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ANSS Resource Review & Bibliography

Great Publishing Opportunity

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.

Recent Reviews (in order from newest to oldest)

Older reviews can be found on the ANSS Currents webpage.

ANSS Currents (Spring 2024 | Volume 39, No. 1)

Accessible Oral Histories: Research and Creation, Reviewed: March 2024, p. 10 (ANSS Currents, Spring 2024 | Volume 39, No. 1) 
Nicole Carpenter, Research Librarian for Social Sciences University of California, Irvine, ncarp@uci.edu

eHRAF World Cultures, Reviewed: February and March 2024, p. 16 (ANSS Currents, Spring 2024 | Volume 39, No. 1) 
Carolyn McCallum, Cataloging Librarian for Nonprint Resources and Liaison to Anthropology, Z. Smith Reynolds Library, Wake Forest
University, mccallcj@wfu.edu

Native American Tribal Histories, Series 1-4, 1813-1880, Reviewed: January 2024, p. 26 (ANSS Currents, Spring 2024 | Volume 39, No. 1) 
Katherine Nelsen, Social Sciences Librarian, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, kgerwig@umn.edu

 

ANSS Currents (Fall 2023 | Volume 38, No. 2)

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD), Reviewed: July 2023, p. 12 (ANSS Currents, Fall 2023 | Volume 38, No. 2)
Jylisa Kenyon, Social Sciences Librarian, University of Idaho Library, jylisadoney@uidaho.edu

 

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