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- L'Annee Philologique
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Index to journal articles and books in Classical Studies.
- An annual bibliography for research into all aspects of Classical Studies, L'Annee Philologique indexes about 1500 journals from all over the world as well as books, festschriften, dissertations, articles in collections, and book reviews. Coverage begins with citations from 1959 and continues to the present although at present the most recent citations are approximately two years old.
For the period 1914-1958, use the print volumes in the Main Library Reference Room.
- Coverage Dates: 1959 to present
- Updated: Annual
- Languages: Multilingual
- Database Provider: Soci�t� Internationale de Bibliographie Classique
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=lann-uga1
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- An annual bibliography for research into all aspects of Classical Studies, L'Annee Philologique indexes about 1500 journals from all over the world as well as books, festschriften, dissertations, articles in collections, and book reviews. Coverage begins with citations from 1959 and continues to the present although at present the most recent citations are approximately two years old.
- Humanities Index and Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Indexes articles from 1907-present
- This database searches both the Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective (1907-1984) and the Humanities Index (1983-present), providing high-quality indexing for articles and book reviews from major scholarly journals and specialized magazines. All areas of the social sciences and humanities are covered, and articles are primarily English language.
- Coverage Dates: 1907 to present
- Updated: Daily
- Title List
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: H.W. Wilson
- Online Access: 4 simultaneous users.
- 4 simultaneous users.
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=humd-uga1
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- Perseus Digital Library (Tufts University)
Online Access: On/Off CampusPerseus is an evolving digital library and the most comprehensive Classics site on the web.
- Produced by the Department of Classics at Tufts University, Perseus is the most comprehensive Classics site on the Web. It makes available a large collection of electronic texts relating to Greece and Rome. These are available in both the original language and in English, with notes and grammatical explanations. The site also provides images and information about the art, architecture and archaeology of the ancient world.
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=pere-uga1
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- Art Index
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Index of articles on art history, fine and applied arts, and related fields.
- Art Index has broad general coverage of the visual arts and some performing arts. Subjects covered include: archaeology, architecture, art history, city planning, crafts, landscape architecture, film, fine arts, folk art, graphic arts, industrial design, interior design, and photography. Indexing coverage includes over 400 periodicals, yearbooks and museum bulletins published in English, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Spanish, Dutch and Swedish. The coverage goes back to 1984.
Art Index Retrospective is a companion database with similar coverage for the years 1929-1984.
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- Coverage Dates: 1984 - present
- Updated: Daily
- Title List
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: H.W. Wilson
- 8 simultaneous users
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=artd-uga1
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- Art Index has broad general coverage of the visual arts and some performing arts. Subjects covered include: archaeology, architecture, art history, city planning, crafts, landscape architecture, film, fine arts, folk art, graphic arts, industrial design, interior design, and photography. Indexing coverage includes over 400 periodicals, yearbooks and museum bulletins published in English, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Spanish, Dutch and Swedish. The coverage goes back to 1984.
- ATLA Religion Database
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Index to articles, book reviews, and essays in religion and theology.
- ATLA Religion Database covers world religions, Biblical studies, church history and religious perspectives on social issues. The database creates bibliographic citations for articles in 650 journals, essays and selected multi-author works. Subject coverage includes ethics, history of religions, church and state, religious education, liturgy, denominations, cults and sects, hermeneutics and methodology, war and religion, science and religion, and literature and religion. Produced by the American Theological Library Association (ATLA).
- Coverage Dates: 1949-
- Updated: Semi-annually
- Languages: English and non-English
- Database Provider: ebsco
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=atlg-uga1
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- Bibliography of the History of Art
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Index to articles, books, and other materials in art history, covering European and American art from late antiquity to the present.
- Covering European and American art from late antiquity to the present, this database indexes art-related books, conference proceedings and dissertations, exhibition and dealers' catalogs and articles from 4300 journals. Database provider: OCLC FirstSearch. Five concurrent users allowed.
- Coverage Dates: 1973-
- Updated: Quarterly
- Languages: English and European languages
- Database Provider: OCLC
- 5 concurrent users
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xbha-uga1
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- Dyabola
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to medium for this database to function properly.Archäologische Bibliographie des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts Rom, the online Subject Catalog of the German Archaeological Institute in Rome, internationally known for the breadth of its resources on classical antiquity.
