Guides and Catalogs to Materials at UChicago with Local Call Numbers
- The University of Chicago Library's Online Catalog
Reserve Catalog - Serials Database for Classics, Ancient Near East, Medieval Latin and Byzantine Studies (Enter Med in the Subject field.)
- Classics Reading Room Reference Guide
Bibliographic Databases
- L'Année philologique on the Internet (1949-2005) [Via UofC Proxy]: Print volumes can be found on the index table in the Classics Reading Room (Z7016.A1A6 RR4Cla).
- Art Abstracts [Via UofC Proxy] (1984-) electronic version of the more recent volumes of Art Index. Earlier volumes can be found in Art Index Retrospective, 1929-1984 [Via UofC Proxy]
- Bibliographie de Civilisation Médiévale (BCM) [Via UofC Proxy]: Click "Enter Databases." Primarily monographs. Unless you uncheck IMB, the form searches both databases together.
- Book Review Index [Via UofC Proxy] (UofC-Access Only)
- Bulletin de Médecine Ancienne = Ancient Medicine Newsletter, which collects bibliographic information on the study of ancient medicine
- Digital Scriptorium is an image database of medieval and renaissance manuscripts from many institutions.
- Dissertation Abstracts/ProQuest Dissertations and Theses [Via UofC Proxy] Indexes North American dissertations and some European ones, 1861- to date, as well as many master's theses. Provides full text in PDF of almost all dissertations from 1997, and many earlier ones as well at no cost to UofC users. (UofC-Access Only)
- Elenchus Bibliographicus of Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses [Via UofC Proxy] (1998-) (UofC-Access Only)
- Feminae: the Medieval Women and Gender Index (Haverford College), covers journal articles, book reviews, and essays in books about women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages (450 C.E. to 1500 C.E.).
- FoLIVM (Fons Litterarum Iuris Veterum & Medii aevi)
- Gnomon Online (CD-ROM version available from a workstation in Classics Reading Room on the fourth floor of Regenstein Library)
- History of Science and Technology [Via UofC Proxy] (1975-) (UofC-Access Only)
- The Illustrated ISTC (Incunabula Short-Title Catalogue) on CD-ROM is available in the Special Collections Research Center.
- Index of Christian Art [Via UofC Proxy] from early apostolic times up to A.D. 1400 (UofC-Access Only)
- International Bibliography of Book Reviews (IBR) [Via UofC Proxy] (1985-) (UofC-Access Only)
- International Bibliography of Periodical Literature (IBZ) [Via UofC Proxy] 1983 to present (UofC-Access Only)
- International Medieval Bibliography (IMB) (1967-) [Via UofC Proxy]: Click "Enter Databases." Primarily articles. Unless you uncheck BCM, the form searches both databases together. Print volumes can be found at Z6203.I6 RR3.
- Iter: The Bibliography of Medieval and Renaissance Europe from 400-1700 [Via UofC Proxy] (UofC-Access Only)
- JSTOR [Via UofC Proxy] (UofC-Access Only)
- The Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies
- Leuven Database of Ancient Books
- MLA Bibliography [Via UofC Proxy] (UofC-Access Only) (Paper located at Z7006.M67 for pre-1926 volumes.)
- Medioevo Latino:
- CD-ROM: Medioevo Latino on CD, located on the first workstation inside the Classics Reading Room, on the fourth floor of Regenstein Library. (CD-ROM Helpsheet)
- Paper: Medioevo Latino Z5579.5.M4 RR4Cla (index table). Volume 22 (2003) is the latest volume.
