A number of resources and strategies may be helpful for this project. These are just a few places to start your work. Be sure to ask a reference librarian for additional assistance; we're here to help!

Evaluating the resources you find is an essential part of the research process. See this guide to hints on evaluation of books and articles and this guide to evaluating Internet resources.

Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology. 4 vols.
Offers articles, arranged alphabetically by topic, on many concepts in cultural anthropology, as well as linguistics, biological anthropology and archaeology. Each essay contains an extensive bibliography.
Ref. GN 307 q.E52 1996 v. 1-4

Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology.
Essays and bibliographies covering key concepts and geographical regions. A "biographical appendix" offers brief info on famous anthropological people.
Ref. GN 307 .E648 1996

Encyclopedia of the Peoples of the World.
Brief introductions to contemporary peoples and ethnic groups.
Ref. GN 495.4 q.E53 1993

Encyclopedia of World Cultures. 10 vols.
Lists cultures alphabetically and gives brief information (where known) about history, kinship, economy, marriage, religious customs and so on. Entries include a bibliography of at least one item, usually more.
Ref. GN 550 q.E53 1991

Fieldwork in the Library.
Subtitled: "A guide to research in anthropology and related area studies." Offers in-depth descriptions of a large number of library sources.
Ref. Z 5111 .W47 1994

International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences. 25 vols.
An essential encyclopedia covering the social sciences. Entries are the length of short articles, are signed, and include bibliographies. There is one index volume for subjects and another for names.
Ref. H41 .I58 2001

Introduction to Library Research in Anthropology.
A basic guide to just about everything you need to know: searching library catalogs, specialized bibliographies, indexes and abstracts, HRAF, etc.
Ref. Z 5111 .W44 1998

The Sage Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods. 3 vols.
Provides essays, with bibliographies, on methods and isues in social science research.
Ref. H62 q.L456 2004

Other titles:

• American Folklore: An Encyclopedia. Ref. GR101 q.A54 1996
• American Indians. 3 vols. Ref. E 76.2 .A45 1995
• Biographical Dictionary of Social and Cultural Anthropology. Ref. GN20 .B56 2004
• Companion Encyclopedia of Archaeology. 2 vols. Ref. CC70 .C59 1999
• Dictionary of Concepts in Cultural Anthropology. Ref. GN 307 .W56 1991
• Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology: Health and Illness in the World's Cultures. 2 vols. Ref. RA418 .E354 2004
• Encyclopedia of Prehistory. 7 vols. Ref. GN710 q.E53 2001
• Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology. Ref. CC70 q.K56 2000
• History of Physical Anthropology. 2 vols. Ref. GN50.3 .H57 1997
• Folklore. 2 vols. Ref. GR 35 .F63 1997
• Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico. 2 vols. Ref. E 77 .H68
• International Dictionary of Anthropologists. Ref. GN 20 q.I5 1991
• International Encyclopedia of Linguistics. 4 vols. Ref. P29 q.I58 2003
• The Oxford Companion to Archaeology. Ref. CC70 .O96 1996

To find items owned by the library, search LUCIA. Try Title begins with, Author, Subject begins with or Keyword Anywhere searching.

Title begins with
These searches will let you see if we own an item whose title you already know. This search works for titles of books, titles of scores, titles of movies, titles of journals (but not individual journal articles) and more.

Author
Use this search to find works created by the person named. Be sure to enter the last name first. Author searches work for individual writers, composers, directors, and for groups or entities like organizations or government agencies.

Subject begins with
Try a Subject begins with search for an idea or concept, for example, physical anthropology or ethnography.. LUCIA will list other subject headings (and subheadings) which may be of interest. For advanced research you should consult the Library of Congress Subject Headings, or LCSH, a guide to the terms commonly used in catalogs like ours. The LCSH can be found on the shelves behind the reference desk on the first floor of the library.

Keyword Anywhere
In this type of search, LUCIA will look for the terms you specify anywhere in the important areas of the cataloging records, and display a list of those records. Try a search like cargo and new guinea or gender and anthropolog*. The asterisk acts as a truncation symbol and tells LUCIA to search for all words starting with anthropolog*: anthropological, anthropology, etc. In keyword searching, LUCIA will look for the terms you specify anywhere in the important areas of the cataloging records, and display a list of those records. To find videos owned by the Mudd, try a Keyword search like yanomamo and video*. Also try documentary films and video*. You might want to try searching for some of the terms you find in the LCSH, or try targeting your keyword search by telling LUCIA to look for the terms in the subject area of the records, by using the Subject Keyword option.

Books are arranged on the library's shelves by Library of Congress Classification. This is a system that organizes materials by general subjects. Once you have a call number from searching LUCIA, see this guide to call number locations at Mudd and the library floor maps to find out where a book might be on the shelves.

Search LUCIA for materials in our library; try WorldCat to find materials beyond the Mudd. Make sure you've thoroughly searched our library before going to WorldCat. If you locate a book in WorldCat that will be of use and it is not owned by the Mudd Library or the Appleton Public Library, you can place a request through Interlibrary Loan or ILL. Materials requested through ILL will arrive in about 7-10 days, so plan ahead. See a reference librarian if you need help.

The best index to use will depend on your topic. Be sure to check the Electronic Resources page for other options. Two of our resources, JSTOR and Project MUSE provide complete full text. Some of our indexes include:

Abstracts in Anthropology.
Good place to find sources for more information about people and cultures. Very general subject index.
Reference Indexes

Anthropological Index Online
From the Royal Anthropological Institute.

AnthroSource
Searchable full text current issues of 15 major journals published by the American Anthropological Association, plus a complete electronic archive of all AAA journals through 2003.

