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Finding Background Resources
Finding Background ResourcesReference Books and Databases
Listed below are a selection of background resources that serve as suggested starting places for finding more information on Antigone, Sophocles, Greek drama, and Greek civilization.
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
- Bonnefoy, Yves. Mythologies: A Restructured Translation of Dictionnaire des Mythologies et des Religions des Societes Traditionnelles et du Monde Antique. Prepared under the direction of Wendy Doniger; translated by Gerald Honigsblum, et al. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, c1991. 2 vols.
- Olin Library Reference BL 311 D55 1991
- An excellent two-volume reference source for information on world mythologies. Extensive sections on major cultural groups, e.g. 200 pages on "Greece," each with separate tables of contents. Articles within the sections are well-written overviews of various aspects of that culture's mythologies, with extensive notes and bibliographies. Many illustrations and an excellent index. One of the best reference works on ancient mythologies in the collection.
- Bowder, Diana, ed. Who Was Who in the Greek World: 776 B.C.--30 B.C. Ithaca:
Cornell UP, 1982.
- Uris Ref DF 208 W62+
- This work provides "a scholarly and readable account of the lives, achievements, and works of all the more notable personages who appear in the history of the period covered." (Introduction). Most entries have bibliographic references. Includes numerous illustrations, maps, a glossary, and an extended bibliography.
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- Cotterell, Arthur, ed. The Encyclopedia of Ancient Civilizations. New York: Mayflower Books, 1980.
- Olin Library Reference CB 311 E565+
- A very compact guide to ancient civilizations from Egypt to the Mayas. Articles are signed and usually feature some basic illustrations and maps. There are some very basic bibliographies in the back of the book. Very well indexed.
- Grant, Michael and Rachel Kitzinger, eds. Civilization of the Ancient Mediterranean:
Greece and Rome. 3 vols. New York: Scribners, 1988.
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Uris Library Reference DE 59 C58 1988; also Olin Library Reference
- This collection of essays on Ancient Greek and Roman history cover various topics: geography, physical appearance of inhabitants, politics and religions, languages, arts, and technologies, social and economic activities, and personal lives. Each essay concludes with a bibliography of primary and secondary sources. In addition to the essays, the editors have included a map section, a chronological table, and an index.
- Hornblower, Simon and Antony Spawforth, eds.The Oxford Classical Dictionary. 3rd ed. Oxford New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
- Olin Library Reference DE5 .O98 1996+; Olin Library Room 605; Fine Arts Library Reference DE5 .Ox2 1996
- A third and recently revised edition of this scholarly dictionary covering biography, literature, mythology, philosophy, religion, science, geography of the classical world. Most articles are brief. Bibliographies appended to the articles are usually limited to a few of the best works on the topic, and now are more up to date than those in, e.g., Harper's Dictionary, and include more English language titles.
- Hornblower, Simon and Anthony Spawforth, eds. The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998.
- Uris Library Reference DE5.O92x 1998+
; Olin Library Reference DE5.O92x 1998+
- A more up-to-date and accessible source than the Oxford Classical Dictionary. Brief, signed articles with some bibliographical notes in the text. There are cross-references, maps and illustrations. Highly recommended as a source for background material.
- Luce, T. James, ed. Ancient Writers: Greece and Rome. 2 vols. New York: Scribners, 1982.
- Uris Library Reference DE 5 A54; also Olin Library Reference PA 3002 A54+
- A collection of 47 essays which detail "the significant achievements of the writers of the ancient world." (Introduction). Essays cover biographical information and literary background. Arranged chronologically by writer, entries include a selected bibliography of texts, translations, criticism, and commentary.
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- Stillwill, Richard, ed. The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1976.
- Uris Library Reference DE 59 .P95+; Olin Library Reference DE 59 .P95+; and Fine Arts Library Reference DE 59 .P95+
- A one-volume encyclopedia listing and describing over 3,000 archaeological sites of the classical world from Roman Britain to Asia Minor. Each entry includes a description and location (with map reference) followed by a brief history with references to the ancent source. Each also has a bibliography. A series of maps at the ends helps locate the sites.
- Jenkins, Fred W. Classical Studies: A Guide to the Reference Literature.
Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1996.
- Olin Library Reference Z 7016 .J4x 1996
- This is a well-written, easy-to-use annotated guide to 667 reference materials for classical Greek and Roman studies. Focusing on the best and most current sources for studies covering the Bronze Age through the sixth century C.E., the author has divided the book into three parts: bibliographic resources, information resources, and organizations. All areas of classical Greek and Roman culture and civilization are covered. Although preference is given to English-language printed sources, reference works in French, German, and Italian are included in each of the sections. The table of contents and the author/title and subject indexes at the end of the book make it easy to quickly locate a title.
