HRAF at SAA to Provide Research Support and Teaching Ideas for eHRAF
If you are attending the SAA meeting in San Francisco I’d like to invite you to stop by our HRAF booth to learn more about the recent changes that our development team has made to…
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Invitation to 2015 Conference on Hunting and Gathering Societies (CHAGS)
The Eleventh Conference on Hunting and Gathering Societies (CHAGS 11) will be taking place in Vienna, Austria, from September 7-11, 2015. The call for papers is open until February 20, 2015. Please see further details…
A Cross-Cultural View of Lunar Eclipses
A total lunar eclipse or “blood moon” – named for its dramatic red color – will be visible in most of North America, South America, Asia and parts of Australia around 5:00am on April 4,…
2015 Internship in honor of Melvin Ember
The Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) at Yale University is pleased to announce a one-year internship in Melvin Ember’s name. Melvin Ember was President of HRAF from 1987 until his death in 2009. The intent…
HRAF at ACRL Conference in Portland, Oregon
If you are attending the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Conference held this week in Portland, Oregon, please join me for an informative tour of HRAF’s online cross-cultural databases and see what’s new…
HRAF at 2016 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Boston, MA
To All Librarians, I hope this finds you well in the New Year! If you are attending this week’s American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting in Boston, please join me for an informative tour…
2015 Annual Meeting for Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges (SACC) in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Aloha! The 2015 Annual Meeting for The Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges (SACC) is currently taking place in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Although HRAF is one of the sponsors for this meeting, we cannot attend because we…
Tracking the Heavens: The Practical Utility of Astronomy in Cross-Cultural Contexts
Jeffrey Vadala The practice of looking to and tracking the heavens, stars, sun, and moon has roots and parallels in many cultures around the world. In epochs both ancient and contemporary, humans have looked to…
HRAF exhibiting at AAA in Washington, DC
Attending the American Anthropological Association meeting in Washington, DC? In addition to the meetings, talks, and poster sessions, I hope you find time to stop by the HRAF booth (#521) to find out about new features for the…
Apprenticeships in Imperial Roman Times: Using eHRAF’s Advanced Search
“Imperial Romans” is one of many culture files featured in the eHRAF World Cultures database. In the Collection Description and Culture Summary sections of the Browse Culture menu, they are briefly described as follows: The Imperial…