Douglas College

Anthropology

Articles & Databases

Use the following databases to find articles on your topic.
  • Start with these databases:
    JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive: back issues of important scholarly journals. All full text.
    SocINDEX with Full Text: academic journals and books from Sociology and related fields.
    Academic Search Complete: indexes journals and magazines from all subject areas.

  • More databases:
    Project Muse: contains peer-reviewed Humanities and Social Sciences journal articles. All full text.
    CBCA Complete: indexes Canadian journals, magazines and newspapers from all subject areas.

  • Research Pro
    Do one search to find articles, books and websites. Use this in conjunction with the library catalogue and article databases.

Books

Library Catalogue - Find books at Douglas College Library.
WorldCat - Find books in libraries worldwide.

Sample Journal Titles

The following is a small sample of the journals available in this field:

American Anthropologist
American Antiquity
Anthropologica
Anthropological Quarterly
Anthropology Today
Antiquity
Canadian Journal of Archaeology
Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology
Current Anthropology
Ethnology
Journal of Anthropological Research
Journal of Field Archaeology
World Archaeology

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Etc.

Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Evolution

REF GN 281 C345 1992
Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology REF GN 25 C656 1994
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology online
Encyclopedia of Anthropology REF GN 11 E633 2006
Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology REF GN 307 E523 1996
Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology REF GN 307 E527 1996
Encyclopedia of the Peoples of the World REF GN 495.4 E539 1993
Encyclopedia of World Cultures REF GN 307 E538
Handbook of North American Indians REF E 76.2 H36
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Mankind REF GN 307 I448
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences REF H 40 A2 I5 2008
Larousse Dictionary of World Folklore REF GR 35 L273 1995
Oxford Companion to Archaeology online
Oxford Companion to Archaeology REF CC 70 O953 1996
World Atlas of Archaeology REF CC 70 W66 1985
The World Encyclopedia of Archaeology REF CC 70 W674 2007

General Websites

Anthropological Index Online - Royal Anthropological Institute

HLAS Online: Handbook of Latin American Studies
A list of books, journal articles etc. selected by scholars. Covers a range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.

Anthropology Resources on the Internet - American Anthropological Association

Ethnologue
The standard directory of languages of the world. More than 6,700 living languages are described.

Social and Cultural Anthropology - SocioSite 

WWW Virtual Library - Anthropology


First Nations / Aboriginal Studies

Aboriginal Peoples - Statistics Canada
Covers topics such as Population, Justice issues, Health, Work, income and spending and more. 

2006 Aboriginal Population Profile - Statistics Canada

Aboriginal Canada Portal
Contains Canadian Aboriginal resources covering a wide variety of topics including Claims and Treaties, Justice and Policing, and Statistics.

American Indians of the Pacific Northwest - American Memory
A collection of photographs and text relating to aboriginal people of the Northwest Coast and Plateau. These resources illustrate many aspects of life and work.

Assembly of First Nations

First Nations Periodical Index - Canadian content

First Nations Profiles
A searchable database of first nations, tribal councils, and reserves. This database gives addresses, population, educational attainment, etc.

First Peoples Hall: Canadian Museum of Civilization
Information on the Museum's collection of cultural materials of many generations of First Nations people in Canada. Short articles with good graphics.

Historic Treaty Information (treaties with First Nations)

Indian Affairs Annual Reports 1864 - 1990
The complete collection is available in full text.

Indian and Northern Affairs - Publications & Research
Contains statistics, community profiles, agreements and treaty information, annual reports and legislation.

Indigenous Studies Portal - University of Saskachewan
Includes scholarly journal articles.

Our Homes are Bleeding Digital Collection - Union of BC Indian Chiefs
This digital collection draws together primary documents dealing with Aboriginal title and rights and specific claims on cut-off lands in British Columbia. Included are records pertaining to the McKenna McBride Royal Commission, 1913-1916.

Union of BC Indian Chiefs - Resources
 
Xwi7xwa: BC First Nations House of Learning - UBC
Subject links include women, statistics, law, treaties, child welfare, First Nations land use, education etc.

Citation & Style Guides

Citation and Style Guides
RefWorks - Bibliography and citation manager.

Theses

Theses Canada
Use the advanced search feature to search for full text Canadian theses.


last updated: June 14, 2010