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DATABASES
Note: To access a database, go to the Libraries’ Database Page , select the appropriate letter in the alphabet, and then select the database. Databases marked FT in the list below include at least some full-text material.
Subject Databases
American Humanities Index – An index to 700+ literary and scholarly journals, 1975-present.
Art Full Text/Art Index Retrospective – Indexes articles on classical art and archaeology. FT
Arts and Humanities Citation Index – Online version (1985-present) of the print work of the same name, available through ISI Web of Science.
ATLA Religion Database – An index to articles on religion. FT
JSTOR – A full-text collection of significant scholarly journals, including a section devoted to classical studies. Coverage in most cases extends from the first issue of a journal to a date 3-5 years past. Recent issues are not included in this database.
Literature Resource Center – Biographies, bibliographies, and critical analysis of 90,000+ authors from ancient times to the present. FT
LLBA (Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts) – Abstracts of articles, books, and dissertations in the field of linguistics.
MLA International Bibliography – The Modern Language Association ’ s index (1963-present) of articles, monographs, working papers, proceedings, etc. in the fields of literature, language, linguistics, and folklore.
Philosopher ’ s Index – An international index of articles and book selections from the 1940s to the present on all aspects of philosophy.
Thesaurus Linguae Graecae (TLG) – A digital library containing most literary texts written in Greek from Homer to the fall of Byzantium in 1453. FT
General Databases
The following databases provide indexing with some full-text in a wide range of subject areas, including languages and literature. All include a mix of scholarly and popular material.
Academic Search Elite
Expanded Academic ASAP
Research Library Complete
E-JOURNALS
To determine whether a particular journal is available electronically, through either a database or an E-Journal collection, select E-Journals on the Libraries’ home page and search by title.
LIBRARY CATALOGS
University of Alabama Libraries – UA’s catalog of books, journals, films, maps, audio recordings, etc., available through the Libraries’ Home Page [http://www.lib.ua.edu/].
WorldCat – A union catalog of libraries worldwide, including more than 52 million records. Available through the Libraries’ Database Page [http://www.lib.ua.edu/databases/].
WEB RESOURCES
Gateways
Greek Language and Linguistics [http://www.greek-language.com/] – An extensive set of links to Greek language sites.
Humbul Humanities Web [http://www.humbul.ac.uk/] – A British site dedicated to discovering, evaluating, and cataloging online resources in the humanities. Available through the Libraries’ Database Page .
Library of Congress, Alcove 9: An Annotated List of Reference Websites: Classical and Medieval History [http://www.loc.gov/rr/main/alcove9/classics.html] – LC’s selection of essential Web sites, including several online journals.
Voices of the Shuttle [http://vos.ucsb.edu/] – A Web site for humanities research, with links to many valuable sites. Sections include Literatures (Other Than English), Literary Theory, Cultural Studies, and Gender Studies. Available through the Libraries’ Database Page [http://www.lib.ua.edu/databases/dbsearch.htm].
WESS (Western European Studies Section, Association of College and Research Libraries) [http://www.dartmouth.edu/~wessweb/index.html]– A gateway to Internet resources relating to all aspects of Western European Studies. Available through the Libraries’ Database Page .
Electronic Texts
Internet Classics Archive [http://classics.mit.edu/] – 441 works of classical literature by 59 authors.
Perseus Digital Library [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/] – A large digital library maintained by Tufts University, including Greek and Latin texts, grammars and dictionaries; the Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri; and collections relating to the English Renaissance, London, various U.S. regions, and the history of science. Also available through the Libraries’ Database Page [http://www.lib.ua.edu/databases/dbsearch.htm].
Textkit: Greek and Latin Learning Tools [http://www.textkit.com/] – A site that provides free and fully downloadable Greek and Latin grammars and readers.
PRINT RESOURCES
Indexes
L'Année philologique; bibliographie critique et analytique de l'antiquité gréco-latine
Gorgas Reference Z 7016 .M35 A5xGeneral Sources
- Paulys Real-encyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft
Gorgas Reference DE 5 .P33 (24 v. + 19 v. + supplements)- Brill’s New Pauly: Encyclopaedia of the Ancient World
Gorgas Reference DE 5 .N4813 2002 (3 v., A-Cyp)- Oxford Classical Dictionary
Gorgas Reference DE 5 .O9 1996- Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization
Gorgas Reference DE 5 .O92 1998xHistory
- Cambridge Ancient History
Gorgas Reference D 57 .C25 1929 (12 v.)
Gorgas Reference D 57 .C25 1982x (9 v.)- Civilization of the Ancient Mediterranean
Gorgas Reference DE 59 .C55 1988 (3 v.)Literature
- Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism
Gorgas Reference PN 610 .C53 (9 v.)- Cambridge History of Classical Literature: Greece
Gorgas Reference PA 3052 .G73 1985- Cambridge History of Classical Literature: Rome
Gorgas Reference PA 6003 .L3- Oxford Companion to Classical Literature
Gorgas Reference PA 31 .H69 1989Art/Archaeology
- Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae
Gorgas Reference N 7760 .L49 1981 (8 v.)- Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites
Gorgas Reference DE 59 .P7Mythology
- The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology
Gorgas Reference BL 783 .H37 2004- A Genealogical Chart of Greek Mythology
Gorgas Reference BL 785 .N44 2003Atlases
- Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World
Gorgas Reference G1033 .B3 2000Dictionaries
- Thesaurus Linguae Latinae
Gorgas Reference PA 2361 .T4 (9+ v.)- A Latin Dictionary (Lewis and Short)
Gorgas Reference PA 2365 .E5 A7 1962- Lexicon Recentis Latinitatis
Gorgas Reference PA 2914 .L49 2003- Greek-English Lexicon (Liddell and Scott)
Gorgas Reference PA 445 .E5 L6 1968ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS & ASSOCIATIONS
University of Alabama Department of Modern Languages and Classics [http://bama.ua.edu/~mlc/]
American Philological Association [http://www.apaclassics.org/APA-MENU.html]
American Classical League [http://www.aclclassics.org/]
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