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Anthropology
Selector: J. Christina Smith
GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE COLLECTION
The collection consists of monographs, reference and bibliographic
works, holdings of major periodicals, and the Human Relations Area
Files microfiche set. Anthropological literature collected includes
ethnographies, works on human origins, biological anthropology, anthropological
theory, and the history of the discipline, as well as biographical
material. The collection supports the faculty research interests and
the undergraduate and graduate curriculum needs of the Anthropology
Department in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Graduate
School of Arts and Sciences. The collection also supports, in part,
the African American Studies program, the American and
New England Studies program, the
Asian Studies program, the Islamic Studies
program, and the Women's Studies program. In addition, the collection
supports the broad, general and interdisciplinary interests of the
Boston University community in terms of the study of human evolution
and human cultures.
The Anthropology Department offers a BA in Anthropology, a BA with a joint concentration in Anthropology and Religion, an MA in Applied Anthropology, and a PhD in Anthropology. Coursework emphasizes social anthropology and biological anthropology. The research and teaching interests of the Anthropology Department faculty include religion; law and politics; ethnicity; folklore; gender; history and anthropology; problems of social change and economic development; civil society; culture and the environment; cognition and culture; and biological anthropology, living primates, and human evolution. Area emphases include the cultures and societies of the Islamic world, Asia, and Africa. The Anthropology Department has working relationships with the African Studies Center; the American Institute of Afghanistan Studies; the Center for Ecology and Conservation Biology; the Department of Archaeology; the Department of International Relations; the Division of Religious and Theological Studies; the Institute for the Study of Muslim Societies and Civilizations; the Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs; the International Center for East Asian Archaeology and Cultural History; the School of Public Health; and the University Professors program.
SCOPE OF COVERAGE
1.
Languages collected (primary and selective) or excluded:
Works are acquired primarily in English. Works in other languages
are occasionally selected.
2. Geographical areas covered by the collections in terms of intellectual content, publication sources, or both, and specific areas excluded, as appropriate: Works are collected for all parts of the world with the exception of Africa, which is collected by the African Studies selectors. The main emphasis of the collection, however, reflects the work of Western scholars and publications of North American and European publishers.
3. Chronological periods covered by the collection in terms of intellectual content, movements or schools, and specific periods excluded, as appropriate: There are no restrictions with respect to intellectual content, movements, or schools. The library's collection reflects trends in the history of the discipline.
4. Chronological periods collected in terms of publication dates, and specific periods excluded, as appropriate: The emphasis of the collection is on current publications; historical publications are acquired very selectively.
GENERAL SUBJECT BOUNDARIES AND LIBRARY LOCATIONS
The subject scope of the Anthropology collection is primarily determined by the following call number ranges.
Collected:
| DA-DX |
History: Europe, Asia, Oceania |
| E 51-99 |
History: United States |
| F 1201-3799 |
History: Latin America |
| GF |
Human Ecology, Anthropogeography |
| GN 1-673 |
Anthropology |
| GR |
Folklore |
| GT |
Manners and Customs |
| Z 1201-4980 |
National Bibliography |
| Z 5111-5118 |
Anthropology Bibliography |
| Z 5981-5985 |
Folklore Bibliography |
| Z 7161-7166 |
Political and Social Sciences Bibliography |
| Z 8001-8999 |
Personal Bibliography |
Collected selectively:
| BL-BX |
Religion |
| GV |
Recreation, Leisure |
| HC-HD |
Economic History and Conditions |
| P |
Linguistics |
| PM |
American Languages |
| RA 418 |
Social Medicine |
All items in these subjects are housed in or are available through Mugar Memorial Library. Most works on business anthropology and the anthropology of work (HD) are housed in the Pardee Management Library.
RELATED SUBJECTS AND INTERDISCIPLINARY RELATIONSHIPS
African Studies: Works pertaining to African biological anthropology, archaeology, costume, ethnography, ethnic groups, folklore, and languages are acquired by the African Studies selector.
Archaeology: Works on prehistoric archaeology (GN 700-890) are acquired by the Archaeology Selector. Works on the prehistory of native North America (E 51-E 78) are selectively acquired by the Anthropology Selector. Works on prehistoric cultures elsewhere in the world (with the exception of Africa, noted above) are acquired by the Archaeology Selector.
Biology: Works on biological anthropology, human evolution, and physical anthropology are acquired by the Anthropology Selector.
Economics: The Anthropology Selector selectively acquires materials on economic anthropology.
Education: Works pertaining to the history of native American education (E 97, E 99) are very selectively acquired by the Anthropology Selector. The Anthropology Selector, in consultation with the Education Selector, selectively acquires materials on the anthropological aspects of sports and leisure (GV).
Health Sciences: The Anthropology Selector selectively acquires materials on medical anthropology and social medicine.
History: The Anthropology Selector acquires anthropological works on ethnic groups throughout the world (DA-DX, E, F), with the exception of African cultures.
Hospitality: The Anthropology and Hospitality selectors may consult on materials specific to eating and drinking customs in the GT2400-3390.5 range.
Linguistics: Materials on anthropological linguistics (P) and the languages of the Americas (PM) are very selectively acquired by the Anthropology Selector.
Management: Materials on the anthropology of work and ethnographic studies of industries and workers are selectively acquired by the Anthropology Selector.
Religion: The Anthropology Selector selectively acquires materials on the anthropology of religion.
TYPES
OF MATERIALS
Collected:
Books, periodicals, and reference materials, including atlases,
indexes and abstracts, dictionaries and encyclopedias, handbooks,
and bibliographies.
Collected Selectively: Electronic resources, proceedings, microforms, government publications, and dissertations and theses.
Not Collected: Newspapers, popular works, textbooks, juvenile literature, and maps.
OTHER
ON-CAMPUS OR LOCAL RESOURCES
The Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, located in Mugar Memorial Library, has an Islamic Book Collection. This research and teaching collection covers Turkic studies, Islamic studies, and Iranian civilization, including neighboring areas of Central Asia and the Caucasus. The collections are in Arabic, Iranian, and Turkic, with some materials in Russian, German, and the languages of the Caucasus.
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