- Quick User’s Guide to the eHRAF DatabasesBrief, well-illustrated, and very helpful. This is a good place to start if you are new to using HRAF!
- eHRAF Tutorial
- A Basic Guide to Cross-Cultural Research
This guide is very useful if you are embarking on research comparing societies, cultures, and/or human behaviors.- List of Cultures Covered in eHRAFAs of September 2011.
- Outline of Cultural Materials ListsFrom this page you can look at Outline of Cultural Materials lists by either subject category or numerical OCM codes.
- Teaching with eHRAF
Especially useful for instructors, this guide offers a collection of guidelines, assignments, and class exercises from instructors at a variety of universities.
Sources simply reproduced by HRAF (primarily English language monographs) can be cited as if the information were found directly in those sources (HRAF need not be mentioned). If HRAF sources are used heavily in research for a publication, however, authors sometimes mention that fact in a note.
Citations for sources translated for HRAF should contain translation information (e.g. "Translated for the Human Relations Area Files by M. E. Fontaine, 1989").
If using a source directly from the eHRAF database, follow the guidelines for sources from databases provided by chosen citation style. Please refer to Citing Sources for guidance using a specific citation style.
The Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) are a specially organized collection of thousands of full text sources on almost 400 cultures worldwide. HRAF can be useful for anyone looking for background information or specific data on a particular ethnic group, culture or country, as well as by those investigating subjects like architecture, kinship, political structure or settlement patterns on a comparative cross-cultural basis.