Library Resources for Anthro 368 / Psych 338
Prof. John Mitani
Fall 2008
Compiled by Jean Jones, Scott Martin, Jennifer Nason-Davis, Betsy Williams
Libraries useful to your research
What you should know about Authentication and Access
You need a current university login and password for full internet access. Whether on campus or off, there are 2 ways to reach the university's electronic resources:
- Mirlyn
- Search Tools
To find out more, go to Computing at the University Library. For information about remote access, see Off-Campus Access to Library Resources
Why Use Indexes?
What are indexes? What makes them so useful?
- They filter the literature to collect articles only from authoritative sources, or subject relevant sources
- They "browse" thousands of journals efficiently
- They glimpse the articles inside the journals
- They give results per the parameters you specify
Electronic Resources
Resource Name |
What it is |
| Mirlyn |
- The library's online catalog
- Provides access to over 7 million records and to over 15,000 subscriptions
- Use to find books, journal titles, microfilm, dvd's, videos, journals
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Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
To access this database, go to Search Tools
- Select Find Databases
- Select By Name
- Type Cambridge or Cambridge Scientific. Press Go
- Scroll down to find this title
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- Access to about 100 databases in the areas of aquatic, environmental, biological and medical sciences; toxicology; mechanical engineering; materials science and engineering; aerospace; linguistics; and art history
- Databases include Animal Behavior Abstracts, and Zoological Records Plus See below for more information on these two databases
- Can multi-search several databases at once
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ISI Web of Knowledge
- Science Citation Index (SCI)
- Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)
To access this database, go to Search Tools
- Select Find Databases
- Select By Name
- Type ISI, press Go
- Select ISI Web of Knowledge to search SCI and SSCI together
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- A collection of databases, including SCI and SSCI
- Multi-disciplinary: covers biology, zoology, psychology and other disciplines
- Dates of coverage varies with each database
- Provides features such as Cited Reference searching and Related Records
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Biosis Previews
To access this database, go to Search Tools
- Select Find Databases
- Select By Name
- Type Biosis, press Go
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- The leading index to scholarly journal literature in biology and related fields in the life sciences
- Also indexes books, book chapters, conferences and technical reports
- Covers over 5,000 journals in the life sciences
- Contains over 13 million records from 1969 to present
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PsycInfo & PsycArticles (American Psychological Association)
To access this database, go to Search Tools
- Select Find Databases
- Select By Name
- Type PsycInfo (or PsycArticles) , press Go
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- PsycInfo is the leading index to scholarly journal literature in psychology and related fields. PsycArticles is a subset of PsychInfo
- PsycInfo contains nearly 2 million records from 1887 to the present. No online full text. Indexes articles, books, book chapters, dissertations, and conferences in psychology
- PsycArticles contains over 20,000 searchable full-text articles from over 30 journals
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Zoological Record Plus (CSA)
To access this database, go to Search Tools
- Select Find Databases
- Select By Name
- Type Zoological, press Go
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- Provides a comprehensive collection of references to zoological research articles
- Covers the major areas of zoology, including behavior, evolution, habitat, nutrition, with particular emphasis on taxonomy and nomenclature
- Covers over 4,000 journals
- Contains nearly 2 million records from 1978 to the present
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Animal Behavior Abstracts (CSA)
To access this database, go to Search Tools
- Select Find Databases
- Select By Name
- Type Animal Behavior , press Go
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- Specialized index of journal articles relating to animal behavior, including topics such as behavioral ecology, genetics, applied ethology, neurophysiology
- Covers 200 journals
- Contains over 94,000 records from 1982 to present
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Other Electronic Resources
- Finding Species Information - information on many plant and animal species in print and electronic formats. Updated 3 times a year.
- Ulrich's International Periodical Directory - a global source for periodicals information, and a searchable database. Includes magazines, journals, newspapers, newsletters, 'ezines from over 200 countries.
- RefWorks - a web-based bibliographic management service. Allows you to create a list of references for your research paper, and arranges the entries in one of many style formats. Since it is web-based, you can access it anywhere with online access. Go here for a RefWorks FAQ.
Select Journals
Here is a small sample of journals useful for your class. You can access them through Mirlyn (as a journal titles search) or through the Electronic Journals webpage. Select the subject heading Anthropology and Archaeology. Please note that this webpage is available to users as a convenience; it is no longer maintained. For the most current information about library coverage of a particular journal, please consult Mirlyn.
Journal Title |
Electronic Holdings |
Call Numbers & Locations |
| Animal Behaviour |
1958 - |
QL 750 .A59
Museums Library
Science Library |
| American Journal of Primatology |
1981-1995
1996 -
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QL 737 .P9 A52
Museums Library, Permanent Reserves |
| International Journal of Primatology |
1990 - |
QL 737 .P9 I55
Museums Library Permanent Reserves |
| Primates |
1957 - |
QL 737 .P9 P69
Museums Library Permanent Reserves |
| Folia Primatologica |
1998 - |
QL 700 .F66
Museums Library Permanent Reserves |
| Evolutionary Anthropology |
1992- |
GN 281 .E8931
Museums Library Permanent Reserves |
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