Spring 2009
Prof. Pamela Feldman-Savelsberg

In this guide:

• Indexes and Abstracts
• Web Links
• Background Sources
• Subject Bibliographies
• Additional Sources
• Librarian

Indexes and abstracts

Turn to indexes and abstracts to find more information on your topic. If you want to know whether Carleton subscribes to a particular journal, search for the journal title in the Electronic Journals List or perform a TITLE search in Bridge using the exact title of the journal you're looking for.

See also: Finding the Article: Where is the Text?

Anthropology

• Abstracts in Anthropology, (1974-1997)
  CC Ref GN 1 .A15
  Arranged by broad topics; cumulative author and subject indexes; includes books, articles and papers.
• Anthropological Literature, (19th Century-current)
  Anthropological Literature, from the Tozzer Library at Harvard, is the major index to international periodical articles and essays in the discipline.
• AnthroSource, (1960-current)
  Search the full-text editions of publications from the American Anthropological Association. Easy to search and links directly to JSTOR, but does not have the broad coverage of Anthropological Literature (above)
• Sociological Abstracts, (1963-current)
  Major index to international periodical articles, book chapters, and dissertations in the fields of sociology and anthropology.
• International bibliography of Sociology, (1955-current)
  CC Ref GN304 .I593
  Most recent edition in reference, older issues in general stacks.
  Comprehensive listing of research; classified arrangement with subject index; international in coverage; covers about 425 journals.

Women's Studies

• African Women Bibliographic Database (1986-current)
  Index of articles, books, government documents, conference papers, dissertations, and films on African women.
• Contemporary Women's Issues, (1992-current)
  Contemporary Women's Issues provides access to global information from non-profit groups, government and international agencies.
• Women Studies Abstracts, (1972-current)
  CC Ref HQ 1111 .W65
  Arranged by broad subject; slightly more detailed subject index; some abstracts are included; popular and scholarly periodicals indexed.
• Women's Studies International, (1971-current)
  Covers the multi-disciplinary literature in women's studies and feminist research.

Multidisciplinary

• Humanities International Complete
  Full-text of journals, books and other sources from around the world in all aspects of the humanities
• Poject Muse
  Full-text of nearly 250 journals, primarily in interdisciplinary areas. A great place to find journal articles relating to women's and gender issues.
• ProQuest Research Library, (1971-current)
  Broad coverage of scholarly journals, newspapers, trade magazines and other publications across most academic fields. Many anthropology journals are included, but it may be necessary to limit your search by including 'anthropology' in one of the search boxes and changing the drop-down to 'Subject.'
• SSCI - Social Science Citation Index. (via Web of Science)
  The Institute for Scientific Information publishes the Social Sciences Citation Index, which provides access to current bibliographic information and cited references, covering more than 1,700 of the world's leading social sciences journals in a broad range of disciplines. It also covers individually selected, relevant items from more than 3,400 of the world's leading natural and physical science journals. A powerful capability is cited reference searching, a process whereby one tracks the number of times a specific work has been cited or referenced in other works.
• Social Sciences Index, (1980-current)
  Indexes articles of at least one column in length from English-language social sciences periodicals.

Newspapers

• Alternative Press Index (1991-current)
  An index to alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines
• Ethnic NewsWatch, (1991-current)
  Full text articles and index from about 100 ethnic newspapers published in the U.S; many in Spanish.
• LexisNexis Academic,
  Provides full text access to international news and other information. Dates of coverage vary by title.
• ProQuest Newsstand Complete, (1995-current)
  Index and full-text of newspaper articles including editorials, editorial cartoons, obituaries, and letters to the editor from well-known people. Be sure to search this index if you want to find the Wall Street Journal, which is not in Lexis Nexis.

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Web links

• Anthropology of Gender on Anthro.net
  Anthro.net is an excellent source for anthropology information on the web. This page on anthropology of gender provides links to over 30 relevant sites on the web.
• Women and Gender Resources
  This site is maintained by the women's studies librarian at the University of Wisconsin.
• Anthropology of Gender and Sexuality - on Intute (formerly SOSIG)
  The Intute Gateway is a comprehensive metasite of social science information on the web. Search and browse annotated links to web sites, books, organizations, and journals in anthropology and other disciplines.

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Background sources

• The Dictionary of Anthropology.
  CC Reference GN 11 .D48 1997. 2000 edition available online.
  Essay-type entries on topics with a brief list of references.
• Dictionary of Concepts in Cultural Anthropology. 1991.
  CC Reference GN307 .W56 1991
  In-depth discussion of key concepts; includes an extensive list of references.
• Ethnic Cultures of the World.
  CC Reference GN495.4 .P37 1997
  A cross-cultural statistical encyclopedia.
• Europa Yearbook.
  CC Ready Reference JN 1 .E85
  Current year in Reference; excellent annual overview of countries.
• Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology.
  CC Ready Reference GN 307.E52 1996
  General coverage of this discipline. 4 volume set sponsored by Human Relations Area File.
• Encylopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology.
  CC Reference GN 307.E525 1996
  Current definitions, overviews, and biographies.
• Encyclopedia of World Cultures. 10 vols.
  CC Reference GN 550 .E53 1991
  Prepared under the auspices of HRAF (Human Relations Area File); overview of cultural groups with a short bibliography.
• Handbook of the Sociology of Gender.
  CC Reference HG 1075 .H36 2006
  Written from a sociology perspective, but the essays and especially the bibliographies can be helpful.
• Marriage, Family, and Relationships; a cross-cultural encyclopedia
  CC Books GN 480.B76 1994
  Prepared under the auspices of HRAF (Human Relations Area File); overview of methods, concepts & subjects in the field.
• Statistical Record of Women Worldwide.
  CC Reference HQ 1150 .S73 1995
  Arranged by broad subject; many charts not divided by country; others are, such as fertility rates from 1989 to 2020.

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Subject bibliographies

Bibliographies are lists of materials on a particular topic and often contain evaluations.

Subject bibliographies may be found by searching on the Bridge: Choose Subject then (key word) - bibliography. Cameroon--bibliography would turn up the title listed below:

• DeLancey, Mark W. Cameroon: a bibliography. 1985.
  Ref DT564 .D44 1986
• Byrne,and Ontiveros, ed. Women in the Third World: a historical perspective. 1986.
  Ref HQ 1870.9 .B96 1986
  Annotated listing of articles and book chapters arranged by continent.

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Additional sources

• Annual Review of Anthropology, (1972-current)
  CC Books GN 1 .A623 and online
  (continues Biennial Review of Anthropology, 1959- 1971).
• Annual Review of Sociology, (1975-current)
  CC Books HM 1 .A763 and online
  Overviews of current topics in bibliographic essay form.
• Newspapers on Microfilm
  The following Newspapers are retained in the Library's collection; all are on microfilm in the Microform cabinets on the third floor. Listed also are the indexes to each paper held by the library.
  • Christian Science Monitor, 1943 to 2004.
    Index: CC Ref AI21 .C46. 1960-1986.
  • The Times, London, 1790 to 2004.
    Index: CC Ref AI21 .T37. 1790 to present.
  • The New York Times, 1857 to present.
    Index: The New York Times Index.
    CC Ref AI21 .N43 1851-1911 and CC Ref AI21 .N44, 1912-.
  • Philadelphia Inquirer, 1991-2004.
  • Wall Street Journal, 1958-2004.
    Index: CC Ref HG1 .W258. 1958 to present.
  • Washington Post, 1979 to present.
    Index: CC Ref AI21 .W3. 1979 to present.

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