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Anthropology Graduate Student Research Guide

A research guide to library research resources for anthropology graduate students.

Finding Books, eBooks, Audio Visuals etc.

Use the Library Catalog to search the main collection for print resources and ebooks. The Library Catalog also provides location and availability details.

TIPS:

  • Click on the book title to see subject headings (example below), if you're having trouble coming up with the right keywords to find your books or articles. 
  • Use truncation, for example if searching for political or politics, you can type polit* and get any form of the root word before the *

Subject terms in the library catalog use the Library of Congress Subject Headings. There are 891 resources in our library catalog with the subject heading Anthropology. Below are a few examples of related subjects that you can do a subject or keyword search for in the library catalog and bring up lists of books about:

  • Applied anthropology
  • Ethnology - Cultural Anthropology
  • Forensic Anthropology
  • Human Remains Archaeology
  • Medical Anthropology
  • Medical anthropology -- Research -- Methodology.
  • Medical anthropology -- Methodology.
  • Physical anthropology
  • Public health Anthropological aspects
  • Public health -- Anthropological aspects -- Research -- Methodology.
  • Public health -- Anthropological aspects -- Methodology.

Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

Log in to ILLiad to make an Interlibrary Loan request

Interlibrary Loan is a Library lending service available to current TxState students and employees. ILL borrows items from other libraries that the Alkek Library does not own.

This service is free to Texas State students, faculty, and staff. Typical turnaround for a book is 2 weeks.  Turnaround time for articles varies depending on format (hard copy or electronic) but averages 2 to 3 days.

Other Catalogs

Texshare - Check out a book from almost anywhere in Texas with one of these cards. Click for information.

Worldcat Searches thousands of libraries -  built-in interlibrary loan request button allows you to get material we don't own.