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Searching for Books and Films
Use the library catalog to find books, journals, videos, government documents, microfilm collections, and other materials. Emory has a large catalog of films related to anthropology and indigenous studies. DVDs and streaming media are included in the catalog, but may be difficult to identify. Contact the Anthropology Librarian if you need help identifying films on your topic.
- Ethnographic Video OnlineCollection of documentary films in streaming video format for the visual study of human culture and behavior. Includes classic and contemporary documentaries produced by leading video producers in the discipline; previously unpublished footage from working anthropologists and ethnographers in the field; and select feature films.
Beyond Emory
We try to provide everything you need for your research, but no library can do it all. If you find something that we don't have, we'll get it for you from another library using interlibrary loan, or contact me fo additional help.
Tozzer Library
One of the great anthropology collections is at Harvard University in the Tozzer Library. The library collects comprehensively in all four subfields of anthropology and covers a broad geographic range with special emphasis on indigenous peoples of the Americas. Tozzer Library is also renowned for their collections of primary sources and other rare materials (e.g. Maya language materials, Spanish Colonial documents, and field notes).
Worldcat
This catalog searches the collections of more than 9,000 member institutions, including most of the major libraries in North America, and many in Western Europe and Australia. If you can't find what you're looking for at Emory or in the Tozzer Library at Harvard, this is a great place to look.
Browsing for Books in the Library
If you like to browse, try these call numbers in the Woodruff Library stacks, or click on the links to browse using the catalog.
- DU419 - DU422 New Zealand. History.
- DU422.5 - DU424 Ethnography. Maoris
- E51 - E73 Pre-Columbian America
- E75 - E99 Indians of North America
- E99 Indian tribes and cultures
- F1218.5 - F1221 Antiquities. Indians
Books on Indigenous peoples can also be found in the sections for music, art, literature, and health sciences, among others, so be sure to check the catalog or ask a librarian if you can't find what you need. Also check the Law School Library for books on Indian Law. View the the complete Library of Congress Classification Outline here.
Note on LC classification and subject headings: When browsing, remember that while the LC classification system organizes a diverse body of knowledge, like all classification systems it reflects the worldview of those who created it and therefore is biased in some ways. This is particularly important to keep in mind when looking for material related to Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ topics, and interdisciplinary topics. Kam (2007) provides a brief overview of some of the issues.