EBSCOhost.
A single Web source for multiple databases. Contains broad and specialized coverage of academic and general periodicals. Follow the link for EBSCOhost Web. Academic Search Premier may be particularly useful.

ISI Web of Knowledge
Provides access to the Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index, all of which include indexing for important titles related to anthropology over the past ten years. Author abstracts are provided for more than half of the articles included.

Lexis/Nexis Academic
A version of the Lexis Nexis database for academic users. Provides access to a wide range of periodicals, and includes news, business, legal, and reference information.

Sociological Abstracts
Citations to articles on all aspects of sociology. Our subscription includes access to Social Services Abstracts as well.

Other indexes which might be appropriate include Psychological Abstracts or America; History and Life. Check with a librarian if you aren't sure where to start.

You may also want to browse some of the library's anthropology journals. The titles of these can be found by searching for subjects like anthropology--periodicals or by a keyword search for su anthropolog? and su periodicals.

Newspapers:

New York Times. 1851-current.
Considered to be the American paper of record. The New York Times is on microfilm and on the web.
New York Times Index--Reference Indexes/Microform Area
New York Times (1851-2006)
Current issues available from many sources: see FindIt

Newspaper Source Plus
Provides indexing and selected full text for newspapers. Dates for backfiles vary by title. In addition, the database features more than 601,300 television and radio news transcripts, videos & podcasts.

Other sources are available for newspapers; In addition to the sources mentioned above, many papers also post current and recent issues on their own Websites. Be sure to ask a reference librarian about access to papers.

Once you have a citation for an article on your topic, try Citation Linker first to see if that particular article is available. If you don't find it, look in LUCIA for the title of the journal or newspaper to see if the library owns it.

Google Scholar
If you're going to Google, do it here. Look for the label Full Text @LU to locate things that might be available here.

The HRAF Collection of Ethnography consist of thousands of books, articles, reports, etc., in the field of ethnography, on microfiche cards. The data on the microfiche has been analyzed according to a system of 710 categories of cultural information. The files contain data largely on non-western cultures. The microfiche is accessed through the two sources, Outline of World Cultures and Outline of Cultural Materials. The HRAF microfiche files are located in the microfilm file cabinets on the first floor of the library. The items in the files are indexed by pulling information from them into hundreds of subject categories. A brief guide to using the HRAF Collection of Ethnography is available from our library.

The most recent installments (NOT the whole HRAF file!) are on the World Wide Web as eHRAF World Cultures and the more recent eHRAF Archaeology. There are help files available for eHRAF from eHRAF at Yale. Please ask a reference librarian for further help in using the HRAF and eHRAF collections.

Most United States Government Documents are not cataloged in LUCIA. There are several ways to search for government documents, but the two listed below will be the most direct. You might also want to take a look at the library's Guide to Understanding the Government Document Numbering System before you head to the Documents shelves on the second floor. Many sources for government information are on the Web; be sure to look at the library's United States Government Documents page.

Google U.S. Government Search
The popular and helpful Google search applied specifically to finding government information. Searches local, state, military, and national government Web pages.

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
Covers electronic and print publications from the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the U.S. government dating from July 1976 to the present.

Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications.
An annual index is included at the end of each yearly volume, or you can search the Cumulative Subject Index to the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications, 1900-197l.
Reference Indexes

There are many historic publications by various government agencies that contain rich ethnographic material. You will need to consult the older issues of the Monthly Catalog on paper to find these. Some of these historic publications will be indexes, like the 1954 publication of the Index to Schoolcraft's "Indian Tribes of the United States," (Gov Doc I 20.2:3:In 2/Index) which itself indexes a major ethnographic work dating from one hundred years earlier. Some publications are from agencies you might not expect to be interested in anthropology, like the Department of the Interior and the Library of Congress. Others are from quasi-governmental agencies like the Smithsonian Institution, publisher of, among many other things, the List of Publications of the Bureau of American Ethnology with Index to Authors and Titles.

Lawrence University: Anthropology Department
Haven't seen these yet? If not, it's time you did.

Internet Resources for Anthropology
Another list of useful resources for anthropology, this one maintained by the librarians of Seeley G. Mudd.

Resources in Ethnographic Studies: A Collection of Resources in Anthropology, Ethnomusicology, Folklore, and Folklife
Prepared by the Library of Congress. The LOC Website itself is worth a look for all the materials it makes available.

Of course, there are many more web resources available that might be useful in your research. You might want to try looking at sources that select the best of the Web, like these:

• Scout Report and the Scout Report Archives
• Infomine
• Librarian's Internet Index

It's important to think carefully about any information you find in any format, and to evaluate resources for their accuracy, applicability, and so forth. Evaluation of web resources is especially important. You may want to consult this guide to Evaluating Internet Resources. The library's Web Wise Guide to Searching give some helpful inside tips. You can often learn a lot about a page (and a site) by parsing the URL.

Academic Citation and Writing
Style manuals of the humanities, physical sciences, and the social sciences in the Seeley G. Mudd Library.

The Chicago Manual of Style.
A standard source for bibliographic format.
RRef. Z253 .U69 2003

Citing Electronic Documents
This page provides guidance on citing electronic documents and links to other guides, some on specific styles of documentation.

Ref. = Reference collection, first floor
RRef.= Ready Reference, shelves behind the reference desk
Periodicals = Level A
GovDoc = U.S. Government Documents, second floor
Reference Indexes = Alphabetically arranged at the end of the reference collection
Microform Area = Reading room east of the reference desk, near microform drawers
q. = Oversized books: interfiled in reference and M class scores; at end of classes in other collections