Human Relations Area Files

Welcome to our 10th annual HRAF Year in Review, which will once again summarize news from the previous year as well as describe what you can expect to see from HRAF over the next 12 months.

HRAF 2025 in Review & 2026 Preview By Francine Barone Welcome to our 10th annual HRAF Year in Review, which will once again summarize news from the previous year as well as describe what you can expect to see from HRAF over the next 12 months. Culture & Tradition Updates A ...

HRAF will be hosting an eHRAF Databases Workshop on Wednesday, August 20 at 10:00 am Eastern Time. We will provide an overview to the two eHRAF databases:

💻 eHRAF World Cultures
💻 eHRAF Archaeology

This workshop is designed for librarians and faculty members at colleges that either already have a membership with the eHRAF databases or are interested in learning more.

We will cover teaching with the eHRAF databases, including the eHRAF Workbooks for introductory courses in Cultural Anthropology and Archaeology.

The flyer for the workshop which includes a QR code to register for the event.

We also invite our Library Consortia Partners to attend this workshop. Please let us know if you will be able to join us. We hope to see you then.

🧧 Happy Lunar New Year from the Human Relations Area Files

Via : "The first new moon of the lunar calendar officially ushered in the new year in many cultures Wednesday, marking the imminent arrival of spring and the first day of the Year of the Snake, which symbolizes good luck, rebirth and regality. There are 12 zodiac animals in Chinese astrology and each is associated with one of the five elements—the snake of 2025 is a wood animal, which represents growth, flexibility and tolerance. People born in the year of the snake are said to be resilient and courageous, with strong interpersonal skills and leadership qualities, and the snake is considered to be the most tenacious of the 12 zodiac animals, with some counting people born these years as sinister and intimidating."

🐍 Swipe to see how you can search eHRAF World Cultures for ethnographic data on the lunar new year across cultures.