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Research Guide for
Anthropology 153: The Culture of Magazines

Developing a Search Stategy Finding Background Information Finding Books Finding Periodical Articles

Internet Resources
Find It Yourself on the Internet
Research Help Online Citing Sources Reference Help in Person

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DEVELOPING A SEARCH STRATEGY

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Search strategy is a library term for the process of finding information in a logical, step-by-step manner. Using a search strategy insures that you will find the information or material you need as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Research Steps:

1. Choose your topic
2. Find background information
3. Find books on your topic
4. Find periodical articles
5. Cite your sources

For online help using on library research strategy and using library resources, try using Library Research, a Hypertext Guide - online, hypertext-based tutorial on library research.

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FINDING BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Handbooks and Guides

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The materials listed below are a selection of reference resources for finding background information and context for topics you will be covering in this class. Note the call numbers and library locations for these materials and check the reference collections for additional sources of background information.

The authors of articles in reference books often provide bibliographies of selected books and articles for further study.

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

• Davies, David Michael. A Dictionary of Anthropology. London: Muller, 1972. (Uris Ref GN 11 D25)

  Brief definitions of terms relating to the study of man. Under the "anthropological umbrella" are included such sciences as Human Biology, Ecology, Sociology, Palaeobotany, and Palaeontology. Contains a short bibliography at the back of the book.

• Hunter, David E. and Phillip Whitten, eds. Encyclopedia of Anthropology. New York: Harper, 1976.

  (Uris Ref GN 11 E56; also Olin)

  More a dictionary than an encyclopedia, this work does contain some long, reasonably scholarly essays on topics relevant to anthropology; only the longer entries contain bibliographic references. Useful for the numerous photographs included.

• Levinson, David and Melvin Ember, eds. Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology. New York: Henry Holt, 1996.

  (Uris Ref GN 307 .E52x 1996)

  "This encyclopedia is a compendium of knowledge...relevant to cultural anthropology." The 340 articles contained in this four volume set cover all approaches, methods, concepts, and topics central to the study of cultural anthropology. Articles have bibliographies and the set has an index and an appendix of anthropological periodicals.

• Winick, Charles. Dictionary of Anthropology. New York: Philosophical Library, 1956.

  (Uris Ref GN 11 W77; also Olin)

  Definitions of varying length for English and frequently used foreign words and phrases common to the field of anthropology. Short biographical identifications of some well known figures are also included.

Handbooks and Guides

• Inge, M. Thomas, ed. Handbook of American Popular Culture. 3 vols. Westport: Greenwood, 1978-81. (Uris Ref Z 7164 S66 H23)

  A collection of bibliographic essays on various aspects of American popular culture, including such topics as advertising, animation, editorial cartoons, film, magazines, radio, sports, and television. Each chapter was "prepared by an authority on the subject, provides a brief chronological survey of the development of the medium; a critical guide in essay form to the standard or most useful bibliographies, reference works, histories, critical studies, and journals; a description of the existing research centers and collections of primary and secondary materials; and a checklist of works cited in the text." (Preface) Each volume has its own index.

  A revised and enlarged second edition of the Handbook of American Popular Culture published in 1989 is in the Olin Reference Room (Olin Ref E 169.1 .H229 1989).

• Katz, Bill, and Linda Sternberg Katz. Magazines for Libraries. New York: Bowker, 1969-.

  (Uris Ref Z 6941 K21+; also Olin)

  Magazines for Libraries is "...an annotated listing by subject of some 6,500 periodicals." (Preface) Each entry gives name of periodical, beginning publication date, publisher, editor, address, price and such information as indexing, size and level of audience. Short abstracts describe the scope, political slant and other aspects of the publication. Arrangement is topical which brings together magazines and journals on like subjects. To find an individual title, use the title index at the end of the volume.

• Mott, Frank Luther. A History of American Magazines. Vols. 1-5. Cambridge, MA: Harvard UP, 1957.

  (Olin Ref PN 4877 .M92)

  "The sole existing comprehensive work for the first two centuries of the American experience." Mott's work covers American magazine publishing from 1741-1930. Each volume presents a chronological overview for the period covered with detailed individual histories of selected magazines appended. (v.1 1741-1850, v.2 1850-1865, v.3 1865-1885, v.4 1885-1905, v.5 Sketches of 21 magazines 1905-1930.)

• Nourie, Alan and Barbara. American Mass-Market Magazines. New York: Greenwood Press, 1996.

  (Olin Ref PN 4877 .A51)

  Supplies descriptions and publishing histories for 106 of the most significant mass-market or general US periodicals that began publishing in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Entries include bibliographies.

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FINDING BOOKS

Cornell Library Catalog Plus, Olin Library Card Catalog

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Help Using the Cornell Library Catalog

Access the Cornell Library Catalog

The Cornell Library Catalog currently includes all items from all Cornell libraries cataloged since 1973, some pre-1973 items, and items on order or in process. Included in the Cornell Library Catalog are books, periodicals and government documents, as well as some other materials located in the libraries at Cornell. The catalog provides the call number, the name of the library, and the circulation status for most materials.

When to Check the Card Catalog

When the book you want was published before 1973 and it's not in the Cornell Library Catalog, check the card catalog located in the John M. Olin Library. This card catalog contains cards for authors, subjects and titles filed in an alphabetical, word-by-word arrangement for books cataloged through December 1972. Whenever you cannot locate the material you need, ask at a reference desk for assistance.

