Near the top of the opening page for eHRAF World Cultures provides links for BASIC Search, ADVANCED Search, Browse CULTURES, Browse SUBJECTS AND Browse DOCUMENTS.
There's also a Resource Center in the upper right corner with links to tips for searching the database.
The opening page usually shows a Featured Culture. Clicking on the photo brings you to the Browse Cultures A-Z Index, with the featured culture already filled in.
There's a link on the landing page to eHRAF Archaeology. Unfortunately, ISU does not have a subscription to that database. If you attempt to access it, you will be prompted for a login which - unless you have your own personal subscription - won't work for you.
Basic Search:
Advanced Search:
Browse Cultures:
Browse Subjects:
Browse Documents
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eHRAF World Cultures differs from most databases in that indexing is done at the paragraph level. Your search results may also be displayed at the paragraph level.. For example, after a successful search, you may see something like "8785 paragraphs in 147 documents in 11 cultures." That simply means that 11 cultures met your search parameters, 147 documents cover those 11 cultures, and 8,785 paragraphs in those 147 documents contain terms you included in your search.
After a Basic Search or an Advanced Search:
You may also email or print the paragraphs or pages you select using the checkboxes next to the text displayed.
If you choose "Print," the selection will appear in a printable format. Clicking on the "Print" button near the top of the page opens the print menu. Note that you must choose the "Destination" of the text. Clicking on that button will open choices for the printer you want to use as well.as for saving the text in PDF format, sending it to OneNote, printing to Google Docs or other options.
If you choose "Show Page," you will also have the option to set a permalink to it. If you choose "Permalink," a URL will appear which you can copy into a document or into a email. You will be able to access the URL later without logging in, although if you try to search further in the database, you will be prompted to log in if you're off campus.
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