Anthropology research guide: Books and eBooks

Searching the Library Catalog

Once you've found general, background information on your topic, it's time to find more in-depth information. One way is to find books that you can check out at the TCC Library or e-books that you can read online. You can search the library catalog for books by doing a keyword search (e.g., "bilingual education" or "drug abuse") by clicking the link below.

Click the link below to search for books in the library catalog

Search tips:

1. Type in your keywords in the search box and click the "Search" button
2. Take note of the format of the results. You can narrow down to print books or e-books by clicking one of the boxes.
3. Take note of the publication date range. You can narrow down results to a specific data range.
4. Click the title of the book for more detailed info
5. Take note of the format of the book. An e-book will have an "E" icon; a print book will have a book icon.
6. If it's an e-book, then you can click the "Electronic access" link to read the book online.
7. You can also text any book record to yourself.

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You can find most anthropology books in the main area of the TCC Library, with call numbers beginning with the letters GN:

  GN49-298        Physical anthropology.

• GN51-59            Anthropometry
• GN62.8-265       Human variation
• GN269-279        Race (General)
• GN280.7            Man as an animal.  Simian traits versus human traits
• GN281-289        Human evolution
• GN282-286.7     Fossil man.  Human paleontology
• GN296-296.5     Medical anthropology

  GN301-674        Ethnology.  Social and cultural anthropology

• GN357-367        Culture and cultural processes (social change, structuralism, diffusion, etc.)
• GN378-396        Collected ethnographies
• GN397-397.7     Applied anthropology
• GN406-517        Cultural traits, customs, and institutions
• GN406-442        Technology.  Material culture    
• GN448-450.8      Economic organization.  Economic anthropology
• GN451-477.7      Intellectual life
• GN478-491.7      Social organization
• GN492-495.2      Political organization.  Political anthropology
• GN495.4-498      Societal groups, ethnocentrism, diplomacy, warfare, etc.
• GN502-517          Psychological anthropology
• GN537 674          Ethnic groups and races
• GN550 674          By region or country
• GN700 890          Prehistoric archaeology