This index offers an opportunity to make use of Tutt s excellent 19 th century periodical collection. This resource was requested by the Anthropology Department but should be of interest to other disciplines. HRAF is a collection of ethnographic and other texts that are indexed by culture and subject. The files should be useful to anyone doing research in cross-cultural areas. The collection on the Web currently covers 73 selected cultures from around the world.
Topics range from family relationships to political organizations to ideas about gender.
The database is more complex than other simple keyword retrieval systems. There is one edition of each in the reference collection and two copies of each in the stacks. Consult the liaison librarians for help with this new database. The initial screens are less cluttered and the various files of databases are organized into broader subcategories. Among the items that this service contains are newspapers, magazines, wire services, federal and state court opinions, federal and state statutes, law reviews, SEC 10-k reports, and medical journals.