Anthropology 401 | Senior Seminar | Fall 2001

INTERNET RESOURCES FOR ANTHROPOLOGY AND RELATED DISCIPLINES

General Gateway Sites

Librarians Index to the Internet LII is meant to be used as a reliable and efficient guide to described and evaluated Internet resources. Searchable and annotated subject directory. (lii.org)

BUBL LINK Selected Internet resources covering all academic subject areas, including anthropology. Catalog of Internet Resources: Subject Menu (bubl.ac.uk/link/menus.html)

Anthropology Gateway & Directory Sites

American Anthropological Association Anthropology Resources on the Internet. Lists the largest and most up-to-date sites.
(www.aaanet.org/resinet.htm)

AnthroNet Queries a database of over 40,000 pages from reviewed web sites with anthropological content built by users' interests. Fully searchable with links and references for anthropology, archaeology, history, linguistics, psychology, sociology and other social sciences. (www.anthro.net)

AnthroTech: WWW Virtual Library Anthropology (vlib.anthrotech.com/)

Interdisciplinary Gateway & Directory Sites

American Studies Web - a directory of links for a potpourri of topics, including "Race and Ethnicity", "Gender & Sexuality", "Art and Material Culture". (www.georgetown.edu/crossroads/asw)

LANIC: Latin American Network Information Center(www.lanic.utexas.edu)

Voice of the Shuttle: Web page for Humanities Research Includes lists of links for the following relevant subject areas: Anthropology, Cultural Studies, and Area & Regional Studies.
(Vos.ucsb.edu)

Women's Studies Database Browsable and searchable (www.mith2.umd.edu/WomensStudies/)

Miscellaneous Anthropology Sites

Anthropology in the News (www.tamu.edu/anthropology/news.html)

Anthromorphemics: Anthropology Glossary Glossary of terms in archaeology, cultural anthropology, and physical anthropology.(www.anth.ucsb.edu/glossary/index2.html)

National Anthropological Archives The National Anthropological Archives collects and preserves historical and contemporary anthropological materials that document the world's cultures and the history of the discipline.(www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/index.htm)

Internet Resources for Sociology/Anthropology at Wheaton from Wheaton's Sociology/Anthropology Department.
(www2.wheatonma.edu/Academic/AcademicDept/SociologyAnthro/SAInfo/internetresources.html)

Search Engines

Using search tools, sometimes called "search engines", to find information on the web is most successful when you are looking for a precise site or piece of clearly defined information. Broad subject searching can lead to an overwhelming numbers of results and resources of variable quality and is best done using the subject directories above. When using search tools, such as AllTheWeb, Vivisimo, Google, etc. be sure to read the Help screens for effective search techniques, because search tools vary in scope, currency, search logic, features, and display. It is advisable to use 2-3 different search tools for any given search.

Web Site Evaluation

Evaluating Internet Information
(www.lib.vt.edu/research/libinst/idle/evaluating.html)

Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask
(www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html)

Evaluating Web Sites - Lake Forest College
(www.lib.lfc.edu/internetsearch/evalweb.html)

Guides to Research and Writing

Consult the following in addition to the link, Guides to Citing Sources, on the Library's Electronic Resources page:

ASA Style Guide. Washington, DC, American Sociological Association, 1996. (Ref HN73 .A54 1996)

Li, Xia. Electronic Styles : a handbook for citing electronic information.
Medford, N.J., Information Today, 1996 (Ref LB2369 .L5 1996)

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