Accessing assigned readings

Posted by on August 26, 2008 
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Several students have written to me with questions about accessing the required readings from the weekly schedule. I suspect many of you have similar questions, so here are some tips to get you started.

First, I may have confused you in class yesterday by referring to the readings as a “course pack.” In fact, you are not required to purchase a printed course pack (in past semesters, students were). All the readings you need (aside from your textbook) are now available through the course website as PDF files. Just go to the schedule and follow the links for the required readings each week. If you would prefer to purchase a printed course pack of these articles, you can do so from Orange and Blue Textbooks—but you have free access to all the articles online.

Second, most readings, including this week’s chapter by Haviland et al., are available through the UF Libraries’ electronic course reserves, also known as ARES (automating reserves). If you have never used ARES before, you will have to sign up first, using your UFID. Then, once you log on to the system, search for ANT 2301, add it to your personal page, and click on readings to access them as PDFs. If you are off campus, you will have to log on to the UF network either through the library proxy or VPN. Don’t worry if you don’t know what these things are: The library has step-by-step instructions on their website.

For more help on accessing articles through ARES, see the tutorial videos on the library website.

Last, some of the journal articles are available directly from the journal’s website. But to access the articles, you’ll need to be working on a campus computer or be connected to the university network through VPN or proxy remote logon. Learning how to use these tools for off-campus access to the library will save you a lot of time down the road.

If you have other questions or tips to share, please leave a comment below.

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