Trial access to online Human Relations Area Files – World Cultures & Archaeology

World CulturesTrial access is available until 24 May for University of Edinburgh users to eHRAF  – the online database of Human Relations Area Files (HRAF), a non-profit research organization at Yale University. This database covers:

*   Ethnographic materials on all aspects of cultural and social life
*   Western & non-Western cultures, ethnic minorities, indigenous people, and archaeological traditions
*   Subject indexing at the paragraph-level for efficient retrieval of information

The companion database eHRAF Archaeology focuses on in-depth descriptive documents of archaeological traditions from around the world.

Support materials  are available at http://hraf.yale.edu/resources/guides.

Access the trial via the link at : http://www.ed.ac.uk/is/databases-trials. Please give us your feedback as this is a key part of making a case to subscribe to resources like this.

Christine Love-Rodgers, Academic Support Librarian – Social & Political ScienceArchaeology