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Questions? Contact Susanna Boylston (704-894-2494).
Reference Works
MLA Style Guides | Forensic Anthropology
- MLA Style Guides
Note: you can also use RefWorks to generate notes and bibliographies (including annotated bibliographies) in MLA style format. For details, see RefWorks: A Guide.
- MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. Joseph Gibaldi. 6th ed. New York: Modern Language Association, 2003.
Little Library Reference Desk R 808.02 M689mo6
Music Library Reference 808.02 M689mo6
- MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing. 3rd ed. New York: Modern Language Association, 2008.
Reference Desk R 808.02 G437m3
- Forensic Anthropology
- Access Science. McGraw-Hill, 2005- .
Contains the full text of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology as well as research updates, biographies, and technology news.
- Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences. Ed. Jay A. Siegel. 3 vols. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 2000.
Reference R 363.25 E56
- Facts on File Dictionary of Forensic Science. Ed. Suzanne Bell. New York: Facts on File, 2004.
Reference R 363.25 B435f
- Forensic Science: An Encyclopedia of History, Methods, and Techniques. William Tilstone et al. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2006.
Reference R 363.25 T58h
- Forensic Science: An Illustrated Dictionary. John C. Brenner. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2004.
Reference R 363.25 B838f
- Forensic Science Glossary. John C. Brenner. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2002.
Reference R 363.25 B838fo
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
A collection of over 200 electronic reference works. Includes:
Articles
Starting Points | Core Resources for Forensic Anthropology | Other Resources
- Starting Points
- Academic Search Premier
(1975 to present) Indexes popular and scholarly articles in a broad range of subject areas; also includes citations to book reviews and citations to articles in several national newspapers.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- OmniFile Full Text Mega
(1982 to present) Indexes articles from over 3,000 scholarly and popular periodicals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences; also includes the full text of selected articles from over 1,650 of these periodicals.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
- Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?
- Core Resources for Forensic Anthropology
- Annual Reviews
(1932 to present) Contains the full text of review and overview articles on important topics in the Biomedical, Life, Physical, and Social Sciences. Includes:
- Anthropology Plus
(Late 19th century to present) Indexes journal articles, edited books, commentaries, and reports in the fields of forensic, biological, cultural, linguistic, physical, and social anthropology Includes both Anthropological Literature and Anthropological Index.
Search Syntax:
- Truncation: use a question mark ?
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
- Web of Knowledge
(c. 1900 to present) A multidisciplinary resource that provides citations to articles in thousands of journals in the social sciences, humanities, and sciences. Includes:
- Biosis Previews
(1969 to present) Includes citations and abstracts for articles in over 5,000 journals; also includes citations to books, book chapters, conference proceedings, and patents. International in scope. Covers the entire field of the life sciences.
- Web of Science
(1900 to present) Indexes current and historical journal articles in the social sciences, sciences, and humanities; also a powerful tool for finding works that have cited a specific author or article ("cited reference search").
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotations marks " "
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- Other Resources
- Applied Science & Technology Abstracts
(1913 to present) Indexes articles from over 1,400 periodicals in a wide variety of applied science and technology fields, including acoustics, aeronautics, artificial intelligence, engineering, food science, geology, information technology, metallurgy, mineralogy, neural networks, robotics, textiles, transportation, and waste management. Includes Industrial Arts Index. Also indexes book reviews.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
- Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?
- General Science Abstracts
(1984 to present) Indexes articles in over 250 English-language periodicals in a variety of science disciplines, including physics, astronomy, biology, chemistry, environmental science, mathematics, and medicine.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
- Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?
Books
- To find books at Davidson, search the following:
- Library Catalog
Includes information about books, government documents, and journals, magazines, and newspapers in the Library. - To locate appropriate Library of Congress Subject Headings, start with a keyword search and then browse records. Relevant subject headings include:
- Forensic anthropology
- Forensic entomology
- Forensic medicine
- Forensic pathology
- Forensic sciences
- Forensic taphonomy
- Human decomposition
- Postmortem changes
- To locate works about a person, do a subject search for the person's name (last name first).
- To locate bibliographies on a person or topic, do a keyword search and add the following: su bibliography.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use a dollar sign $
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- ebrary
A collection of over 38,000 e-books published by over 220 academic, trade, and professional publishers; covers all subject areas. Also includes tools that allow you to create your own virtual bookshelf, bookmark pages, and add and save notes and highlights.
Note: for full functionality, you need the ebrary Reader. This plugin is on all library and ITS computers, but if you are using your own computer, you can download it from the ebrary home page.
- To find information about books that might be available from other libraries, search the following:
- WorldCat
Indexes books, periodicals, and other materials held by libraries around the world. Search WorldCat to identify additional books on your topic and then order the books on interlibrary loan.
Note: It can be helpful to identify relevant Library of Congress Subject Headings in the Library Catalogue first; you can then do a subject search in WorldCat to find additional items with these subject headings.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: insert a "w" between the words in a phrase (for example, "cold w war")
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
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