Sociology & Anthropology: Research Tools

For more detailed guides, see these Libguides I've created for WIU classes:

Sociological Research Methods I (323)
Sociological Research
Anthropological Literature

View My Books from WIU Libraries and I-Share

Login to WestCat/I-Share's My Account to review the titles you have checked out from WIU Libraries and any of the I-Share libraries. You can also find item due dates and request renewals. Another way to access My Account is to go into WestCat/I-Share and click on login in the upper right-hand corner.

Books checked out from WIU or an I-Share library are listed under the owning library's name, so click on the name of that institution to view due dates and request renewals.

View My Articles/Books/DVDs Requested via ILLiad

Login to ILLiad to review the titles you have requested via Interlibrary Loan's ILLiad system. You can also find item due dates and request renewals. If you get an error message when trying to login to ILLiad, use this form instead.

One of the best things you can do to improve your searching skills is to become acquainted with whatever terminology a database uses for subject searching. Many databases have a "thesaurus" of terms that help you find the right words to use.

eHRAF World Cultures:

• OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) Numbers
• OWC (Outline of World Cultures) Codes
• Subsistence Types

• Library of Congress Subject Headings
• Additional specialized anthropological terms

• ProQuest's Guide to Searching Soc Abs: Searchable Fields

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