Anthropology research guide: Reference sources
Gale eBooks
The Gale eBooks database is a great place to start your anthological research. It will provide you with basic information on your topic.
Below you will find the general link to the GVRL database as well as links to specific reference eBooks within the GVRL database. You can click on the eBook titles to get started.
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Digitized reference works, covering many disciplines. Very useful for background information on a topic.
Science and Social Science encyclopedias from the GVRL database. Click on the title of the journal and search 'within publication' under 'Tools' on the right of the page.
Search example in Gale eBooks (formerly known as GVRL)
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Searching for an article
Consider the MAIN concept you are exploring, and use that as a keyword to search this database for relevant articles.
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Selecting an article
To read an article in Gale eBooks, click on the article title. Be sure to note the titles of the encyclopedias the articles come from. Finally, always read through more than one article to get multiple perspectives or views on an issue.
Click the article title to read the whole article.
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Saving and citing an article:
Once you click on an article title, look at the tools on the side for how to cite, email, download, etc., so you can take that article with you.
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