This guide lists a broad array of interdisciplinary databases useful to the study and research of anthropology related topics. For guidance as to which databases to consult for your specific research needs, be sure to consult the following Subject and Course guides:
A compilation of the Royal Anthropological Institute's Anthropological Index and Harvard's Anthropological Literature. The World's largest source of anthropological, archaeological, and related interdisciplinary research.
A cross-cultural database of information on all aspects of cultural and social life, organized into cultures and ethnic groups.
Anthrolpology Plus and eHRAF are the best databases for beginning your research in the braod subjects of anthropology and archaeology. Depending upon the nature of your topic you can supplement your research using the databases listed below.
Offers full text plus abstracts and indexing of an international array of publications, with expanded coverage of Latin American, Canadian, Asian and other non-Western art, new artists, contemporary art, exhibition reviews, and feminist criticism.
Art Index Retrospective provides users access to over half a century of art literature covering fine, decorative, and commercial art. Content includes high-quality indexing of nearly 600 publications, many of which are peer-reviewed, and citations of over 25,000 book reviews.
Note: Migrated from it's own website to being part of JSTOR's. You can still use the ARTStor platform until August of 2024. Please let the library know if you have any questions about the changes.
Digital library of nearly one million images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences. It includes a set of tools to view, present, and manages images for research and teaching purposes. Images are available for use in presentations for educational or other noncommercial uses.
A database of literature dealing with all aspects of native North American cultures. Includes materials from the sixteenth century to the present.
Covers the full spectrum of sexual diversity issues and gender-engaged scholarship inside and outside academia. Source documents include professional journals, conference papers, books, book chapters, government reports, discussion and working papers, theses & dissertations and other sources.
Access to articles covering world history from 1450 to present (excluding U.S. and Canada).
A large collection of images of Mayan structures in Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala, including detailed photographs of temples, buildings, wall panels, sculpture, cemeteries and more.
Includes full-text titles covering topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.
A comprehensive resource for scholarship in religion and philosophy.
These e-journal collections are an additional source of full-text articles.Simply enter your search terms in the search boxes and review your results.
Multi-disciplinary collection of full text academic journals.
Complete digitized back runs of core scholarly journals.