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Library Liaison
Joe Constance
Contents
Selected Reference Books
Find Journal Articles
Find Books
Selected Websites
How to Cite Your Sources
Course Guides
HU 102 – Humanities
Department Website
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Ancient Writers: Greece and Rome
Ref PA3002.A5 (2 volumes)
Arts & Humanities Through the Eras
Ref NX440 .A787 (5 volumes)
The Cambridge Ancient History
Ref D57.C252 (12 volumes)
Civilization of the Ancient Mediterranean World
Ref DE59 .C55 (3 volumes)
Dictionary of the Middle Ages
Ref D114.D5 (14 volumes)
Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature
Ref PN669.E53
Encyclopedia of Protestantism
Ref BX4811.3 .E53 (4 volumes)
The Encyclopedia of Religion
Ref BL31.E46 (print version, 16 volumes)
Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages
Ref D114.E53 (2 volumes)
Encyclopedia of the Renaissance
Ref CB361.E52 (6 volumes)
Encyclopedia of World Art
Ref N31.E533 (17 volumes)
European Writers
Ref PN501.E9 (14 volumes)
Gods and Heroes in Art
Ref N7760.I4713
New Catholic Encyclopedia
Ref BX841.N44 (print version, 15 volumes)
New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
Ref CB9 .N49 (print version, 6 volumes)
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Ref ML100.N48 (20 volumes)
Oxford Art Online (includes The Dictionary of Art)
Ref N31 .D5 (print version, 34 volumes)
The Oxford Classical Dictionary
Ref DE5.O9
The Oxford Companion to Christian Thought
Ref BR95 .O94
The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature
Ref PA31.H69
Oxford Reference Online
This database enables you to search within many of Oxford's highly-regarded reference works, including the Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization and Oxford Companion to Philosophy.
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Ref B51.R68 (print version, 10 volumes)
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Search the following databases to locate citations and/or full text of journal articles. In some cases, the database will provide links to the full text of articles. If you see a  button next to an article of interest, click it to determine whether the journal is available in the Geisel Library or in full text via another electronic database. WebBridge will also help you request articles through Interlibrary Loan if they aren't available through our library.
Academic Search Premier
A broad index providing abstracts and some full-text for a range of academic areas.
APh: L'Annee Philologique
This comprehensive index in classical studies indexes articles in hundreds of scholarly journals, books, dissertations, and conference proceedings and provides brief abstracts. Articles written in many European languages are indexed, but the interface language of the database is English. (1959–present) Earlier volumes are available in paper and are located in the General Collection PA29 .A5 User Guide (PDF) Journal list (English-language titles only) (PDF)
Arts & Humanities Citation Index
Provides indexing to the world's leading arts and humanities journals and selections from social science and science journals. Includes articles, bibliographies, editorials, letters, and reviews. (1980–present)
ATLA Religion Database
Also known as the ATLA Religion Index, this database contains more than one million bibliographic records covering the literature of religion in many languages. Most coverage spans from 1949 to the present. It is an essential resource for researchers and students in theology, but it is also very helpful for studies in humanities, social sciences and history.
Catholic Periodical & Literature Index
CPLI is produced by the American Theological Library Association and the Catholic Library Association. It provides indexing to periodicals, books, newspapers, and papal documents dealing expressly with a practice of Catholic faith and lifestyle. (1981–present)
International Medieval Bibliography ON CAMPUS ONLY
This searchable online version of the IMB provides comprehensive indexing of scholarly journals and conference proceedings in the interdisciplinary field of medieval studies. Bibliographic records are available for 4,500 periodicals, with quarterly updates ensuring access to the latest articles.
To open the database, click on the "Enter Databases" button and then on the "Go" button next to the database's name.
Iter
This bibliography pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400–1700) consists of citations for journal articles (1842–present), books (1995–present), reviews, bibliographies, abstracts, and more. It also offers recent full-text articles of Renaissance Quarterly, Early Theatre, and Renaissance and Reformation. User Guide
Journal List (PDF)
JSTOR
JSTOR is a full-text archive of back issues of selected journals in the areas of history, philosophy and literature, among others. User Guide
MLA International Bibliography
Produced by the Modern Language Association of America, the MLA Bibliography provides access to international scholarship in literature as well as languages, linguistics and folklore. Over 3000 journal titles are indexed. Coverage is from 1963 to the present.
User Guide Journal List (PDF)
Past Masters: Humanities Database IN LIBRARY ONLY
Complete works of Saint Anselm (in Latin) and Saint Augustine (in Latin and English ) Keyword searching. Database is located on Library PC 70 and Anselm Room PC. User Guides at Ready Reference Shelf.
Philosopher's Index
The premier international resource in philosophy, this database contains many articles pertaining to humanistic studies. (1940–present) User Guide (PDF) Journal List (PDF)
Project MUSE
This database offers all full-text articles from over 100 peer-reviewed journals; subjects include humanities, arts, medicine, mathematics, social sciences, and more. (See Journal List of the Basic College Collection for dates of coverage.)
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Search the library catalog to locate books in Geisel Library. Search by keyword (e.g., green knight) if you are unsure of the title you are looking for. Humanities books fall within many areas of the classification system and are housed on both the Main and Upper Levels of the library.
Search WorldCat
to search the collections of libraries worldwide. Find a book in this database, and, if not owned by SAC, you can request it from Interlibrary Loan with one click. Your book(s) will be available for pickup in the library within 7–14 days. Ask for help in using this database at the reference desk, in person, or online at Ask a Librarian.
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Searching the World Wide Web can yield a vast amount of information, but in terms of quality and reliability, your results may be uneven at best. The ease and speed with which individuals can publish information on the web, regardless of accuracy or quality, makes it imperative that when doing research on the web you know how to evaluate the information you find. To learn more, see Judging What You Find.
The English Server
From Carnegie Mellon University, includes over 20,000 texts in the Humanities.
Great Books Index
Links to available online editions of the Great Books.
H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences Online
An international interdisciplinary organization of scholars and teachers based at Michigan State University.
Humanities Text Initiative
This collection of full text resources is made available by the University of Michigan's Digital Library Production Service.
Humbul Humanities Hub
Hosted by the University of Oxford, Humbul is a great first stop for searching online humanities resources.
Infomine: Scholarly Internet Resources: Social Sciences and Humanities
This is UC Riverside's Humanities links search engine.
Internet Public Library: Arts and Humanities
The Internet Public Library is a public service organization at the University of Michigan School of Information. The sub-category of Humanities contains many useful links to collections, exhibits and periodicals.
Major Online Text Collections
From Columbia University, a well-organized listing of online texts freely available on the Internet.
National Endowment for the Humanities
This federal agency is dedicated to promoting education and scholarship in the humanities throughout the United States. It is especially helpful for finding grant information.
Perseus Digital Library
Edited by Gregory Crane of Tufts University, this site contains excellent resources for the study of the humanities.
Public Broadcasting Service
Many of the links pertain to the Humanities.
Sulair: Research Help: Humanities and Area Studies
An alphabetical listing of humanities resources prepared at Stanford University.
University of Kentucky: Worldwide Web Searching Guide: Humanities
Twenty-one categories and includes online language resources.
Voice of the Shuttle: General Humanities Resources
A well-maintained gateway to humanities web resources.
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See the library's How To Cite Your Sources guide for resources on how to properly cite research materials. Always confirm the style required by your instructor.
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