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Anthropology

Databases

A "database" is what is created with a large number of resources are put in one place and are searchable electronically. 

Cultural Anthropology in Media

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Library of Congress Digital Collections - AIDS Memorial Quilt

This online collection presents digitized images of the AIDS Memorial Quilt panel maker files housed in the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.

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Vanderbilt Television News Archive

The Vanderbilt Television News Archive is one of the most extensive and complete archives of television news anywhere in the world. We have been recording, preserving, and providing access to television news broadcasts of the U.S. national networks since August 5, 1968. The core collection includes daily evening news programs from ABC, CBS, and NBC along with CNN (since 1995) and Fox News (since 2004).

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Enthnographic Video Online

Alexander Street is the most comprehensive resource for visual anthropology in the world, providing access to over 2,000 hours of film and always growing, from raw field footage to crafted ethnographies and documentaries.