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ANTHROPOLOGY, ARCHAEOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY

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Writing Your Paper
Use the Web Page Evaluation Check List (pdf) to qualify your Internet & free Web choices.

Book Resources

Begin by searching our Online Catalog of published materials.
Library holdings can be found by entering keywords.
Use the Interlibrary Loan Policy Guide & Form to request materials from other CCLINC libraries.
Go to eBooks for online book resources

See also: The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology / REF HM 425 .C36 2006

Databases & eJournals

Remember to use additional Subject Guides such as Art or Folklore, Myths, & Legends. Also use additional databases accessed on the Article Databases page.

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Primary

OmniFile Full Text, Mega Edition (HWWilson)
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Off campus access limited to SCC faculty, staff, and students ONLY

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Secondary

Academic Search Premier (EBSCOHost)
off campus
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Off campus access limited to SCC faculty, staff, and students
If you are a North Carolina resident, please contact your local public library for off-site access.

American FactFinder - Includes the 1990 and 2000 Census of Population and Housing

Anthropology Biography Web - Over 250 biographies of people who have influenced anthropology.

Biographies: A Selection of Biographies of Influential Anthropologists (From Indiana Univ.) - Heavy on Sociocultural anthropologists.

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Biographies - Sociosite: Famous Sociologists

Biographies - Women's Intellectual Contributions to the Study of Mind and Society - "Provides a good overview of different important women in the development of anthropological though and practices.  Also includes women's contributions in other disciplines."

Biography Reference Bank (HWWilson)
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Britannica Online
off campus
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If you are a North Carolina resident, please contact your local public library for off-site access.

LexisNexis Academic (LexisNexis)
off campus

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Readers' Guide Full Text (HWWilson)
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eJournals & Misc.

Directory of Open Access Journals - The aim of the Directory of Open Access Journals is to increase the visibility and ease of use of open access scientific and scholarly journals thereby promoting their increased usage and impact. The Directory aims to be comprehensive and cover all open access scientific and scholarly journals that use a quality control system to guarantee the content.

Electronic Journals and Magazines - Part of Sociosite; global content; variety includes indexing and some full text.

Society for American Archaelogy Bulletin

Statistical Abstract of the United States

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Glossary Links

Anthropology Glossaries (Dept. of Anthropology, Texas A&M Univ.)

Columbia Encyclopedia (6th ed.) - "This database is the online version of The Columbia Encyclopedia,Sixth Edition. It contains over 51,000 articlesand over 80,000 hypertext cross-references, allowing for easy navigation among related topics."

Encyclopedia Mythica - The award-winning internet encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and religion with over 7000+ articles; The mythology section is divided to six geographical regions: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania. Each region has many clearly defined subdivisions that will ease your search.
The Folklore section contains general folklore, Arthurian legends, and fascinating folktales from many lands.

Glossary of Social Science - Frank W. Elwell (Rogers State University) - over 5000 entries

Online Dictionary of the Social Sciences

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - "Welcome to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, which was designed from its inception (September 1995) as a dynamic reference work. In a dynamic reference work, each entry is maintained and kept up to date by an expert or group of experts in the field. All entries and updates are refereed by the members of a distinguished Editorial Board before they are made public."

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Web Resources

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ABZU: Guide to Resources for the Study of the Ancient Near East - "Abzu is a guide to networked open access data relevant to the study and public presentation of the Ancient Near East and the Ancient Mediterranean world;" on the Internet since October 5, 1994.

Allyn & Bacon Sociology Links - "Links are collected under the following broad subject areas: Sociology mega sites, age inequality, collective behavior and social movements, criminal justice system, culture, deviance, drugs, economy, education, environment, family, gender and gender inequality, juvenile delinquency, medicine, politics, population and urbanization, race inequality, religion, research methods and statistics, social change, social class and poverty, social psychology, social structures and interaction, socialization, technology, theory, violence and abuse. "

Ancient City of Athens (Indiana Univ.) - "Photographic archive of the archaeological and architectural remains of ancient Athens."

Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations (Kevin L. Callahan--University of Minnesota Department of Anthropology) - "Collection of links and writings about the Maya, Mixtec, Zapotec, and Aztec, including such topics as governments, writing systems, religions, etc."

Anthropology (Cyberpursuits)

Archaeology by Region (ArchNet - Arizona State University)
Archaeology by Subject(ArchNet - Arizona State University)

Archaeological Parks in the U.S. (Sponsored by the Univ. of Arkansas)

Archaeology Sites (From LSU) - Great links to sites in: North America | Central & South America | Europe | Africa | Asia | Oceania

Cornell University Library Digital Collections - Cornell University Library provides access to over forty digital collections, covering topics from various disciplines. Includes both historical and contemporary materials. A brief description of each collection is provided.

