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…
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Citing from the eHRAF databases and HRAF home page
When citing a document from the eHRAF World Cultures or the eHRAF Archaeology database, please include both the original publication citation (if applicable) followed by information about where and when you found it. Evans-Pritchard, E.…
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…
HRAF 2014 Recap and 2015 Preview
By Francine Barone 2014 was a busy year for HRAF. In this post, we look back at milestones from the past 12 months as well as take a sneak peek at new things to come…
Ebola Virus and Social Dynamics: eHRAF for Insights into Cultural Practices
In fighting the Ebola virus or any other health threat for that matter, western health officials and researchers need to gain an understanding of the world’s diverse ethnic differences. Rituals for burying and mourning the…
HRAF at Society for American Archaeology (SAA) Meeting in Austin, TX
Attending this week’s SAA in Austin, Texas? If so, be sure to stop by our HRAF booth to learn more about the online eHRAF databases – eHRAF World Cultures and Archaeology. My colleagues Leon Doyon…
HRAF Research: Natural Hazards and Cultural Transformations
How often do events have to occur for humans to plan for them? Do unpredictable hazards lead to different cultural transformations than do more predictable hazards? Under what conditions are contingency plans overwhelmed in the…