Researchers will find the section entitled "Information Resources" particularly useful in that is lists numerous Internet sources, including electronic discussion groups and gives their World Wide Web sites. As with the printed materials, each Internet resource is annotated and details such information as the level of discussion of certain discussion groups, the kinds of material that may be found on a given site, and how well the information is gathered and arranged.
- This is a well-written, easy-to-use annotated guide to 667 reference materials for classical Greek and Roman studies. Focusing on the best and most current sources for studies covering the Bronze Age through the sixth century C.E., the author has divided the book into three parts: bibliographic resources, information resources, and organizations. All areas of classical Greek and Roman culture and civilization are covered. Although preference is given to English-language printed sources, reference works in French, German, and Italian are included in each of the sections. The table of contents and the author/title and subject indexes at the end of the book make it easy to quickly locate a title.
- Hammmond, Nicholas G.L., ed. Atlas of the Greek and Roman World in Antiquity. Park Ridge, NJ: Noyes Press, 1981.
- Olin Library Reference G1033 .A89++; also Uris Library Reference G1033 .A89++; and Fine Arts Library Reference
G1033 .A88#
- The standard atlas of the classical world from neolithic times to the fall of the Roman Empire. About 40 shaded maps with good detail and a complete gazeteer.
- Talbert, Richard J. A., ed. Atlas of Classical History. New York: MacMillan, 1985.
- Olin Library Reference G 1033 .A887+
- A useful atlas of outline maps of the Ancient World. Includes maps of important sites and concise descriptions. Basic bibliographies are provided for each area. There is an Index/Gazeteer for locating places on the maps.
- The Cambridge Ancient History. Third Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1970.
- Olin Library Reference D57 .C17 1970; also Uris Library D57 .C17 1970
- An authoritative multivolume work covering the entire Mediterranean Basin and beyond, from Egypt to Parthia and the Roman Empire. All sections are written by noted experts in their fields. There are good bibliographies and indexes for each volume. Volumes are updated only occasionally, so current scholarship may not be represented.
- Boardman, John, Jasper Griffen and Oswyn Murray, eds. The Oxford History of the Classical World. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1986.
- Uris Library Reference DE 59 .O98; Olin Library Reference DE 59 .O98
- A good general history of all aspects of Greek and Roman civilizations. Each chapter is by an authority on the subject and includes notes on "further reading" which are useful. Richly illustrated with black and white and colour plates. Includes maps, a chronology and index.
- Literature Resource Center. [Farmington Hills, MI] : Gale Group, c1999-.
- "The Literature Resource Center (LRC) is a complete literature reference database designed for the undergraduate student. LRC combines biographical, bibliographical, and contextual information to deliver a complete reference/resource package on authors and their works (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history, and journalism). It includes full text online versions of Contemporary Authors, the Dictionary of Literary Biography, Contemporary Literary Criticism, and the Encyclopedia of Literature.
- The Perseus Digital Library. Department of the Classics, Tufts University.
The Perseus Classics collection began as an integrated collection of materials, textual and visual, on the Archaic and Classical Greek world. Named for the Hellenic hero who explored the world to its most distant reaches, Perseus made it possible for specialists and non-specialists alike to move between traditionally distinct types of information, such as images and texts, and across traditionally distinct disciplines, such as classical archaeology and philology. Building on the success of the tools and resources developed for Ancient Greek source materials, the project expanded into the Roman world, with additional art and archaeology materials as well as new collections of Latin texts and tools.
The collection contains extensive and diverse resources including primary and secondary texts, site plans, digital images, and maps. Art and archaeology catalogs document a wide range of objects: over 1,500 vases, over 1,800 sculptures and sculptural groups, over 1,200 coins, hundreds of buildings from nearly 100 sites and over 100 gems. Catalog entries are linked to tens of thousands of images, many in high resolution, and have been produced in collaboration with many museums, institutions and scholars. Catalog information and keywords have been taken from standard sources, which are cited in the entries for each object.
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Finding Articles
Finding ArticlesIndexes, Abstracts, and E-Journals
Periodical indexes and abstracts are resources that identify and locate articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers. Increasingly indexes are now available as online databases that will often provide access to the full text of the articles contained in these publications.
