WEL: Greek and Latin
Research Guide: Finding Articles
Back to Research GuideClassical Indexes
The major indexes in Classical Studies are published in
French. Since they are primarily lists of books, papers, reviews,
articles, site reports, etc., this is usually not too much of a problem.
The Database of Classical Bibliography, a CD-ROM, is based
on L'année and covers 1974-1989; it is available for
checkout, and may or may not save you time--since you'll have to look
at the print versions for everything but those fifteen years.Abbreviations are also a problem in terms of finding journal articles. Indexes usually have a key to the abbreviations they use, but if you find an abbreviation you can't make sense of, consult the sources below.
| Title |
Location |
| L'année philologique (1925-) |
WEL Index Table |
| Marouzeau, J. Dix années de bibliographie
classique (1914-1924) |
WEL Index Table |
| Lambrino, S. Bibliographie de l'antiquité
classique (1896-1914) |
WEL Index Table |
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TOCS-IN
: Tables of contents of journals of interest to Classicists |
Online http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/amphoras/tocs.html |
| Abbreviations | |
| Wellington, J. Dictionary of Bibliographic
Abbreviations Found in the Scholarship of Classical Studies and Related
Disciplines. |
WEL PA 99 .W44 1983 |
| ITA (International Title Abbreviations) |
WEL Z 6945 .A2 L4 1993 |
| Periodical Title Abbreviations |
MAIN Reference Desk Z 6945 .A2 P47 |
| Acronyms, Initialisms, & Abbreviations
Dictionary |
MAIN Reference Desk PE 1693 .G302 |
General Indexing Sources
A wide variety of general indexing sources also cover scholarly
material. Since Greek and Latin literature are at the heart of the traditional
Humanities curriculum, pretty much any source which touches the Humanities
also includes relevant material on classical subjects. More of these
sources are available online, but you will still frequently find yourself
needing to use print materials.Newspapers, particularly historical newspapers, are often good sources of information or discussion of classical topics. Several good indexes to these are included below.
| Title |
Online |
Print |
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MLA International Bibliography
Books and articles on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics. Classified arrangement (in print). No abstracts. |
1960- |
1921- ETC Index Table |
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Essay and General Literature Index
Essays and articles from anthologies and collections (books, not periodicals) |
1983- |
1900- MAIN Reference Indexes |
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ATLA Religion Index
Books and articles on all aspects of religion |
1949- |
1949- MAIN Reference Z 7753 .A52 |
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Philosopher's Index
Books and journals in philosophy and related disciplines |
1940- |
1940- MAIN Reference Indexes |
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Arts & Humanities Citation Index
Search footnotes or a periodical index |
1980- |
1975-1999 MAIN Reference Indexes |
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Lexis-Nexis Academic
Newspapers, newswires, some popular and business magazines, transcripts of news programs. Includes international sources. |
Dates vary with source |
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| Historical Newspaper
Indexes |
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Palmer's Index to The Times
Over a century of the London Times |
1790-1905 |
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Poole's Plus 19th Century Masterfile
Indexes a variety of 19th century magazines and newspapers |
1802-1906 |
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Historical Index to the New York Times
|
1863-1922 (does not include 1906-1912) |
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