Parts of the library's collection must still be accessed using the traditional card catalog. Periodicals indexed are the current holdings of the Museum of Mankind Library. Coverage is from 1984 to the present. Dissertation Abstracts cites dissertations and theses in anthropology and its subdivisions. FirstSearch contains numerous databases relevant to anthropology and its subdivisions.
Remote access is available.
Coverage is from 1977 to the present. Social Sciences Abstracts indexes numerous periodicals and journals and is one of the best resouces for anthropology in general and social anthropology in particular. Social SciSearch indexes 1700 worldwide journals in a broad range of social science disciplines. Coverage is from 1990 to the present. Remote access is available.