e-Resources specific to Classics

MLA  coverage: 1926 - present

The MLA International Bibliography covers world literature, languages, linguistics and folklore. Types of materials indexed include journal articles, books, and dissertations. 

	JSTOR
	"Language & Literature" journals (coverage)

Archive of 15 "Language & Literature" journals as well as journals in "Classical Studies", Latin American Studies and other disciplines. Older volumes have been digitized, starting from the first issues and running up to 3 to 5 years ago; no current issues are available in JSTOR.   

Database of Latin Dictionaries (DLD)

A growing database of three kinds of Latin dictionaries: 

• dictionaries to assist translation from Latin into modern languages
• dictionaries providing semantic and etymological explanations in Latin of Latin words
• historical Latin dictionaries.  -  

Library of Latin Texts - CLCLT (Brepolis)

Comprised of more than 2800 works of Christian Latin literature from over 860 authors. 

Currently focused on the patristic and medieval periods, it will eventually encompass works from Antiquity and the early-modern and modern eras. -  

Biblical Archaeology Society Online Archive

Archive consists of 5 books and an archive of three journals:

• Biblical Archaeology Review
• Bible Review
• Archaeological Odyssey -  

L'Année Philologique - Classical Studies and History

Comprehensive index for scholarly research in Classical Studies and Medieval History. Covers all aspects of the Greco-Latin world from 500 BCE to 800 CE. -  

ATLA Religion Database

Compiled by the American Theological Library Association, ATLA Religion Database covers Biblical studies, world religions, church history, and religious perspectives on social issues. Topics include social sciences, history and humanities.  

Literature Resource Center -

Biographies, bibliographies and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and their works in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history, and journalism. Additional in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most studied authors.

The information is provided from

• journal articles
• reference material including:
  • Dictionary of Literary Biography
  • Encyclopedia of Literature - over 10,000 entries.
• Twayne's Authors series
• Scribner Writers
links to selected web resources

Multi-Subject e-Resources including articles on Languages (Listed in A-Z order)

	Academic Search Premier -
	FirstSearch  - contact the Reference Desk for assistance
	Within the FirstSearch service, search the AHSearch database for Language topics.
	ProQuest Research Library -

Other Resources

	Credo Reference -
	A collection of 275 reference books including dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, books of quotations, as well as subject-specific titles including: Who's Who in the Roman World Who's Who in Ancient Egypt Who's Who in Classical Mythology Bloomsbury Dictionary of Myth

 

Naomi Cohen Education Resources / Reference Librarian Saint Joseph's University	Last revision / review:  March 10, 2008