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Finding books about ethnographic research and writing

Some of the relevant Library of Congress subject headings to use in an Advanced search or a Subject search of the Library's traditional catalogue include 

Ethnology--Methodology
Ethnology--Research
Ethnology--Fieldwork
Ethnology--Computer network resources
Ethnology--Interactive media
Participant observation.

Finding ethnographies in the MRU Library

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Streaming ethnographic videos

Finding Journal Articles

Search tips: 

Use  * to say "I don't care how this word ends"  e.g. ethnographretrieves ethnography, ethnographic, ethnographer(s)

"   " to keep the words in a phrase together

OR to combine alternate terms or spellings for the same concept group, e.g. fieldwork OR "field work" OR "participant observ*"

AND to combine different concepts, e.g.  

(fieldwork OR "field work" OR "participant observ*") AND ethnograph* AND "semi-structured interview*"​

American Anthropological Association Style Guide

Books about ethnographic research and writing

Article Searching Tips

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  • Put “Quotation Marks Around Your Search" to search for exact phrases

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  • Use OR between your ideas to search for EITHER term
  • Put * after the root of a word to look for multiple endings

For better searching, think of multiple ways to describe your topic

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