Summary:
Worldwide Email Directory of Anthropologists (WEDA) is a "...volunteer
project established to aid in communication between scholars of anthropology
from around the world. Here, anthropology is taken in its widest sense, to
include physical, earth, and social scientists, as well as their colleagues
in the humanities." The site also includes listings on students, applied
anthropologists, professionals, and avocationalists. Presently, over 1200
institutions and 3,400 individuals are represented in the listings.
Within the site's main page, the user will find several search fields: (1)
name (person or business); (2) institution/business affiliation; (3) address
information; and (4) research interests. After filling in applicable
fields, resulting matches will be an alphabetical listing of individuals or
organizations. For each entry within the listing, the following is
found: (1) name of individual or title of organization; (2) business
address; and (3) phone, fax, and e-mail information. Titles and names found
within entries are direct links to the WWW.
At the bottom of the site's main page are links to searching information, an
area for updating or correcting a site entry, a user comments area, site
statistics, and a link to search other directories.
The site is sponsored by the Department of Anthropology; the University of
Buffalo; Buffalo, New York.
To Search:
Fill in applicable search fields found in main page; browse through
resulting matching entries. Titles and names within entries are direct
links to the WWW.
GN 380 Ethnology. Social and Cultural Anthropology. Cultural Traits, Customs, and
Institutions. Threatened Societies
Summary:
Cultural Survival Quarterly (CSQ) is the award-winning magazine of
Cultural
Survival, the "...international human rights group for indigenous peoples
and ethnic minorities founded in 1972. CSQ's mission is based on the belief
that survival of these peoples depends on the preservation of their rights
in deciding how to adapt traditional ways to a changing world. Articles
explore the interconnected issues that affect indigenous and ethnic
communities, including environmental destruction, land rights, sustainable
development, and cultural preservation programs. Each issue...includes a
central theme with supporting articles in addition to news, resources, book
reviews, and general interest pieces."
After accessing the quarterly's page, users will find a description of the
latest issue, as well as its contents and guest editor. Scrolling below
this field, users will find general information on the publication, as well
as a listing of past issues' titles. For each entry, a photo of the cover,
a
description of contents, and information on the guest editor are provided.
At the bottom of the site's main page are links to back issues, guidelines
for writers, and advertising rates.
The back issues link accesses a comprehensive listing of past copies of CSQ.
Users may seek issues based on a subject index or a geographically based
index, each accessible through the top of this area. Individual entries
reveal the title of the issue, its volume and issue numbers, and its code
number. Listings are ordered chronologically, beginning with the most
recent issue. Titles can be ordered through the publisher; instructions are
obtained underneath the titles list. Manuscript guidelines for writers
detail explicit instructions for articles and other texts. Specifications
for advertisers are given in the third link, which also includes closing
dates for advertisements.
The publication and its site are maintained by Cultural Survival,
Incorporated; Cambridge, Massachusetts.
To Search:
Browse through site contents to view recent issue covers, contents, and
details on
guest editors. Select back issues listings to view past publications and
specifications for ordering these texts.
Summary:
The Indigenous Environmental network is "...an alliance of grassroots
indigenous peoples whose mission is to protect the sacredness of Mother
Earth
from contamination and exploitation by strengthening, maintaining, and
respecting the tradtional teaching and the natural laws...." The network's
major activites include: (1) providing a national clearinghouse on
information of environmental issues affecting indigenous peoples; (2) acting
as a resource and referral network for technical information; (3)
offering national, regional, and local advocacy on grassroots issues; (4)
organizing grassroots resource, referral,training, and strategy development;
(5) planning an annual conference in the field; and (6) offering information
on indigenous grassroots environmental groups and tribal governmental
environment groups.
Within the site's homepage are access points to the table of contents and an
ongoing fundraising effort and accompanying announcement. The site's
listings
feature the following categories: (1) links; (2) "who we are"; (3) notices;
(4) educational information; (5) fire, earth, water, and air; and (6) north,
south, east, and west. The first topic offers information on how to
handle site access problems and how to view information from similar sites.
For details on the network's history, goals, memberships, and environmental
concerns, users should access the second topic. The "notices 'section
features recent news in the indigenous environmental field; titles of topics
are links to their respective areas within the site, where users will find
a description of the topic or event.
Educational information within the site is accessible through links,
revealing a map of proposed threats to Native American lands in North
America, a description of tribal government operations, a risk assessment
area, and a description of the First National People of Color Environmental
Leadership Summit. The "fire, earth, water, and air" link offers details on
environmental concerns -- such as dumping, logging, mining, nuclear research
and operations, toxic emissions, fishing, dams, and oil spills. The table
of
contents specifies under which of the four areas such topics appear.