Find Databases provides access to over 2000 online indexes and abstracts, almanacs, catalogs, dictionaries, directories, and encyclopedias. Entries for these resources provide descriptive information, dates of coverage, and links to the databases. You can find databases in your areas of interest by either searching by title or keyword or browsing through the subject menus.
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Note: The number of databases available for simultaneous searching is a selective subset of the number of resources available in Finding Databases.
Finding Periodicals and Periodical Articles
- Article First OCLC Web: 1990- .
- Lexis Nexis Academic Universe. Dayton, Ohio: Lexis-Nexis, 1997-.
- Lexis-Nexis' Academic Universe provides access to full text resources on topics including current and general news; business and financial information; newspapers; company directories; government and politics; medical and health topics; accounting, auditing, and tax; federal and state laws; legal cases; and regulations. Resources include TV and radio news transcripts.
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Periodical Abstracts (ProQuest). Ann Arbor: Bell & Howell, 1986- .
- Indexes and abstracts approximately 2000 general interest magazines and scholarly journals. It also includes citations and abstracts to selected television and radio programs. Many of the articles found by searching in this database are available in full text electronic formats. Pull down menus allow you to customize your searches by date range, type of resource (newspaper or magazine and journal articles), and by retrieval format (citation, full text, or PDF file which includes graphics). The Database Selection menu allows you to search different sections of the database, including a limit for Peer reviewed articles (scholarly articles).
Cites items listed on the table of contents page of individual issues of more than 13,000 journals in science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture. Covers 1990 to the present for most journals; some titles are covered from 1992 or 1994 to date. Updated daily. Includes abstracts.
- L'Année philologique on the Internet..
Incorporates several different attempts to bring the most comprehensive bibliography of classical studies into electronic form. Volumes 40(1969)-70(2000) are now available. For additional coverage and indexing, see the paper version of this index, the DCB CD-ROM (below) and TOCS-IN(also below).
- L'Année Philologique: Bibliographie Critique et Analytique de l'antiquité
Gréco-Latine.. Paris: Societe d'edition "Les Belles Lettres", 1924/26-.
- Olin Library Room 605 Z 7016 A61
- The most important and comprehensive bibliography in the field of classical languages and literature, history, archeology, epigraphy, and numismatics. Published annually, it includes citations (in all languages) to books, articles, collections of essays and reviews. It is divided into two parts. Part I covers classical authors and textual criticism (arranged alphabetically by ancient author). Part 2 is divided into subjects (philosophy, linguistics, history), subdivided chronologically then alphabetically, by the author of the book or article. An index of ancient authors and an index of authors of books and articles are included.
- The most important and comprehensive bibliography in the field of classical languages and literature, history, archeology, epigraphy, and numismatics. Published annually, it includes citations (in all languages) to books, articles, collections of essays and reviews. It is divided into two parts. Part I covers classical authors and textual criticism (arranged alphabetically by ancient author). Part 2 is divided into subjects (philosophy, linguistics, history), subdivided chronologically then alphabetically, by the author of the book or article. An index of ancient authors and an index of authors of books and articles are included.
- The Database of Classical Bibliography (computer file): DCB. Atlanta:
Scholars Press, 1995- . Vol. 1- .
- Olin Library Reference Disk Z7016 .D23 Available in Electronic Text Center
- The DCB contains information about publications of all kinds dealing with every aspect of Greco-Roman antiquity. Its primary source is the Année Philologique (APh), the international bibliography of record for the field of classical studies. The APh (and DCB) contains citations of all known scholarly work published in any language anywhere in the world in the areas of ancient Greek and Latin language and linguistics, Greek and Roman history, literature, philosophy, art, archaeology, religion, mythology, music, science, early Christian texts, numismatics, papryology and epigraphy. Each publication is classified by ancient author, text, or general subject, and all articles are abstracted. Substantial international cross-referencing and scholarly notes contributed by the editors. Covers APh volumes 47-58 (1976-1987).
- L'Année Philologique: Bibliographie Critique et Analytique de l'antiquité
Gréco-Latine.. Paris: Societe d'edition "Les Belles Lettres", 1924/26-.
- Art Abstracts OCLC Web: 1984- .
- Indexes more than 250 key international, English-language arts publications. Includes periodicals, yearbooks, museum bulletins, competition and award notices, exhibition listings, interviews, film reviews, and more. Covers art, archaeology, architecture, art history, city planning, computer graphics, crafts, film, interior design, landscape architecture, photography, television, textiles and video.
