Anthropology Resources
What are scholarly sources?
Scholarly sources (sometimes called "secondary sources") are how scholars, like your course instructors, document their studies and share the conclusions of their work.
You may have heard the terms "scholarly article" or "academic article." They both refer to types of scholarship.
Traditionally, scholarly sources are books, articles, and conference presentations.
Be sure to ask your instructor if you have any questions about their source requirements for an assignment. Sometimes instructors require a certain number of sources to be peer-reviewed.
What is peer review?
To learn about the peer review process, watch the video below:
Where can I find scholarly sources?
Below is a list of resources to find scholarly sources in books and journal articles. A complete list of databases containing scholarship in anthropology can be found on the UH Libraries website.
- AnthroSource This link opens in a new windowProvides indexing and full-text access to peer-reviewed journals, newsletters, and bulletins from the American Anthropological Association (AAA).
- APA PsycInfo This link opens in a new windowAPA PsycInfo is published by the American Psychological Association (APA) and contains abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations. It is the largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health.
- Ethnographic Video Online: Volume 1 This link opens in a new windowAn online collection of classic and contemporary documentaries in the fields of anthropology, ethnography and social psychology.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowArts and humanities database on language and literature, music, film studies, folklore, performing arts, religion, and the study of art and architecture.
- PubMed This link opens in a new windowPubMed® comprises more than 30 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.
- Social Science Research Network This link opens in a new windowSocial Science Research Network (SSRN) is devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of social science research and is composed of a number of specialized research networks in each of the social sciences.
- Social Sciences Full Text This link opens in a new windowThis source indexes a wide variety of sources related to the social sciences including sociology, family studies, public administration, social work, etc.
- SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new windowCovers scholarly publications in sociology, social work, and related fields. Contains 2.3 million articles and other materials (64% in full text) with deep coverage from 1960 and some back to 1882.
