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Ethnographic Methods & Theory: Selected Sources
Getting Started - Reference Works
Ethnography (Ref GN 345.E737 2001)
Ethnographer’s Toolkit (shelved in book collection, 2d floor)
Vol. 1 – Designing & Conducting Ethnographic Research (GN 345.E83 1999)
Vol. 2 – Essential Ethnographic Methods: Observations, Interviews & Questionnaires
(GN 345.S362 1999)
Vol. 3 – Enhanced Ethnographic Methods: Audiovisual Techniques, Focused Group
Interviews & Elicitation Techniques (GN 345 E833 1999)
Vol. 4 – Mapping Social Networks, Spatial Data & Hidden Populations (GN 345.M37 1999)
Vol. 5 – Analyzing & Interpreting Ethnographic Date (GN 345.L43 1999)
Vol. 6 – Researcher Roles & Research Partnerships (GN 345.E836 1999)
Vol. 7 – Using Ethnographic Data: Interventions, Public Programming & Public
Policy (GN 345.E837 1999)
Essential Ethnographic Methods (Stx GN 345.S362 1999)
Fieldwork in the Library (Stx GN 42.W47 1994)
Handbook of Methods in Cultural Anthropology (Ref GN 345.H37 1998
Buddhism: Origins, Beliefs, Practices, Holy Texts, Sacred Places (Ref BQ 4022.E35
2002)
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Chinese Religions in Contemporary Society (Ref BL 1802.C54775 2006)
Islam: Origins, Beliefs, Practices, Holy Texts, Sacred Places (Ref BP 161.2.G66 2002)
Religions of the World (Ref BL 80.3.R45 2002)
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Encyclopedia of the Peoples of the World (Ref GN 495.4.E53 1993)
Encyclopedia of World Cultures (Ref GN 307.E54 1991)
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life (Ref GN 333.W67 1998)
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Finding Books
SIUE Catalog – catalog for books, journals, and other materials in Lovejoy Library
I-Share – Shared catalog for 68 Illinois academic libraries, including Lovejoy Library
WorldCat – Indexes books, journals, and other materials in libraries worldwide
Essay and General Literature Index – Indexes chapters in books and essays in collections
Examples of Keyword (Boolean) searches:
Islam* and “material culture”
Buddhi* And (artifact* or symbol*)
“Cultural materialism”
“Economic anthropology” and method*
Examples of Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):
Anthropology – field work
Applied anthropology – methodology
Economic Anthropology
Marxist Anthropology
Ethnology – field work
Ethnology – methodology
Ethnology -- philosophy
Ethnology – research
Ethnology – United States
Buddhism
Buddhism – Thailand
Buddhism rituals
Buddhist antiquities
Buddhist art and symbolism
Art, Buddhist
Architecture, Buddhist
Islam – rituals
Art – Islamic
Art objects – Islamic
Islamic countries – social life and customs
Hinduism
Hinduism – customs and practices
Hinduism – rituals
Hinduism – India – rituals
Art, Hindu
Mythology, Hindu
Idols and images – India
Santeria
Santeria (cult)
Islam
Islam – customs and practices
Islam – Egypt
Masai (African people)
Africa, East
Taoism
Taoism – China – rituals
Taoism – rituals
Religion and culture
Religion and politics
Religion and state
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Finding Journals held by Lovejoy Library
eJournals by Title (SFX) – journals in full text or full image electronic format
SIUE Catalog - journals in print, microfilm, or microfiche formats
Finding Academic Journal Articles – Electronic Databases
Basic databases for Anthropology:
Academic Search Premier – All subjects; popular magazines and scholarly journals
AnthroSource – All aspects of anthropology
Social Sciences Abstracts – All areas of the social sciences, including anthropology
SocIndex with Full Text – Sociology, anthropology and related disciplines.
Other databases useful for many topics in Anthropology:
AATA Online – Conservation and preservation of artifacts and sites
America: History and Life – Culture and history of the U.S. and Canada
Art Abstracts – Art, architecture, museum studies
Historical Abstracts – World culture and history, except the U.S. and Canada
Humanities International Index – all areas of the humanities, including anthropology and
Religion
JSTOR – Back issues of selected scholarly journals in all subjects
Finding Media
SIUE Catalog – set limits to “Media”
WorldCat – set limits to “Visual Materials”
Google Images – “The most comprehensive image search on the web.”
Saskia Art Image Catalog – 32,000+ digital images of paintings, sculpture, and
architecture from museum collections worldwide
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Finding News Reports
LexisNexis Academic Universe – national & international newspapers; transcripts
of network newscasts.
Newspaper Source – 180+ U.S. and international newspapers
Newsstand – 450+ U.S. and international newspapers, including The Historical New York
Times
Finding U. S. Government Documents
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Catalogue of U. S. Government Publications
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GPO Access - U.S. law, legislation, regulation, executive and congressional documents.
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American FactFinder (U. S. Census Data)
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U. S. Government Documents & Maps -- Guide prepared by Gary Denue, U.S.
Documents & Map Librarian, Lovejoy Library
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NEED MORE HELP?
Contact:
Linda Carlisle, Social Sciences Librarian
Office: Lovejoy Library, Room 2101
Phone: 618-650-2423
Email: lcarlis@siue.edu
Or, ask for assistance at:
Lovejoy Library’s Information Desk, 1st floor
Phone: 618-650-2615
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