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a guide to library resources

Reference Books

Primary Sources

Internet Sites

"BearCat": the online catalog

• Subject Searching: use "Subject Keyword" mode to search with terms such as:
  • Greece - history ; Greece - antiquities ; Greece - civilization
  • Art ancient - Greece
  • Athens (Greece)
• "Title plus contents keywords": this search mode searches all words in the title of books, and "Contents" when they are available
• "Keywords anywhere": use any name, place, or other term. Searches titles, contents notes, and subject headings
• Browsing: "Basic Browse Search" can help with finding good subject headings
• Browsing the shelves: These are the main sections of the Library of Congress classification system that relate to ancient history and civilization
  • B 187 -- Greek philosophy
  • D 52 - D 69 -- Ancient history
  • DE -- Classical antiquity
  • DF 1 - DF 299 -- Ancient Greek history
  • DG 11 - DG 365 -- Ancient Rome

Other library catalogs

• From the library website you can link to other library catalogs to do a wider search for books.
  • Local libraries: for ex. St. Lawrence Univ.
  • All SUNY libraries: use the SUNY Union Catalog
  • All major U.S. and some foreign libraries: use WorldCat

Crumb Library Guide.