- Dyabola, The Catalog, which includes citations for books, chapters, journal articles, festschriften and references to book reviews, is part of Projekt DYABOLA, a collection of visual and bibliographic databases covering classical, Egyptian and Near East archaeology, Byzantine art history, epigraphy, numismatics, classical history and ancient social and legal history. No full text. To access the database, check the box “IP access” and press “Start” on the Projekt DYABOLA homepage. This will open a new window which lists the Archäologische Bibliographie at the beginning of the database list. For the English language version, click on the British flag at the top of the page. Coverage Dates: 1956 to present.
- Coverage Dates: 1956-present
- Updated: Annual
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=prek-uga1
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- Religion & Philosophy Collection
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Articles on spiritual, ethical, philosophical, cultural, and historical aspects of world religions.
- <>The Religion & Philosophy Collection is a database with more than 243 full-text journals. It covers topics in spiritual, ethical, philosophical, cultural, and historical aspects of the world's major religions.
NOTE: Most of the journals in the Religion & Philosophy Collection are also included in Academic Search Complete; however, some titles are unique to the Religion & Philosophy Collection.
- Coverage Dates: 1984- (full text 1990- )
- Updated: Daily
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- Database Provider: ebsco
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zbrp
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- <>The Religion & Philosophy Collection is a database with more than 243 full-text journals. It covers topics in spiritual, ethical, philosophical, cultural, and historical aspects of the world's major religions.
Broader Databases
- Academic Search Complete
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Articles from some peer-reviewed journals as well as monographs, reports, conference proceedings, and other sources.
- Academic Search Complete is a comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database is updated daily and features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full-text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. Searchable cited references are provided for nearly 1,000 journals.
- Coverage Dates: Dates vary. Some content goes as far back as 1865.
- Updated: Daily
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- Database Provider: ebsco
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zbac
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- JSTOR
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to low for this database to function properly.Access to back issues (from the date of first publication) of selected, core journals.
- JSTOR provides electronic access to back issues (from the date of first publication) of selected, core journals. The goal of the project is to build a reliable and comprehensive archive of important scholarly journal literature. The journals are organized into the Arts and Sciences Collections I & II, the General Sciences Collection, the Ecology and Botany Collection, the Business Collection, the Language and Literature Collection, the Mathematics and Statistics Collection, and the Music Collection.
- Coverage Dates: 1800s- (dates vary)
- Updated: Ongoing
- Title List
- Database Provider: jstor
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xjst-uga1
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Bibliographies
- Research in the Classics
Online Access: On/Off Campus- A selectively annotated guide to resources of the University of Georgia Libraries which focus, in whole or in part, on classical art and architecture; literature, drama, and rhetoric; archaeology, geography, history, and society; and religion, mythology, and philosophy.
- URL: http://www.libs.uga.edu/researchcentral/subjectguides/classics_bib.html
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Biographical Sources
- The Portraits of the Greeks
Call Number: Main Ref Folio NB164 .R5- A guide to visual representations of known Greek persons. Look up a name in the index of volume 3 and go to the pages listed. You will find a section "Portraits Extant" which provides the numbers and descriptions of the portraits grouped together at the end of the volume.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Roman Historical Portraits
Call Number: NB1296.3 .T69 1978b- Part I is entitled "Republican and Early Augustan Notables" and Part II is "Foreign Rulers 3rd century BC to AD 5th century". Some of the portraits are in sculpture or other media, but the majority are on coins.
- Location: Main Library Only
- Who's Who in the Greek World
Call Number: Main Ref DE7 .H39 2000- Biographies of Greek philosophers, poets, rulers and others from 750 BC to the end of the Roman Empire. Includes a timeline, a list of rulers and maps in the appendix.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Who's Who in the Roman World
Call Number: Main Ref DG203 .H39 2001- The lives of Roman notables from the 5th century BC to AD 364. Includes a timeline, a list of rulers and maps in the appendix.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
Book Reviews
- Combined Retrospective Index to Book Reviews in Humanities Journals, 1802-1974
Call Number: Main Ref Z1035 .A1B640 v.1-10- Besides PCI Web, the best index for scholarly reviews of books published before 1975.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Periodicals Index Online
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to low for this database to function properly.Index to 18th-20th century periodicals in the humanities and social sciences.
- Periodicals Index Online similar in purpose to JSTOR, is an index to the back runs of thousands of periodicals in the humanities and social sciences. Unlike JSTOR, however, this database is not full text. Bibliographic citations from 2400 journals are added each year.
- Coverage Dates: 1770 - 1990/91
- Updated: Ongoing
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- Languages: English and non-English
- Database Provider: chadwyck_healey
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xpci-uga1
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Books
- GIL Library Catalog
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Search the UGA Libraries catalog for books, journals, CD-ROMs, and other media. Use title, author or subject searches, or perform a keyword search.
