The Human Relations Area Files: Two Perspectives.

Clarke, Jack A.; Henige, David

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ERIC Number: EJ315651

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Publication Date: 1984

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The Human Relations Area Files: Two Perspectives.

Clarke, Jack A.; Henige, David

Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, v3 n4 p45-52 Sum 1984

Presents two differing perspectives on materials in Human Relations Area Files (HRAF), which provides ethnographic data to member institutions on paper slips or microfilm cards: focus on HRAF and supporting tools as data retrieval system; practical promise and limitations of HRAF materials as they relate to African cultures. (11 references) (EJS)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Consortia, Ethnography, Higher Education, Human Relations, Information Retrieval, Information Sources, Library Collections, Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Research Tools, Resource Materials

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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