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Bibliographic Aids
compiled by John Porter

On-Line Bibliographies

The following on-line resources are particularly useful.

UofS Libraries Subject Databases: Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance Studies

Links to basic on-line resources in Classics and CMRS. A superb resource.
N.B. Licensing agreements require that you be on a UofS server, or be a student or employee of the UofS, to access many of these databases.
http://library.usask.ca/find/subject.php?subject=clas&tab=articles

Ancient Abbreviations

Standard abbreviations employed in the Oxford Classical Dictionary for (a) general matters, and (b) ancient authors and their works, journals, and other frequently used resources. (NOTE: you have to scroll down to get to the second list.)
http://www.oxford-classicaldictionary3.com.cyber.usask.ca/abbreviations

Journal Abbreviations

Standard abbreviations for many of the major journals in classical studies.
http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/amphoras/tdata/inform.html

L'Année philologique

On-line version of this invaluable bibliographic tool, offering a searchable annotated bibliography of most significant work published in classical studies for the years 1924-2009. [Access by subscription or UofS server]
http://www.annee-philologique.com/aph/
    [Link for off-campus use]

Tables of Content of Interest to Classicists (TOCS-IN)

Up-to-date, searchable indices of current periodicals in Classics and related fields, from 1991 to the present. An invaluable resource.
http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/cgi-bin/amphoras/tocfind

Gnomon Bibliographic Databank

Searchable indices of select recent books, reviews, and articles. Immensely useful. Current interface in German only.
http://WWW.GNOMON-ONLINE.DE/

Journals Available through the UofS Server in Electronic Format

This page on the Library's U-Search system lists journals available to UofS users in electronic format.
https://library.usask.ca/ejournals

Print Bibliographies and Electronic Bibliographies on CD-ROM

General Resources

• Wellington, J.S. Dictionary of Bibliographic Abbreviations Found in the Scholarship of Classical Studies and Related Disciplines. Greenwood Press, 1983. [REF PA99 .W44 2003]

• Journals Relating to Classics in the University of Saskatchewan Libraries

Current Bibliographies

• L'année philologique
  (Covers the years 1924 to present.)
  [Z7016 .A61]

• Gnomon
  (The bibliographic supplements — found at the end of each of the odd-numbered issues — give up-to-date bibliographies for years not yet covered by L'année philologique.)
  [PA3 .G57]
  (N.B. The most recent issues are in the current periodicals stacks.)

Earlier Bibliographies

• Marouzeau, J. Dix anneés de bibliographie classique ... 1914-1924. New York, 1968-1969.
  [Z7016 .M35 1969]

• Lambrino, S. Bibliographie de l'antiquité classique, 1896-1914. Paris, 1951.
  [Z7016 .L36 1951]

• Klussmann, R. Bibliotheca scriptorum classicorum et graecorum et latinorum. Hildesheim, 1961.
  (Covers the years 1878-1896.)
  [Z7016 .K92]

• Engelmann, W. Bibliotheca scriptorum classicorum. Eighth edition. Hildesheim, 1959.
  (Covers the years 1700-1878.)
  [Z7016 .E57 1959]

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