Finding Books
MnPALS
Our library catalog. This link takes you into the "Basic Searches" screen where you can search by author, title, etc. The "Advanced Searches" option lets you limit by date, additional keywords, collection area, and so on. In your list of results, the Location column lists the call number--where the book is shelved. You can also choose other libraries to search from this catalog and ask for books through interlibrary loan (ILL).
WorldCat is a huge, worldwide catalog with over 60 million books and other items. Some of the items you find in this catalog may be unavailable through interlibrary loan or may take longer to arrive than those found in regional libraries.
To find out what the letters in the call numbers stand for, go to LC Classification Online.
Reference Works
Reference works are helpful at two points in your research: when starting out (by offering overview articles of, say, a writer and her work) or whennailing down unfamiliar terms, concepts, and topics that turn up during your research. Many reference book articles are written by experts and offer not only information but excellent bibliographies for further research.
History
- Cambridge Ancient History. (Ref D57 .C252 volume 2, part 2)
Literature
- Greek Literature. (Ref PA3054 .G74 2001)
- Oxford Companion to Classical Literature. (Ref PA31 .H69 1989)
People
- Ancient Writers: Greece and Rome. (Ref PA3002 .A5 1982)
- Genealogical Chart of Greek Mythology. (Ref BL785 .N44 2003)
- Who Was Who in the Greek World. (Ref DF208 .W48 1982)
Places
- Atlas of the Ancient World. (Ref G1033 .O5 1992)
- Atlas of Classical History. (Ref G1033 .G65 1994)
- Atlas of the Greek World. (Ref DF77 .L43)
Finding Articles
Scholarly vs. Popular (vs. Trade)
Databases for articles and other materials offer references to publications that may or may not be in this library; some databases offer full text of articles and others simply references. There are in-depth databases that cover publications in a particular field and others that are interdisciplinary. Databases can be accessed from a drop-down list on the library's main page; descriptions can be found here.
Academic Search Premier
Academic Search Premier contains indexing for nearly 8,050 publications, with full text for more than 4,600 of those titles. This database covers biology, chemistry, education, engineering, humanities, physics, psychology, religion and theology, sociology, and other disciplines.
JSTOR
JSTOR is an archival database and does not include current journal issues, but provides complete full-text back files for 78 journals from more than 15 academic disciplines. All journals are fully searchable or are available for browsing.
MLA Bibliography
The most complete listing of books, articles, book chapters, and dissertations in language and literature.
Project Muse
Project Muse provides full text electronic access to over 40 scholarly journals in humanities, the social sciences, and mathematics. Gustavus subscribes to the Johns Hopkins University Press Collection.
PsycInfo
This database is the most complete listing of research in the field of psychology, and also includes literature from various related disciplines such as psychiatry, education, business, medicine, nursing, pharmacology, law, linguistics, and social work.
Interlibrary Loan
To get books or articles that Gustavus does not own, use Interlibrary Loan.
Web Sites
Evaluating Web Sites
Using Wikipedia (Carleton College)
General Resources
- Perseus Project
Searchable digital library that includes primary sources, secondary materials, and teaching tools.
- The Ancient World Web
Collection of links organized by category (art, daily life, monuments, literature, etc.).
- Classical Myth: The Ancient Sources
Links to images and texts that concern the major figures in Greek and Roman mythology
- External Gateway to Classics Resources
From the Classics Faculty at Cambridge University. Browse by topic or use the built-in search engine.
- Internet Resources for Classics
Organized by topic. Topics include: art, architecture, e-texts, music, software, and more.
- Voice of the Shuttle--Classical Studies Page
Resources are sorted by category and type (e.g. language resources, conferences, journals, etc.
Gender
- Diotoma
Resources on the study of women and gender in the ancient world.
History
- Ancient World Mapping Center
A site devoted to GIS and cartographic knowledge in the field; includes an online map room.
- The Atrium
Web sites, multimedia resources, quick facts and other information about ancient Greece and Rome.
- Abzu
Ancient Near East resources.
- Electronic Resources for Classicists
This page contains numerous links to professional organizations, electronic publications, e-texts, educational institutions, and much more.
Citing Your Sources
Documentation Guide -- Includes models for APA and MLA style, plus links to examples of Chicago and CBE style.
Avoiding Plagiarism
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