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

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Reference Resources

The library has many reference resources (dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, etc.) that will help you find background information on topics in Archaeology and related fields.  Selected resources are listed below.  Look on the shelves near these books; there may be similar books nearby with helpful information.

• Encyclopedia of Archaeology - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: CC 110 .E54 1999
• Companion Encyclopedia of Archaeology - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: CC 70 .C59 1999
• The Oxford Companion to Archaeology - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: CC 75 .A654 2000
• A Dictionary of Archaeology - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: CC 70 .D53 1999
• Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: CC 70 .K56 2000
• Archaeological Method & Theory: An Encyclopedia - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: CC 75 .A654 2000
• Encyclopedia of Underwater & Maritime Archaeology - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: CC 77 .E53 1997
• Encyclopedia of Human Evolution & Prehistory - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: GN 307 .E525 1996
• History of Physical Anthropology: An Encyclopedia - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: GN 50.3 .H57 1997
• Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology - Main Level, Reference Shelves: GN 307 .E52 1996
• Encyclopedia of Social & Cultural Anthropology - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: GN 307 .E525 1996
• The Dictionary of Anthropology - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: GN 307 .D485 1997
• International Dictionary of Anthropologists - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: GN 20 .I52 1991
• Handbook of Methods in Cultural Anthropology - Middle Level, Reference Shelves: GN 345 .H37 1998
• Encyclopedia of World Cultures - Middle Level, Reference Table 9A: GN 307 .E53 1991

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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

Browse the Shelves: 

Books on Archaeology and related fields are located on the Top Level of the library in the General Collection under the following call numbers: CC [Archaeology], GN [Anthropology. Prehistoric Archaeology], D [General History],  DA-DR [History and Archaeology of Europe], DS [History and Archaeology of Asia], DT [History and Archaeology of Africa], DU [History and Archaeology of Oceania. Australia. New Zealand], E [History and Archaeology of the United States], F [History and Archaeology of local regions in the U.S. and areas in the Americas outside the United States].

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 Interlibrary Loan.

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Finding Articles

Online Article Databases: 

Use Social and Behavioral Sciences article databases to find magazine and journal articles by subject or keyword. 

Newspaper Databases: 

Use News article databases to find newspaper articles by subject or keyword.

Electronic Journals: 

The library also provides access to many electronic journals in Archaeology.  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.

Browse Current Periodicals: 

Current issues of magazines and journals in Archaeology and related fields are found in the CC and GN sections of the Current Periodicals Area on the Middle Level of the library.  Bound volumes of older issues are shelved upstairs in the General Collection.

Bibliographies:

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

Interlibrary Loan: 

If the article you need is not available in our library, we will obtain a copy of it for you from another library through Interlibrary Loan.

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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