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Anthropology Plus

Main private database (EBSCO) devoted to anthropology, with references to journals from the 19th century to today. Also covers the fields of archeology, ethnology, folklore, material culture, and art history. It boasts rich content in Indigenous studies as well as a controlled vocabulary that allows users to search articles based on region and specific First Peoples.

Tozzer Library, Museum of Mankind Library, Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland Library, EBSCO Industries, & EBSCOhost (Online service). (1993). Anthropology plus. EBSCO Industries, Inc. http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/anthropology-plus

Subjects: Anthropology, Archeology, Ethnology, Folklore, Indigenous peoples

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Arctic and Antarctic Regions

Database containing over 1.3 million references to journal articles and other research documents dealing with the Earth’s polar regions, some of them dating back to the 1800s. The main scientific database on the North and the Arctic produced by a private company (EBSCO). Features a controlled vocabulary in polar studies (available via the index) and offers content in natural sciences, engineering and technology, health, and humanities and social sciences.

Subjects: Earth sciences, Engineering, Environmental sciences, Exploration, Indigenous peoples, Oceanography

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Arctic Anthropology (University of Wisconsin Press)

This international journal publishes research on arctic cultures, contemporary problems and culture change among northern people. (University of Wisconsin Press, 1962 to the present.)

Subjects: Anthropology, Indigenous communities

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Arctic Center / Arctic region : Basic information about the Arctic (Arctic Centre. University of Lapland)

General information on various aspects of the Arctic, including Indigenous peoples, climate change, international cooperation, flora and fauna, mapping, etc.

(Arctic Centre. University of Lapland. 2020. «Basic information about the Arctic». URL [https://www.arcticcentre.org/EN/arcticregion])

Subjects: Arctic fauna, Arctic flora, Cartography, Circumpolar Arctic, Climate change, Indigenous peoples

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Arctic exploration and development, c. 500 B.C. to 1915 : an encyclopedia

Holland, Clive

Encyclopedia covering over 2,000 expeditions that took place in the Arctic over a period of nearly 2,000 years, as well as information on some of the key explorers of this territory.

Subjects: Discovery, Exploration, Indigenous peoples

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Arctic Geobotanical Atlas (University of Alaska)

Collection of maps illustrating the distribution of vegetation in the Arctic.

Subjects: Alaska, Atlas, Geobotany, Maps, Vegetation

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Arctic labyrinth : The quest for the Northwest Passage

Williams, Glyndwr

Documentary work describing the many attempts of maritime expeditions to discover a passage leading from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

Williams, G. (2009). Arctic labyrinth : the quest for the Northwest Passage. Viking Canada.

Subjects: Exploration, History, John Franklin, Navigation, Northwest Passage

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Arctic Observing Viewer

AOV helps with visualization, strategic assessment, and decision support for initiatives tied to Arctic Observing.  View the “who,” “what,” “where,” and “when” of Arctic environmental monitoring activities.

Subjects: Cartography, Maps, United States, Research

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Arctic Portal Library

Collection of a thousand documents (books, articles, images, legal documents, etc.) published by the Arctic Council or the University of the Arctic, or as part of International Polar Year 2007-2008. A significant part of the collection is freely accessible.

Subjects: Culture, Education, Environmental sciences, Indigenous peoples, Law, Natural Resources

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Arctic Renewable Energy Atlas

A collection of maps on the solar, wind, geothermal, and tidal resources of the Arctic prepared by the Arctic Council’s Sustainable Development Working Group.

Subjects: Atlas, Maps, Sustainable development, Renewable energies

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Arctic Science (Canadian Science Publishing)

This interdisciplinary open access journal publishes original research from all areas of natural science and applied science and engineering related to northern polar regions. (Canadian Science Publishing, 2015 to the present.)

Subjects: Arctic sciences

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Arctic Tools (U.S Data.Gov)

Page with links to resources, including interactive mapping applications and datasets, to help understand, analyze, and assess the vulnerabilities and resilience of Arctic systems to climate variability and climate change.

Subjects: Cartography, Circumpolar North, Climate change, Climate variability, Geospatial data

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Arctic Variety (Arctic Centre. University of Lapland)

Laukkanen, Marjo & Heikkilä, Markku

This book explores daily life in the Arctic in various professions and regions of Finland, such as tourism, design, economy, navigation, education, healthcare, research and diplomacy.

Laukkanen, M. & Heikkilä, Markku (2016). Arctic Centre, University of Lapland.

Subjects: Arctic sciences, Arts, Economy, Finland, Navigation, Politics

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Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research (Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research)

This international journal publishes interdisciplinary research on cold region environments, including ecology, climatology, glaciology, and biogeochemistry.

(Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research: An Interdisciplinary Journal,1999 to the present.)

Subjects: Arctic sciences

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Arctic: journal of the Arctic Institute of North America

Arctic is Canada’s premier research journal, publishing the results of scientific inquiry from all areas of circumpolar scholarship. Its subject matter is multidisciplinary and each issue includes book reviews.

(Arctic Institute of North America, University of Calgary, 1948 to the present.)

Subjects: Arctic sciences, Canadian arctic, Circumpolar Arctic, Research with Indigenous peoples

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Arctica : The vanishing North

Illustrated book showing the alarming degradation of the Arctic through a series of spectacular pictures, taken by photographer, journalist and activist Sebastian Copeland.

Copeland, S. (2015). Kempen (Allemagne). teNeues.

Subjects: Arctic fauna, Environmental changes, Landscapes, Photographs

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Arctica, oeuvres 1 : Écosystème arctique en haute latitude

Malaurie, Jean

This first volume of Arctica is devoted to Jean Malaurie’s work on Arctic ecosystems at high latitudes: findings from expeditions, observations, notes and reflections published since the end of the 1940s, with some unpublished material.

Malaurie, J. (2016). Arctica : oeuvres. CNRS Éditions.

Subjects: Ethnology, Geology, geopolitics, Greenland, History

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Arctica, oeuvres 2 : Tchoukotka 1990 : de Lénine à la Pérestroïka

In 1990, a scientific expedition under the direction of Jean Malaurie sought to examine the consequences of policies aimed at the autonomy of peoples in Siberia from Lenin to Gorbachev. These 59 articles analyze the social, economic, health-related and cultural conditions of the eastern district of Chukotka, with a particular focus on shamanism.

Malaurie, J. (2019). Arctica : oeuvres. CNRS Éditions.

Subjects: Ethnology, History, Indigenous peoples, Siberia

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Arctica, oeuvres 3 : Nunavut, Nunavik : Arctique central canadien et nord-québécois

Malaurie, Jean

In 1968, Jean Malaurie conducted a field survey in Quebec with four specialists to study the living conditions of the Inuit, in anticipation of the creation of the Nunavik territory. The analyses and recommendations of his pro-Native report are collected, as well as articles published since the 1960s devoted to the defence of Canada’s Arctic minorities.

Malaurie, J. (2016). Arctica : oeuvres. CNRS Éditions.

Subjects: Inuit, Northern Quebec, Social sciences, Northwest Territories

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ArcticStat (Université Laval)

Socio-economic statistics on Arctic countries and inhabitants.

Subjects: Circumpolar Arctic, Demographic statistics, Education, Income, Socio-economic Statistics

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