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FINDING PERIODICAL ARTICLES

Periodical Indexes and Abstracts

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Periodical articles are an excellent source for detailed analysis of a topic. Articles in research journals will provide a very detailed account of a research project, study, or experiment.

Many indexes are directly linked to holdings in the library catalog. When using indexes and abstracts linked to the catalog, look for the message: Held by library--type HOL for holdings information. This note will appear in the lower lefthand corner of the screen in records where the Cornell Library has the journal or magazine listed as the source of the article. Typing HOL will take you to the Holdings information detailing what libraries on campus have the journal, what volumes they have, call numbers and special locations, and the circulation status of the material.

When using unlinked indexes, search the Cornell Library Catalog (CU) by the title of the periodical (i.e. Time, Scientific American, etc.). If you have questions, ask at the Reference Desk.

• Abstracts in Anthropology. Farmingdale: Boywood, 1970- .

  (Olin Ref Z 5112 A21+)

  Abstracts are grouped in four sections: archaeology, ethnology (or cultural anthropology), linguistics, and physical anthropology. Covers books, articles, and conference papers. Author and subject indexes are included in each quarterly issue, and then cumulated annually.

• Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. Library. Anthropological Index to Current Periodicals. Vol 1- . London: Royal Anthropological Institute, 1963- .

  (Olin Ref Z 5112 R88)

  The Anthropological Index is a guide to articles appearing in anthropology journals located, until 1977, in the Royal Anthropological Institute and which now form a part of the periodical library of the Museum of Mankind. The Index contains citations to articles, arranged under one of six categories: General, Africa, America, Asian, East Indies, Oceania, Australia, and Europe. Coverage includes physical and cultural anthropology, human biology, archaeology, ethnology, linguistics and ethnomusicology and is international in scope.

  Web version of Anthropological Index.

• Tozzer Library. Peabody Museum. Anthropological Literature. Microform. Cambridge: Tozzer Library, 1979- .

  (Olin Ref Z 5112 A62 paper and fiche; also available on CD-ROM at Olin Ref)

  "The purpose is to provide a current index to anthropological articles that appear not only in serials, but also in books such as colloquia, festschriften, symposia, and collections of readings." The emphasis is on materials in English, French, German, Spanish and the Slavic languages. Entries are arranged within five main sections: cultural/social; archaeology; biological/physical; linguistics; and general/method/theory. Indexes offer access by joint author name, archaelogical site and culture, ethnic and linguistic group, and geographic location. Available from 1979 in paper; after 1982, in fiche.

• Anthropological Literature on Disc. New York: G.K. Hall & Co., 1994-.

  (Olin Ref CD-ROM)

  Anthropological Literature on Disc is the most comprehensive index for the field, containing references to English- and other European-language articles that appear in journals or edited collections held by the Tozzer Library at Harvard. Primary emphasis is on archaeology, anthropology (biological, physical, cultural, social) and linguistics. Book reviews, conference proceedings and reports are not included. Coverage begins with 1982. Earlier coverage of journal articles is provided by the Author and Subject Catalogues of the Tozzer Library... (see "specialized subject catalogs" section).

• Periodical Abstracts. Ann Arbor: UMI, 1986- . (Bear Access and Mann Gateway)

  Indexes and abstracts over 1600 general interest magazines and scholarly journals including all the magazines in Reader's Guide and most of the scholarly journals from Social Sciences Index, Humanities Index, General Science Index. It also includes citations and abstracts to selected television and radio programs. Cornell University Libraries subscribe to most of the periodicals indexed. Holdings can be found easily since the titles are linked to the online catalog. The full text of some transcripts from the television and radio programs can be found by searching the Transcript Files on the LEXIS/NEXIS terminals.

  Periodical Abstracts (Linked to the Catalog version)

  Periodical Abstracts (Web version)

Other networked indexes and abstracts can be found at the following library web sites:

Mann Library Gateway

Networked Indexes and Abstracts

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INTERNET RESOURCES

• Britannica Online

• Internet Reference Resources chosen by the O*K*U Reference staff

• Yahoo's Electronic Reference Desk

• Writing Help

• UCSB List of Anthropology Web Sites

• Anthropology Resources on the Internet (American Anthropological Association)

• Anthropology Databases @ INTERNETS

• John Labovitz's E-ZINE-LIST

• The Etext Archives

• Hot Wired

• Salon Magazine

• Slate

• The Atlantic Monthly

• Atlantic Unbound

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FIND IT YOURSELF ON THE INTERNET

• Search the Internet

• Internet Subject Guides

• Library Web Servers World-Wide

• Library Catalogs World-Wide

• Listserv and Discussion List Directories

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RESEARCH HELP ONLINE

• The Reference Home Page at O*K*U Libraries

• Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections

• Library Research at Cornell: A Hypertext Guide

• Library Vocabulary: Definitions of Library Terms

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CITING SOURCES

• MLA for print sources

• MLA for Internet sources

• How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography

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REFERENCE HELP IN PERSON

• Reference Desk Schedules in Olin and Uris Libraries

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Reference Home Page

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October 8, 1997
Lance Heidig, ljh5@cornell.edu
Reference Services Division, Olin Kroch Uris Libraries
Cornell University Library
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