Print Reference Resources (Historical & Cultural) |
Location |
Civilization of the Ancient Mediterranean |
Ref DE 59 C582 v. 1 |
Classics Illustrated Dictionary |
Ref DE 5 F951 C5 |
Dictionary of World Biography |
Ref CT 104 D34 |
Encyclopedia of the Ancient Greek World |
Ref DF 16 S121 E5 |
Greek and Latin Authors, 800 B.C. - A.D. 1000 |
Ref PA 31 G762 G7 |
New Century Classical Handbook |
Ref DE 5 N532 |
Oxford Classical Dictionary |
Ref DE 5 O98.3 |
Oxford Companion to Classical Literature |
Ref PA 31 H853 O9 |
Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites |
Ref DE 59 P957 |
Print Reference Resources (Religion) |
Location |
Cassell Dictionary of Classical Mythology |
Ref BL 715 M37 1998 |
Dictionary of Classical Mythology |
Ref BL 715 G713 1996 |
Dictionary of Roman Religion |
Ref BL 798 A236 D5 |
Encyclopedia of Cults, Sects and New Religions |
Ref BL 2525 L674 E5 |
Encyclopedia of Judaism |
Ref BM 50 E63 1999 |
Encyclopedia of Religion |
Ref BL 31 E564 |
Encyclopedia of the American Religious Experience |
Ref BL 2525 E56 |
Gods and Goddesses, Devils and Demons |
Ref BL 303 L967 |
New Age Encyclopedia |
Ref BP 605 N48 N49 1990 |
New Handbook of Living Religion |
Ref BL 80.2 N532 |
Locating Books |
Library Online Catalog |
Wiscat (Wisconsin catalog) |
Locating Articles |
Print Periodical Indexes
Humanities Index |
1974 - 1993 |
Social Science & Humanities Index |
1971 - 1974 |
Social Sciences Index |
1974 - 1993 |
Electronic Periodical Databases
Academic Search Elite (EBSCOhost) |
Expanded Academic ASAP (Infotrac) |
PA Research II (ProQuest) |
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ATLA (American Theological Library Association) Religion Index |
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Resources on the Web |
Web Sites by Subject - Classics |
Web Sites by Subject - Religion |
Web search engines - Google, Alta Vista, Hotbot, Yahoo |
In order to locate the best material available in the most efficient manner, it is necessary to develop a basic search strategy. Reference materials -- Monographic (books) materials -- Periodicals (articles) -- Web.
Most subjects or topics can be described in two or three keywords.
Initially, use the most specific search terms possible.
If necessary use synonyms and variant forms of a search term.
Example: ancient or classic; woman or women; greece or greek; rome or roman
Combine search terms with one or more Boolean search operators (and, or, not).
Example: persia and peloponn*; athens or sparta;
Use truncation symbols
Example: classic* retrieves citations with these words: classic, classics, classical, classically
Use nesting techniques
Example (ancient or classic) and literature |