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Tips on Reading Anthropology Articles

Tips on Reading Anthropology Articles
This brief guide from MIT has some great tips on how to best approach anthropology articles!

E-Journals for Anthropology

Anthropology Journals Available Digitally in the HCC Library Databases
Links to over 660 digitally available Anthropology journals in the HCC Libraries are found here
Archaeology Journals Available Digitally in the HCC Library Databases
Links to over 190 digitally available Archaeology journals in the HCC Libraries are found here
Open Access Anthropology Journals
Access over 50 open access Anthropology journals from the Directory of Open Access Journals

Smithsonian Anthropology Databases

The Smithsonian Anthropology Databases
The 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

Journal Tables of Contents
JournalTOCs 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

Gale Academic OneFile
Quickly access articles from a database of scholarly journals and other trusted periodicals. Best for academic research.
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.
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.
Technical Note - Permanent Links and Embed codes in Alexander Street Video's collections do not function as expected. This has been reported to the vendor, who is aware of the issue.

A workaround exists that involves replacing the term "proquest" in the URL string with "alexanderstreet" instead. As an example, the generated permanent link for a Alexander Street video may look like:

https://0-search-proquest-com.librus.hccs.edu/view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cvideo_work%123456

By replacing the term "proquest" above with "alexanderstreet," the permanent link would then look like:

https://0-search-alexanderstreet-com.librus.hccs.edu/view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cvideo_work%123456

and should function as expected. The newly altered link or embed code should then allow off-campus access to valid users.

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.

Arachne
Arachne 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.
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)
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.
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.
Watch a Video Tutorial or view the EBSCO eBook Guide.
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)
Human Relations Area Files Ethnography Collection
A comprehensive database covering all aspects of cultural and social life across many different cultures worldwide. (Full-text)
Learn more about searching in this valuable database of world cultures with the video below -
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) Tutorials

The ArtStor collection has permanently become integrated with JSTOR and no longer requires a separate link as of 8/1/2024.
Learn more about searching in JSTOR with the video playlist below -
Kanopy Streaming
Videos requested by HCC professors for use in the classroom.

Anthropology: Articles

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