- URL: http://gil.uga.edu
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- Harvard Classics
Online Access: On/Off Campus- English translations of some classical authors.
- URL: http://www.bartleby.com/hc/
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- NetLibrary (full-text electronic books)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.A collection of electronic books (eBooks) on most topics, including computers and technology.
- NetLibrary provides access to electronic books (eBooks), including reference books, scholarly monographs, publications of many university presses, and consumer books that have been converted into digital format. It is possible to perform full-text searches of a single eBook, search thousands of volumes simultaneously, browse topic categories, or read eBooks directly online. There is no checkout period for NetLibrary eBooks.
Users can create an account in order to use personalization tools, including creating a Favorites list, but a personal account is not required for accessing eBooks through the GALILEO interface. A personal login is required when accessing through library catalogs and through the NetLibrary web site.
NetLibrary Titles Index for Shared Collections 1 and 2 (at SOLINET).
Database provider: NetLibrary, a Division of OCLC.
- Coverage Dates: Currently available
- Updated: Collections are closed.
- Database Provider: netlibrary
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zmnl
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- NetLibrary provides access to electronic books (eBooks), including reference books, scholarly monographs, publications of many university presses, and consumer books that have been converted into digital format. It is possible to perform full-text searches of a single eBook, search thousands of volumes simultaneously, browse topic categories, or read eBooks directly online. There is no checkout period for NetLibrary eBooks.
- Project Gutenberg
Online Access: On/Off Campus- A collection of over 6,000 electronic texts, most out of copyright (pre-1923). The Advanced Search feature permits browsing by Library of Congress general classes (PS: American Literature, etc.). Heavily weighted toward literary works.
- URL: http://promo.net/pg
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Conference Papers/Proceedings
- PapersFirst (conference papers)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Index of papers presented at conferences.
- The PapersFirst database provides access to individual papers presented at conferences worldwide, PapersFirst is a major new research aid, covering every congress, symposium, exposition, workshop, and meeting added to The British Library Document Supply Centre's vast proceedings collection since October 1993. Users may order the full text of papers cited in PapersFirst from The British Library using the FirstSearch online ordering service.
- Coverage Dates: 1993 to present
- Updated: Monthly
- Database Provider: firstsearch
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zopi
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- ProceedingsFirst (conference proceedings)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Index of conference proceedings.
- The ProceedingsFirst database provides tables of contents of papers presented at conferences worldwide. Each ProceedingsFirst record contains a list of the papers presented at each conference. Like its companion, PapersFirst, ProceedingsFirst provides access to The British Library Document Supply Centre's vast collection of conference proceedings.
- Coverage Dates: 1993 to the present
- Updated: Monthly
- Database Provider: firstsearch
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zop1
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Dictionaries/Encyclopedias
- Ancient Writers: Greece and Rome
Call Number: Main Ref PA3002.A5 2 vols.- A two-volume work providing lengthy entries of a biographical and critical nature on the principal writers, with selected bibliographies.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Dictionary of Classical Mythology: Symbols, Attributes, and Associations
Call Number: Main Ref BL715 .B44- Relates the names of mythological figures to ideas associated with them. Look up "Sword" to find Orion, or search "Orion" in the index to find Sword and his other characteristics. Also provides lists of persons involved in heroic expeditions such as the Trojan War.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Dictionary of Quotations (Classical)
Call Number: Main Ref PN6080 .H2 1958- The first part has Latin quotations listed alphabetically by their first word, and the second part repeats this arrangement for Greek quotations. Use the author and subject indexes to find quotations of interest. All quotations are given in the original and then in English translation.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Greek and Latin Authors: 800 B. C.- A. D. 1000
Call Number: Main Ref PA31.G7- Each sketch consists of an account of the writer's life, a description of the their works, and critical commentary on the nature and quality of those works. Where relevant, there is a brief iscussion on the influence of an author's works on later literature.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Classical World
Call Number: Main Ref DE5 .I550- In addition to persons and places, this encyclopedia has entries on "general terms, ancient institutions, branches of classical literature, and the main facets of social and religious life". Mostly black and white illustrations, with maps and tables of rulers at the end.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- The Oxford Classical Dictionary
Call Number: Main Ref DE5 O9 1996- A first stop for descriptions of all persons, places and things of the classical world. No illustrations, but entries have references to further reading at the end.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- The Penguin Encyclopedia of Classical Civilizations
Call Number: Main Ref CB9 .P46 1993- Liberally illustrated in both color and black and white. Organized by culture, each section begins with a history and moves on to other aspects of the society. Includes Persia, India and China in addition to Greece and Rome.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Who's Who in Classical Mythology
