Research Guides: Anthropology: Home

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This guide is designed to give an overview of library resources and services in Anthropology.

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NYU Libraries has a wealth of resources for folks in all four fields of Anthropology.

This guide concentrates particularly on resources in Cultural and Linguistic Anthropology, and in some areas of Archaeology. Here are some other guides that may be of interest for other areas of Anthropology:

Not sure where to start? Here are 5 great resources:

Anthropology Plus This link opens in a new window
Anthropology Plus indexes core journals plus local and lesser-known journals in social, cultural, physical, biological, and linguistic anthropology; ethnology, archaeology, folklore, and material culture; and interdisciplinary studies. Users can search both Anthropological Index and Anthropological Literature. Dates of coverage: Anthropological Index (1957 to present); Anthropological Literature (early 19th century to present) .
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) This link opens in a new window
The International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) covers a broad range of interdisciplinary social sciences literature in over 100 languages and countries, with a focus on international research. It provides bibliographic references to journal articles and select books, book chapters, and book reviews dating back to 1951.
AnthroSource This link opens in a new window
This database looks at the core journals published by the American Anthropological Association, and gives access to more than 250,000 articles from AAA journals, newsletters, bulletins and monographs; and cross-disciplinary resources
Oxford Bibliographies This link opens in a new window
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Oxford Bibliographies presents constantly updated articles that contain citations (with annotations) and commentaries for sources across Anthropology. Users can search topics and gather relevant journal article and book citations, online resources, data sources, and more.
SAGE Research Methods Online This link opens in a new window
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This tool lets you find materials from the SAGE social sciences methods materials, including dictionaries, datasets, case studies, and books. You can explore methods with the Methods Map tool and gather context to help design research projects, understand particular methods or identify a new method, conduct research, and write up findings.

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