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Ethnographies

Tip: strategies for finding ethnographies

Ethnology is the standard subject heading used by cataloguers to index ethnographies, so it is a good term to use when searching eg San ethnology

Social life is another useful term to use eg bali "social life"

For more detail select the Ethnographies tab from the top menu bar

 

Welcome

This guide will introduce you to resources in the Monash University Library for Anthropoplogy, and provide assistance with essay writing and other academic learning skills. Anthropology is the study of human cultural diversity through space and time, and is very cross disciplinary in nature. Depending on your topic you may also need to refer to resources in these related pages.

Related pages: Asian Studies Research Collection; Southeast Asia, Sociology; Women's and gender studies; Politics and International relations

 

Librarians and Learning skills advisers

Librarians can help you with:

  • how and where to start researching your topic
  • effective use of databases and the internet
  • finding and evaluating information
  • using the Library's collections

Contact librarian: Susan Little (Matheson Library)

Learning skills advisers assist students in improving their academic language and approaches to learning, including:

  • academic English
  • study methods and exam preparation
  • effective listening and note-taking
  • problem-solving and critical thinking
  • reading strategies
  • essay, report and thesis writing
  • writing for research projects
  • oral communication and presentation

Learning skills Advisers:Darci Taylor (Matheson Library)

 

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Red Hmong-Sapa Vietnam  photo by Sue Little

Blackwell reference online
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Gale virtual reference library
search encyclopedias, almanacs and specialized reference sources

For more Anthropology dictionaries and encyclopedia see the Reference works tab at the top of this page

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