Life Sciences Librarian
Anthropology Databases
SCU Library subscribes to hundreds of databases to put information in your hands that is usually behind a paywall.
We have 17 databases tagged for anthropological research, the most popular following below.
- Anthropology Plus This link opens in a new windowContains records of journal articles, book chapters, conference proceedings, dissertations, reports, commentaries, and obituaries related to anthropology, archaeology, and related interdisciplinary research from the 18th century to today.
- AnthroSource This link opens in a new windowContains records of journal articles, book chapters, conference proceedings, dissertations, reports, commentaries, and obituaries related to anthropology, archaeology, and related interdisciplinary research from the 18th century to present.
- Abstracts in Anthropology This link opens in a new window
Contains abstracts of journal articles, book chapters, conference papers, and other materials related to anthropology and its subfields of cultural anthropology, physical anthropology, archaeology, and linguistics from 1970 to present.
- Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new windowIndexes and abstracts articles at least one column in length from over 544 different English language periodicals in the social sciences, which includes anthropology, psychology, sociology, ethnic studies, political science, economics, geography, urban studies, and more. Fulltext of articles are available from about 175 of these periodicals. Indexing goes back to 1983. Abstracts began with January 1994. Fulltext availability varies title to title, but may go back to 1995. Updated daily. For indexing of articles appearing prior to 1983, use Humanities & Social Sciences Retrospective.
- ProQuest Social Science Premium Collection This link opens in a new windowThis database provides full-text articles and abstracts from scholarly journals from 1871 to present on anthropology, criminology, economics, education, international relations, library science, linguistics, political science, public policy, social work, sociology, and more.
You may need to search databases not typically tagged for anthropological research depending on your topic.
Browse databases by subject available through SCU Library or make an appointment with the anthropology librarian.
Religious Studies Databases
SCU Library subscribes to hundreds of databases to put information in your hands that is usually behind a paywall.
We have 17 databases tagged for research in religious studies, the most popular following below.
- ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials This link opens in a new windowATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials contains records of journal articles, book chapters, conference proceedings, dissertations, reports, commentaries, and obituaries related to religion from 1949 to present and a few from the 19th century.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowThis database provides access to images and the full text of articles in back issues of selected scholarly journals related to the humanities, social sciences, and life sciences.
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowThis multidisciplinary database provides access to over 5,600 active full-text journals and over 6,500 open access journals. Covers topics that range from business, education, social sciences, humanities, engineering, and science. Coverage varies, updates also vary.
- Religious and Theological Abstracts This link opens in a new windowReligious and Theological Abstracts contains records and abstracts of journal articles, book chapters, conference papers, dissertations, and reviews of scholarly literature in the field of religion and theology from 1949 to present.
Searching More Than One Database at a Time
You may need to search databases not typically tagged for anthropological research depending on your topic.
Browse databases by subject available through SCU Library or make an appointment with the anthropology librarian.
Video showing how to search multiple EBSCO databases at once:
Video showing how to use OneSearch for multidisciplinary research:
Video showing how to pick a subject-specific database, for interdisciplinary research:
Search OSCAR for Anthropolgy Books
Utilize the advanced search in OSCAR to find books on your topic.
Books may be described different in OSCAR than articles are in the databases. So, sometimes you need to use larger concepts rather than very specific ones. For example, North American Indigenous ceremonies rather than tobacco, north america, and indigenous.
In the following screenshot there is a very sophisticated search going on:
- Multiple keywords
- Boolean operators AND and OR, which narrow and expand the search, respectively
- Use of the asterisk * to broaden any ending of a word (acts as a wildcard)
- Limited to ebooks
- Limited to English
Use these options to suit your needs. You can also limit by physical books.
