Background Information
Databases
Archaeology/Anthropology
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowScholarly, multidisciplinary database containing more than 6,100 full-text journals, and indexing/abstracts for more than 10,100 journals.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowContains almost 1,000 full-text journals spanning multiple disciplines. Some journals go to back to the mid-1800's. There is a gap, typically from 1 to 5 years, between the most recently published journal issues and the issues available in JSTOR.
- Anthropology Plus This link opens in a new windowAnthropology Plus is the world's most comprehensive, focused index of bibliographic materials from the late 1800s to today in the fields of social, cultural, physical, biological, and linguistic anthropology; ethnology, archaeology, folklore, and material culture; and interdisciplinary studies. Beyond these disciplines, researchers and scholars in art history, demography, economics, genetics, geography, geology, history, psychology, religion, or sociology will all find relevant anthropological material.
Gender Studies
- Gender Studies Collection This link opens in a new windowGender Studies Collection provides balanced coverage of this significant aspect of culture and society. The database offers access to scholarly journals and magazines covering topics including gender studies, family and marital issues, and more.
- Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new windowContains scholarly works in sociology and related disciplines. Provides citations and summaries for articles, dissertations, books and association papers in sociology and related disciplines.
- Social Science Premium Collection This link opens in a new windowThis collection provides access to databases covering international literature in social sciences, including politics, public policy, sociology, social work, anthropology, criminology, linguistics, library science, and education. Featured databases include IBSS, Sociological Abstracts and Worldwide Political Science Abstracts. Together, they provide abstracts, indexing and full-text coverage of journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertations, working papers, and more.
Folklore, Mythology, & Writing
- MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new windowMLA International Bibliography offers a detailed bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations. Produced by the Modern Language Association, the electronic version of the bibliography dates back to the 1920s and contains over 2.2 million citations from more than 4,400 journals & series and 1,000 book publishers. The indexed materials coverage is international and includes almost 60 titles from J-STOR’s language and literature collection as well as links to full text.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowContains almost 1,000 full-text journals spanning multiple disciplines. Some journals go to back to the mid-1800's. There is a gap, typically from 1 to 5 years, between the most recently published journal issues and the issues available in JSTOR.
- Anthropology Plus This link opens in a new windowAnthropology Plus is the world's most comprehensive, focused index of bibliographic materials from the late 1800s to today in the fields of social, cultural, physical, biological, and linguistic anthropology; ethnology, archaeology, folklore, and material culture; and interdisciplinary studies. Beyond these disciplines, researchers and scholars in art history, demography, economics, genetics, geography, geology, history, psychology, religion, or sociology will all find relevant anthropological material.
- The Mythology & Folklore DatabaseRequires a free account to use. Explore myths and folklore by themes by clicking on "Berezkin's Motif List".
Find Books
- GLOCAT (Advanced Search)Search SUNY Geneseo's Library holdings, and holdings of libraries from around the world (including all SUNY libraries), plus hundreds of databases for print and online content.
Call Number Ranges
Religion & Mythology: BL (Shelves 4A & 4B)
World History: D (Shelves 6A - 15A)
History of the Americas: E-F (Shelves 15A - 24A)
Anthropology: GN (Shelves 24B & 25A)
Folklore: GR (Shelf 25A)
Family, Marriage, and Women: HQ (Shelves 28A - 29A)
Search for Images & Videos
- ARTstor This link opens in a new windowAccess over a million images covering the fine and decorative arts from around the world as well as architecture and commercial design. ARTstor also includes many images which document cultural events and news stories.
- Creative CommonsFind content you can share, use and remix
- New York Public Library Digital CollectionsFree and open access to over 700,000 images digitized from the The New York Public Library's vast collections, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints, photographs and more.
Online Searching
Search online for "your topic + primary sources" to discover collections. You may want to even add "LibGuide" to your search to find resources curated by other libraries.
In Google, go to Settings - Advanced Search and scroll down to Usage Rights. From there, select "Free to Use, Share or Modify" to make sure the images you search for are openly licensed.
Citing Multimedia
Make sure to cite any image, video, or other form of multimedia in the credits of your video! Each citation style (MLA, APA, Chicago) all have their own ways of formatting citations for these sources, which you can find through a Google Search online or by contacting a librarian.
