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Use these selected databases to find articles on your topic:
Books, Ebooks, Music, & Movies
Search the library's collection:
Search Beyond Fairfield:
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WorldCatA global and comprehensive catalog of library holdings. Search WorldCat for materials that are not available at Fairfield.
Background Sources
Multidisciplinary encyclopedias:
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Credo Reference Academic CoreA comprehensive collection of subject encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and reference handbooks. Also included are short reference videos and high-resolution images. Useful background information source.
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Oxford Reference Online: PremiumA comprehensive collection of scholarly encyclopedias and dictionaries published by Oxford University Press. A useful background information source for starting your research. Simultaneous user limit: 5.
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Britannica AcademicProvides access to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, an interactive world atlas, a world data analyst tool, images, timelines, videos, and primary sources.
Discipline specific sources:
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Oxford BibliographiesWritten and reviewed by scholars, these authoritative and scholarly annotated bibliographies serve as a great starting point for your research. Each article begins with an overview essay and recommends the most important scholarship on a topic. Includes recommendations to primary sources. Subscribed subjects include: Cinema and Media Studies, Classics, Communication, International Law, International Relations, Latin American Studies, and Political Science.
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The Encyclopedia of Ancient HistoryCall Number: Online and Reference Main Level D54 .E53 2013ISBN: 9781405179355Publication Date: 2013 -
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and RomeCall Number: Online and Reference Main Level DE5 .O95 2010ISBN: 9780195388398Publication Date: 2010 -
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An Encyclopedia of the History of Classical ArchaeologyCall Number: Reference Main Level DE5.E5 1996Publication Date: 1996 -
Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman WorldCall Number: Atlas Collection Main Level G1033 .B3 2000Publication Date: 2000 -
Primary Sources
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List of Author/Book AbbreviationsThe easiest way to find primary sources in classics is to see what your secondary sources are citing. Often, though, the secondary sources will abbreviate the author and the name of the work. You can use this guide to figure out what the abbreviations stand for.
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Perseus Digital LibraryNearly 500 Greek and Latin classics in English translations, along with online dictionaries and grammar guides. Their advanced search can look up specific words in Greek, Latin, Arabic, and Old Norse, which is particularly helpful for translation classes.
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Corpus Scriptorum LatinorumA gateway to classical texts and translatinos ranging from antiquity to neo-Latinists active in the 18th century.
Citations & Support
Citing Your Sources
The links below point to brief informational guides for creating accurate citations. For more complete information, consult the original books at the library (see call numbers below) or contact a librarian.
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AMA Manual of Style, 11th ed.Call Number: Online and Reference Main Level R119 .A533 2020ISBN: 9780190246556For help with this style, check out our AMA Citation Guide. -
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), 7th ed.Call Number: Reference Main Level BF76.7 .P83 2020ISBN: 9781433832161For help with this style, check out our APA Citation Guide. -
MLA Handbook, 9th ed.Call Number: Reference Main Level LB2369 .G53 2021ISBN: 9781603293518For help with this style, check out our MLA Citation Guide. -
The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th ed.Call Number: Online and Reference Main Level Z253 .U69 2017ISBN: 9780226287058Our Citation Guides can help with Chicago Notes-Bibliography style or Chicago Author-Date style. -
IEEE Editorial Style Manual for Authors by Call Number: OnlineFor help with this style, check out our IEEE Citation Guide.
Questions about Citations? Save time, ask a Librarian!
Citation Managers
Zotero (pronounced "zoh-TAIR-oh") is a standalone application that uses browser connectors to save full text, organize sources, and create citations. Click the logo to see more info!
ATTENTION: Please note that the Library will be ending its subscription to Refworks in July 2022. For more information, see our Refworks-to-Zotero transfer guide.
The Writing Center
The Writing Center, located in the main level of the DiMenna-Nyselius library, will help you with your writing. Tutors will work with you to improve essays, research papers, oral presentations, and more!
Schedule an appointment online or contact them by e-mail at writingcenter@fairfield.edu.
