Ethnographic Resources related to Folklore, Anthropology, Ethnomusicology, and the Humanities
This page has been replaced by the Folklife Sourcebook database. Search the database for ethnographic resources of all types in the US and around the world.
Below are suggestions for database searches for the types of organizations and internet resources formerly listed on this page. General Sources | Directories | Scholarly Programs | Archives
and Museums | Online Presentations of Archival
Collections | Grants and Awards | Journals
and Newsletters | Societies | Educator's
Resources | Ethnomusicology and Folksong
Resources | Fieldwork | Indigenous
People's Resources | Mythology and Narrative
Search the Folklife Sourcebook database. Using the keyword option, search for broad terms such as "folklore," "folklife," "ethnography," "anthropology," or "ethnomusicology."
Search the Folklife Sourcebook database using the drop-down subject menu for "Directories and Web Resources"
Search the Folklife Sourcebook database using the drop-down subject menu for "Higher Education Programs"
Search the Folklife Sourcebook database using the drop-down subject menu for "Societies," or use the keyword option to search for "societies" and another keyword, such as the name of a country, state, or province (spelled out) and/or a subject such as "folklore" or "dance."
Search the Folklife Sourcebook database using the drop-down subject menu for "Archives, Museums, and Libraries."
Search the Folklife Sourcebook database. Using the keyword option, search for "online exhibits" or "online presentations." Online presentations are not listed separately in the Folklife Sourcebook, but information about the organizations listed includes mention of online exhibits present on the website when the website was last reviewed.
Search the Folklife Sourcebook database. Using the keyword option, search for "grants."
Search the Folklife Sourcebook database. Using the keyword option, search for "journals," or "publishers," or these terms plus a term for the subject matter or a word from the title. Journals and Newsletters are included with organizations that publish them, rather than separately by title. So they will be included in records for societies, archives, research groups, and publishers.
Special Topics
Search the Folklife Sourcebook database. Using the keyword option, search for "education" plus another term such as the organization name or a topical term such as "folk school." The Folklife Sourcebook includes information about organizations and publishers.
In addition, see:
Folklife Resources for Educators — a database of published or online educational materials and syllibi. Catherine
H. Kerst, ed. American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
Search the Folklife Sourcebook database. Using the keyword option, search for "ethnomusicology," "folksong," or a word from the title.
Search the Folklife Sourcebook database. Using the keyword option, search for "fieldwork" or "ethnography."
Search the Folklife Sourcebook database. Using the keyword option, search for the name of the resource or ethnic group. Both "Native American" and "American Indian" will call up North American Indian resources. Tribal names have been included where the resource is presented by or for a particular tribe.
Search the Folklife Sourcebook database. Using the keyword option, search for "mythology," "narrative," or "electronic texts." More specific terms such as "storytelling," "folk tales," "legends," "myths," or "epics" may also be used.
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