Use Gale Virtual Reference Library to find specialized encyclopedia articles for background information
As an example, here is an article about Ethnography from the Encyclopedia of Anthropology.
Use one or more of the following databases or indexes to find journal articles, dissertations, etc. The full list of available databases/indexes can be found using the link on the library homepage. You can find a list of databases related to Anthropology research by selecting Anthropology under All Subjects
A great starting place for any research topic. Includes a wealth of peer-reviewed and non-scholarly articles on a wide range of topics and disciplinary areas.
To see which titles are available in full-text, as well as the names of all titles indexed and abstracted, check the EBSCOhost Database Coverage List and Title List by Subject . Updated daily.
Peer-reviewed articles from the American Anthropological Association's journals.
On occasions, you may encounter problems opening PDFs. The reason for this to happen is most likely due to the time out error. This could be due to a slow internet connection or a large download size. Many times, articles with images contained in them will time out the download.
To resolve this, right click on the link "Proceed to PDF" and select "Save Target As..." (or "Save Link as..." for Firefox). This will allow you to save the PDF to your computer and should allow for a faster, more successful download.
If the problem persists, check the PDF Help Page at JSTOR
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If so, click on the full text link to save and/or print the full article and export the article citation to Refworks.
If not, click on to learn how to locate the article in full-text. This page will let you know if:
1. The article you are looking for is available in another database
2. If the article is not available in another database, you can submit a request to get the article using Interlibrary Loan (ILL). ILL is a service where the library gets an electronic copy of the article for you for free and sends you a notification to your email.
Use one or more of the following databases or indexes to find journal articles, dissertations, etc. The full list of available databases/indexes can be found using the link on the library homepage. You can find a list of databases related to Anthropology research by selecting Anthropology under All Subjects
A great starting place for any research topic. Includes a wealth of peer-reviewed and non-scholarly articles on a wide range of topics and disciplinary areas.
To see which titles are available in full-text, as well as the names of all titles indexed and abstracted, check the EBSCOhost Database Coverage List and Title List by Subject . Updated daily.
Peer-reviewed articles from the American Anthropological Association's journals.
On occasions, you may encounter problems opening PDFs. The reason for this to happen is most likely due to the time out error. This could be due to a slow internet connection or a large download size. Many times, articles with images contained in them will time out the download.
To resolve this, right click on the link "Proceed to PDF" and select "Save Target As..." (or "Save Link as..." for Firefox). This will allow you to save the PDF to your computer and should allow for a faster, more successful download.
If the problem persists, check the PDF Help Page at JSTOR