ANTH 2351 @ NLC Library 

ASSIGNMENT   -  Ethnography Presentation Topics

HANDOUTS

• Library Essentials - MS Word
• Using Online Databases -  
• Developing a Search Strategy -  
• Evaluating websites -  
• Types of Periodicals -  
• ANTH Library Research Guide (MS Word) (PDF)

ACTIVITY

Research Practice (MS Word) 

Selected Links

• Secrets of the Maya (Time)
• Secrets of the Maya (in database)
• Gender, Farming, and Long-Term Change
• Scholarly vs Popular Articles

Want books? Use:

ALAMO LIBRARY ONLINE CATALOG 

• Indigenous peoples, ethnic groups, and the state GN 380.M37 1997
• Encyclopedia of Anthropology REF GN 11 .E63 2006 
• Patterns of Culture GN 506 .B46 2005
• Native Ethnography F 1221 .086 b47 1989

NEW! 

Encyclopedia of Latin American history and culture [electronic resource]

Want articles? Use:

ELECTRONIC DATABASES

• Academic Search Complete
• JSTOR
• Academic Onefile
• Bibliography of Native North Americans 

INTERNET SITES

• LANIC:  Latin American Network Information Center from the Institute of Latin American Studies, University of Texas at Austin

• Western Washington University (Cultural Anthropology Research Guide - see Websites at bottom of page) 
• American Musuem of Natural History 
• American Anthropological Association Resources on the Web
• Anthropology Tutorials from Dr. Dennis O'Neil, Behavioral Sciences Department, Palomar College, San Marcos, California
• Intute

 SEARCH STRATEGIES

• Boolean - AND, OR, NOT
• Field searching - Subject, Author, Title
• Quotation marks for exact phrase
• Truncation - root + variants (*) 
• Database Limiters: date, publication type, type, peer-reviewed, etc.

OPTIONS FOR FULL-TEXT - Where is the actual article???

•  PDF or HTML in database
• A to Z Online Journal Locator
• IDB & ILL
• TexShare Borrower's Card

NEED HELP? Contact Us!

Call: (210) 486-5388

Email: nlc-reference@alamo.edu

Library Instructor(s):  Linda Plevak