Subject Librarian
All-Hours Research Help
Generalist librarians offer particularly helpful guidance with online source identification and access.
Library Quick Links
Essential Resources
- Oxford Bibliographies Online: Classics This link opens in a new windowProvides introductory essays and extended, authoritative reference lists on diverse topics; ideal for identifying and narrowing a research topic and identifying suitable sources for research.
- Annee Philologique, L' (Brepols) This link opens in a new windowIndexes journals (and other materials) on all aspects of classical studies; updated annually but with a two-year delay.
- Gnomon Bibliographic Database (GBD)Indexes journals, books, and book chapters on all aspects of classical studies with new content added more rapidly than it appears in L'Annee Philologique. Opens to a German interface; use a link near the upper right corner to switch to an English interface.
- Loeb Classical Library This link opens in a new windowPresents Greek and Latin classical texts with English translations.
- LUC Library Catalog Advanced Search This link opens in a new windowUse the books/ebooks option button to scope the search results to these item types.
- WorldCat Discovery Advanced Search This link opens in a new windowAdjust result list sort to relevance in order to eliminate weighting of locally-held titles.
Online Reference Sources
Start here to discover a topic, define a term, check a name or event, or identify recommended sources.
- Brill's New Pauly: Encyclopaedia of the Ancient WorldProvides the English edition of Der Neue Pauly, an encyclopedia focused on the ancient world and classical scholarship plus four topical supplements published to date.
- Oxford Classical Dictionary, 4th Ed.Includes entries on all aspects of the Greco-Roman world.
- Database of Latin Dictionaries This link opens in a new windowIncludes three types of dictionaries: (1) to translate from Latin into modern languages, (2) for semantic and etymological explanations of Latin words, and (3) historical Latin dictionaries.
- Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new windowIncludes a collection of encyclopedias and other sources on all aspects of classical studies.