ANTHROPOLOGY 246: LAW, COLONIALISM
& NATIONALISM
Professor Bill Maurer
Fall 2003


Research Librarian: Pauline Manaka
Langson Library Room 144
Phone: 824-4969
E-Mail: pdmanaka@uci.edu
GOALS
  • Students are expected to become proficient locating and using key Anthropology Library Resources that support class research.
  • Students are expected to know how to find ANY information that support their graduate research in Anthropology , including resources that the UCI Libraries does not own
  • Students are expected to learn how to use Bibliographic software such as EndNote; must know how to cite the resources.
  • Students are expected to review the uses and advantages of Digital Dissertation (useful for 2nd year research and later)


HOW TO CONDUCT RESEARCH

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. The UCI Libraries Website
2. Anthropology Subject Guide
3. Related Subject Guides
4.  The Library Catalogs [Locate Books & Journal titles:
          ANTPAC
          MELVYLl®
          OTHER LIBRARY CATALOGS example, WorldCat
5. Selected Journal Research Databases [No more than 6 - Locate mainly Journal articles]
          Web of Science - Multidisciplinary
          Current Contents - Multidisciplinary
          Anthropological Literature -Anthropology
          Anthropological Index
          PAIS - Political Economy, etc.
          Alternative Press Index - Radical points of view
          Digital Dissertations [search by advisor* - become familiar with basics - useful for 2nd year+)
          Sociological Abstracts [selected for comparative analysis]
6. Fulltext Resources
       For Example:  JSTOR
7.  About the California Digital Library
8. EndNote
9. Find Social Science Data
          GIS, Statistics subject guide
LOCATION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS FOR ANTHROPOLOGY

Books in the Library are organized according to the The Library of Congress Classification Outline. The subjects assigned to Anthropology materials is the GN class.  Anthropology is an interdisciplinary field, therefore, the location of its collection is found in other call number ranges, beyond the GN's for example,

D [Africa, History],
E [Ethnic Groups],
F [Latin America],
G [Geography, Anthropology]
    GN  -Anthropology
H [Social Science, Sociology, Gender]
K [Law],
     K Z - Law of Nations
Q [Science, Biology and Ecology], 
R [Medicine]  and
Government Publications [Federal, Local & Internation] - see under UCI Subject Guides below.

For further reference see:  Library of Congress Outline:

 LANGSON LIBRARY CALL NUMBER LOCATIONS
The Library collection of Books, Journals, Videos & Microforms which support the teaching and research in Anthropology is located mainly in the Langson (formerly Main) Library .


LIBRARY SERVICES TO HELP YOU:

1.    GET YOUR LIBRARY CARD, PIN, CHECKOUT BOOKS, ETC.
2.    INTERLIBRARY LOAN
3.    ACCESS THE LIBRARY FROM HOME
4.    PLACE TEACHING MATERIALS ON RESERVE
5.    ACCESS VIDEOS AND OTHER MEDIA
6.    RECOMMEND A BOOK OR VIDEO FOR THE LIBRARY TO BUY
7.   ASK A LIBRARIAN
8.   REQUEST A WORKSHOP

9/30/03