Anthropology: Ethnography
Ethnography
Databases
Ethnography Databases
- American Folk Life Center
This Center supports research in the key areas of academic study by providing peer-reviewed journals, full-text periodicals, reports, books, and more. - Digital Himalaya
A project to develop digital collection, storage and distribution strategies for multimedia anthropological information from the Himalayan region. - Digital Library of the Caribbean
dLOC is a cooperative of Partners within the Caribbean and circum-Caribbean that provides users access to Caribbean cultural, historical and research materials held in archives, libraries, and private collections. - Europeana
Europeana empowers the cultural heritage sector in its digital transformation. We develop expertise, tools and policies to embrace digital change and encourage partnerships that foster innovation. - The National Bureau of Asian Research
NBR is an independent research institution based in Seattle and Washington, D.C. They bring world-class scholarship to bear on the evolving strategic environment in Asia through original, policy-relevant research. - Human Relations Area Files
The vast anthropological record of human societies and cultures allows us to ask cross-cultural questions about human universals and differences. - Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery (DAACS)
The Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery is a Web-based initiative designed to foster inter-site, comparative archaeological research on slavery throughout the Chesapeake, the Carolinas, and the Caribbean. - Human Origins Database
Within you will find detailed information on fossil hominin specimens as well as extant hominoid specimens. Available information includes skeletal elements present for a particular specimen as well as measurements. - The Paleobiology
You can explore the data online in the Navigator, which lets you filter fossil occurrences by time, space, and taxonomy, and displays their modern and paleogeographic locations. - The Smithsonian Human Origins Program
The initiative’s goal is to explore the universal human story at its broadest time scale. It seeks to stimulate new research findings that deepen an understanding of what makes our species unique and how we came to be. - UN Tourism
UN Tourism promotes tourism as a driver of economic growth, inclusive development and environmental sustainability and offers leadership and support to the sector in advancing knowledge and tourism policies worldwide. - AgEcon
Research in Agricultural and Applied Economics collects, indexes, and electronically distributes full-text copies of scholarly research in the broadly defined field of agricultural and applied economics including sub-disciplines.
- Australian / New Zealand Reference Plus Centre
Collection of full-text leading Australia/New Zealand magazines, newspapers, eResources, biographies, and reference books. Full-text newspapers and newswires; and an image collection of over a million photos, maps, and flags. - DigitalNZ
DigitalNZ is the search site for all things New Zealand. We connect you to reliable digital collections from our content partners, including libraries, museums, galleries, government departments, the media, and community groups. - The Knowledge Basket
The Knowledge Basket provides a powerful search engine, to support search services to a set of databases, including Newztext – containing the full text of many newspapers. - Factiva
A global business information and research tool that aggregates content from a wide range of resources such as newspapers, journals, magazines and newswires. - Te Puna
Te Puna Services is a collection of online tools and services created with the help of NZ librarians to support the daily tasks of searching, cataloguing, sharing resources, and managing collections. - Hākena Search - Hocken Library
Hākena allows you to search for material in the Archives and Manuscripts, Ephemera, Photographs, and Pictures collections of the Hocken Collections.
- Otago University Research Archive (OUR Archive)
Repository for selected research produced at the University of Otago. Includes Book, Book chapters, Journal Articles, Theses, Working Papers and more. - Otago University Research Heritage (OUR Heritage)A window into the cultural, heritage and historical material within the University of Otago's Hocken Collections and Special Collections.
- Special CollectionsSpecial Collections contains books and manuscripts which span the earliest examples of European printing (1473) through to modern first editions and publications from the 20th and 21st centuries.
- Digital Theatre +
Provides access to high quality films of leading British theatre productions as well as behind-the-scenes documentaries and interviews. - eTV
Provides real-time resources through recorded TV programmes, live streams and on demand videos. First-time users must register - Kanopy
A streaming service that provides access to video content sourced from leading suppliers. - Alexander Street
Alexander Street are curated, primary-source collections, websites, and streaming media for learning and research.
Database Tutorials
- Database Search Tips PDF
Two page PDF detailing keyword and boolean search tips, Google Scholar boolean search tips, and reverse citation searching. - Electronic Access HelpIf you have any queries about our electronic resources (databases, e-journals or e-books), please contact the library using the form on this web page.
- Interloan ServiceThe Interloan service enables library users to search for items, create requests for items not held in the University of Otago Library, and monitor the progress of those requests.
- Scan RequestThis video shows how to request a PDF scan of a book section or print journal from any Otago library.
These tutorials are designed to provide a basic introduction to searching databases.
- 50+ Google Search Operators
The full list of 50+ Google advanced search operators to help you search more effectively. - 50+ YouTube Search Operators
YouTube search operators are special commands that you can use to refine and narrow down your searches on YouTube. - How to Find Blogs
Published blogs number in the hundreds of millions, so how do you find the jewels in such a deep base of information? - 8 Ways to find blogs
You can narrow down the field by using search engines, blog directories, and social media to track down blogs.
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