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eHRAF
Archaeology
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funded by |
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Subject Content |
Prehistory of the world; covers 55 major archaeological traditions each
of which contains an overview by an expert and descriptive materials on
5 to 7 sites. |
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Date Coverage |
Collection building began in
1999.
Expands annually by 8 or more traditions |
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Type of Material Covered |
Books, journal articles,
dissertations, monographs, and manuscripts primarily written by
archaeologists and indexed to the paragraph level (including
illustrations). |
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Full-text |
Yes |
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Refereed Journal Filter |
No |
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Remote Access |
Available to Boise State University students, staff, and faculty after
entering BroncoWeb userid and password |
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Help Pages |
Within the database and User
Guides at
http://www.yale.edu/hraf/userguides.html |
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Boolean |
The drop-down menus with
Boolean operators include:
- And (both terms must be
present) >> restricts a search
- Or (either term must be
present) >> expands a search
- Not (excludes second term) >>
restricts a search
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Truncation Symbol
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Use an asterisk
* to truncate (e.g., och* for ocher, ochre) or (e.g., OCM 75* (for
Sickness) to retrieve all subcategories for sickness (e.g., 751
Preventive Medicine, 752 Bodily Injuries, etc.)).
Place a space before and after a word that might be imbedded in another
word (e.g., “ flu “ (without quotes) to deselect influence).
Use "<graphic" (without quotes) to find illustrations. |
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Other Search Options |
OCM Subject Code Search
( “add” beside text box opens the A-Z Index/OCM Hierarchy popup),
Exact Word or Phrase Search, and/or Tradition/OWC Search.
Browse Traditions: A-Z Index or Browse Traditions by Region. Browse
Subjects: A-Z OCM Index (listed as the default) is an alphabetic
index that will help you locate an appropriate OCM subject code or
choose an OCM from the Browse Subject Categories which lists ALL
the major OCM major and sub-categories. |
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Alerts |
No |
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Special Notes |
Approximately 40% of each annual installment is new
material not contained in the microfiche.
Two guides to the HRAF microfiche, Outline of World Cultures and Outline
of Cultural Materials are available in Microforms Room and in the
Reference Collection at ref GN345.3 .M87. |
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List of Journals |
Access to searchable eHRAF Source Bibliography at left
sidebar within database. |
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Related Indexes |
Select Anthropology in the
Databases by Subject drop-down box or go directly to
http://library.boisestate.edu/reference/subjectindexes/anthro.htm |
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Reference Assistance |
Phone, email, chat, and
in-person reference services are available; link to
http://library.boisestate.edu/reference.htm for further information.
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