DMOZ Open Directory Project Sociology guide

Exercising the Sociological Imagination

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General Sociological Links - Includes: Web links| Electronic journal links | Books Online | General Social Sciences Links | And More

In the News - Anthropology in the News , Archaeologica News

Institute of Egyptian Art & Archaeology

Internet Ancient History Sourcebook - A "classroom usable" sourcebook of copy-permitted material for Ancient history and civilization courses.
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nternet Medieval Sourcebook - "This is an online source book of copy-permitted, although not necessarily copyright-free, source material for Medieval Studies. It is the largest online resource of medieval and Byzantine textual sources."
Internet Modern History Sourcebook - "Now with almost as many online texts as the Medieval Sourcebook, this also constitutes a "classroom usable" sourcebook of copy-permitted material for Modern European history and Modern Civilization courses. North American and Latin American documents are located within its structure. "

intute: social sciences (Univ. of Manchester, Univ. of Kent) - "Intute: Anthropology provides free access to high quality resources on the Internet. Each resource has been evaluated and categorised by subject specialists based at UK universities. We aim to match resources to the anthropology curriculum and the needs of researchers. Our target audience is students, staff and researchers in higher and further education. "

Labyrinth (Sponsored by Georgetown University) - Access to electronic resources in medieval studies. Texts, images, audio, video and glossaries are provided. Covers a wide range of topics.

Library of Congress: American Memory Project - Browse by Topic through a variety of digital and sound collections. An example is the American Indians of the Pacific Northwest collection.

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Museum & Research Centers (From LSU)

National Museum of Natural History>>Anthropology (Smithsonian Institute) - Contains information and links to relevant programs and sources from the Smithsonian Institutions. In particular check out the Anthropology Branch Library and the Human Studies Film Archives pages.

NativeWeb - Resources for Indigenous Cultures around the World

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Perseus Digital Library (Tufts Univ.)

Resources in the history of anthropology

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural History - Includes Folklife Recordings and downloadable music and streaming music.

Smithsonian Photography Initiative - Includes 450,000 anthropology photos.

Social Science Data Resources - Links to a wide variety of statistics in a wide choose of social science subjects.

SocioWeb - "The SocioWeb is an independent guide to the Sociological resources available on the Internet and is founded in the belief that the Internet can help to unite the sociological community in ways never before possible. The SocioWeb has no funding and is essentially a one-man effort."

Sociological Theory - A variety of links
MORE:

Voice of the Shuttle
Voice of the Shuttle: Anthropology

Voice of the Shuttle: Archaeology

WWW Virtual Library - See especially subjects: WWW Virtual Library: Aboriginal Studies | WWW Virtual Library: Anthropology | WWW Virtual Library: Indigenous Studies | WWW Virtual Library: Sociology

WWWorld of Archaeology (From the Archaeological Institute of America) - Links by subject.Yahoo! - Social Science: Anthropology and Archaeology
Yahoo! Social Science: Sociology

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Associations & Organizations & Project Links

American Anthropological Association

Associations & Organizations (From Indiana Univ.) - A good, but short list for anthropology with lots of history and description for each named organization.
Associations & Organizations ( From the Univ. of Delaware) - A great list for sociology.

Canadian and International Organizations (From LSU)

European Association of Social Anthropologists - "Represents social anthropologists in Europe, and foster co-operation and interchange in teaching and research."

Institutions and International Organizations - Part of Sociosite; global content

National Association of State Archaeologists

National Organizations (From LSU)

Professional Associations and Their Sections - Extensive list, global content; part of Sociosite.

Projects (From LSU)

Society for the Anthropology of Europe - "Founded as a subunit of the American Anthropological Association,  the SAE provides a forum for debate and discussion about European societies and cultures."

State Organizations and State Historical Preservation Offices (SHPO's) (From LSU)

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Writing Your Paper

Use the Researching, Evaluating, Citing(APA) or Citing(AAA), Writing, and Check Form links located under the Subject Guides link on the left.  There you will find:

  • Notes and tips on researching

  • Guides to evaluating Internet websites as well as articles

  • Tips for content, structure and grammar

  • A number of citing links in various formats with plenty of examples. (Note: If you do not cite the research/articles you used to write your paper, you will be plagiarizing.)

  • A checklist link for questions to ask yourself concerning the structure and content of your paper after you have finished writing it. Remember to also make use of the Writing Center located in the R building, in the Academic Support Center.

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