Growing in annual installments and now distributed in electronic format, the hraf database currently covers more than 410 cultures, past and present, all over the world. Translated for the human relations area files by m. Hraf, located in new haven, connecticut is a nonprofit. The human relations area files at yale university contain information about world cultures. Ehraf archaeology human relations area files at yale. Human relations area files anthropology library guides. Provides complete text of ethnographic resources mainly books, also articles and manuscripts on cultures from around the world, past and present, indexed by culture and subject in a unique scheme. The plan was to develop and distribute files of organized information related to human societies and cultures. The name of the new interuniversity corporation was the human relations area files, inc. Human relations area files human relations area files. Formerly the ehraf collection of ethnography, ehraf world cultures is a crosscultural database containing more than a quarter of a million pages of descriptive information on the cultures of the world. Yale university library sterling memorial library beinecke rare book. Founded in 1949 at yale university, hraf is a notforprofit membership consortium of universities, colleges, and research institutions.
For any student or professional reading ethnographic or crossculture research, this feature alone is invaluable. Hosted ezproxy customers will receive automatic updates with oclcs latest version of this stanza. The human relations area files hraf is a microfiche collection of mostly primary source materials on cultures or societies representing all major areas of the world. Mar 19, 2020 ehraf human relations area files from yale university ehraf world cultures the database is unique in that the information from books, journal articles and other sources is organized by cultures and ethnic groups, and every document is subjectindexed at the paragraph level.
Human relations area files educational research center. Hosted ezproxy customers in the americas using selfservice may reference the include file by adding the following line to config. Hraf is a consortium of educational, research, and cultural organizations, and government agencies. Human relations area files ehraf world cultures ucsb. Human relations area files ehraf archaeology and world cultures at the following links ehraf world cultures. Explaining human culture is a database with standardized summaries that. The identification of each society gives its geographical coordinates and date, its identifying number in the ethnographic atlas, and an indication of whether it is included in the human relations area files or the standard crosscultural sample. The human relations area files hraf are a compilation, indexing, and distribution of a collection of ethnographic and other texts that are indexed by culture and subject, from 400 member institutions located in over 30 nations. Human relations area files cultural information for education and. Hraf was originally produced on paper and microfiche see the guide to the human relations area files hraf, but all new additions and some of.
Human relations area files w e now have a subscription to ehraf world cultures. Find books find articles academic integrity information literacy looping virtual library tour. Human relations area files ehraf archaeology human relations area files ehraf world cultures 17 clioinfra, a database of measures of economic performance and other aspects of societal wellbeing on a global sample of societies from 1800 ce to the present 18. May 14, 2020 provides complete text of ethnographic resources mainly books, also articles and manuscripts on cultures from around the world, past and present, indexed by culture and subject in a unique scheme.
Human relations area files cultural information for. Guide to the human relations area files hraf social. Human relations area files world cultures provides online access to currently produced annual installments from human relations area files, inc. Citations for sources translated for hraf should contain translation information e. A geographical guide to ethnographic literature is a set of fortyone maps that physically locate for the researcher more than 3500 groups, tribes or peoples.
If using a source directly from the ehraf database, follow the guidelines for sources from databases provided by chosen citation style. Human relations area files anthropology library guides at. Human relations area files ehraf world cultures ucsb library. The survey of world cultures, of which china is the sixth in the series, is one of several means by which the human relations area files seeks to promote and facilitate the comparative study of human behavior and a greater understanding of cultures other than our own. Click microfiche vs online cultures for information on which cultures in the hraf microfiche files have been converted to the online format, the ehraf world cultures database.
Feb 26, 2020 anthropology resource in microform human relations area files hraf hraf is a huge collection of primary sources covering many world cultures, with information on all aspects of cultural and social life. If you know exactly what you want you can find it using a basic search. Human relations area files ehraf archaeology ucsb library. Human relations area files hraf the world s largest anthropological data retrieval system, used to test crosscultural hypotheses.
In keeping with the university of kentuckys commitment to reduce risks associated with the novel coronavirus, all public library spaces on campus are closed. The human relations area files hraf is a collection of books and articles about different cultures throughout the world. Often it is the result of extensive research done on numerous cultures from around the world over many years. In 1954, murdock published a list of every known culture, the outline of world cultures. Description ehraf world cultures is a systematically organized collection of thousands of books and articles on cultures from all regions of the world.
The human relations area files hraf, located in cabinets on the blevel of regenstein library, are the product of an attempt to gather together a substantial portion of the worlds ethnographic literature and to index it in order to facilitate the comparison of traits across cultures. Human relations area file world cultures ehraf university. Dec 31, 2001 the encyclopedia of prehistory represents temporal dimension. The human relations area files hraf at yale university is pleased to feature one of our institutional winners of the hraf global scholarship.
In addition, bibliographical references are offered for each society. The annuallygrowing ehraf database is unique in that the information is. Format variations and their implications for users. This is a playlist of the new video tutorials for ehraf world cultures, updated in june 2017. Owc is an acronym for the outline of world cultures, a systematic listing of the. Its people, its society, its culture by changtu hu. Ehraf world cultures human relations area files at yale.
