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Research Help : Subject Guides : Sociology and Anthropology
Reference Books
| Title | Call Number |
| A companion to racial and ethnic Studies | HT 1521 .C54 2002 REF |
| Ancient cities : the archaeology of urban life in the Ancient Near East and Egypt, Greece and Rome | HT 114 .G38 2003 |
| Ancient Greece : a political, social, and cultural history | DF 77 .A595 1999 |
| Aztecs | F 1219.73 .S58 2003 |
| Death and burial in ancient Egypt | DT 62 .T6 I37 2003 |
| Death, dying, and social differences | WB 310 .D2842 2004 |
| Encyclopedia of historical archaeology | CC 77 H5 .E53 2002 REF |
| Handbook to life in ancient Maya | F 1435 .F676 2002 |
| Healthcare ethics and human values : an introductory text with readings and case studies | W 50 .H435 2002 |
| Incas | F 3429 .D35 2002 |
| Native religions and cultures of Central America | F 2230.1 .R3 .C8513 2002 |
| Native religions and cultures of North America | E 98.R3 .N39 2003 |
| New dictionary of the history of ideas, Vols. 1-6 | CB 5 .D5 2005 |
| Social and behavioral aspects of pharmaceutical care | QV 737 .S6775M 1996 |
| Social identity, intergroup conflict, and conflict reduction | HM 753 .S6197 2001 |
| Sociology and pharmacy practice | QV 704 .B577 2005 |
| Sociology for pharmacists : an introduction | WA 31 .T243 2003 |
| The archaeology of ancient Greece | DF 77 .W537 2001 |
| The Columbia guide to American Indians of the Northeast | E 78 E2 .B72 2001 |
| The Greenwood encyclopedia of daily life: a tour through history from ancient times to the present, Vols. I-VI | GT 31 .G74 2004 REF |
| The Native American world | E 77 .H54 2003 |
To find more books search WebCat the online catalog of print resources in the collections of ACP and AMC.
E-Books
| Title | Description |
| Anthromorphemics | Glossary for archaeology, cultural anthropology, physical anthropology. |
| Encyclopedia Mythica | Definitions of mythical and legendary characters from many cultural traditions, plus almost 200 images. |
| netLibrary | A comprehensive collection of online books (eBooks)including such books as, The Dictionary of Anthropology, Nation Iroquoise: A Seventeenth-century Ethnography of the Iroquois, Social Change in America : The Historical Handbook, 2004, Fragile Lives: Death, Dying and Care, and The Archaeology of People : Dimensions of Neolithic Life. |
| New Dictionary of the History of Ideas | Full text six volume set providing over 700 articles focused on the ideas that make up Western culture, including entries on feminism and antifeminism, and nongender topics like diversity and social capital. Each entry explores origin, cultural interpretations, and historical themes. |
| Online Books Page | Links to online sociology books created by the Library at the University of Pennsylvania |
| Online Dictionary of the Social Sciences | This social science dictionary has 1000 entries covering the disciplines of sociology, criminology, political science and women's study |
| Oxford Reference Online | A cross-searchable collection of over 120 online reference books from Oxford University Press. It includes such books as, Dictionary of the Social Sciences and A Dictionary of Sociology. |
To find more books search WebCat the online catalog of print resources in the collections of ACP and AMC.
To find more books search WebCat the online catalog of print resources in the collections of ACP and AMC.
Research Databases
| Title | Description |
| Academic Search Elite | Full text of nearly 1,850 scholarly journals in a wide variety of academic subject areas. |
| Black Thought and Culture (Alexander Street Press) | This database includes full text monographs, essays, articles, speeches, and interviews written by historically important African-American leaders who have dealt substantially with issues of race in America from the earliest times to 1975. |
| CaDiLaC on-line * | Catalog of the Capital District Library Council's member library holdings. |
| Early Encounters in North America: Peoples, Cultures, and the Environment (Alexander Street Press) | Includes more than 100,000 pages of letters, diaries, memoirs, and accounts of early encounters between American Indians, Europeans, Africans, and Americans on the North American continent between 1534-1860. |
| Encyclopedia Britannica Online | includes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Britannica Student Encyclopedia and the Britannica Book of the Year |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library | This database includes encyclopedias and specialized reference sources in history and fine arts, including the full text of the multi-volume, New Dictionary of the History of Ideas, and Arts and Humanities through the Eras. |
| North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries, and Oral Histories (Alexander Street Press) | Contains over 100,000 pages of searchable diaries and personal narratives chronicling the experience of immigrants to Canada and the United States between 1840 and 1980. |
| North American Women's Letters and Diaries (Alexander Street Press) | Drawn from more than 1,000 sources, this database presents diaries, journals, and letters written by women of all age and ethnic groups visiting or living in North America during 1700-1950. |
| Oxford Reference Online | A cross-searchable collection of over 120 online reference books from Oxford University Press. It includes a wide range of dictionaries and the Oxford Companion series. |
WWW Resources
| Anthropology | Description |
| Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations | Brief essays of Mesoamerican writing systems, governments, religions. |
| Anthro.Net | A site which provides both bibliographic references (and links to places to buy them!) and links to "high quality" web sites. Can be browsed by category or searched for specific words or phrases. |
| Anthropology in the News | Links to anthropology news stories published on the Web by major news sources and university press releases. |
| ArchNet | Provides access to archaeological resources available on the Internet categorized by geographic region and subject. |
| BUBL Link Anthropology | Scholarly resources for anthropology |
| History of Biomedicine - Indigenous Cultures | Resources concerning the culture, health, disease, medicine, and curing practices of indigenous peoples, both prehistoric and modern. Includes ethnobotany, paleopathology, pharmacognosy, shamanism, witchcraft, etc. |
| Maya Epigraphic Database Project | A database of glyphs, images, phonetic and semantic values and digitally transcribed Mayan texts. |
| Mesoweb: An Exploration of Mesoamerican Cultures | Images and multimedia resources. |
| Native American Sites | Links to web pages of individual Native Americans and Nations and other sites that provide information about Native Americans. |
| NativeWeb Home Page | Provides links to a wealth of Information about indigenous peoples of the world. |
| The Ancient World Web | This page is a compendium of Internet sites discussing, spotlighting, or otherwise considering the Ancient World." Contains history, archaeology, and anthropology resources. |
| Sociology | Description |
| American FactFinder (US Census Bureau) | The main access point for 1990 and 2000 Census data, as well as other Census Bureau sources such as American Community Survey, in the form of maps, tables, and reports. |
| INFOMINE | Scholarly Social sciences Internet Resource Collections created by the Regents of the University of California |
| Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG) | A freely available Internet service providing selected, high quality Internet information for students, academics, researchers and practitioners in the social sciences, business and law. |
| SocioWeb | A guide to full-text ancient history sources on the web. |
| WWW Virtual Library of Sociology | Includes institutions/departments; associations and organizations; discussion groups; research centers; databases and archives; courses and curricula resources; journals and newsletters; software; and more. Full-text primary and secondary sources, including Ancient, Medieval and Byzantine hagiographical sources |
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Published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents. It is updated daily.
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Need information on the pharmaceutical industry in New York’s Hudson Valley region? This resource provides full text articles from regional business sources including, business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. To keep up-to-date, take advantage of the database’s search alert feature that will run your search daily, and send you the results via e-mail.
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