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Writing History; A Guide for Students
Going to the Sources: A Guide to Historical Research and Writing
The Chicago Manual of Style
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Provides rules, examples, and tools
Online Citiation Tools
RefWorks is a web-based citation manager
The online companion to A Writer's Reference provides rules and examples for Chicago, MLA, and APA formats
Refer to the Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide for additional information
See the Haverford College Department of Classics website for helpful information on citing ancient sources
Introduction
This research guide will help you identify and access core research resources on Classical civilization as well as ancient Greek and Latin. For more information about classical studies at Loyola University Chicago, visit the Department of Classical Studies.
Curious about what you might do with a classical studies major? Read What can I do with this degree?, a guide funded by the Career Development Center and licensed from the University of Tennessee Career Services.
Online Reference Sources
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discover a topic, define a term, check a name or event, identify recommended reading
- Brill's New Pauly: Encyclopaedia of the Ancient World English edition of Der Neue Pauly, an encyclopedia focused on the ancient world and classical scholarship
- Database of Latin Dictionaries Includes dictionaries for translating Latin into modern languages, for semantic and etymological excplanations of Latin words in Latin, and for defining historical Latin terms
- Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture Entries on visual art in the Classical Period
- International Encyclopedia of Linguistics Entries on historical linguistics, among other areas
- Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt Entries on Egyptian civilization from the predynastic era to the 7th century
- Oxford Reference Online: Classics Subject-specific dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks
Selected Print Reference Sources
- The Oxford Classical Dictionary (3rd edition, revised)
Essential reference source - Pauly-Wissowa index (Gartner)
Locate topical articles in the main volumes and supplements of Pauly-Wissowa - Greek-English and Latin-English Dictionaries
Shelved in the Reference Collection on the first floor of Cudahy Library at the call numbers PA 445 and PA 2365 respectively - Classical Studies: A Guide to the Reference Literature
Identify and use the essential research sources
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