This guide is designed for new researchers who need to find articles, sources, and get started with research in topics related to ancient Greek and Latin language and linguistics, ancient Greek and Roman history, literature, philosophy, art, archaeology,
Getting Started
Start with:
- Oxford Classical Dictionary (4th edition)Search the unrivaled classical dictionary about all things Greek and Roman culture. Includes history, literature, myth, philosophy, art and architecture, linguistics and more.
- Libraries SearchSearch the University of Minnesota Libraries to find books, scholarly journal articles, news, magazines, media, and other items in the University's collection. View this tutorial to learn how to go from a general idea to a very precise set of results of journal articles and scholarly materials.
- Google Scholar (Setup connection to get to PDFs)Use Google Scholar to find articles from academic publishers, professional societies, research institutes, and scholarly repositories from colleges and universities. If you are using from off-campus access, change the "Library Settings" to University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Look for the "FindIt@U of M Twin Cities" links in your Google Scholar search results to access full text and PDFs. View this tutorial to learn how to go from a general idea to a very precise set of results of journal articles and scholarly materials.
Then try any of the following:
- Classical Studies: Oxford Reference OnlineA collection of reference materials on the Classical period.
- Philosopher's IndexThe Philosopher's Index is a comprehensive, bibliographic database covering worldwide research in all areas of philosophy from 1940 to the present. This bibliographic database offers informative, author-written abstracts covering scholarly research in all areas of philosophy. The literature covered goes back to 1940 and includes journal articles, books, book chapters such as contributions to an anthology and book reviews.
- JSTORFind full text articles in academic journals or books on the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences. JSTOR provides articles from the journal's first issue. In some cases the most recent 2-5 years may not be available. View this tutorial to learn how to go from a general idea to a very precise set of results of journal articles and scholarly materials.
Also check out:
- L'Annee PhilologiqueThe most comprehensive index to Classical Studies. It is an index of citations to books and articles in all areas of ancient Greek and Latin studies.
- Loeb Classical LibraryHarvard University Press presents a collection of Greek and Latin literature. More than 520 volumes of Latin, Greek, and English texts are available to browse, search, bookmark, annotate, and share content.
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