents on native North American history and culture from pre-history to the present, 1800-present.
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Biological Abstracts
Comprehensive coverage of the life sciences literature, including journal articles, conference papers, and books relating to life sciences, 1969-present.
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Dissertations and Theses

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Most North American, and a few European and Asian dissertations and theses. Citations from 1861-; full text of first 24 pages 1997-; and UMass Amherst's in full text 1997-present.

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ProQuest Dissertations and Theses

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Dissertations and Theses @ UMass Amherst

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UMass Amherst dissertations in full text from 1997-present.
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EHRAF Archaeology
Archaeology books, journal articles, and dissertations describing prehistoric life and archaeological sites across the world, 1983-present.
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Films On Demand
3,800 educational videos and historical newsreels. To create playlists and link to course pages, see FAQ.
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International Bibliography of the Social Sciences : IBSS

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Unique international coverage of social sciences journals, books and book chapters in over 100 languages, 1951-present.
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International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Articles, with bibliographies, from experts on all aspects of the social sciences. Current.
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Linguistics Abstracts
Citations and abstracts for articles in the scholarly journals of linguistics, 1985-present.
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Social Sciences Citation Index
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Provides indexing and citation tracking for journals in all the social sciences, 1956-present.
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Web of Science
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Provides a search by cited reference, topic, author, and more for articles in almost all important English-language journals. Arts and Humanities covers 1975-present; Social Sciences 1956-present; and Science 1900-present.
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