Finding Books and Media
Use WorldCat to find books and media located in libraries worldwide. Request items you find in WorldCat that the Mansfield Library does not own through Interlibrary Loan.
Many books no longer under copyright are available online. Try one of the following resources if you are looking for a book published before 1923: Google Books, Open Library, Project Gutenberg, The Universal Digital Library or The Perseus Digital Library.
Finding Good Articles
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L'Annee PhilologiqueClassical literature and information on Ancient Greece and Rome
The best place to look for articles is the library databases. Here are the best databases for discovering articles related to Classical Studies.
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Thesaurus Linguae Graecae This link opens in a new window
The full corpus of Greek literary works from Homer (8th century B.C.) to the fall of Byzantium in A.D. 1453, curated by the University of California, Irvine. Note for Institutional Users: To access the Thesaurus Linguae Graecae (TLG), institutional users must register on the website. After registering, check your email for an activation link to complete the process. Once activated, you’ll be redirected to the full TLG database. A username and password are required for access.
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Index IslamicusIndex to literature on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world
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JSTORScholarly journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences, business, and sciences
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MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Index of journals, series, and books spanning literature, language and linguistics, folklore, film, literary theory and criticism, dramatic arts, and the historical development of printing and publishing, covering materials from the 1920s to the present.
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Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
Full text scholarly journals in the fields of: area and ethnic studies; art and architecture; creative writing; education; film, theater, and performing arts; history; language and linguistics; library science and publishing; literature; medicine and health; music; philosophy; religion; science, technology, and mathematics; social sciences; studies by time period; women's studies, gender, and sexuality.
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WorldCat (Discovery) This link opens in a new window
Catalog of library resources held by institutions around the world. Find materials and place interlibrary loan requests for resources not owned locally.
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Literature Resource CenterBiographical and bibliographical information on authors and their works
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Historical Abstracts with Full Text (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowHistory and culture of the world, excluding the United States and Canada
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Directory of Open Access JournalsFull text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals
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Underground & Independent Comics, Comix, and Graphic Novels: Volume I This link opens in a new window
Collection of digitized comic strips, graphic novels, illustrations, commentary, and other primary sources highlighting adult comics from North America and Europe—spanning from the earliest underground comix of the 1950s to contemporary works by modern artists.