History 208W: Historical Research and Methods Seminar: Athens and the Golden Age: 500-323 B.C
Elizabeth Conner
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This page contains links to electronic resources useful for researching the history of Athens, as well as information about other relevant library resources. For a complete list of electronic resources available to University of Maryland faculty, staff, and students, as well as information about the full range of library resources and services, consult the UM Libraries' home page.
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Reference Works
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- UM Libraries' Catalog
The Libraries' catalog provides information about books and other holdings of all libraries at the University of Maryland. Click on "choose campus" to see what is owned by other University System of Maryland libraries. Books owned by other libraries in the system can be ordered at the computer for delivery to College Park (or elsewhere), click on "Request."Note that when searching in the catalog, it is useful to consult the "subjects" listed in catalog records. These can give you ideas about other words or terms to use in your search.
Books: Other Libraries
- WorldCat
Combined catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide. Items not owned by University System of Maryland libraries can be ordered at the computer for borrowing through interlibrary loan. Click on the "find it" button.
Scholarly Journal Articles and Related Publications
To find an article in the following databases, click on "find it."
- L'Année Philologique, accessible through Research Port
Bibliography of journal articles, books, articles in collections, and conference papers on multiple aspects of ancient Greek and Roman civilization, including literature and linguistics, history, philosophy, art, religion, music, and science, from the second millennium B.C.E. to the early Middle Ages. - Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
Database of journal articles about architecture. - Philosopher's Index
Database of journal articles and other publications about philosophy. - Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Database of journal articles about political science. - Research Port contains hundreds of specialized databases on a wide variety of subjects.
Finding Works by and about Classical Authors in the Libraries' Catalog
- To find works by a classical author, use "author beginning with .." search and add the author's name.
- To find particular editions, use the advanced search and add "loeb," "oxford", "cambridge" etc.
- To find works about a classical author, use "subject word/s" search and add the author's name.
Images
- ARTstor
Collection of more than one million images from a wide variety of times and places.
Questions?
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