PROFESSOR GEORGE WESTERMARK

General Anthropology Resources

General resources for Anthropology can be found by going to the Orradre Library's Anthropology Research Guide.

Among the resources listed are Internet sites which themselves have links to many other relevant Internet sites.

For example, one interesting Internet site you may want to check out is the Links Directory at the University of California, Santa Barbara Anthropology Web Site. Also you will want to check out the University of Alabama Department of Anthropology Jump Station for other relevant sites. You can then explore the many links to Internet sites that may be of interest to you. Have fun!

Ethnographic Studies

Orradre Library has an extensive collection of ethnographic studies in its collection. Most of these will be found in call numbers "DU" or "GN." The letters "DU" means "history of Oceania (South Seas)," which includes, Melanesia (DU 490), Micronesia (DU 500) and Polynesia (DU 510).

The letters "GN" means "Anthropology" and resources on Australia and the Pacific Islands can be found in the call number range "GN 662" through "GN 671," (i.e., Anthropology of Melanesia will be found under call number "GN 668," Micronesia under "GN 669," and Polynesia under "670," with "other islands under "GN 671").

To find books in the library under these call numbers, you can either browse through the books on the shelves or you can perform a call number search in OSCAR and browse the library's holdings this way.

You can search for ethnographic studies by doing subject and keyword searches in OSCAR. You can browse through a list of subject headings in OSCAR by selecting the "subject search" option and typing in your subject term, for example, "melanesia," (OSCAR is not case sensitive, so don't worry about capitalization of names - but do get your spelling right!). You can do this same search as a "keyword" search as well, but in this case you will retrieve a list of books rather than a list of subject headings. Some other subject terms you might try are: "micronesia" and "polynesia," "new guinea," "samoa," etc. Experiment with different terms and types of searches.

Library-Owned Anthropology 181 Specific Resources.

Bibliographies

  • Pacific Island Bibliography, Ref Z 4001. C3

  • Anthropology in the New Guinea Highlands: An Annotated Bibliography, Z 5116 .H38 (main stacks - basement)

  • Samoan Islands Bibliography, Ref Z 4891 .H65 1984

  • Pacific Island Studies: A Survey of the Literature, Ref Z 4501 .J33 1986

  • The Hawaiians: An Annotated Bibliography, Ref Z 4708 .E85 K57 1985

  • Bibliography of Bibliographies of the South Pacific, Ref Z 4008 .O2 L4

  • The Kula: A Bibliography, Z 4814 .E85 M33 1983 (on Reserve)

  • Micronesia, 1944-74: A Bibliography of Anthropological and Related Source Materials, Z 5116 .M37 (on Reserve)

  • Micronesia, 1975-1987: A Social Science Bibliography, Z 5116 .G63 1989 (main stacks - basement)

  • Pacific Islander Americans: An Annotated Bibliography in the Social Sciences, Z 1361 .P34 P33 1995 (on Reserve)

Journals

The following journals will have many articles that should be helpful in either picking topic or in developing a paper. They are all available in the Orradre Library Periodicals Room located on the 2nd floor of the Library.

  • Australian Journal of Anthropology, GN 1 .M352 (continues: Mankind)
  • Contemporary Pacific, DU1 .C66
  • Journal of Pacific History, DU 1 .J66
  • Journal of the Polynesian Society, GN 2 .P7
  • Mankind, GN 1 .M35 (continued by: Australian Journal of Anthropology)
  • Oceania, DU 28 .O3
  • Pacific Affairs, DU 1 .P13
  • Pacific Studies, DU 1 .P17

Other journals that will have articles of interest include:

  • American Anthropologist
  • American Ethnologist
  • Current Anthropology
  • Ethnology
  • Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
  • Man (continued by: Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute)

Videos

(available from Media Services)

  • Anthropology on Trial
    This video examines the field of anthropology from the point of view of those who have been studied. Visits Papua New Guinea, which was originally studied by Margaret Mead. Remote tribes and exotic islanders have made for rich study ...but now the subjects have begun to object.

  • Burning Their Boats
    Examines the natural history of Polynesia.

  • Crossroads of the Pacific
    Examines the natural history of Polynesia.

  • Distant Horizons
    Examines the natural history of Polynesia.

  • The Faraway Heaven
    Examines the natural history of Polynesia.

  • The Pierced Sky
    Examines the natural history of Polynesia.