Anthropology
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- Finding Ethnographies
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- Anthropology 150: Ancient Civilizations
- Anthropology 364: Problems in Anthropology
- Anthro 775/PubP&A 636: Anthropological research Methods/ Qualitative Research Methods for Public Policy and Administration
- ANTHRO 297AC - Anthropology Careers: Beyond Graduation
- Language, sociolinguistics, and anthropology
- Anthropology of Food: Guide to Library Research
Anthropology Librarian
What are ethnographies?
Ethnographies are generally accounts of observations or interviews describing specific cultural groups. They're usually published as books. They're not always easy to find in the library because there isn't a specific subject heading to separate them from books that rely on secondary sources.
How do I find ethnographies?
1. Search for Subject Headings
What if I don't know what what subject headings are or need a refresher? |
You can search for ethnographies in Discovery Search using a couple of subject subheadings. Enter a term identifying your culture, location, or nationality, and add one of these keywords or phrases:
Ethnology
Social life and customs
For example:
Ethnology -- Egypt
Iran -- Social life and customs
For a more in-depth exploration of this strategy, check out "Finding Ethnographies" on the Indiana University Libraries website.
2. eHRAF World Cultures Database
- eHRAF World Cultures This link opens in a new windowThis database is a highly indexed collection of ethnographic research. Use the Browse tab to choose a culture, then use the Collection Documents tab to view ethnographies a page at a time. Use the tutorials to discover other capabilities of eHRAF, such as tracing a specific theme across cultures.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
3. The Encyclopedia of World Cultures
These reference books have articles on most world cultures. Each article contains a bibliography of ethnographies and other works on that culture that you can then look for in Discovery Search.
- Encyclopedia of world cultures. Supplement by Melvin Ember, Carol R. Ember, and Ian Skoggard (editors)Publication Date: 2002E-Book
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- URL: https://guides.library.umass.edu/anthro
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