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Indexes and Electronic Resources
Anthropological
Literature
Anthropological Literature is a bibliographic index to articles and essays
on anthropology and archaeology, including art history, demography, economics,
psychology, and religious studies. Updated quarterly, Anthropological
Literature indexes articles two or more pages long in works published
in English and other European languages from the 19th century to the present.
Once you have identified articles
in Anthropological Literature, check the library's list
of journals to see how you can access the journals that your articles
come from. If the journal that you need is not availble at the Scribner
Library, please order your article through Interlibrary
Loan.
JSTOR
JSTOR is on online full-text archive of scholarly journal articles in
a variety of subject areas including Anthropology and Asian Studies. Most
journals in JSTOR are available back to their earliest issues (with some
content going back to the 19th century), but coverage often ends between
1996 and 1999. JSTOR does not provide current journal issues. Project
Muse, another online journal archive, offers access to current journal
issues.
Bibliography
of Asian Studies
The Bibliography of Asian Studies indexes western-language monographs,
articles and book chapters on all parts of Asia published since 1971.
CountryWatch
CountryWatch provides maps,
news articles and statistical, political, economic, social and environmental
information on 192 countries throughout the world.
EHRAF
Collection of Ethnography
EHRAF contains more than a quarter of a million pages of descriptive information
on the cultures of the world. Use EHRAF to access full-text ethnographic
material on cultures of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and other
Asian countries.
Browse
additional Anthropology resources
Browse
additional Asian Studies resources
Reference
Books
Reference books are located on
the library's first floor beyond the reference desk. Feel free to ask for
directions or assistance at the reference desk.
Ref G2261 .S3 1995
Atlas and Survey of South
Asian History / Karl J. Schmidt. Armonk, NY: ME Sharpe, c1995.
Provides a survey
of geography, climate and languages as well as detailed political, military,
economic, social and cultural history (from ancient times to the mid-1990s)
and a glossary.
Ref DS334.9 .C36 1989
Cambridge Encyclopedia of
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives
/ editor, Francis Robinson. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University
Press, 1989.
Although some of the
statistics are a bit dated, this encyclopedia provides thorough, informative,
well-written essays.
Ref GN307 .D485 1997
Dictionary of Anthropology
/ edited by Thomas Barfield. Oxford; Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, 1997
Ref GN307 .W56 1991
Dictionary of Concepts in
Cultural Anthropology / Robert H. Winthrop. New York: Greenwood Press,
1991.
Ref GN307 .E52 1996
Encyclopedia of Cultural
Anthropology / editors, David Levinson, Melvin Ember. New
York : Henry Holt and Co., 1996.
This compilation
of anthropological terms and concepts provides in-depth definitions along
with discussion of people, research, and theory relating to those terms.
Essays are signed and include a bibliography.
Ref GN307 .E527 1996
Encyclopedia of Social and
Cultural Anthropology / edited by Alan Barnard, Jonathan Spencer.
London ; New York : Routledge,
1996.
This excellent resource
provides succinct essays identifying key terms, concepts and people in
Anthropology.
Ref GN307 .E53 v.1-10
(Volume 3: South Asia)
Encyclopedia of World Cultures
/ David Levinson, editor in chief. Boston, Mass.: GK Hall, 1991-1996.
Each entry in this
encyclopedia discusses a particular South Asian culture group, including
ethnonyms, settlements, economy, family, history, cultural relations,
sociopolitical orientation and religion.
Ref Folio G2261 .S1 H5 1992
Historical Atlas of South
Asia / edited by Joseph E. Schwartzberg. New York; Oxford : Oxford
University Press, 1992
Visually presents
South Asian geography, urbanization, population, migration, settlements,
agriculture, education and more through a series of maps; also includes
accompanying essays.
Ref DS405 .M27 1996
Historical Dictionary of
India / Surjit Mansingh. Landham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, c1996.
Ref DS382 .B87 1999
Historical Dictionary of
Pakistan / Shahid Javid Burki. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 1999.
Extensive dictionaries
of terms, people, institutions and events in historical through contemporary
India and Pakistan.
Library
Services
Reference Desk
A reference librarian is always happy to help you locate the information
that you need. Please feel free to ask for assistance in person or by
calling extension 5503.
Subject Librarian
Elizabeth Putnam (eputnam@skidmore.edu, extension 5542, library room 211)
is the Social Sciences librarian. Please contact her with any questions
or problems that you may encounter during your research.
Interlibrary
Loan
The Interlibrary Loan service exists to supply library users with books,
articles and other materials that are unavailable within the Lucy Scribner
Library. The process is easy; simply fill out an online
request form ("Submit Book Request" or "Submit Journal
Article Request") and the library will contact you when your materials
have arrived.
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