The purpose of this guide is to support the research project for this course.

DUE Feb 26/27-- Email check for 3 academic sources

• Subject: ANTH 200
• Sources must be in MLA or AAA style
   

	What is academic?  A vs B
	Scholarly checklist
	Finding books
	Finding articles
	Plagiarism & academic honesty
	Citing sources
	Evaluation

What is academic?

For this paper, you are required to use academic, scholarly journal articles or books.

*Academic sources will always have a BIBLIOGRAPHY (e.g. reference list, works cited, footnotes).




 

Finding Books


Library Catalog --for books (print and electronic), media (DVDs, VHS, CDs), and periodicals (journals, magazines, newspapers) in our library.

         Map to find materials in Kellogg Library.

         Subject headings --for books on these related topics:

Finding Articles

Research databases search hundreds of journals, magazines, and newspapers-- both scholarly and non-scholarly articles.

AnthroSource Access to the latest research in core anthropology journals.
JSTOR Use Advanced Search to select Anthropology journals, including:
Cultural Anthropology Anthropology Today American Ethnologist American Anthropologist	Annual Review of Anthropology Ethos Medical Anthropology Quarterly Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
Academic Search Premier Anthropology and Medicine Annual Review of Anthropology Anthropological Quarterly Current Anthropology
Sage Publications Access to journals in physical, cultural, and social anthropology, including: Critique of Anthropology Cultural Dynamics Anthropological Theory Journal of Social Archaeology
ScienceDirect Search Social Science and Humanities journals, including: Journal of Anthropological Archaeology Research in Economic Anthropology Social Science & Medicine-- Medical Anthropology
SpringerLink Search Humanities and Social Science journals, including:
International Journal of Anthropology Dialectical Anthropology Journal of Archaeological Research	African Archaeological Review International Journal of Historical Archaeology
Blackwell Search Anthropology and Archaeology journals, including: Global Networks Social Anthropology Population and Development Review
Project Muse Access to: Ethnohistory Anthropological Quarterly
Wiley Interscience Access to mainly science related journals, including: American Journal of Physical Anthropology Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews
ArticleFirst Abstracts from a wide range of journals, including over 60 journals related to anthropology.
Sociological Abstracts Access to theoretical and applied sociology, social science, and political science journals.

See an article you want in one of these databases?

1. Look for "Full Text" in PDF, HTML, Linked or  
2. Fill out an Interlibrary Loan article request form. You'll get it within 5-10 days for FREE.
3. Any time you need help, ask a librarian.

Plagiarism and Academic Honesty

According to the University Catalog , academic honesty includes:

• accurate use and representation of quotations.
• explicit citation of sources when paraphrasing and describing ideas or any aspect of the work of others.
• all forms of academic work-- exams, papers, presentations, and other projects.
   

Every time you use a direct quote or someone else's idea (even if you explain the idea in your own words) you must give credit to the source. To give credit, you need both in-text citations and a bibliography.
 

For in-text citations, MLA Style requires author(s) last name(s) AND the page number where the information is located-- unless the source is online or only 1 page long.

MLA Style in-text examples:

• According to Brown, "direct quote" or in-your-own words (14).
• "Direct quote" or in-your-own words (Brown 14).
   

Additional resources:

• Citing Sources below
• Plagiarism Tutorial from CSUSM
• Citing and Documenting Sources Tutorial from UCLA
• Online Writing Lab from Purdue University
• Documenting Sources from Diana Hacker
   

Citing Sources

As you write your paper, you'll need to cite quotations and ideas from the sources you've found using MLA or AAA Style.

Need more help?

CSUSM students can make an appointment at the Writing Center.

Don't hesitate to contact me for research help.