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eHRAF world cultures (collection of ethnography) |
funded by |
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Subject Content |
Primary
source materials about cultures and ethnic groups, past and present,
worldwide.
Contains one well-described culture from each of 60 world regions. Known
as the Probability Sample Files (PSF), they are so indicated in
Browse Cultures. |
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Date Coverage |
Begun in 1937, materials
collected since 1994 (as well as retrospective conversions and updates
of existing materials) are in the online eHRAF only. From the 1950s
until 1993, the annual installments of the HRAF Collection of
Ethnography were distributed on microfiche (located in Microforms on
the 1st floor). Note that cultures in the HRAF on microfiche and
electronic versions are not covered in the same ways; the electronic
versions include more recent source materials and not all the older
sources are retained.
Expanded and updated annually. |
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Type of Material Covered |
Books, journal articles,
dissertations, and unpublished material written by missionaries,
traders, folklorists, anthropologists and other social scientists.
Materials (including illustrations) are indexed to the paragraph level.
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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 |
eHRAF - within the database;
HRAF on microfiche – guides on top of HRAF file cabinets in 1st floor
Microforms Room and online at
http://www.bu.edu/library/guides/hrafhome.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., child* for children, child’s, childhood, etc.) 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,
Exact Word or Phrase Search, and/or Culture OWC Search.
Browse Cultures: A-Z Index or Browse Cultures by Region, Browse
Subjects: A-Z OCM Index or Browse Subject Categories |
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Alerts |
No |
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Special Notes |
About 40% of each annual
e-installment is new material not contained in the microfiche.
The first letter of each OWC code represents a region of the world: A
Asia; E Europe; F Africa; N North America; M Middle East; O Oceania; R
Russia; S South America.
The cultures in the Probability Sample Files are so indicated in Browse
Cultures.
Two guides, Outline of World Cultures (OWC) and Outline of
Cultural Materials (OCM) are available in hard copy on top of the
HRAF microfiche cabinets in the Microforms Room and in the Reference
Collection at ref GN345.3.M87. |
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List of Journals |
eHRAF Source Bibliography
linked on left sidebar.
HRAF source bibliography ref Z5119.H85 |
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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.
KU-08/23/07 |
