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Abstracts in Anthropology. Amityville, NY: Baywood Publishing Co., 1970-.
Includes books, articles, and papers from conferences. Divided by archaeology, cultural anthropology, linguistics, and physical anthropology. It includes author and title indices.
GN1 A27 (LC) ANTHRO REF & SML SUBJ BIB

Anthropological Index to Current Periodicals in the Museum of Mankind Library. London: Royal Anthropological Institute, 1977-. Continues Anthropological Index to Current Periodicals in the Library of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 1963-1976.
Covers the periodical literature at the Library of the Museum of Mankind divided by broad geographical area and subdivided by physical anthropology, archaeology, cultural anthropology, and linguistics.
Online or Z5111 +R69 (LC) ANTHRO REF & SML SUBJ BIB

Anthropological Literature. Pleasantville, NY: Redgrave Pub. Co., 1979-1983; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, Tozzer Library, 1984- .
Compiled at the Tozzer Library (Harvard University), it covers serials publications, symposia, collections of readings, and Festschriften. Arranged by the four general works, theory and method. Extensively indexed by author, subject, and sources.
Online or Z5112 +A57 (LC) ANTHRO REF & SML SUBJ BIB

Abstracts in German Anthropology. Gottingen: Greifswalder, 1980- .
Contains English Indexed by subject and author.
GN1 A272 (LC) SML SUBJ BIB

Art and Archaeology Technical Abstracts. New York, 1955-.
Useful for information on the technical aspects of archaeology, including dating techniques, chemical analysis, conservation, and preservation.
1995-1995: MUDD AM1 A7 (LC); 1995- ART AM1 A7 (LC)

British Archaeological Bibliography. London: Council for British Archaeology, 1992-. Continues British Archaeological Abstracts. London: Council for British Archaeology, 1968-1991.
Primary emphasis is given to Great Britain and Western Europe.
CC1 B777 (LC) ANTHRO REF, B50 B777 (LC) (1968-91) and DA90 B82 (LC) (1992-96) SML SUBJ BIB

International Bibliography of Social and Cultural Anthropology: Bibliographie Internationale D'anthropologie Sociale et Culturelle. Paris: UNESCO, 1955-.
Primarily devoted to socio-cultural anthropology, this resource is several years behind in publication. Includes author and subject indexes. The subject guide, Thematic List of Descriptors - Anthropology, was published in 1989.
Z7161 I57 (LC) ANTHRO REF & SML SUBJ BIB

Abstracts and Indices for Related Subjects

Academic Search.
World's largest scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for more than 3,600 scholarly publications, including more than 2,700 peer-reviewed publications. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for all 4,500 journals in the collection.

America, History and Life. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1964-.
Provides access to a wealth of literature on archaeology, anthropology, Native Americans, paleontology, and ethnology.
Online or Z1236 +A444 (LC) SML SUBJ BIB

Art Abstracts. 1994-.

Art Index. New York: H. W. Wilson, 1929-.
Most useful for finding the literature on museums and the art of cultures from around the world.
Online or Z5937 +A78 (LC) SML SUBJ BIB, Z5937 A78 (LC) ART REF & BRIT ART CENTER REF

ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts. London: Library Association Publishing, 1987-.
Emphasis on applied literature, grouped by broad subjects with subdivisions. Indexed by author.
H1 +A642 (LC) SML SUBJ BIB

Biological Abstracts. Philadelphia, PA: BIOSIS, 1926-.
For research in archaeozoology, human evolution, primatology, and anthropometry. Many of the source journals are not indexed by anthropological services.
QH301 B57 (LC) KLINE

Dissertation & Theses . Ann Arbor, MI: UMI, 1969-
Lists doctoral dissertations. Part A covers Humanities and Social Sciences. Part B covers The Sciences and Engineering. Part C covers dissertations outside the U.S. The online version also includes downloadable PDF copies of dissertations from 1997-.
Online or Z5055 U49 +D57 A (LC) SML SUBJ BIB

Humanities Index. New York: H. W. Wilson, 1975-.
Index with good coverage of religion and folklore. The online version (Humanities Abstracts Full Text) includes abstracts of articles 1984-present and full-text 1995-present.
Online or AI1 H84 (LC) SML SUBJ BIB, AI3 R491 (LC) DIV

Index Medicus. Chicago: American Medical Association, 1960-.
Covers topics such as anthropometry, physical anthropology, genetics, and ethnopsychology. Continued in online version as Medline.
Online or Z6660 +I53 SML SUBJ BIB, ZR100 I51 MED REF 2

Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, San Diego, 1985-. Continues Language and Language Behavior Abstracts. San Diego: Sociological Abstracts, 1967-1984.
Abstracts books, journals, and dissertations related to linguistic anthropology. Keyword index includes languages, ethnic groups, and subjects.
Online or P1 +L56 (LC) SML SUBJ BIB

MLA Annual Bibliography. Modern Language Association of America, 1921-.
Indexes critical materials (excluding book reviews) on literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore from over 4,000 journals and series published worldwide, as well as books, essay collections, working papers, proceedings, dissertations, and bibliographies.
Online or Z7006 M63 (LC) SML SUBJ BIB, SML CD-ROM

Social Sciences Citation Index. Philadelphia: ISI, 1966-.
Provides most broad and extensive coverage of the social sciences. In citation format. Access includes keyword. Available online via Web of Science.
Online or Z7163 S63 (LC) SML SUBJ BIB & SSL REF

Social Sciences Index. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1974-.
Covers the core literature of the social sciences. Available online via WilsonWeb.
Online or AI1 S633 (LC) SML SUBJ BIB & SSL REF

WilsonWeb. New York: H.W. Wilson.
A collection of periodical indexing databases covering the Arts, Humanities, Sciences, and Social Sciences.