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Library Catalogs

Indexing and Abstracting Databases

Indexes and Abstracting services for related subject disciplines will also be relevent, e.g.  Art Full Text  for Mogollon architecture.  Consult the library's Research page for more links.

Reference Books & Bibliographies

Encyclopedias, handbooks, bibliographies and area study guides are a good place to start when you know little about a topic, when you need an overview of a subject, or when you want a quick summary of basic ideas.
McHenry GN1 .A623 Annual review of anthropology. Palo Alto, Calif., Annual Reviews, 1972-
McHenry CC70 .C37 2002  The concise Oxford dictionary of archaeology / Timothy Darvill.
McHenry CC100 .E54 2001 Encyclopedia of archaeology : History and discoveries / edited by Tim Murray
McHenry GN710 .E53 2001 Encyclopedia of prehistory / edited by Peter N. Peregrine and Melvin Ember.
McHenry  Z1208.S68O66  Southwestern pottery: an annotated bibliography and list of types and wares / Norman T. Oppelt.
McHenry E99.P9 V574 2002 The Chaco handbook : an encyclopedic guide / R. Gwinn Vivian, Bruces Hilbert. 

Subjects

Most library catalogs and many indexing databases use Library of Congress Subject Headings to describe the content of books, documents, etc.  Consult the LCSH [4 volumes, large red books at Z695 .U4747] for appropriate headings or ask for help at the Reference Desk.  Use keyword or title word searches to identify some relevant titles then display the long record to identify and reuse appropriate LCSH.  Sample subject headings and CRUZCAT searches:
People and places Subdivisions Cruzcat keyword search
 Indians of North America  Headings can be combined with other subject terms such as:  Agriculture  su:indians of north american and su:agriculture
  Southwest, New    Antiquities su: southwest and antiquities
  Hohokam culture    Agriculture hohokam and su:agriculture
  Mogollon    Excavations su: mesa verde and su:excavations
  Pueblo Indians    Pottery su: mogollon and pottery
Topical headings Topical headings can be combined with geographic terms su: paleoecology arizona
  Cliff-dwellings   su: cliff-dwellings pueblo
  Ethnoarchaeology   or cultural terms  ethnoarchaeology and su:north america
  Kivas kw: anasazi or su:kivas
  Petroglyphs   Also try general keywords to collect LCSH terms petroglyphs and new mexico

To identify appropriate subject headings you may wish to consult the Library of Congress List of Subject Headings [4 large red volumes at near the Reference Desk or at  LC 26.9:G/2005] or ask for help at the Reference Desk.  See also: Library of Congress classification. G. Geography, maps, anthropology, recreation  LC 26.9:G/2005 and Library of Congress classification : auxiliary sciences of history: C LC 26.9:C/996
 

Internet Gateways and Digital Libraries

Electronic Journals -- UCSC subscriptions

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