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International Index to the Performing Arts IIPA Full Text. Alexandria, VA: Chadwyck-Healey Inc., 1999- .
- IPA Full Text covers a broad spectrum of the arts and entertainment industry--including dance, film, television, drama, theater, stagecraft, musical theater, broadcast arts, circus performance, comedy, storytelling, opera, pantomime, puppetry, magic and more. All the articles have abstracts and about a quarter have the full text of the article. The best online resource for a broad range of publications in the performing arts.
- MLA International Bibliography. New York: Modern Language Association, 1963- .
- An international index and database providing references to scholarly articles from over 4000 journals dealing with languages, literature, folklore and linguistics. It is useful for finding literary criticism of a particular author or work, as well as articles on literary theory, women's studies, popular culture, and performing arts. The online version of MLA covers 1963 to present. The print version covers 1921 to the present.
- Nestor
- Bibliography of Aegean studies, Mycenaean Greece, homeric society, Indo-European linguistics, and related fields. The primary geographic nexus of Nestor is the Aegean, including all of Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Cyprus. Its chronological range is the prehistoric period from the Palaeolithic through the end of the Geometric period. Subject areas covered include human interactions with the environment, material culture, social, political, and economic activities, structures, and organizations, and languages and writing systems. Related topics are Philistine culture, the Classical Cypriot syllabary, and Indo-European linguistics especially concerning the development of Greek.
- Periodicals Contents Index: PCI. Alexandria, VA : Chadwyck-Healey, 1770-1993.
- Electronic index to thousands of periodicals in the humanities and social sciences, covering each periodical from its first issue. Every article is indexed. The scope is international, including journals in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and other languages.
- TOCS-IN
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TOCS-IN provides the tables of contents of a selection of Classics, Near Eastern Studies, and Religion journals, both in text format and through a Web search program. Where possible, links are given with articles of which the full text or an abstract is available online (about 6%).
The project began to archive current tables of contents in 1992, and now contains ca 160 journals, and over 23,000 articles, in a database at Toronto. In addition, the Louvain mirror site archives much additional material for some of the journals before 1992. Searches of all data can be made at both sites.
- JSTOR New York, NY: JSTOR, c1996-.
JSTOR is a fully-searchable database containing the back issues of scholarly journals in history, economics, political science, demography, mathematics and other fields. - Project Muse Baltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press, c1995- .
- "Project Muse enables worldwide networked access to the full text of the Johns Hopkins University Press's 40+ scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics."
Internet Resources
Internet ResourcesPortals, Search Engines, and Subject Guides
Use web portals, search engines, or Internet subject guides to find resources or sites on the World Wide Web on your topic. Search Engines are software programs that allow you to search the contents of web pages and Subject Guides are web pages that use menus and lists to sort and classify web sites.
Question and evaluate the information that you find on web pages. As you would do with books and journal articles, look to see who is responsible for producing the web page or site that you are accessing. How objective is the information? How accurate or truthful? How authoritative? Go to the Evaluating Sources section of this page for more information on how to assess the web sites you have accessed.
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Evaluating Sources
Evaluating Sources
Evaluating the sources you find is a crucial step in the process of library research. The questions you ask about books, periodical articles, or multimedia sources are similar whether you're looking at a citation to the item or have the item in hand.
How to Critically Analyze Information Sources lists some of the critical questions you should ask when you consider the appropriateness of a particular book, article, media resource, or Web site for your research.
Distinguishing Scholarly from Non-Scholarly Periodicals: A Checklist of Criteria shows how to evaluate periodicals by looking at their format, intended audience, and appearance.
Evaluating Web Resources lists ways to analyze the Web sites you find.
Five Criteria for Evaluating Web Sites offers a table of suggestions.
For additional suggestions specific to Web sites, see Evaluating Web Sites: Criteria and Tools.
Citing Sources
Citing Sources
Cornell University Code of Academic Integrity
APA citation style
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.)
CU Library Reference locations include Africana, ILR, Mann, Olin, and Uris Libraries at call number: BF 76.7 .A51x 1994. Also in Hotel Reference at PE 1475 .P82 1994.
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- APA Reference Examples for Electronic Source Materials Excerpted from the new 5th edition of the Publication Manual.
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MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (5th ed.)
CU Library Reference locations include Olin and Uris Libraries at call number: LB 2369 .G53x 1999.
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June 13, 2003 Lance Heidig, ljh5@cornell.edu Instruction, Research, and Information Services (IRIS) Cornell University Library URL: http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/antigone.html
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