Selecting a topic title then accesses its contents within the site. Lastly,
the compass's four directions would normally provide information, but
presently, this area is not operational.
The site is sponsored and maintained by the Indigenous Environmental
Network; Bemidji, Minnesota.
To Search:
Select table of contents link from homepage; then select topic of interest
from contents listing, Follow onscreen links to view desired records.
GN 476.73 Ethnobotany
Summary:
This database is designed to reflect botanical aspects of food, drugs, dyes,
and fibers of Native North American peoples. The American Indian
Ethnobotany database not only provides a scientific description of the
plants, but also speaks of them in terms of their cultural significance to
Native American tribes.
Users will find a search engine on the site's main page, which is activated
through submitting a keyword. Specifications on searches can be made,
following the site's instructions. When the records are accessed, users
will
find the following: the plant's botanical name; the variety of plant
(specified within the record); common name of plant; genus of plant; usage
specifics, according to tribe and intent; description of plant use; and the
source for the record's information. Within the source's documentation, the
user notes: the author's name (last,first, middle initial); date of
publication; title of the book or article; source of article; publisher
information (name, city, state); issue number and pages (if article); and
page numbers (if book).
The site is maintained by Dan Moerman, Professor of Anthropology; University
of Michigan, Dearborn, Michigan.
To Search:
Submit keywords into provided search engine space. Matching records are
alphabetically listed, according to plant's botanical name. Browse through
entries.
Summary:
Ethnobotany and Paleoethnobotany: A Bibliography is "...intended only as a
general overview of ethnobotany and paleoethnobotany." The primary thrust
is food. Also included are references on domesticated and wild foodstuffs,
dendrochronology, pollen analysis, medicine, culturally scarred
trees...tobacco, and mescalism and peyotism." Users should scroll to view
the bibliography's table of contents, displayed in the site's main page.
Below this area are the entire contents of the bibliography.
The site offers the table of contents, whose contents reflect: (1)
Acknowledgements; (2) Introduction; (3) Section One -- "Alphabetical by
Author"; (4) Section Two -- "Primary References Consulted"; (5) Section
Three -- "List of Scientific (Latin) and Common Names"; (6) Section Four --
"List of Tribes or Archaeologically Named Cultures"; and (7) Section Five
-- "Alphabetical Under Subject Groupings." Within the final section,
subjects discussed include: acorns/nuts; coprolites; cultigens;
dendrochronology; maize/grain; medicine; mescalism/peyoteism; origins of
agriculture; peeled/scarred trees; plant manuals/guides; pollen; rock
shelters/bluff shelters/caves; tobacco; and general sources.
The site is maintained by Michael A. Pfeiffer; Ozark-St.Francis National
Forest; Russellville, Arkansas.
To Search:
Scroll past table of contents to view contents of bibliography.
Summary:
EthnoBotDB is a plant reference database, a division of the Agricultural
Genome Information Server (AGIS), dedicated to "...genome information for
agriculturally important organisms." EthnoBotDB is an "...SQL-based
database...housed at the National Germplasm Resources Laboratory...[and]
contains 80,000 records of plant uses world-wide." The site's main page is
a search engine for the databse, revealing various fields for narrowing
search results.
Users may choose from several entry fields in searching: by common name (and
other subject categories); querying by example; query builder; ACEDB query
language; table maker; and selecting a new database. In the first field,
users may personalize their search through a selection from this group:
common
name, country, ethnobotany, family, genus, references, taxon, text, and use.
A browsing field can then be activated, which, in turn, produces a page of
possible sublists for narrowing purposes. A title chosen from this page
then yields the subject class and the plant's taxon. Specific taxonomical
details can then be found, as well as a list of all applicable plants within
a given portion of a plant's taxon.
Querying by example and the query builder fields are both activated through
a keyword entry system. Knowledge of the ACEDB query language is required
for its respective searching method; users may create a table for results
through the table-making option. Accessing other databases occurs through
the last search field on the main page. In all cases, users must follow
onscreen links to view desired records.
The database was developed by Stephen M. Beckstrom-Sternberg; and is
maintained within the National Germplasm Resources Laboratory (NGRL), the
Agricultural Research Service (ARS); the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
To Search:
Fill in desired search class (first entry field) within search engine. Then
choose "browsing" method or more specified search. Follow onscreen links to
view desired
plant records.
