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ANT 125: Great Mysteries of the Past

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Introduction to the Library

REFERENCE SOURCES

Use reference sources to get ideas for topics, to get background information, and to guide you to additional information.
Companion Encyclopedia of Archaeology
REF CC70 .C59 1999

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology
REF CC70 .D37 2002 and
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology

Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology
REF CC70 .K56 2000

Archaeological Method and Theory: An Encyclopedia
REF CC75. A654 2000

Encyclopedia of Historical Archaeology
REF CC77.H5 E53 2002

Encyclopedia of Underwater and Maritime Archaeology
REF CC77.U5 E53 1998

Encyclopedia of Archaeology: History and Discoveries
REF CC100 .E54 2001

International Dictionary of Historic Places
REF CC135 .I585 1995

Archaeology of Prehistoric Native America: An Encyclopedia
REF E77.9 .A72 1998

Archaeology of Ancient Mexico and Central America: An Encyclopedia
REF F1218.6. A73 2001

Encyclopedia of Anthropology


F&M LIBRARY CATALOG & E-Z BORROW: BOOKS

Search the catalog to find out what books, journals, newspapers, videos, maps, CDs, music, etc., the library owns.
NOTE: There are no journal articles in the catalog!

E-Z Borrow
A free book-exchange service among academic libraries in Pennsylvania. If F&M's copy of a book you want is unavailable, try E-Z Borrow to get the book quickly!

[Requires your F&M ID barcode number.]

INDEXES & ARTICLE COLLECTIONS

ATLA Religion Index
Comprehensive database in religious and theological scholarship. Includes index citations, journal articles, essays in multi-author works, and book reviews from ATLA's print indexes: Religion Index One (RIO), Religion Index Two (RIT), and Index to Book Reviews in Religion (IBRR). Covers from 1949 to the present.

Academic Universe (Lexis-Nexis)
Connections to newspaper articles (including New York Times and Washington Post), business information (including SEC filings), and legal resources (including state and federal case law).

America: History and Life
Comprehensive bibliography of articles on the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to present. Covers abstracts 1964 to the present.

Anthropology Plus
This resource is the combination of Anthropology Index and Anthropological Literature. Provides extensive worldwide indexing of journal articles, reports, commentaries, edited works, and obituaries in the fields of social, cultural, physical, biological, and linguistic anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, folklore, material culture, and interdisciplinary studies. Covers over 2500 journals, 19th century to the present. Updated quarterly.

Anthrosource
Developed by the American Anthropological Association (AAA), AnthroSource brings anthropological material online to scholars and the public.

Historical Abstracts
Comprehensive international historical coverage (excluding the U.S. and Canada) from 1450 to the present. Covers abstracts from 1955 to the present.

JStor
A collection of abstracts and articles from over 100 scholarly journals, many dating from the nineteenth-century to the last 4 or 5 years. Choose PRINT from within JStor to print articles at proper margin settings. You may need to go to SET PREFERENCES to select desired Printing preferences. Choose PDF: Economy. Call the Reference Desk (x4217) or Ask Andy for assistance.

Social Sciences Full Text
Indexes over 300 English-language periodicals covering anthropology, economics, psychology, social work, sociology, and related fields. Covers 1983 to the present.


JOURNALS, MAGAZINES & NEWSPAPERS, INTERLIBRARY LOAN (ILL) and IMAGES

To determine whether or not the F&M Library owns a journal, use the Journals feature on the Library's web site. If the library does not have a journal you need, and you have at least 1 week - 10 days before your assignment is due, you can submit an Interlibrary Loan: request journal articles & books (ILL) request to have the journal article acquired for you by the library. Allow 3-7 days for the article to arrive.


VISUAL RESOURCES COLLECTION: IMAGES

To find images, use the Visual Resources Collection to locate images held locally, and/or use the resource Finding Images on the Web.

CITATION GUIDES

Click on the box How to Cite, Search, etc. on the library homepage for information on citation styles and advice on how to evaluate print resources and websites.

If you have any questions, concerns, etc., please contact:
Lisa Stillwell, Information Literacy Librarian,
291-3844 or lisa.stillwell@fandm.edu
-or-
Pam Snelson, College Librarian,
291-3896 or pamela.snelson@fandm.edu


Last updated: 09/05/07 jb,ls, ps