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Lovejoy Library 

618-650-2615

http://www.siue.edu/lovejoylibrary

Ethnographic Methods & Theory:  Selected Sources 

Getting Started - Reference Works

Ethnography  (Ref GN 345.E737 2001)

Ethnographer’s Toolkit (shelved in book collection, 2d floor)

     Vol. 1 – Designing & Conducting Ethnographic Research (GN 345.E83 1999)

     Vol. 2 – Essential Ethnographic Methods: Observations, Interviews & Questionnaires

                   (GN 345.S362 1999)

     Vol. 3 – Enhanced Ethnographic Methods: Audiovisual Techniques, Focused Group

                   Interviews & Elicitation Techniques (GN 345 E833 1999)

     Vol. 4 – Mapping Social Networks, Spatial Data & Hidden Populations (GN 345.M37 1999)

     Vol. 5 – Analyzing & Interpreting Ethnographic Date  (GN 345.L43 1999)

     Vol. 6 – Researcher Roles & Research Partnerships   (GN 345.E836 1999)

     Vol. 7 – Using Ethnographic Data: Interventions, Public Programming & Public

                   Policy   (GN 345.E837 1999)

Essential Ethnographic Methods   (Stx  GN 345.S362 1999)

Fieldwork in the Library   (Stx GN 42.W47 1994)

            Handbook of Methods in Cultural Anthropology  (Ref  GN 345.H37 1998

Buddhism: Origins, Beliefs, Practices, Holy Texts, Sacred Places (Ref BQ 4022.E35 2002)

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Chinese Religions in Contemporary Society  (Ref  BL 1802.C54775 2006)

Islam: Origins, Beliefs, Practices, Holy Texts, Sacred Places  (Ref  BP 161.2.G66 2002)

Religions of the World   (Ref  BL 80.3.R45 2002)

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Encyclopedia of the Peoples of the World  (Ref  GN 495.4.E53 1993)

Encyclopedia of World Cultures  (Ref  GN 307.E54 1991)

Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life  (Ref  GN 333.W67 1998)

Finding Books

   SIUE Catalog – catalog for books, journals, and other materials in Lovejoy Library

   I-Share – Shared catalog for 68 Illinois academic libraries, including Lovejoy Library

   WorldCat – Indexes books, journals, and other materials in libraries worldwide

   Essay and General Literature Index – Indexes chapters in books and essays in collections

     Examples of Keyword (Boolean) searches:

        Islam* and “material culture”                               “Cultural materialism”

        Buddhi* And (artifact* or symbol*)                    “Economic anthropology” and method*


   

     Examples of Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):

         Anthropology – field work

        Applied anthropology – methodology

        Economic Anthropology

        Marxist Anthropology

        Ethnology – field work

        Ethnology – methodology

        Ethnology -- philosophy

        Ethnology – research

        Ethnology – United States

        Buddhism

        Buddhism – Thailand

        Buddhism rituals

        Buddhist antiquities

        Buddhist art and symbolism

        Art, Buddhist

        Architecture, Buddhist

        Hinduism

        Hinduism – customs and practices

        Hinduism – rituals

        Hinduism – India – rituals

        Art, Hindu

        Mythology, Hindu

        Idols and images – India

        Islam

        Islam – customs and practices

        Islam – Egypt

        Islam – rituals

        Art – Islamic

        Art objects – Islamic

        Islamic countries – social life and customs

        Masai (African people)

        Africa, East

        Santeria

        Santeria (cult)

        Taoism

        Taoism – China – rituals

        Taoism – rituals

        Religion and culture

        Religion and politics

        Religion and state


  

Finding Journals held by Lovejoy Library

           

eJournals by Title (SFX) – journals in full text or full image electronic format

SIUE Catalog  - journals in print, microfilm, or microfiche formats

Finding Academic Journal Articles – Electronic Databases

    Basic databases for Anthropology:

            Academic Search Premier – All subjects; popular magazines and scholarly journals

           

AnthroSource – All aspects of anthropology

Social Sciences Abstracts – All areas of the social sciences, including anthropology

SocIndex with Full Text – Sociology, anthropology and related disciplines.

     Other databases useful for many topics in Anthropology:

AATA Online – Conservation and preservation of artifacts and sites

America: History and Life – Culture and history of the U.S. and Canada

            Art Abstracts – Art, architecture, museum studies

            Historical Abstracts – World culture and history, except the U.S. and Canada

Humanities International Index – all areas of the humanities, including anthropology and

Religion

            JSTOR – Back issues of selected scholarly journals in all subjects

           

    

Finding Media

            SIUE Catalog – set limits to “Media”

            WorldCat  – set limits to “Visual Materials”

            Google Images – “The most comprehensive image search on the web.”

Saskia Art Image Catalog – 32,000+ digital images of paintings, sculpture, and

                        architecture from museum collections worldwide

Finding News Reports

            LexisNexis Academic Universe – national & international newspapers; transcripts

            of network newscasts.

           

            Newspaper Source – 180+ U.S. and international newspapers

            Newsstand – 450+ U.S. and international newspapers, including The Historical New York

            Times

Finding U. S. Government Documents

  • GPO Access - U.S. law, legislation, regulation, executive and congressional documents.

                         

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NEED MORE HELP?

Contact:

Linda Carlisle, Social Sciences Librarian

Office:  Lovejoy Library, Room 2101

Phone:  618-650-2423  

Email:  lcarlis@siue.edu

Or, ask for assistance at:

Lovejoy Library’s Information Desk, 1st floor

Phone:  618-650-2615

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