Jen Jarson Social Sciences Reference Librarian phone: x3552 email: jarson [at] muhlenberg [dot] edu IM (AIM, Yahoo, MSN): jjarson1 Note: Add @hotmail.com for MSN.

Need help after hours? IM the Library at TalkToTrexler (for AIM, Yahoo, and MSN)! Note: Add @hotmail.com for MSN. Online Sunday-Thursday 1pm-9pm. See http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/forms/ask.html for more information.

Selected Reference Materials

Barfield, Thomas, ed. The Dictionary of Anthropology. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 1997.
Reference 306.03 D554a

Barnard, Alan and Jonathan Spencer, eds. Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology. New York: Routledge, 1996.
Reference 306.03 E36o

Ember, Melvin and Carol R. Ember, eds. Countries and their Cultures. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2001.
Reference 306.03 E53c v.1-4

Jones, Lindsay, ed. Encyclopedia of Religion. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2005.
Reference 200.3 E56o v.1-10

Levinson, David, ed. Encyclopedia of World Cultures. Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1991-96.
Reference 306.03 E56o v.1-10

Levinson, David, and Melvin Ember, eds. Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology. New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1996.
Reference 305.803 E56o v.1-4

Salamone, Frank A., ed. Encyclopedia of Religious Rites, Rituals, and Festivals. New York: Routledge, 2004.
Reference 203.803 E56o

Finding Books

TREXLER LIBRARY

Search the Trexler Library Catalog to find out what books, government publications, journals, videos, etc. the library owns.

GETTING THERE:      Use the shortcut search box on the Library Homepage or
                                      Library Homepage    Finding Books    Our Catalog

• For tips on searching the catalog, use the Help link above the search boxes. (Or click here.)


• Need help with your keywords and search strategy? Try the Keyword Searching (Combining Concepts) worksheet.  [ PDF | Word ] 

OTHER LIBRARIES

• WorldCat. To find books held by other libraries, search WorldCat, a database of over 60 million library records from around the country and world. Use the ILL button to request a book from another library. (ILL can take 10-14 days.)

            GETTING THERE:      Library Homepage    Finding Books    WorldCat

• E-ZBorrow. For quick delivery of books from many Pennsylvania and area academic libraries (including University of Pennsylvania, Rutgers University, University of Pittsburgh, and many more), use E-ZBorrow. (E-ZBorrow takes 2-4 business days.)

            GETTING THERE:      Library Homepage    Finding Books    E-ZBorrow

TIP: Check the E-ZBorrow catalog for any books you find in WorldCat. If not available there, then request via ILL.

• LVAIC. You can borrow books directly from LVAIC (Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges) Libraries.

            GETTING THERE:      Library Homepage    Finding Books    Other Libraries

• For more information on Interlibrary Loan options, see http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/more/ill/index.html or ask for help.

            GETTING THERE:      Library Homepage    Finding Books    Borrowing from Other Libraries

Finding Articles: Databases & Indexes

SEARCHING FOR ARTICLES

See a list of all Social Sciences databases at http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/articles/databases/alphabetical.html.

Get to this list, and more: Library Homepage    Finding Articles    Periodical Databases and Indexes    Alphabetical List.

Need help with your keywords and search strategy? Try the Keyword Searching (Combining Concepts) worksheet.  [ PDF | Word ] 

Specialized Databases

Anthropology Plus
Index to articles and essays in anthropological journals and books, from the late 19th century to the present, as maintained by the Tozzer Library of Harvard University and the Library of the British Museum Department of Ethnography.

ATLAReligion
Supports religious and theological research. Provides citations to both U.S. and international journals.

Historical Abstracts
Provides access to articles appearing in history journals, with emphasis on world history from 1450 to present (excluding the U.S. and Canada which are covered in America: History and Life).

MLA International Bibliography
Provides access to citations for journal articles, essay collections, working papers, proceedings, dissertations, and bibliographies in the modern languages and literatures. Covers religion, as well.

Sociological Abstracts (SocAbs)
"Provides access to the latest research in sociology and related disciplines in the social behavioral sciences. Draws information from an international selection of journals, serials, conference papers, books, and dissertations."

Interdisciplinary Databases

Academic Search Premier
Large and diverse database that covers most academic disciplines. Contains both scholarly and non-academic resources. Includes many articles in full text.

OmniFile (WilsonWeb)
Multi-disciplinary database providing the complete content-indexing, abstracts, and full text-from six of Wilson's full-text databases, including Social Sciences Abstracts.

JSTOR
Searchable collections of full-text journals across many disciplines. Contains full-text of many anthropology and sociology journal titles. Publisher restrictions prohibit access to the most recent 2-5 years of journals.

GETTING THE ARTICLES

1. When searching for articles, you may find the full-text of an article linked in the database.


2. If not, you need to search the Trexler Library Catalog to see if we own the journal in which the article is published.
   • Some databases have a Search Trexler Library for this title link embedded. Click the link to check our holdings.
   • Otherwise, search the catalog by journal title. Verify that we have online, print, or microform access to the year/volume you need.


3. If we do not own the journal you need, request the article via Interlibrary Loan.
   • Some databases have a Request on Interlibrary Loan link embedded. Click the link to fill out the form. Click Submit.
   • Otherwise, use the Interlibrary Loan Journal Article Request Form (Library Homepage    Finding Articles    Getting a Copy of an Article). Fill out the form with as much information as possible. Ask for help, if you have questions,

Citing Your Sources

• Style Guide for Papers (Sociology and Anthropology Department, Muhlenberg College)
  http://www.muhlenberg.edu/depts/soc-anth/policies/style.html


• For help using Chicago style, consult the following resources:

The Chicago manual of style, 15th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003.
Reference Desk Reserve 808.027 C632m (at Reference Desk)

Trexler Library handout on using Chicago style: http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/reshelp/chicago_example.pdf
This and other style guide handouts available from the library website.  Library Homepage    Research Help    Citation Guides.

Writer's Handbook (Writing Center, University of Wisconsin--Madison)
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocChicago.html

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