- Periodicals Contents Index (PCI) Full Text [Via UofC Proxy] (1770-1995) (UofC-Access Only)
- Philosopher's Index [Via UofC Proxy] under CSA Illumina (1940-) (UofC-Access Only)
- ProQuest Dissertations and Theses/Dissertation Abstracts [Via UofC Proxy] Indexes North American dissertations and some European ones, 1861- to date, as well as many master's theses. Provides full text in PDF of almost all dissertations from 1997, and many earlier ones as well at no cost to UofC users. (UofC-Access Only)
- rarebooks.info [Via UofC Proxy] (UofC-Access Only)
- Regesta Imperii OPAC
- Royal Historical Society Bibliography
Searchable Catalogue - Web of Science (1975-) with citation linking [Via UofC Proxy]: includes the Arts & Humanities Citation Index as well as Social Sciences and Science Citation Indexes. From the home page, click on "ISI Web of Science" to proceed. It is best to uncheck the Science Citation Index. Though not as complete as other indexes, Web of Science does allow users to see a list of works that have cited an article.
- WorldCat [Via UofC Proxy] on Firstsearch (UofC-Access Only)
On-Line Journals
- Classics, Ancient Near East, Medieval Latin and Byzantine Serials Database, limiting to "Online."
- Electronic Journals Database (University of Chicago Library)
- JSTOR [Via UofC Proxy] (UofC-Access Only)
Full-Text Resources
(EFTS)
Provides links to primary sources such as the Patrologia Latina Database and Acta Sanctorum.
Reference (Electronic)
- Abbreviationes Online [Via UofC Proxy] online database of Latin abbreviations used in manuscripts (UofC-Access Only)
- ARTstor [Via UofC Proxy] (UofC-Access Only)
- Encyclopaedia Britannica Online [Via UofC Proxy] (UofC-Access Only)
- Encyclopaedia of Islam [Via UofC Proxy] Click "log in" to begin searching. (UofC-Access Only)
- Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages [Via UofC Proxy] (UofC-Access Only)
- Europa Sacra [Via UofC Proxy] (UofC-Access Only)
- Hagiography Database (Dumbarton Oaks)
- In Principio: Incipit Index of Latin Texts [Via UofC Proxy] (UofC-Access Only)
Also CD-ROM: Call number: CDRomZ110.I4I578 2003 Mixed Media, Regenstein Circ. - International Directory of Medievalists [Via UofC Proxy]
- Lewis and Short Latin Dictionary (Perseus Project)
- Lexikon des Mittelalters [Via UofC Proxy] (UofC-Access Only)
Also CD-ROM: Call number: CDRomD114.L42 2000 Mixed Media, Regenstein Circ. - Liddell and Scott's Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (Perseus Project)
- Liddell-Scott-Jones Greek-English Lexicon (Perseus Project)
- Medieval Latin Dictionary (Hans Christophersen, in Denmark)
- Morphological Analyses for Inflected Latin Words (Perseus Project)
- Oxford Classical Dictionary [Via UofC Proxy] (UofC-Access Only)
- The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium [Via UofC Proxy] (UofC-Access Only)
- Oxford English Dictionary [Via UofC Proxy] (UofC-Access Only)
- Scriptores Codicum Medii Aevii on CD-ROM. Call number: Z6605.L3K73 2003
- Woodhouse's English-Greek Dictionary (University of Chicago)
- World Biographical Index
Sites of Interest for Medieval and Byzantine Studies
- Byzantine Online Resources (Dumbarton Oaks)
- Byzantium: Byzantine Studies on the Internet
- The Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies (Georgetown University)
- MedHist
- The ORB: On-Line Reference Book for Medieval Studies
- WESS Medieval and Renaissance Web
- The WWW Virtual Library History Index: Medieval Europe
Subject Specialists in the Library
- Frank Conaway, Social Sciences Bibliographer
- Catherine Mardikes, General Humanities Bibiliographer
- Andrea Twiss-Brooks, History of Science Bibiliographer
- Other Bibliographers Organized by Subject Specialty
Graduate Research Workshops
- Early Christian Studies Workshop
- Islamic Art and Artifact Workshop
- Late Antiquity and Byzantium Workshop
- Medieval Studies Workshop
- Rhetoric and Poetics Workshop
- Other Workshops