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Classics

Background Information

The classical gazetteer
Location: JPL Stacks DE25 .H43 1995

The dictionary of classical mythology
Location: Downtown Library, Reference BL715 .G713 1996

The encyclopedia of classical philosophy
Location: JPL Stacks B163 .E53 1997

The encyclopedia of world history : ancient, medieval, and modern, chronologically arranged
Location: JPL Reference Stacks D21 .E578 2001

Literature Resource Center (UTSA subscription)
A full-text literature reference database rich in biographical, bibliographical, and critical content. An important resource for information on more than 100,000 literary figures, including Classical authors. Full Text

The Oxford classical dictionary
Location: JPL Reference Stacks & Downtown Library, Reference DE5 .O9 1996

The Oxford companion to classical literature
Location: JPL Reference Stacks PA31 .H69 1989

Oxford English Dictionary (OED) (UTSA Subscription)
Location: JPL Reference Stacks PE1625 .O87 1989
Comprehensive etymological dictionary containing the meanings and derivation of words in the English language, including Latin and Greek roots. Examples of usage of words through time.

Who's who in classical mythology
Location: JPL Stacks BL715 .R66 1997

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Books

Books and Materials at the UTSA Library

UCAT, UTSA Library Online Catalog
Search UCAT to locate books, journal titles (not articles), government documents, maps and multimedia materials available at the UTSA Library. Read the Search Tips to learn how to conduct a better search.

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Online Books

The Online Medieval and Classical Library
Free Website: http://sunsite.Berkeley.EDU/OMACL/
Public Web resource from the Berkeley Digital Library.
An e-text collection of important literary texts of Classical civilization.
Includes to other e-text resources such as Project Gutenberg and the Internet Classics Archive. Browsable by author/title, searchable by keyword.

Past Masters: Philosophy (UTSA subscription)
The complete works of Aristotle and the collected dialogues of Plato. Full Text

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Databases & Article Searching

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Academic Search Complete (UTSA subscription)
Provides full-text for nearly 3,200 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. Full Text & Full Image

Anthropological Literature (UTSA subscription)
Selectively indexes articles and essays in anthropology, archaeology, and related interdisciplinary fields from more than 900 journals and monographic series published in English and other European languages from the late 19th century to the present. Citations Only

Web of Science (UTSA subscription)
Includes the Arts & Humanities Citation Index. Indexes and abstracts articles in more than 8,400 journals from 1989 to the present in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Print equivalents published by The Institute for Scientific Information are Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index Expanded, and Social Sciences Citation Index. Search by general keywords.  Citations Only

JSTOR (UTSA subscription)
Full-image access to many scholarly journals, including 11 Classical Studies titles. Search by keyword or by journal. Full Image

Classical Studies titles include:

• American Journal of Archaeology (1897-1997)
• American Journal of Archaeology and of the History of the Fine Arts (1885-1896)
• American Journal of Philology (1880-1995)
• Britannia (1970-1997)
• Classical Philology (1906-1997)
• Classical Quarterly (1907-1997)
• Classical Review (1887-1997)
• Greece & Rome (1931-1997)
• Harvard Studies in Classical Philology (1890-1998)
• Journal of Hellenic Studies (1880-1997)
• Journal of Roman Studies (1911-1997)
• Transactions of the American Philological Association (1869-1896), (1974-2000)
• Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association (1897-1972)

MLA International Bibliography (UTSA subscription)
Indexes journal articles, books, book chapters, and dissertations for literary criticism, linguistics, and rhetoric. 1963 - Current. Earlier years covered by paper files available in Reference Stacks. Citations Only

The Perseus Digital Library
Free website: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu
Public Web resource from Tufts University.
The Perseus Digital Library includes maps, texts and images of art and architecture from the Ancient Greek and Roman worlds. Full Text & Full Image

Project Muse (UTSA subscription)
Maintained by Johns Hopkins University, this online journal collection offers full-text/full-image access to over 40 Johns Hopkins publications. Search by keyword or by journal. Full Text & Full Image

Classics journals available via Project Muse include:

• American Journal of Philology (1996-present)
• Arethusa (1996-present)
• Transactions of the American Philological Association - TAPA (2000-present)

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Further Research

American Philological Association
Free website: http://www.apaclassics.org/
The principal North American association for Classical studies.

UTSA Classics Department
The website for the UTSA Classics Department. Links to course descriptions, faculty webpages, and Classics resources.

Electronic Resources for Classicists
Free website: http://www.tlg.uci.edu/index/resources.html
A list of links to Classically-oriented sites.