Featured Open Access Anthropology Journal
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Deja LuDéjà Lu ("Already read") is an initiative of the World Council of Anthropological Associations that aims at pluralizing the dissemination of anthropological knowledge on a global level. It is a journal that respects the academic decisions made by the reviewers of the author's community of origin to avoid the imposition of hegemonic international styles or canons. The idea is simple: they republish articles selected by the journals of the associations members of the WCAA (and other relevant journals in the field) and give them global visibility by means of their international networks.
Tips on Reading Anthropology Articles
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Tips on Reading Anthropology ArticlesThis brief guide from MIT has some great tips on how to best approach anthropology articles!
E-Journals for Anthropology
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Anthropology Journals Available Digitally in the HCC Library DatabasesLinks to over 660 digitally available Anthropology journals in the HCC Libraries are found here
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Archaeology Journals Available Digitally in the HCC Library DatabasesLinks to over 190 digitally available Archaeology journals in the HCC Libraries are found here
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Open Access Anthropology JournalsAccess over 50 open access Anthropology journals from the Directory of Open Access Journals
Smithsonian Anthropology Databases
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The Smithsonian Anthropology DatabasesThe Department of Anthropology, a part of the National Museum of Natural History, maintains ethnographic, archaeological, and human biological collections numbering over two and a half million items and the nation’s premier archives devoted to anthropological manuscripts and film. Anthropology collections document world cultures past and present and the history of anthropology. Information on collections, conservation, and research is available through the databases and web pages listed below.
- Collections Search Center (CSC) - The Collections Search Center provides easy "one-stop searching" of more than 5.4 million of the Smithsonian's museum, archives, library and research holdings and collections from across the institution. Selected fields from Anthropology’s ethnographic, archaeological, and archival databases are included, and the CSC provides links to the specific online databases listed below.
- SIRIS: Smithsonian Archives, Manuscripts, and Photographic Collections - SIRIS provides access to archives and libraries across the Smithsonian. It is the primary database for the NAA and the HSFA, following national archival standards to manage, describe, and provide access to research resources. There are over 107,000 anthropology records with information on manuscripts, photographs, sound recordings and films and over 80,000 digital images and an increasing number of sound and film clips.
- Department of Anthropology Collections Database - This database provides access to catalog records for the archaeology and ethnology collections, with 420,000 records representing an estimated 2.5 million individual objects. The online database includes selected information from the catalog about objects, including their identification, place of collection, and cultural attribution. More than 111,000 images of objects are available, and more are added as they become available.
- John Wesley Powell Anthropology Library - The Anthropology Library is one of 20 branches in the Smithsonian Institution Libraries system. It supports the research, publication, exhibitions, and public programming of the department and the wider Smithsonian. The collection reflects the important role that the Smithsonian played in the development of anthropology as a formal discipline in the United States.
Journal Tables of Contents
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Journal Tables of ContentsJournalTOCs is the biggest searchable collection of scholarly journal Tables of Contents (TOCs). It contains articles' metadata of TOCs for over 31,622 journals directly collected from over 3145 publishers.
Recommended Anthropology Databases
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Gale Academic OneFileQuickly access articles from a database of scholarly journals and other trusted periodicals. Best for academic research.
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Academic Search Complete
This scholarly collection offers full text coverage of information in many areas of academic study including: animal science, anthropology, astronomy, chemistry, engineering, ethnic & multicultural studies, food science & technology, science, geography, law, mathematics, music, health sciences, physics, psychology, religion & theology, women's studies, and many other fields.
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Alexander Street Video
Streaming videos representing a wide range of disciplines and topics, fully searchable. Users can create retrievable clips and playlists. Most videos come with a complete transcript. See the Academic Video Online LibGuide for help with the interface, embedding, and playlists.
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Anthropology Online Collection in Alexander St.Anthropology Online brings together a wide range of written ethnographies, field notes, seminal texts, memoirs, and contemporary studies, covering human behavior the world over. Essential for study in the areas of politics, economics, history, psychology, environmental studies, religion, area studies, linguistics, and geography, the database will contain more than over 100,000 pages of full-text material at completion, including tens of thousands of pages of previously unpublished material from major archives.
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ArachneArachne is intended to provide archaeologists and Classicists with a free internet research tool for quickly searching hundreds of thousands of records on objects and their attributes.
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Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America
A bibliographic database covering all aspects of native North American culture, history, and life. Dates of coverage include the sixteenth century to the present. (Some full text)
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Docuseek2
Docuseek streams essential independent, social-issue and environmental films to colleges, universities and K-12 schools, providing exclusive access to content from renowned leaders in documentary film distribution.
*****Coming soon! The HCC Libraries will soon be switching our off-campus login method for our databases and other electronic resources to OpenAthens! You can try this out by using this database resource from its new OpenAthens link. If you experience any issues with off-campus access using this new link, please contact Librarian Jennifer Stidham and let her know! If you'd like to learn more about this change, check out our OpenAthens guide!
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EBSCO eBook Collection
This multidisciplinary collection includes thousands of e-books covering a large selection of academic subjects and features e-books from leading publishers and university presses. Removes access barriers with hundreds of thousands of DRM-free options that can easily be read on any device.
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European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750
European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750 is a free archive offered by Ebsco of indexed publications related to the Americas and written in Europe before 1750. It includes thousands of valuable primary source records covering the history of European exploration as well as portrayals of Native American peoples. (No full text)
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Human Relations Area Files Ethnography Collection
A comprehensive database covering all aspects of cultural and social life across many different cultures worldwide. (Full-text)
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JSTOR
Includes articles from hundreds of scholarly research journals covering a wide range of academic fields. Coverage is always from volume 1, issue 1, but usually does not include the most recent three years. (Full-text)
*****Coming soon! The HCC Libraries will soon be switching our off-campus login method for our databases and other electronic resources to OpenAthens! You can try this out by using this database resource from its new OpenAthens link. If you experience any issues with off-campus access using this new link, please contact Librarian Jennifer Stidham and let her know! If you'd like to learn more about this change, check out our OpenAthens guide!