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Anthropology


Subject headings 
These subject headings may be used to locate books in the Pellissippi Library online catalog: (http://www.pstcc.edu/library/catalog.htm) and netLibrary e-book (http://www.pstcc.edu/library/netlibrary.htm) collection.
Call numbers for browsing 
Use these call numbers to browse the circulating and reference collections: 
Databases 

AnthroSource --Premier online resource for peer-reviewd publications in anthropology.

Access Science  - electronic version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology.  Includes science news and related websites concerning life and physical sciences, as well as information on engineering, mathematics, and technology.

BioDigest  (OCLC)-lengthy abstracts (digests) of scientific articles written in a non-technical style

General Science Full Text General Science Full Text indexes and abstracts articles from English-language popular science magazines as well as professional journals.  Subjects covered include Astronomy, Atmospheric Science, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Earth Science, Environment, Genetics, Mathematics, Medicine, Microbiology, Nutrition, Oceanography, Physics, Physiology, and Zoology   

Oxford Reference Online  - provides searchable access to 100 dictionary and reference titles published by Oxford Press including A Dictionary of Biology, A Dictionary of Ecology, A Dictionary of Plant Sciences, A Dictionary of Scientists, and A Dictionary of Zoology.

Women and Social Movements in the U. S. 1600-2000 - serves as a resource for students and scholars of U.S. history and U.S. women's history. Organized around the history of women in social movements in the U.S. between 1600 and 2000, the website seeks to advance scholarly debates and understanding at the same time that it makes the insights of women's history accessible to teachers and students at universities, colleges, and high schools.


* You may access online databases from off-campus computers by entering your general computer account username and password (used for PSTCC e-mail). NOTE: Enter your username in this format example: s_jmdoe. It is not necessary to add "@pstcc.edu" for this application .


Journals and Magazines 

The following journals are available at the Pellissippi library in the Reference area. Many journals now have websites, providing the table of contents and access to selected articles in the current printed journal. Many include additional information and resources in certain subjects.


Reference Books 

Countries and Their Cultures. 4 vols. Melvin Ember and Carol R. Ember, editors. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2001. Reference: REF GN 307 .C68 2001. Describes 225 countries including demographic, social, historical, economic, political, and religious information.

Encyclopedia of Archaeology. 3 vols. Tim Murray, ed. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2001. Reference: REF CC 100 .E54 2001. Provides in-depth, authoritative articles on the history of archaeology.

Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology. 4 vols. David Levinson and Melvin Ember, eds. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1996. Reference: REF GN 307 .E52 1996.  An encyclopedic compendium of knowledge produced by and relevant to cultural anthropology.

Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology . Alan Barnard and Jonathan Spencer, eds. New York: Routledge, 2002. Reference: REF GN 307 .E525 2002.   Provides clear and concise explanations of key anthropological themes and ideas, written by the world's leading specialists.

Peoples, Nations and Cultures: an A-Z of the Peoples of the World, Past and Present. John M. MacKenzie, ed. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2005. Reference: REF GN 316 .P384 2005.   Divided by major regions of the world, this is a guide to 1500 peoples, who have lived or are living now on planet Earth.

Peoples of the World. Washington: National Geographic, 2001. Reference: REF GN 378 .P4616 2001.   Contains brief descriptions, color photographs, and maps of more than 150 ethnic groups.

Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life . Timothy L. Gall, ed. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Reference: REF GN 333 .W67 1998.   This work focuses on the traditions, living conditions, food, language, religions, and recreation of over 500 of the world's major culture groups. Entries emphasize how people live today. Each volume contains a cumulative general index and a glossary of terms.


Web Resources 

American Anthropological Association. http://www.aaanet.org

American Association of Physical Anthropologists. http://www.physanth.org

Paleoanthropology Society: http://www.paleoanthro.org

Society for American Archeology. http://www.saa.org.

Society for Historical Archaeology. http://www.sha.org

Society for Medical Anthropology (SMA). http://www.medanthro.net

The eSkeletons project. http://web.austin.utexas.edu/eskeletons