On-Campus Resources

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On-Campus Resources

Department Resources

Cultural Anthropology LaboratoryKERRY D. FELDMAN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY LABORATORY
The department's cultural anthropology laboratory has three computers with ATLAS software for qualitative analysis, and two of which also have digital video editing capabilities. The lab includes equipment for converting VHS to digital format, scanners, and voice recorders, in addition to a collection of reports on Alaska Native subsistence resources.



Archaeology LabARCHAEOLOGY LABORATORIES
The Anthropology Department operates three archaeological laboratories on the UAA campus. The labs include workspace, reference libraries, photographic equipment, electrolysis, archaeological and faunal collections, and artifact storage. The department's zooarchaeological comparative collection specializes in large-mammal and Holocene-era fauna. The Cultural Resource Management (CRM) lab, added in 2004, additionally holds the Alaska Consortium of Zooarchaeology collection, which specializes in marine fauna of Alaska's southern coast.

GIS LabGIS LABS
Our department has recently opened a Geographic Information Systems laboratory for Anthropology graduate students, with four workstations and flatbed scanner. Anthropology also shares a 20-workstation GIS lab with the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, also located in Beatrice McDonald Hall. The UAA campus additionally offers several computer labs, including a large GIS facility administered by the Geomatics department.



GRADUATE STUDENT WORKSPACE
Our department offers a study space for graduate students with two computer workstations and a shared office for teaching assistants.

ANTHROPOLOGY LAB RELOCATION
Beginning Fall 2012, the Anthropology Department labs will be located at 707 A Street. More information will be posted on the facilities as they become established.

MappinglabMAPPING & ILLUSTRATION LAB
Includes three workstations installed with ArcMap 10.0, ERDAS, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop software, in addition to a flatbed scanner, drafting table, printer, surveying equipment, and drafting supplies. 

 

 

 

 
 

Other Campus Resources

Consortium Library, the main campus library, and a consolidation of University of Alaska Anchorage and Alaska Pacific University collections. Also refer to the Library Guide for Anthropology assembled by our library liaison, Ralph Courtney.

Alaska Resources Library and Information Services (ARLIS), located within the Alaska Consortium Library on the UAA campus, is a federal and state repository.

Archives and Special Collections Department within the Consortium Library maintains papers, photographs, moving images, audio, and other documentation from individuals, organizations, and businesses in Alaska.