Xavier University Library: Database Guides: Classics

L'Année Philologique (1969-2002 vols. 30-73; updated annually in the spring), also called Database of Classical Bibliography, indexes and abstracts 1,500 journals and 500 collections and conference papers classified under ancient authors, texts, subjects and disciplines. It includes articles in French, English, German, and Italian, and Spanish. It is published by the Société Internationale de Bibliographie Classique, the American Philological Association and the Database of Classical Bibliography with support from the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France) and the National Endowment for Humanities (USA). This subscription is limited to 10 simultaneous users.

Arts and Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI) (1980-present; updated weekly; some full-text; RefWorks help; tutorial; citation alerts; saving searches & creating alerts; journal titles) provides current and retrospective bibliographic information and cited references (the author's bibliography) for over 1,130 arts and humanities journals plus individually selected, relevant items from about 7,000 science and social sciences journals. It covers archaeology, architecture, art, asian studies, classics, dance, film, folklore, history, language, linguistics, literary reviews, literature, music, philosophy, poetry, radio, religion, television and theater. It is produced by Thomson Scientific and the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI. The the user interface is provided by the Web of Science.Click Change Limits and Settings to search only this database. Click Register or Sign In to save searches and receive search history and citation alerts. Having problems? Try accessing this database directly through OhioLINK.

Humanities International Complete (1925-present; updated monthly; much full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides indexing and abstracts for books, articles, essays and reviews, as well as original creative works including poems, fiction, photographs, paintings and illustrations. It indexes 1,700 scholarly journals and incorporates all content from American Humanities Index and Humanities International Index. It covers literature, language, history, philosophy, archaeology, classical studies, folklore, gender studies, performing arts, history, religion and theology. It is produced by Whitson Publishing and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

International Medieval Bibliography (IMB) (1967-present) contains more than 300,000 bibliographic records for current articles published in journals, conference proceedings, collected essays, Festschriften and exhibition catalogues. Articles relate to the Middle Ages, within the date range of 400-1500 AD. Geographical areas covered are Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Users can search the Bibliographie de Civilisation Medievale (BCM) database separately or along with the IMB database for book bibliographic records. Click Enter Databases and then Go to begin. This subscription is limited to 3 simultaneous users. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Breopolis Publishers.

Manuscriptorium (some full-text) provides bibliographic information about old printed books and manuscripts with links to digital copies of a subset of these catalogued items. Users can search by settlement (town or city where the item is held), repository (institution responsible for the administration of the item) or query (keyword). Results can be restricted to items that have a full digital document or a digital map. To view digital content, click the title of an item. Then click Display existing digital copy in top, left corner of the item's description. Thumbnail images of each page can be enlarged by clicking them. It is produced by the National Library of the Czech Republic under the auspices of the 1992 UNESCO Memory of the World project. The user interface is provided by AiP Beroun.

Patrologiae Graecae (PG) (Christian Church beginnings-1439; all full-text; XLinks) is a collection of the writings of church leaders who wrote in Greek. Originally assembled by J.-P. Migne, a priest from 1824-1833, PG contains more than 160 volumes of material in Greek with Latin translations relevant to the study of the history of the Christian Church from its beginnings through the Council of Florence in 1439. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by the Religion and Technology Center, Inc.

Perseus Digital Library (some full-text) is an evolving digital library, engineering interactions through time, space, and language. It includes a wide range of primary source materials for study and research in the humanities, including classics, Duke databank of papyri, the English renaissance, Bolles digital archive and history of London collection, Tufts history, Boyles history of science papers, and American memory of California, the upper midwest and Chesapeake. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Tufts University.

Philosopher's Index (new user interface; 1940-present; updated quarterly; some full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) is a current and comprehensive bibliographic database covering scholarly research in all major fields of philosophy. It is considered the most thorough index of journal literature on the subject, features author-written abstracts covering scholarly research published in journals and books, including contributions to anthologies and book reviews. The database covers the fifteen fields of philosophy: aesthetics, axiology, philosophy of education, epistemology, ethics, philosophy of history, philosophy of language, logic, metaphysics, philosophical anthropology, metaphilosophy, political philosophy, philosophy of science, social philosophy, and the philosophy of religion. It contains research published in nearly 570 journals from 43 countries with content representing a variety of languages. It is produced by the Philosophers Information Center and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing

Religion and Philosophy Collection (1984-present; updated weekly; much full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides indexing and abstracts from 1984-present for 301 journals, many peer-reviewed, and full-text from 1990-present for 290 journals. It covers world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy. It is published by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

Thesaurus Linguae Graecae (TLG) (8 B.C.-1453 A.D.; all full-text; XLinks) includes the complete Canon of Greek Authors and Works database, a bibliographic guide to the authors and works included in the TLG corpus, and virtually all Greek texts surviving from antiquity (8 B.C) to the fall of Byzantium in A.D. 1453. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by TLG, University of California.

Thomae Aquinatis Opera Omnia (all full-text; library only database) is the complete works (118 writings) of Thomas Aquinas in Latin. It includes 61 medieval Latin texts connected in some way with, and congruous to, the writings of Thomas Aquinas.

FRANCIS (1984-present; updated monthly; RefWorks help) covers a wide range of international, multilingual, and multidisciplinary information in the humanities (70%), social sciences (30%). It indexes and abstracts over 4,300 journals with a particular emphasis on European and world literature. Subjects include archaeology, art history, ethnology, French literature, geography, history of science and technology, information science, linguistics management, philosophy, prehistory, psychology religion and sociology. It indexes a wide range of materials, including serials, journal articles, books, book chapters, conference papers, French dissertations, exhibition catalogs, legislation, teaching materials, and reports. It is produced by the Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. The user interface is provide by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center).

JSTOR (1st issue of 1st volume to 3 years from present; all full-text; RefWorks help; XLinks; title list) provides online access to back issues of selected scholarly journals in a variety of academic disciplines including the arts, business, demographic studies, humanities, social sciences, and science.

MLA International Bibliography (1926-present; updated 10 times/year; some full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides a classified listing and subject index for books, journal articles, and dissertations published on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics. It is produced by the Modern Language Association of America and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

Oxford Reference Online, Classics (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable database of 5 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering classical civilization, classical literature and who's who in the classical world as well as Latin-English and English-Latin dictionaries. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Literature (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable database of 12 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering 20th century African American, American, classical, English and Irish literature as well as literary terms, Shakespeare, twentieth century English poetry, and writers and their works. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Periodicals Archive Online (most from first issue to 1995; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides the backfiles of periodicals in ancient civilizations, history, humanities, linguistics, literature, philosophy, and religion. Users can search for articles by keyword, author, article title, journal title, language, journal subject, and year. Users can browse journals by title or journal subject. It is produced by Chadwyck-Healey and the user interface is provided by ProQuest.

ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (PQDT) (1861-last semester; updated daily; first 24 pages free full-text; RefWorks Help) contains over 2 million entries for doctoral dissertations and master's theses from over 1,000 North American graduate schools and European universities. More recent dissertations and theses are available electronically and may be downloaded for a fee. Frequently, users may also obtain a copy without cost through the library's document delivery services. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by ProQuest.