Use this guide to find key resources for Anthropology research.
Start with University of Sussex's Library Search – It searches across all subjects and includes the university’s collections and subscriptions.
For deeper research, explore the subject-specific databases and tools listed here. The best resource to use depends on your topic, the type of sources you need, and your stage in the research process.
This page highlights the key research databases recommended for Anthropology. See other pages for further resources, including additional databases and news.
A comprehensive index of journal articles and films held by the Anthropology Library at the British Museum, and the Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI). Incorporating the former RAI library, the Anthropological Index Online (AIO) holds arounf 4,000 periodical titles (1,500 current) covering all areas of anthropology. It indexes nearly 800 journals, published in over 40 languages, on a continuing basis, with records dating from 1957 to the present.
Subjects: Anthropology, Archaeology, Linguistics.
A full-text database developed by the American Anthropological Association containing over 250,000 articles from more than 35 anthropological journals, as well as news bulletins, monographs and book reviews.
This video collection contains classic and contemporary ethnographies, documentaries and shorts from every continent, providing a large and comprehensive resource for the study of human culture and behaviour.
A multidisciplinary abstract and citation database of academic journal articles, books and conference proceedings covering all subjects, dating back to 1900. Web of Science consists of multiple different databases including the Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. Features: citation analysis, researcher profiles, journal metrics, search alerts.
A research methods resource created to help researchers, faculty and students with their research projects. Includes books, case studies, datasets, videos, and tools like the 'Methods Map' to support all stages of the research process. The University has access to the Core Collection and Sage Research Methods Cases.