ANTHROPOLOGY

• Abstracts in Anthropology. Farmingdale: Baywood, 1970–. Offers abstracts of articles from journals and books and includes conference proceedings in cultural and physical anthropology, archaeology, and linguistics; available in print only.
• Anthropology Plus. Mountain View: RLG, 2002–. An online index to anthropology publications from the eighteenth century to the present. This work combines indexes maintained by the British Museum Anthropology Library and Harvard's Tozzer Library.
• Human Relations Area Files (HRAF). Ann Arbor: University Microfilms International, 1968–. A huge collection of anthropological data, including books, articles, and field reports, arranged into 300 cultural groups. Within each group, information is categorized by subject, such as food production, interpersonal relations, and religion. Because the organization is the same under each culture, it is easy to make cross-cultural comparisons. Material from 1993 is available electronically as eHRAF; material published before 1993 is available on microfiche. The classification system is provided in the Outline of World Cultures (OWC), 6th ed. rev. (New Haven: Human Relations Area Files Press, 1983) and Outline of Cultural Materials (OCM), 5th ed. rev. (New Haven: Human Relations Area Files Press, 1982).

• Anthropology Glossaryhttp://www.as.ua.edu/ant/glossary.php A searchable glossary of terms used in anthropology and archaeology. Results include definitions as well as a bibliography of articles related to the search term. Maintained by the Department of Anthropology at the University of Alabama.
• Anthropology Resources on the Internethttp://www.aaanet.org/resinet.htm A selective guide to sites on anthropology, archaeology, and ethnology, as well as organizations, institutions, and online discussion groups. The list is part of the Web site of the American Anthropological Association.
• Anthropology Resources on the Internet: WWW Virtual Library: History: Archaeology/Prehistoryhttp://www.anthropologie.net A directory of sites primarily devoted to anthropology, founded in 1995. Includes journals, organizations, institutions, research and data arranged by region, and links to topics such as law and cultural heritage and paleoanthropology. The site is edited by Bernard Olivier Clist.

• Atlas of World Cultures: A Geographic Guide to Ethnographic Literature. By David H. Price. Newbury Park: Sage, 1989. Places bibliographic information about cultures in a geographic context. Forty maps are used to locate 3,500 cultural groups, for which bibliographies are provided.
• Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Evolution. Ed. Steve Jones et al. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992. A handy source for overviews of the field. The work surveys human evolution in thematic chapters.
• Countries and Their Cultures. Ed. Melvin Ember and Carol Ember. 4 vols. New York: Macmillan Reference, 2001. Covers world cultures, including both the national culture held in common by citizens of a country and variations within the country. The work includes demographic, historical, economic, political, and religious information about each culture.
• Dictionary of Anthropology. Ed. Thomas Barfield. Oxford: Blackwell, 1997. Defines and explores terms and concepts in social and cultural anthropology. The work includes some biographical sketches and longer articles on theoretical topics.
• Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology. Ed. David Levinson and Melvin Ember. 4 vols. New York: Holt, 1996. Offers 340 lengthy articles written by specialists on approaches, methods, concepts, and topics related to cultural anthropology. Articles are followed by bibliographies of key research.
• Encyclopedia of Prehistory. Ed. Peter N. Peregrine and Melvin Ember. 9 vols. New York: Kluwer, 2001. Provides information on all cultures known through archaeology, arranged by region. Major traditions are surveyed along with specific information about archaeological sites. The work is published in conjunction with the Human Relations Area Files.
• Encyclopedia of World Cultures. Ed. David Levinson. 10 vols. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1991–. With supplements. Covers more than 1,500 cultural groups, alphabetically arranged within regions. Entries summarize information on the distribution, belief systems, kinship structures, and history of the groups and provide selective bibliographies. The encyclopedia is based on information in the Human Relations Area Files.