Databases by Subject

anthropology


A combination of the Anthropological Index Online and Anthropological Literature, this resource indexes bibliographic materials covering the fields of anthropology, archaeology, and related disciplines.

This resource is supported through collaborative efforts between the KU Libraries, Kansas State University Libraries, and Wichita State University.

Search the publications of the American Anthropological Association (AAA), including articles, books, and newsletters. 

This cross-cultural database contains information on all aspects of cultural and social life.  It is sponsored by the Human Relations Area Files (HRAF), a non-profit consortium of universities and colleges, which seeks to encourage and facilitate comparative studies of human behavior, society, and culture. Its source documents of books, articles, dissertations, ethnohistories, and recent ethnographies support research on a single culture or cross-cultural comparisons. 

Provides expert commentary. Subject coverage includes: African Studies, Anthropology, Art History, Chinese Studies, Classics, Latino Studies, International Law, Latin American Studies, and Music.

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ProQuest One Anthropology is a comprehensive digital resource that offers access to a vast collection of ethnographic primary sources—including field notes, manuscripts, films, and audio recordings—documenting over 1,000 cultural groups. It includes the following components: Anthropological Fieldwork Online, Anthropology Online, Archaeological Fieldwork and Methods, Ethnographic Video Online: Volumes I–IV, Ethnographic Video Online: Royal Anthropological Institute Teaching Edition, Ethnographic Sound Archives Online, American Philosophical Institute (ACLS Collection), Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, and Victor Witter Turner Papers.

This collection includes primary sources by anthropologists, ethnologists, and ethnographic photographers. The content, which is worldwide in coverage includes texts, photographs, drawings, illustrations, and objects.