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Welcome
Welcome to the Library Research Guide for Anthropology. This guide is intended to familiarize you with the various resources available to you through Rowan University Libraries. If you need more in-depth help or guidance, feel free to use the Ask a Librarian service or schedule a research consultation.
Best Places to Start
- Anthropology OnlineAnthropology Online is a comprehensive resource for the study of social and cultural life throughout the 20th century. Key names to be represented in the collection include Franz Boas (The Mind of Primitive Man), Ruth Benedict (Tales of the Cochiti Indians), Margaret Mead (Coming of Age in Samoa), Claude Levi-Strauss (Structural Anthropology), Clifford Geertz (The Interpretation of Cultures), A. R. Radcliffe-Brown (Structure and Function in Primitive Society), David MacDougall (Transcultural Cinema), Paul Rabinow (Essays on the Anthropology of Reason), E. E. Evans-Pritchard (Nuer Religion) and Bronislaw Malinowski (Argonauts of the Western Pacific).
- eHRAF World Cultures This link opens in a new window
Ethnographic collections covering all aspects of cultural and social life.
- Social Science Premium Collection (1914 - current) This link opens in a new windowProQuest’s specialist index and full-text social sciences databases, covering subject areas including politics, sociology, education, linguistics, and criminal justice.
Anthropology Associations and Societies
Society websites provide in-depth information about their specialized field and announce opportunities for students and professionals.
- American Board of Forensic AnthropologyABFA - Promoting standards for professional forensic anthropologists and certifying members who meet those standards.
- Association for Africanist AnthropologyInterest Group of the American Anthropological Association
- Association for Feminist AnthropologyAssociation for Feminist Anthropology
Section of the American Anthropological Association raising awareness of feminist issues in all fields of anthropology and supporting women in anthropology. - Association for Social Anthropology in OceaniaAn international organization dedicated to comparative studies of topics and cultural anthropology in Oceania.
- Society for Archaeological SciencesThe Society for Archaeological Sciences
Professional society of scholars applying methods from the physical sciences to archaeology