American Library Association (ALA)/ Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)/ Anthropology and Sociology Section (ANSS)
The LibGuide provides documents and resources to support the Resource Review & Bibliography Committee's (RRBC) work as charged by the Anthropology and Sociology Section (ANSS).
"ANSS supports the study of those aspects of library service that require knowledge in the areas of human and societal studies such as anthropology, sociology, criminal justice or criminology and other related fields.
The Resource Review and Bibliography Committee is charged with reviewing and analyzing the current state of bibliographic and other research tools in anthropology, sociology, criminal justice, and related fields. Based on these analyses, it identifies specific areas needing improved access, recommends how to effect such improvements, identifies various research resources and their potential uses, and reinforces successful efforts to improve access to literature in sociology, anthropology, and related fields. It also disseminates information about research resources in these fields to the ANSS membership, seeking to provide content useful for reference, research, teaching, and collection development."
The committee's name changed from the ANSS Bibliography Committee in 2012-2013 to reflect the changing dynamics of library resources. The committee documents the resources that have been reviewed since 1990 and plans future reviews. Completed reviews reflect the interests of committee members, ANSS members & discussions, ANSS subject areas, and the new/updated resources/materials useful to support the members of ANSS.
Comparisons of several products, in-depth reviews, and brief introductions to resources provide the bulk of the published materials of the committee's work. ANSS Currents publishes these review articles and briefs. The committee provides peer-review of these articles and other articles found in ANSS Currents.
Have you come across a great resource you want to share with the ANSS community? The ANSS Resource Review and Bibliography Committee (RRBC) invites you to submit a review that could be included in the next publication of ANSS Currents. Articles can be written covering any resource in anthropology, sociology, criminal justice, and related fields. Reviews of resources related to equity, diversity and inclusion issues are very appropriate and encouraged. We welcome reviews on a variety of resources, such as:
databases
research tools
free online resources
books
collection development tools
instruction resources
Your review will be published in ANSS Currents, the newsletter of the ACRL Anthropology & Sociology Section, in the "Resource Review" section. You can see past reviews below. ANSS Currents is a great way to share with your colleagues and add a publication to your resume!
Reviews submitted to the Resource Review and Bibliography Committee will go through a friendly peer review process. You can see additional information about that process here: https://acrl.libguides.com/c.php?g=824630&p=6013360. The ANSS Currents Guide for Authors provides helpful guidelines: ANSS Currents Guide for Authors.
Please find citation information and links to the following resource reviews below.
ANSS Currents (Spring 2023 | Volume 38, No. 1)
Early Encounters in North America: Peoples, Cultures, and the Environment, Reviewed: March 2023, p. 8 (ANSS Currents, Spring 2023 | Volume 38, No. 1)
Jennifer Sterling, Associate Librarian, University of North Texas, jennifer.sterling@unt.edu
Elicit: The AI Research Assistant, Reviewed: March 2023, p. 14 (ANSS Currents, Spring 2023 | Volume 38, No. 1)
Kelsey Nordstrom-Sanchez, Research and Instruction Librarian, California State University Monterrey Bay, knordstrom@csumb.edu
Do Not Miss: Library Resources, Reviewed: March 2023, p. 20 (ANSS Currents, Spring 2023 | Volume 38, No. 1)
Tom Durkin, Social Sciences Librarian, University of Wisconsin-Madison, tdurkin@wisc.edu; Virginia Pierce, Library Collections and Services Director, South Carolina State Library, vpierce@statelibrary.sc.gov; Jylisa Kenyon, Social Sciences Librarian, University of Idaho Library, jylisadoney@uidaho.edu
ANSS Currents (Fall 2022 | Volume 37, No. 2)
Real-Time Collaboration Tools for Library Instruction, Reviewed: August 2022, p. 11 (ANSS Currents, Fall 2022 | Volume 37, No. 2)
Jylisa Kenyon, Social Sciences Librarian, University of Idaho Library, jylisadoney@uidaho.edu
Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI), Reviewed: August 2022, p. 19 (ANSS Currents, Fall 2022 | Volume 37, No. 2)
Rosalind Fielder-Giscombe, Social Science and Business Librarian, Chicago State University, rfielder@csu.edu
ANSS Currents (Spring 2022 | Volume 37, No. 1)
Homosaurus.org, Reviewed: April 2022, p. 13 (ANSS Currents, Spring 2022 | Volume 37, No. 1)
Wade Kotter, Social Sciences and Music Librarian, Weber State University, wkotter@weber.edu
TopoView: The USGS Historical Topographic Maps Collection, Reviewed: April 2022, p. 15 (ANSS Currents, Spring 2022 | Volume 37, No. 1)
Virginia A. Pierce, Library Collections and Services Director, South Carolina State Library, vpierce@statelibrary.sc.gov
ANSS Currents (Fall 2021 | Volume 36, No. 2)
Free Tools for Qualitative Data Analysis, Reviewed August 2021, p. 8 (ANSS Currents, Fall 2021 | Volume 36, No. 2)
Jess Hagman, Social Sciences Research Librarian, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, jhagman@illinois.edu
ANSS Currents (Spring 2021 | Volume 36, No. 1)
Sage Research Methods Database, Reviewed February 2021, p. 8 (ANSS Currents, Spring 2021 | Volume 36, No. 1)
Tom Durkin, Social Sciences Librarian, UW-Madison, thomas.durkin@wisc.edu
Older reviews can be found on the ANSS Currents webpage.