Summary:
The People and Plants Handbook: Sources of Information on the Management
of Biological Resources, Conservation and Community Development is a
handbook published by the Peoples and Plants Initiative, which "...was
started...to promote and support community based ethnobotanical work in the
humid tropics, in order to contribute to the sustainable and equitable use
of plant resources....[A] large amount of information has been collected on
program[s], projects, foundations, professional societies, journals, and
individuals linked in some way to the broad subject of ethnobotany,
biodiversity conservation and sustainable community development." This
handbook disseminates such information; it is aimed at project and park
managers, ethnobotanists, cultural promoters, and NGO members.
The handbook and its site are currently under development. Here, users will
find a table of contents, explaining the modules of the handbook. These
divisions are noted as: (1) "Keeping in Touch" -- newsletters, societies,
and
networks; (2) "Protecting Rights and Resources"-- ethics, intellectual
property rights, and research agreements; (3) "Sharing Results" -- community
and environmental education; and (4) "Learning Skills" -- manuals, training
courses, and educational materials.
The first module's release date was scheduled for May of 1995. Subsequent
modules were determined for release through 1996. Information on requesting
further details is found in the site's main page, as are links to the People
and
Plants Initiative, The Center for Economic Botany, and the Royal Botanical
Gardens WWW homepage.
The site is sponsored by the Center for Economic Botany; the Royal Botanic
Gardens; Key, Richmond, Surrey; UK.
To Search:
Site's main page reflects total contents. Further information address on
contents is provided.
Summary:
World Wide Web Virtual Library: Indigenous Studies is composed of WWW
holdings of the Center for World Indigenous Studies (CWIS), the WWW
holdings of the Australian National University's Aboriginal Studies WWW
Virtual Library, and the Nunavut's Circumpolar and Aboriginal North American
WWW Virtual Library. Together, these holdings comprise the most extensive
collection on indigenous studies available on the WWW.
Upon accessing the site, the user will find links to the WWW Virtual Library
main index, alphabetical index, category subtree index, and the Library of
Congress. Likewise, links are provided to all of the site's sponsors and
those organizations whose holdings comprise the contents of this site.
Users wishing to submit information on a site or to e-mail the site's
creators can do so with provided links at the top of the main page.
Major categories within the site include: (1) general indigenous studies
resources; (2) indigenous resources for Africa; (3) indigenous resources for
Asia and the Middle East; (4) indigenous resources for Central and South
America; (5) indigenous resources for Europe; and (6) indigenous resources
for the Pacific. Within each category, sites are listed alphabetically by
title. Each site's entry includes : the site's title; the name of the
sponsoring organization or agency; country of sponsor; and a description of
the site's contents and scope. Users can move directly to a major category
by selecting its title from the main page or can move through the site by
scrolling.
The site is maintained by John Burrows; Northwest Nexus; Bellevue,
Washington.
To Search:
Select category title to move directly to contents or browse through
listings. Titles of sites are direct links to the WWW.
GN 495.4 Societal Groups. Ethnic Groups
Summary:
World Wide Web Virtual Library: Indigenous Studies is composed of WWW
holdings of the Center for World Indigenous Studies (CWIS), the WWW
holdings of the Australian National University's Aboriginal Studies WWW
Virtual Library, and the Nunavut's Circumpolar and Aboriginal North American
WWW Virtual Library. Together, these holdings comprise the most extensive
collection on indigenous studies available on the WWW.
Upon accessing the site, the user will find links to the WWW Virtual Library
main index, alphabetical index, category subtree index, and the Library of
Congress. Likewise, links are provided to all of the site's sponsors and
those organizations whose holdings comprise the contents of this site.
Users wishing to submit information on a site or to e-mail the site's
creators can do so with provided links at the top of the main page.
Major categories within the site include: (1) general indigenous studies
resources; (2) indigenous resources for Africa; (3) indigenous resources for
Asia and the Middle East; (4) indigenous resources for Central and South
America; (5) indigenous resources for Europe; and (6) indigenous resources
for the Pacific. Within each category, sites are listed alphabetically by
title. Each site's entry includes : the site's title; the name of the
sponsoring organization or agency; country of sponsor; and a description of
the site's contents and scope. Users can move directly to a major category
by selecting its title from the main page or can move through the site by
scrolling.
The site is maintained by John Burrows; Northwest Nexus; Bellevue,
Washington.
To Search:
Select category title to move directly to contents or browse through
listings. Titles of sites are direct links to the WWW.