Published in cooperation with the human relations area files, inc. He approached the social science research council and obtained the funding to establish an interuniversity organization, the human relations area files, with collections maintained at yale university whiting 1986. It provides researchers and students access to archaeological materials for comparative studies within and across regions. Human relations area files ehraf world cultures more tutorials. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Copy and paste a formatted citation or use one of the links below to export the citation to your chosen bibliographic manager. Annual installments cover eight or more major archaeologicalcultural traditions from around the world with at least 10,000 pages indexed according to a modified.
Human relations area files, inc worldcat identities. The online version draws from monographs, journal articles, and manuscripts of cultural anthropology materials relating to cultural groups past and present both in north america and. The encyclopedia of prehistory represents temporal dimension. Human relations area files hraf university of chicago. Professor, department of anthropology and full article. This database came to be known as the human relations area files hraf because it was originally sponsored by the institute of human relations at yale. Located in msu map library short atlas 3 west g1046.
Feb 26, 2020 ehraf world cultures human relations area files ehraf world cultures is a crosscultural and ethnographic database that contains descriptive information on all aspects of cultural and social life. The human relations area files hraf collection of ethnography. If the cultural group you are looking for is not in ehraf world cultures, be sure to check the human relations area files hraf microfiche collection of books. With this in mind, using ehraf world cultures, this post will examine some of these beliefs about cats to more deeply understand the crosscultural spectrum of human cat relationships that exists worldwide.
Cultures observations database human behaviour cultural. Human relations area files hraf anthropology research. Oct 15, 2019 ehraf world cultures human relations area files at yale ehraf world cultures contains ethnographic collections covering all aspects of cultural and social life. The hraf collection currently contains nearly 1,000,000 pages of information on the cultures of the world past and present. It is an evergrowing catalogue of crossindexed ethnographic data, sorted and filed by geographic location and cultural characteristics. Researchers in geography, ethnomusicology, fine arts, and ethnobotany may also find relevant sources in this database. The human relations area files hraf are the product of an attempt to gather together a substantial portion of the worlds ethnographic literature and to index it in. Anthropology resource in microform human relations area files hraf hraf is a huge collection of primary sources covering many world cultures, with. One resource that is often used in anthropology is the human relations area files hraf, a large data base of the characteristics of cultural characteristics such as house styles, cooking styles, birthing techniques, rituals to name a. These fulltext materials, which are subjectindexed at the paragraphlevel, relate to various social science disciplines as well as the humanities and health sciences. Hraf indexes the information in its collection of ethnography by culture. Major traditions are an attempt to provide basic information also defined by a somewhat different set of on all archaeologically known cultures, sociocultural characteristics than are eth covering the entire globe and the entire nological cultures. The following information may help in making the distinction between ehraf, the database, and hraf, the nonprofit membership organization. The human relations area files at yale university ehraf world cultures ehrafworldcultures.
Hraf is an acronym for human relations area files, a nonprofit institution founded in 1949 at yale university. The task now is to test explicit evolutionary models against real world data, preferably on different scales. Hrafs mission is to encourage and facilitate the crosscultural study of human culture. The electronic version of the human relations area file. View a quick reference guide of online services and resources on our covid19 updates page. Aug 29, 2019 today, numerous cultures have varied and often complex beliefs surrounding the cats that live within and near their societies. Owc is an acronym for the outline of world cultures, a. More about human relations area files world cultures.
Books anthropology and archaeology research guides at. Only a portion of hraf documentation are accessible on the internet. Asia, europe, africa, middle east, north america, oceania, eurasia and south america. The human relations area files hraf are a compilation, indexing, and distribution of a. Human relations area files hraf the human relations area files hraf are the product of an attempt to gather together a substantial portion of the world s ethnographic literature and to index it in order to facilitate the comparison of traits across cultures. Human relations area files founded in 1949 at yale university, the human relations area files, inc. The wild world of cat beliefs human relations area files. Human relations area files hraf anthropology research by. Many studies of the evolution of human behavior situate behavior in the context of ecological, cultural, and social environments. Public library spaces are closed, but we are still here to assist you. Hraf indexes the information in its collection of ethnography by culture and subject.
For any student or professional reading ethnographic or cross culture research, this feature alone is invaluable. Mar 17, 2020 human relations area files march 18 at 9. The human relations area files hraf, a microfiche collection of information on more than 330 different ethnic, cultural, religious, and national groups worldwide, is used by social scientists and students studying a particular culture or cultural trait or for making crosscultural analyses. Cultural anthropologyuniversity of minnesota duluth. Annual installments cover eight or more major archaeologicalcultural traditions from around the world with at least 10,000 pages indexed according to a modified outline of cultural. Hraf was founded and continues to exist with one primary mission in mind to encourage and facilitate the crosscultural study of human culture, society and behavior. Apr 15, 2020 the human relations area files hraf, located in cabinets on the blevel of regenstein library, are the product of an attempt to gather together a substantial portion of the world s ethnographic literature and to index it in order to facilitate the comparison of traits across cultures. The files are a valuable research tool for archaeologists, anthropologists and sociologists. Human relations area files human relations area files hraf. Hraf is an internationally recognized organization in the field of cultural anthropology. The ehraf collection of archaeology is modeled after the ehraf collection of ethnography. This allows detailed and precise searching for concepts not easily found with keywords.