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The Ohio State University Libraries



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Marti Alt

General Humanities Bibliographer
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Online Catalogs | Specialized Reference Resources | Indexes | Journals and Series | Online Books | Web Resources | General Resources (encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc.) | Related OSU Library Collections | Research and Writing Tips
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Link to OSCAR

Link to Online Resources

Online Catalogs

OSCAR Ohio State University Libraries' online catalog

OhioLINK  Holdings of 80+ academic libraries in Ohio

WorldCat  Holdings of libraries throughout the world

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Specialized Reference Resources

Countries and their cultures. GN307 .C68 2001

Dictionary of concepts in cultural anthropology. GN307 .W56 1991

Dictionary of folklore. GR35 .P5 1999

Dictionary of World Mythology. (Part of Oxford Reference Online)

Encyclopedia of folklore and literature. PN41 .E48 1998

Encyclopedia of folklore and literature. PN41 .E48 1998eb

The encyclopaedia of Islam [computer file]. DS37 .E525 2003 Computer file

Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim world. BP40 .E525 2004

Encyclopædia iranica. DS253 .E52

The encyclopedia of religion. BL31 .E46 1995 (1987 ed. available in MAIN stacks)

Encyclopaedia of religion and ethics. BL31 .E56 1951

Encyclopedia of the modern Middle East. DS43 .E53 1996

Encyclopedia of world cultures. GN307 .E53 1991

Encyclopedia of world cultures. Supplement. GN307 .E53 1991 Suppl. 2002

Folklore : an encyclopedia of beliefs, customs, tales, music, and art. GR35 .F63 1997

Folklore [electronic resource] : an encyclopedia of beliefs, customs, tales, music, and art. GR35 .F63 1997eb

Funk & Wagnalls standard dictionary of folklore, mythology and legend. GR35 .F8 

International dictionary of regional European ethnology and folklore. GN307 .I5

Medieval folklore : an encyclopedia of myths, legends, tales, beliefs, and customs. GR35 .M43 2000

Medieval folklore [electronic resource] : an encyclopedia of myths, legends, tales, beliefs, and customs. GR35 .M43 2000eb

Motif-index of folk-literature; a classification of narrative elements in folktales, ballads, myths, fables, mediaeval romances, exempla, fabliaux, jest-books, and local legends. GR67 .T4 1955

The new encyclopedia of Islam. BP40 .G42 2001

The Oxford encyclopedia of the modern Islamic world. DS35.53 .O95 1995

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Indexes

Abstracts of folklore studies Z5981.A2

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)

Anthropological Index

Anthropological Literature

Arts and Humanities Citation Index

ATLA Religion Index

Essay and General Literature Index

Human Relations Area Files (eHRAF)

Helps for using this resource:
Guide to Accessing the HRAF Collection of Ethnography (U. of Akron)
Human Relations Area Files (Yale University)
Introduction to library research in anthropology. Z5111 .W44 1998  (pp.323-330)
 

Humanities Abstracts

Index Islamicus

MLA International Bibliography

Music Index

Religion and Philosophy Collection

Sociological Abstracts

Sociological Collection

Women’s Resources International

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Journals and Series

OSCAR  

To search for all serials (journals, magazines, newsletters, newspapers, etc.), select "Journals" or "Journals (Online)" from bottom of OSCAR page or select "Mini-catalogs" in the frame on the right of the screen, then select "Journals catalog" or "Journals (Online) Catalog."

JSTOR

OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center

Folklore GR1.F46

Garland Folklore Casebooks (Series)

Garland Folklore Library (Series)

Journal of American Folklore GR1.J8

Journal of Folklore Research GR1.I519

 

Tips for Using Journals

How can you tell scholarly journals from popular magazines and trade journals?

What is a scholarly journal? Minneapolis Community and Technical College

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Online Books

Electronic Reference Books (OhioLINK) 

Encyclopedia of folklore and literature. PN41 .E48 1998

Folklore [electronic resource] : an encyclopedia of beliefs, customs, tales, music, and art. GR35 .F63 1997eb

Medieval folklore [electronic resource] : an encyclopedia of myths, legends, tales, beliefs, and customs. GR35 .M43 2000eb

NetLibrary - books available to browse, view, search, and check-out on

Oxford reference online [electronic resource]

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Web Resources

Arab Net

Library of Congress Country Services

MENIC: The Middle East Network Information Center

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General Resources

 American Heritage Dictionary

 Columbia Encyclopedia, Fifth Edition

Electronic Reference Books

Encyclopedia Britannica Online

Encyclopedia.com

 Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (10th Edition)

Oxford English Dictionary 

Oxford Reference Online (Dates Vary by Source)

 Roget's II: The New Thesaurus

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Related OSU Library Collections

Black Studies Library (BSL)

Education, Human Ecology, Psychology, and Social Work Library

English, Theater and Communications Reading Room (ETC)

Fine Arts Library (FIN)

History, Political Science and Philosophy Reading Room (HIS)

Main Library (MAIN)

Main Library Reference Room (MAINRef)

The Middle East Studies Library

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Research and Writing Tips

Citation Style Guides

The college writer's reference. PE1408 .F79 2002

Developing an annotated bibliography. (Ohio State University)

The everyday writer. PE1408 .L86 2002

How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography. (Cornell)

Information Literacy Tutorial (Minneapolis Community and Technical College) Online self-paced resource designed to assist students in mastering information literacy skills. 

net.TUTOR (Ohio State University Libraries) Interactive lessons on using the Net effectively.

The Research Paper: A Guide to Internet and Library Research. by Dawn Rodrigues and Raymond J. Rodrigues.

Research Strategies by William Badke.

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