In our live webinars, you can learn more about the eHRAF databases, including how cultures and traditions are organized by regions, sub-regions, samples, and subsistence types. First developed in the 1930s by George Peter Murdock, a cultural anthropologist at Yale University, HRAF’s unique culture/tradition classification and subject indexing systems continue to provide the framework for our online databases, eHRAF World Cultures and eHRAF Archaeology. A typical 60-minute eHRAF webinar usually consists of the following parts:
Part I (20 minutes) – overview of eHRAF World Cultures and eHRAF Archaeology
- Mutual introductions
- General description of HRAF – our organization, homepage, member-based and open access services, monthly newsletter, and help feature (hraf-support@yale.edu)
Part II (20 minutes) – sample basic and advanced searches
- Browse subjects and cultures or traditions
- Basic search and advanced search
- Saving your search results including meta data
Part III (20 minutes) – coverage customized to the specific needs of faculty, librarians, or researchers
Resources
Our webinars will provide more information about how to make the best use of the following resources:
- eHRAF World Cultures Tutorial Video
- eHRAF User Guide
- eHRAF Search Methods
- Library Information
- Reference Materials
- New and Forthcoming Cultures and Traditions
- Teaching eHRAF
- Cross-Cultural Research
- Help and Support
We look forward to meeting with you! Matthew Longcore Director of Membership and Outreach Human Relations Area Files at Yale University