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• For Undergraduate Students
• For Faculty and Graduate Students
  • Theses and Dissertations
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Article Indexes and Databases

Journals

• Annual Reviews in Anthropology - Publishes analytic reviews of key topics written by leading scientists. Annual Reviews saves you time by synthesizing the vast amount of primary research literature and identifying the principal contributions in the field. If you're just starting your research on a topic, start here to see if a review has been published on it.
• Selected EJournals in Anthropology

Reference Resources : Encyclopedias, Guides, Handbooks, and Dictionaries

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

General

• International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
• Encyclopedia of Anthropology
• Companion encyclopedia of anthropology

Cultural and Linguistic

• Encyclopedia of social and cultural anthropology
• The encyclopedia of cultural anthropology
• Cultural Encyclopedia of the Body
• Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America
• International Encyclopedia of Linguistics (2nd ed)

Archaeology

• Encyclopedia of Archaeology
• Milestones in archaeology : a chronological encyclopedia
• Encyclopedia of archaeology : History and discoveries
• Archaeological method and theory an encyclopedia
• Oxford encyclopedia of Mesoamerican cultures : the civilizations of Mexico and Central America

Medical and Biological Anthropology

• Encyclopedia of medical anthropology : health and illness in the world's cultures

First Nations

• Handbook of North American Indians
• Archaeology of prehistoric Native America: an encyclopedia
• The encyclopedia of Native American economic history
• Encyclopedia of Native American shamanism: sacred ceremonies of North America
• Gale encyclopedia of Native American tribes

Handbooks and Research Guides

• Introduction to library research in anthropology
• Fieldwork in the library: a guide to research in anthropology and related area studies
• AAA Guide: a guide to departments, a directory of members
• Sources for researching the history of Native people in British Columbia in the Special Collections and University Archives Division

Anthropologists: Directories and Biographical Information

• WEDA: World Email Directory of Anthropologists
• Anthropology Biography Web

First Nations Research Guides

• Indian Claims Commission (Canada) Proceedings
• Indian register. Population by sex and residence (Canada)
• Native Canadian anthropology and history: a selected bibliography
• Sources for researching the history of Native people in British Columbia in the Special Collections and University Archives Division
• Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
• UBCIC RG 10 File & Item Database - An online index is available at the Library and Archives Canada. For more information on using the RG-10 Indian Affairs records on microform at UBC, please see this FAQ page.

Websites

BC and Canada

• Conservation of Objects in Museums (Sources)
• Our Homes Are Bleeding Digital Collection, Union of BC Indian Chiefs
• First Nations Subject Guides, Xwi7Xwa Library, UBC
• Aboriginal Canada Portal
• Indian Affairs Annual Reports, 1864-1990, National Library of Canada

Worldwide

• Anthropology Resources on the Internet
• Center for Electronic Resources in African Studies
• Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative, University of California, Berkeley
• Experience Rich Anthropology
• Indigenous Australia
• Links to Aboriginal Resources By Bill Henderson
• Physical Anthropology Web Resources
• Public Anthropology, including the Anthropology Journal Archive Project
• Resources in Ethnographic Studies, Library of Congress
• WWW Virtual Library: Anthropology
• The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Indigenous Studies, Center for World Indigenous Studies

Anthropology Blogs, News, and Current Events

• Anthropology in the News
• American Anthropological Association blog
• Savage Minds : Notes and Queries in Anthropology
• Digital Ethnography
• EurekaAlert : Archaeology
• Society for Visual Anthropology

• UBC Library : The Guided Tour : Short, interactive audio tutorials introducing Library resources
• How to Find Articles : Tips on finding articles on your topic using article indexes.
• Academic Integrity Resource Centre : Research Tips for Avoiding Plagiarism
• Subject Headings and Call Numbers in Anthropology : a brief introduction to Library Subject Headings and Call Numbers in Anthropology.
• UBC Library Instruction Sessions and Guides : All kinds of guides and workshops to help you navigate through library resources.

Theses and Dissertations

• Theses and Dissertations at UBC Library: Frequently Asked Questions

• UBC Library has copies of UBC Masters theses and Ph.D. Dissertations. Up to 1992 the library has paper copies, after 1992 they are on microfiche. The theses are entered in the catalogue. For recent paper copies of theses and all honours papers go to Room 2113 in AnSo.
• We also have access to the full text of dissertations from 1997 onward in the Proquest Dissertations and Theses database (PQDT). PQDT covers more than 90% of North American doctoral dissertations plus growing international coverage. PDFs can be downloaded by UBC faculty and students free of charge.

Up to 1992 the library has paper copies of UBC theses, later theses are on microfiche. The theses are entered in the catalogue. UBC theses from 1997 on can be downloaded free of charge by students and faculty from Proquest Dissertations and Theses - Full Text .

 

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Current Awareness Tools

Current awareness tools are used to stay up-to-date with research. Most journal publishers and databases allow you to set up email alerts or RSS Feeds to notify you when new material is published (e.g., Journal Table of Contents alerts, search alerts, citation alerts).

For more information on the types of tools available, please see the Current Awareness Tools guide.

Conferences and Working Papers

• Meeting/Conference Announcement Lists
• Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology Working Papers
• University of Colorado at Denver Working Papers
• Media Anthropology Network Working Papers
• Refugee Studies Centre Working Papers Oxford

Associations and Organizations

• BC Association of Professional Consulting Archaeologists
• Canadian Anthropology Society
• Canadian Association for Physical Anthropology
• Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association
• American Anthropological Association
• Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania
• Smithsonian Institution
• Royal Anthropological Institute
• BC Folklore Society
• Underwater Archaeological Society of BC

• Museum of Anthropology
• Artifacts BC artifacts, archival material and historic sites in the Province of British Columbia
• BC Archives archival holdings include: government documents and records; private historical manuscripts and papers; maps, charts and architectural plans; photographs; paintings, drawings and prints; audio and video tapes; film; newspapers; and an extensive library of publications with a strong emphasis on the social and political history of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest.

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UBC Programs and Departments

• Anthropology Department

• Museum of Anthropology
• Museum of Anthropology Reading Room
• Department of Linguistics

Course Reserves and Online Course Materials

• Look Up UBC Course Material (On Reserve and Online)
  

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