ANTH140 - Introduction to Prehistory
Essay Assignment
PowerPoint Presentation from Thursday, October 11, 2007
(Please provide feedback for Cathy here.)
Reference Sources
- *Encyclopedia of Prehistory* Use this resource to get started gathering background information
- Encyclopedia of Human Evolution and Prehistory
- Encyclopedia of Historical Archaeology
- Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory - 476 C.E.
- History of Humanity
- The Complete Atlas of World History
- Chronology of World History
- World Epidemics: A Cultural Chronology of Disease from Prehistory to the Era of SARS
To find reference sources, use the Library Catalog, do a "keyword" search and limit by "location" to "General Reference"
Finding Books and Book Chapters from edited books
Tool:
Search technique:
- Use keyword searching first
- See how many results you get
- Examine the most relevant results
- Look for "Subjects"
- Start again by doing a subject search
- Compare your results
- Ask at the Information Desk if you have any trouble locating materials in Morgan Library
Research Databases
Tools:
- Academic Search Premier
- JSTOR
- Web of Science
- Article First
- Project Muse
- Abstracts in Anthropology
- Social Sciences Abstracts
Search techniques:
- Use a variety of keywords. Ask yourself if the culture has been known by other names? Scan your results for other search terms to try.
- Use a wildcard (*) at the end of a root word to get various endings
- Use the FindIt@CSU button to get to full-text articles online or via Interlibrary Loan
Tips
- How to avoid finding book reviews instead of articles in the research databases
- Use the word "NOT" to connect search terms. Example: anasazi NOT book reviews
- By the way, book reviews are fine to use when trying to find good books on your topic, but they don't count as an "article"
- Try a variety of databases with a variety of search terms
- If you haven't found what you're looking for after making several good effor attempts, please check with Cathy, or ask for help at the Information Desk
If you have any suggestions for making this guide more useful, please contact the Anthropology Librarian, Cathy Cranston.