Anthropology Research Methods Library Resources

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Anthropology Research MethodsLibrary Resources

• Katy Sullivan
• Spring 2008

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Looking for Scholarly Journal Articles

• Search a subject database
• Index journals, books, dissertations, government
  documents, etc.
• Choose a database
• Subject Guide
• Research Port

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Suggested Databases

• Anthropology Plus (Anthropology)
• SocIndex (Social Sciences, Sociology)
• PsycInfo (Psychology)
• ERIC/EBSCO (Education)
• Business Source Premier (Business)
• Academic Search Premier (General)

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Looking for Scholarly Journal Articles

• Connecting from Off Campus
• Research Port
• Virtual Private Network (VPN) Client

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Looking for Scholarly Journal Articles

• Found an article?
• Use Find It link
• Electronic/online article
• Print holdings through Catalogusmai
• UMBC doesnt have access to it?
• Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

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Looking for Books

• Search Catalogusmai
• UMBC owns it
• Other campus owns it, UMBC does not
• Request through Catalogusmai

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Tips For Researching

• Search topics broadly
• Explore multiple databases and catalogs
• Review the references of a useful article, book,
  or paper

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Need Help?

• http//aok.lib.umbc.edu/askus/
• Reference Desk
• Email a Librarian
• Chat with a Librarian
• Contact the Anthropology Subject Librarian
• Katy Sullivan
• sullivan_at_umbc.edu
• 410.455.1783