Research Guide for Hum 110
Contact:
Rachel Bridgewater
,
Electronic Resources Librarian
Part 1. The Reference Room
What's There:
Librarians at the reference desk.
Dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, handbooks and guides to authors,
works, and criticism, biographical guides, bibliographies, indexes to
journal literature, computer workstations.
How to Start:
Identify reference books in the library catalog. You may also browse the reference room by subject or discipline.
Art and Architecture
The Grove Dictionary of Art
N31 .D5 1996 (34 v.)
Part of Oxford Art Online
The New Century Handbook of Greek Art and Architecture
N5633 .N39
History, Culture, and Atlases
The Oxford Classical Dictionary
DE5 .O9 2003
Single most useful reference source for all things Classical.
Encyclopedia of Ancient Civilizations
CB311 .E52 1988
Encyclopedia of the History of Ancient Archaeology
DE5 .E5 1996 (2 v.)
Oxford History of the Classical World
DE59 .O94 1986
Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire
DG270 .B86 1994
Atlas of Classical History
G1033 .A833 1985 (atlases)
Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World
G1033 .B3 2000 (atlases)
The Macmillan Bible Atlas
G2230 .A2 1993 (atlases)
Language and Literary Criticism
Greek and Latin Authors, 800 B.C.-A.D. 1000
PA31 .G7 (2 v.)
Oxford Companion to Classical Literature
PA31 .H69 1989
Online version is abridged.
Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism (CMLC)
A multi-volume survey of critical commentary on the work of specific
authors and in some cases specific texts. Each entry contains
biographical information, an overview of critical responses since the
work was published, and a large bibliography of primary and secondary
works. The bulk of each entry is a collection of lengthy excerpts of
that critical commentary, providing an excellent overview of scholarly
work related to that author or text. There is no order to the contents
of the series as a whole. Use the index in the most recent volume in
the series to identify which volume has an entry on a specific author,
topic, or text.
Philosophy and Religion
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
B51 .R68 1998
A comprehensive encyclopedia. The online version can be browsed by philosophical themes, philosophies, historical periods, and religions. Fulltext entries can be searched by keyword, title, contributor, or bibliography.
Encyclopedia of Classical Philosophy
B163 .E53 1997
Encyclopedia of Early Christianity
BR162.2 .E53 1997
Encyclopedia of Religion
BL31 .E46 2005
The first edition, edited by Mircea Eliade and published in 1986, is a classic text in the study of Religion and features broad essays with substantial detail and bibliographies. The second edition (the online version) is completely revised with substantial additional content.
Dictionary of Judaism in the Biblical Period : 450 B.C.E. to 600 C.E.
BM50 .D525 1996 (2 v.)
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Part 2. The Book Collection
What's There:
Primary texts, including collected and selected works by one author,
anthologies of works by several authors, biographies, and criticism
published as monographs.
How to Start:
For classical authors, search the catalog by author for works. To find books on a particular topic, start with a keyword search.
Beyond Reed:
The Summit catalog
allows you to search for books at several other college and university
libraries in Oregon and Washington. The books you request are delivered
to Reed within 2-3 days.
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Part 3. The Journal Collection
b) Once you've identified some articles, and if they're not available
online from Academic Search Premier or Humanities Abstracts, you need
to check the Electronic & Print Periodicals List
to see if Reed subscribes in print or to another online source. Be sure
to compare the date and volume of the article to our library's
holdings. c) For print holdings, recent issues of
non-science journals (usually 1-2 years) are in the South Reference
Room. Bound volumes of journals are in the stacks area, south wing.
They're arranged alphabetically by title.
What's There:
Articles by scholars on a variety of topics.
How to Start:
a) Use a library database or index to locate articles in journals.
Print or make a note of the citation. For Hum 110 research, try:
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Part 4. World Wide Web Sites
Perseus Digital Library
Diotima
Historical Atlas Resource
What's There:
Texts, critical works, illustrations, and maps, as well as Internet
versions of many reference works. Not all websites are appropriate for
academic research — if you are not sure if the information is accurate
or from an authoritative source, ask your professor or a librarian.
How to Start:
Use a search engine, like google, or a web portal, like the Librarian's Index to the Internet. For Hum 110, try these websites, selected by Reed faculty and librarians:
Digital library of the classical world
Women and gender in the ancient world
Includes maps of the ancient and early medieval world
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