Resources for research & writing
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WRITING & CITATION GUIDES
Howard-Tilton Memorial Library resources
Style Guide of the American Journal of Archaeology
Abbreviations used by the German Archaeological Institute
RESEARCH TOOLS
Abzu: Guide to Resources for the Study of the Ancient Near East Available on the Internet
Edited by Charles E. Jones (Oriental Institute), Abzu is an extensive index of resources on the pre-Islamic civilizations of Western Asia and Egypt.
Diotima: Materials for the Study of Women and Gender in the Ancient World
Edited by Suzanne Bonefas (Associated Colleges of the South/Miami University) and Ross Scaife (University of Kentucky), Diotima features a wide-range of resources for teaching and research on women in the ancient world.
Exploring Ancient World Cultures
Edited by Anthony F. Beavers (University of Evansville), Exploring Ancient World Cultures is a general textbook project dedicated to the ancient Near East, ancient India, ancient Egypt, ancient China, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, early Rome and medieval Europe.
Kirke: Katalog der Internetressourcen für die Klassische Philologie aus Erlangen
Edited by Ulrich Schmitzer (Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg), Kirke (in German) is an extensive index of internet sites relating to the classical periods of Greece and Rome.
The Perseus Project: An Evolving Digital Library on Ancient Greece
Edited by Gregory Crane (Tufts University), The Perseus Project is a growing database containing a vast array of information including texts, lexicons, images and maps on ancient Greece.
The Bryn Mawr Classical Review
The Bryn Mawr Classical Review provides reviews of current books, new journals, and electronic resources. Users may search the archived reviews and/or subscribe to a list service that delivers reviews via email.
The Duke Papyrus Archive
The Duke Papyrus Archive allows users "electronic access to texts about and images of 1,373 papyri from ancient Egypt." It uses Excite for Web Servers to search the archive.
Gnomon Online
Gnomon is an on-line bibliography of resources relating to the classical world. It provides several search tools, including a title and author search and a search of the "Thesaurusanzeige". Users in a hurry may find it easier to begin with the Quick Start Guide. Also on-line is an internet version of Inscriptiones Latinae Eystettenses (last update 95,000 inscriptions).
Nestor: Bibliography of Aegean Prehistory and Related Areas
This site "allows the search of the collected Nestor bibliographies from 1957 until 1995. These include almost 23,000 entries in the bibliography, with reviews to be added soon." The search mechanism allows for both simple and advanced searching of the bibliographic database.
TOCS-IN
The TOCS-IN project "archives the tables of contents of over 150 journals of interest to classicists." The project provides a search engine so that you may search the TOCS-IN archives.
COMPUTER RESOURCES - freeware & OpenSource
SOPHOKEYS (for Mac)
"SophoKeys provides an easy to use and standardized method for writing Ancient Greek on the Macintosh, taking advantage of the well-known Beta Code of Thesaurus Linguae Graecae." It is FREEWARE. You will also need the Gentium font (see next link) to use Sophokeys effectively.
GENTIUM FONT (for Mac)
Gentium is a free font (Open Font License). Downloadable versions are available for Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. It works very well with the Sophokeys program above, allowing you to type Greek easily in most word processing software on the Mac.
GREEK TRANSCODER (for Word)
Greek Transcoder (freeware) allows you to update the font encoding for Greek passages in older files so that it becomes readable again.
THESSALONICA FONT (for OpenOffice in Linux, Mac, & Windows)
DIOGENES (PC, Mac, Linux)
Search program for use with TLG and Packard Humanities disks.
