• Reference Resources
• Finding Books
• Finding Articles
• Web Resources
• Tips

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Reference Resources

The library has many reference resources that will help you find information on art and symbolism in different cultures. Selected resources are listed below. Look on the shelves near these books; there may be similar books nearby with helpful information.

• Chinese Symbols and superstitions - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: BL 1801 .M6 1972
• The Continum Encyclopedia of Native Art - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: E 98 .A749 2000
• The Continum Encyclopedia of Symbols - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: AZ 108 .B4313 1994
• Dictionary of Classical Mythology, Symbols ... - Middle Level, Reference Shelves, BL 715 .B44 1982
• Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore and Symbols - Middle Level, Reference Shelves, GR 35 .J6
• Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art - Middle Level, Refererence Shelves, N 7560 .H34 1979b
• Dictionary of Symbolism - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: AZ 108 .B5313 1992
• A Dictionary of Symbols - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: BF 1623 .S9C513 1995
• The Dictionary of Symbols in Western Art - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: N 7740 .C29 1995
• An Encyclopedia of Archetypal Symbolism - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: BL 602 .A72 1991
• The Encyclopedia of Jewish Symbols - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: BM 50 .F74 1992
• The Encyclopedia of Religion - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: BL 311 .D513 1991
• Encyclopedia of World Cultures - Middle Level, Reference Table 9A: GN 307 .E53 1991
• Grove Art Online - Online database
• The Gods & Symbols of ancient Mexico ... - Middle Level, Reference Shelves, F 1435.3 .R3M55 1993
• Handbook of North American Indians - Middle Level, Reference Table 9A: SI 1.20/2
• The Illustrated Book of Signs & Symbols - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: AZ 108 .B78 1996
• Man, Myth and Magic - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: BF 1407 .M34 1995
• Mythologies - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: BL 311 .D513 1991
• The Mythology of All Races - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: BL 25 .M8 1964
• The Picture Book of Symbols - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: AZ 108 .L38
• Symbolic and Mythological Animals - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: GR 820 .C66 1992
• Symbolism: A Comprehensive Dictionary - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: CB 475 .O38 1986
• Symbols: Our Universal Language - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: CR 29 .H3

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Finding Books

Online Catalogs:

Use library online catalogs to find availability and location of books and other media:

• WSU Stewart Library Online Catalog (iPac) - catalog for WSU's library
• Utah Library Catalogs - links to catalogs for other libraries in Utah
• WorldCat - combined catalog for libraries throughout the country and the world

To find books on art and symbolism in differenct cultures, combine the name of the culture/ethnic group (ie. Hopi, Cuna, Maya, Chinese, etc.) or country (ie. China, Russia, Brazil, etc.) with one of the following search terms: anthropology, antiquities, archaeology, art, culture, customs, ethnography, ethnographic, ethnology, folklore, myth, myths, mythology, religion, ritual, symbols, symbolism, etc. Here are some sample search statements; note the use of truncation (*) to search for several variants of a word at the same time.

• Hopi and myth*
• Cuna and symbol*
• Maya and ethno*
• China and culture
• Bosnia and religio*

Browse the Shelves: 

When you locate a book, be sure to browse the shelves; there may be similar books nearby.

Bibliographies: 

When you find a good book or article, check the bibliography to identify other books and articles on your subject.

Interlibrary Loan:

If we do not own a particular book you need, we will borrow it for you from another library through ILLIAD, our online Interlibrary Loan service.

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Finding Articles

Online Article Databases:

Use Social and Behavioral Sciences article databases to find magazine and journal articles using the same search statements you used when searching the online catalog. Some databases that might be of most use are:

• Academic Search Premier - A general database, but can be useful for anthropology
• America: History & Life - Citations to scholarly literature on North American history and culture
• Anthropological Index Online - Citations to the scholarly literature of anthropology
• AnthroSource - Citations (and some full-text) to journals of the American Anthropological Association
• Art Full Text - Citations (and some full-text) to scholarly literature in art
• Arts & Humanities Search - General index to journals in the humanities

Electronic Journals:

The library also provides access to many electronic journals in Anthropology and related fields.  All of these allow you to browse the table of contents of journal issues and many allow you to search all available issues by keyword.

Bibliographies: 

When you find a good book or article, check the bibliography to identify other books and articles on your subject.

Interlibrary Loan: 

If we do not own a particular article you need, we will borrow it for you from another library through ILLIAD, our online Interlibrary Loan service.

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Web Resources

A good place to begin is the Stewart Library's list of web resources in Anthropology. Most of the sites listed will provide links to additional sites, so explore! Use Internet search engines to find additional information.

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Research Tips

As you do your research, keep the following tips in mind:

• Clearly identify your information need
• Identify key words and search terms to match your topic
• Develop search statements using advanced search techniques
  • Boolean logic, adjacency searching and truncation
• Use the Online catalog to find books
• Use Social and Behavioral Sciences article databases to find magazine and  journal articles
• Go back to the online catalog to see if the journals are in Stewart Library and where they are located
• Use Interlibrary loan to get materials that are not in Stewart Library
• Use search engines to find Web information
• Carefully evaluate the information you find for usefulness and quality
• Revise your search terms and strategy to expand or narrow your results, be creative, look in other areas
• Once you have found information from an Internet site you can Email the documents to yourself, print or save them to a floppy disk 
• Use appropriate style to document and cite research
• Ask for HELP at via phone or email