Anthropology Tutorials does a good job of introducing both physical and cultural anthropology.
Anthro.net is a search engine that queries more than 40,000 reviewed anthropological WWW sites.
The National Anthropological Archives provides access to a variety of excellent collections.
Anthropological Index Online is an index to the periodicals held at the Anthropology Library of the British Museum. Coverage is from 1957 to date. This is an index so abstracts are not available.
The Anthropology Department at Texas A & M maintains Anthropology in the News which includes stories from the mass media and a variety of other sources.
The University of Buffalo provides the Anthropology Review Database, which contains reviews of scholarly materials, including AV material. WEDA, the Worldwide Email Directory of Anthropologists includes over 4000 individuals and 1500 institutions.
UNESCO and the Council of Europe established Culturelink to facilitate the sharing of intercultural information. There are cultural policy and a cultural development databases.
An interesting look at contemporary culture may be found in the Canadian Cultural Profiles Project designed to highlight the culture of immigrants.
The American Anthropological Association is the flagship professional society. You will want to become familiar with its website. Note the "marketing opportunities" and "careers in anthropology."
First Nations Histories includes helpful information about those North American Native American Tribes belonging to the First Nations. Well worth a visit.
IPortal, the indigenous studies portal focuses on Native Americans in Canada
Native Americans have a decided U.S. Southwestern orientation.
Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian is another excellent resource.
ArchNet: the WWW Virtual Library for archaeology is probably the most comprehensive source for information on all aspects of the field.
is the periodical issued by the Archaeological Institute of America.. Contains news, links to interactive digs, interviews, and online features.
The online supplement to Archeology: An Introduction provides access to a wide variety of WWW resources arranged according to the text. Excellent source for beginners.
The Archeology Channel hosts short films about archeology. Also includes audio interviews. Requires RealOne Player.
Archaeolink.com provides a subject index to archeology, anthropology, and ancient civilizations. Note teacher's resources and lesson plans.
The Archeology on the Net Books Database maintains a list of in print books (in association with Amazon.com) for anthropology, archeology, and ancient history.
Archives of European Archeology contains much useful material, especially on the history of the discipline.
The British Archeology Data Service (ADS) has a variety of useful resources for the U.K. and information on other regions/countries as well. Note the useful ArchSearch Catalogue.
Many associate the Near East with archeology. The Ancient Near East website is a reasonably comprehensive site, especially for Egypt. The University of Chicago has a site, the Ancient Near East and the Mediterranean World, which covers a variety of topics and includes some standard primary sources. The Theban Mapping Project provides a detailed look at this world-famous site, with several narrated tours and a searchable database of text and images on the valley. The dig at Hierakonpolis will also interest with interesting reports from the field.
Kevin Smith, Middle Tennessee State University, has compiled a list of recent bibliographies for archaeological research.
The Boston Museum of Science has created the Big Dig Archeology website. The dig is at Spectacle Island, which is just off shore from Boston. Good sense of what a "dig" is like. For all ages.
The National Park Service has a website devoted to archeology and will interest with its focus on sites within the National Park Service. Still, the site has good general content as well.
The Archaeological Institute of America is the world's largest organization devoted to this field. Non-members will find the news interesting and some may find articles in the American Journal of Archaeology useful.
Internet Resources for Physical Anthropology is an excellent comprehensive site. Good job with archives, databases, and information sources.
Internet Resources for Physical Anthropology is another useful source.
Internet Resources in Anthropology contains a good resource list.
Links on Evolutional Theory and Memetics focuses on evolution.
Physical Anthropology by the Library at the University of Alberta does a good job of introducing sources, especially for the undergraduate.
*1. A student [add level] has been asked to locate popular but authoritative content, with some illustrations on the Native American tribes living or that lived near your present location. If an academic library focus, do use the standard traditional sources available via the UT web protal. Best sources?
2. A student is trying to locate information on "acculturation." What can you find? Which sources were most helpful? This would be a good opportunity to discuss the utility of subject specific dictionaries and encyclopedias.
3. Anthropology and its literature is often of interdisciplinary interest. To what degree do American History and Life and Sociological Abstracts include anthropological content?
3A. Annual reviews are often useful for literature reviews and an indication of research areas of interest. Review at least one current volume of the Annual Review of Anthropology. If available, also look at the Yearbook of Physical Anthropology, a supplement to the American Journal of Physical Anthropology. Discuss audience and utility.
4. A colleague wonders how well the general periodical indexes/abstracts/full-text services cover anthropology. Select an anthropological topic and see how well it is covered in the popular full-text sources most used in the library that you use.
5. A faculty member has asked you to make a presentation on the Human Relations Area Files [GN 302 .E54 computer file] to a junior level class in cultural anthropology. Is this well-regarded standard source really useful? Provide an overview with some emphasis on how an undergraduate student might use this resource. What sources were helpful in preparing your overview?
6. A student needs to learn more about "ethnology." Most useful sources?
7. A public school teacher wants to develop a unit on ancient Mesopotamia, including artifacts found in "digs." Best sources?
8. Your community has been torn by the debate between those who favor evolution and those who favor creationism or intelligent design. The latter want the library collection to be balanced by placing content from all three perspectives in the science shelves. At present, the materials on creationism and intelligent design are shelved with religious content. How would you respond? Do consider the larger issue of a balanced collections.
9. An adult, probably a Sunday school teacher, is interested in recent discoveries Middle Eastern archeology that support the literal text of the Bible. What popular but authoritative sources would you suggest? Why?
10. A student [add level] has a list of anthropological and archaeological terms he needs to be able to define and understand. The first word on the list is "kinship," the second is "nature-nurture" and the third is "folk art." Which sources are most useful? Why?
11. A library patron has found a reference to Bronislaw Malinowski and wishes to know more about him. What can you discover?
12. A faculty member has asked you to introduce the Handbook of North American Indians [E 76.2 H36], to an upper division undergraduate class. Characterize this lengthy work and its present utility.
13. You are a reference librarian with collection development responsibilities for anthropology in a research-oriented university. Which current awareness periodicals would be most useful in providing you with current, evaluative reviews of new materials? Review anthropology periodicals on the current periodicals shelves and go from there.
14. A student wants an atlas that would show the different cultures of the world. Does such a resource exist? Best sources?
15. A teacher [add level] needs authoritative sources on the web that show what archaeologists do. What can you find?
16. A student [add level] has a reference to "structural linguistics." She needs a solid definition and a brief article that provides context and an easily understood introduction.
17. A new school library media specialist needs help in identifying historical fiction about ancient peoples that is reasonably accurate from an anthropological and archaeological viewpoint. Can you locate useful sources?
18. You are selecting films in DVD format for a medium-sized public library. You have had some requests for videos on archeology, especially on what archaeologists actually do on digs. Useful sources of information? You might want to check the Archeology and You site on the web.
19. An interested adult has asked about the use of remote sensing in archaeological research. What can you find that is both popular and reasonably current?
20. A public school teacher [add level] is interested in learning more about when the Native Americans came to what is now the U.S. and where they came from. Locate a few good items.
21. A railroad enthusiast is interested in learning more about industrial archeology. What can you find in print, in library databases and on the web?
22. A student wants to learn enough about "ethno-archeology" to write a short paper. Best sources?
23. A library patron is interested in learning more about "the races of man." How many races are there and what are they called?
24. A student needs to know how old mankind is. What is the date for the oldest prehistoric man?
