Cultural Anthropology
Subject librarian
Subject-specific training courses
As part of the introductory seminars, introductory courses in literature searching (library catalogue and database searching) take place during the spring and autumn semesters for cultural anthropology students.
It is recommended that students from the third semester onwards attend the "Informations-, Daten- und Medienkompetenz für Ethnologie und Kulturanthropologie" course which is offered annually. The course gives credit points and can be signed up for via the course catalogue.
Subject-specific advice
Individual literature searching guidance for members of the university:
- Assistance with finding resources on specific topics
- Advice on the use of subject-specific databases
- Help with search strategies
Please contact the subject librarian directly.
All training courses
For an overview of all training courses on offer at the University Library – from an introduction at the beginning of the semester to subject-specific training courses, guided tours through the library, reference management, etc. – click here.
Specialist institutions at the university and in the Basel region
Open access and research data management
Myths, fairytales, fables
Bibliographic databases
- Anthropological Index Online
- archiv3.org Database of the 3rd World Archive Centres Cooperation
- EVIFA virtuelle Fachbibliothek der ethnologischen Fächer
- GESIS Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences – research data and publications
- Ingenta scientific publications
- Pascal and Francis Bibliographic Databases
- Swiss Bibliographies – national, cantonal, regional
- Basel Bibliography / Cantonal Library – searching for information, classification
- Bibliografie alsacienne / BNU Strasbourg
- Landes- und Regionalbibliografien Deutschland
Subject-specific links
- Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Volkskunde
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Volkskunde
- Österreichischer Fachverband für Volkskunde
- International Society for Ethnology and Folklore
- European Association of Social Anthropologists
- American Anthropological Society
- Society for the Anthropology of Europe (USA)
- Swiss Society for Cultural Studies
- Schweizerische Märchengesellschaft
University Library holdings
General
- key literature
- reference works and encyclopaedia
- journals, wherever possible with online access
- online bibliographic databases accessible within the university's network: Anthropology plus, IBSS, Scopus, Web of Science
- historical collections
Individual subject areas
- cultural anthropology - theory
- everyday culture, culture of remembrance (biographies, memoirs), family (marriage, partnership)
- socio-cultural minorities (Yenish, Sinti and Roma)
- narratology (fairytales, myths, legends)
- customs (traditions and customs, traditional costumes), festival culture, regional culture (open-air museums)
- clothing and fashion
- selected museum catalogues and guides
Other acquisition aspects
- continuity: even if the research focus of the university shifts, the basic supply of literature in the entire area and the sub-disciplines of African Studies will be maintained
- languages: focus on literature in Germand and English, with a lower proportion in Romanic languages
- online access is preferred for journals