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ANTH 310 World Prehistory (Muniz)
 
Melanie Chu
Outreach Librarian
mchu@csusm.edu
(760) 750-4378

Office hours (KEL 3426):
Wednesdays 11am- 12pm

Emails, drop-ins, and appointments welcome.

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

What is scholarly research
Getting Started
Finding Books
Finding Articles
Article locator
Citing sources

 

Getting Started

The following selected REFERENCE encyclopedias are a good place to start.

          Encyclopedia of anthropology
         
REFERENCE GN11 .E63 2006 v.1-6    

          Encyclopedia of cultural anthropology
         
REFERENCE GN307 .E52 1996  v.1-4

Encyclopedia of archaeology: History and discoveries
View WWW version. CSUSM connection required (Click "View this eBook")
REFERENCE CC100 .E54 2001  v.1-3

          Encyclopedia of medical anthropology
         
REFERENCE RA418 .E53 2004  v.1-2    

 

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.

The Circuit (UCSD, SDSU, USD, SDCL) --for books we don't have at CSUSM (delivered to our check out desk in 1-2 days).

 

Finding Articles

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

Search these research databases for scholarly anthropology journals:

JSTOR
Use Advanced Search to select Anthropology journals, including:
 
Academic Search Premier
  • Anthropology and Medicine
  • Annual Review of Anthropology
  • Anthropological Quarterly
  • Current Anthropology
Sage Publications
  • 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
  • Ethnohistory
  • Anthropological Quarterly
Wiley Interscience
  • 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.
 

NOTE: Depending on your topic, other databases might be more relevant.
You can choose a database by subject.

See an article you want in one of these databases?

  1. Look for "Full Text" in pdf PDF, HTML Full TextHTML, Linked Full TextLinked or  Check SFX for Availability
  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.

 

Citing Sources

As you write your paper, you'll need to cite quotations and ideas from the sources you've found with the style used in the World Archaeology journal (examples on formattingpdf).
 

For in-text citations, use author(s) last name(s), year, and page number:

  • According to Brown (2007: 23), paraphrase or "direct quote."
  • Paraphrase or "direct quote" (Brown 2007: 23).

For your bibliography, the following are examples for books and journal articles:

  • Last name, Initial. Year. Book Title. Location: Publisher.
  • Last name, Initial and Last name, Initial. Year. Article Title. Journal Title, volume (issue): page range.

 

Need more help?

CSUSM students can make an appointment at the Writing Center.

Don't hesitate to contact me for research help.