Call Number: Main Ref BL715.G68- Descriptions of gods and heros, with some genealogical trees of their relationships.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
Guides/Handbooks
- Classical Studies: A Guide to the Reference Literature
Call Number: Main Ref PA91 .J46 1996- An in-depth guide to resources for classical scholars. Chapter 5 is particularly useful for its references to bibliographies of individual persons about whom much has been written. Entries are annotated.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Crowell's Handbook of Classical Drama
Call Number: Main Ref PA3024.H35- Alphabetical arrangement of short entries on terms, playwrights, works, characters and concepts in classical drama.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Crowell's Handbook of Classical Literature
Call Number: Main Ref PA31.F293c- Alphabetical arrangement of short entries on terms, authors, works, characters and concepts in classical literature.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Handbook to Life in Ancient Greece
Call Number: Main Ref DF77.A35- Organized thematically by different aspects of the society, such as rulers, military, economy, everyday life and others. Black and white illustrations.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome
Call Number: DG77 .A35 1994- Organized thematically by different aspects of the society, such as rulers, military, economy, everyday life and others. Black and white illustrations.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- The Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts, 1300-1990's.
Call Number: Main Ref NX650.M9R45 2 vols.- These volumes index the depictions of Greek and Roman mythological figures in every medium of the arts, including music and dance, from the late Middle Ages to the present. Entries are organized alphabetically by the name of the mythological figure. Each gives a list of references to artistic works.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Smithsonian Timelines of the Ancient World
Call Number: Main Ref Folio D54.5 .S65 1993- A picture of the ancient world from a larger comparative perspective. Covers prehistory to the Middle Ages in a chronological arrangement, with Greece and Rome included under "Europe". Includes sections on technology, ritual and other aspects of each culture. Published in large format with color illustrations and diagrams.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
Maps/Atlases
- Atlas of the Greek World
Call Number: Main Ref DF77.L43- Takes various approaches to Greek civilization in different sections. These include chronological, geographical and topical. Includes explanatory text with color illustrations, maps and diagrams.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Atlas of the Roman World
Call Number: Main Ref Folio DG77 .C597 1982- Takes various approaches to Roman civilization in different sections. These include chronological, geographical and topical. Includes explanatory text with color illustrations, maps and diagrams.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Historical Maps of Europe (Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection)
Online Access: On/Off Campus- This large collection of maps of historical Europe includes some covering the classical period, as well as later eras.
- URL: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/history_europe.html
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- Interactive Ancient Mediterranean
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Visit the Place Locator to learn about a place unfamiliar to you, or go to the Map Room to download a map, either by its name in a listing or graphically by clicking on a locator map.
- URL: http://iam.classics.unc.edu/
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- Metis
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Interactive QuickTime virtual reality views of archaeological sites of Ancient Greece.
- URL: http://www.stoa.org/metis
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- The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Greece
Call Number: Main Ref G1033.M67- Historical maps and illustrations organized chronologically. Includes not only countries but also some diagrams of buildings and battlefields.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome
Call Number: Main Ref G1033 . S28- Historical maps and illustrations organized chronologically. Includes not only countries but also some diagrams of buildings and battlefields.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites
Call Number: Main Ref DE59 .P7- Scholarly descriptive entries on particular classical places. No maps. Also available online through the Perseus Digital Library site.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
Organizations/Associations
- American Classical League
Online Access: On/Off Campus- From the website: "The American Classical League was founded in 1919 for the purpose of fostering the study of classical languages in the United States and Canada."
- URL: http://www.aclclassics.org/
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- American Philological Association
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Founded in 1869, the APA claims to be the principal learned society for classical studies in North America.
- URL: http://www.apaclassics.org/
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Web Subject Guides
- Exploring Ancient World Cultures
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Edited by university professors, EAWC describes itself as an "online course supplement for students and teachers of the ancient and medieval worlds". It consists of essays, chronologies and links related to the Near East, India, Egypt, China, Greece, Rome, Early Islam and Medieval Europe.
- URL: http://eawc.evansville.edu/index.htm
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- Voice of the Shuttle
Online Access: On/Off Campus- A large directory of links to web pages in the Humanities.
- URL: http://vos.ucsb.edu
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