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Latin 19 : Latin 19 (SC)
finding books:
Tripod
To locate books at the Tri-College Libraries:
4. Finally, search by those subject headings.
Apuleius Metamorphoses
Apuleius
Apuleius Criticism And Interpretation
1. Start with a KEYWORD search.
2. Look at relevant items.
3. Note the subject headings assigned to those items.
4. Finally, search by those subject headings.
4. Finally, search by those subject headings.
Once you identify books you would like to check out, write down - or text yourself - the book title, location, and call number of the book. Then use the call number to find the book in McCabe Library.
- A-G call numbers are on the lower level of the library
- H-K call numbers are on the second floor of the library.
- L-Z call numbers are on the third floor of the library.
Apuleius Metamorphoses
Apuleius
Apuleius Criticism And Interpretation
If all copies of a book in Tripod are checked out, use E-Z Borrow to request the book from a partner library. These books are delivered in 2-7 days.
deciphering the Library of Congress classification system:
A – General Works
B – Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
C – Auxiliary Sciences of History
D – History of Africa, Asia, Europe & Oceania
E – History: America
F – History: America
G – Geography, Anthropology
H – Social Sciences
J – Political Science
K – Law
L – Education
M – Music, Books on Music
N – Fine Arts
P – Language and Literature
PA6217 - Apuleius
Q – Science
R – Medicine
S – Agriculture
T – Technology
U – Military Science
V – Naval Science
Z – Bibliography, Library Science
finding journal articles:
AnneĢe philologique
Offers bibliographic records of journal articles, conference proceedings and collection articles on many subject areas relating to Classical Studies including philosophy, history and the antiquities. Covers 1959-present.
ProQuest Research Library
Provider: ProQuest
Provides citations and full-text magazine and journal articles in a wide variety of disciplines, both scholarly and popular in scope. Covers 1971-present.
Project Muse
Provides access to journals published by the Johns Hopkins University Press. Disciplines covered are humanities, social sciences, and mathematics.
JSTOR
Provides full-text and page images from many of the top journals in most academic disciplines. Coverage is from the inception of the journal through three to five years ago.
getting the articles you've found:
In MLA, and indeed most databases that don't have the full-text of the article, there is a 
icon next to each citation. Click on it to find out if the article is available in full-text online from the campus where you are doing your research, to search Tripod for the journal in print, or to request the item through interlibrary loan. If does not appear in your database, use Tripod to search for the journal title in your citation.
icon next to each citation. Click on it to find out if the article is available in full-text online from the campus where you are doing your research, to search Tripod for the journal in print, or to request the item through interlibrary loan. If does not appear in your database, use Tripod to search for the journal title in your citation.If the journal is in print or online at one of the other two schools, you can request that the journal or article be sent to you. If a journal in not in Tripod, you can request the article using ILL. In both cases, follow the directions on the EZ-Borrow/ILL page
reference sources:
We have a large number of subject encyclopedias on various topics. To look for reference titles on your own, do an Advanced Search in Tripod and limit your search to SC Reference Collections.
Greek and Latin authors, 800 B.C.-A.D. 1000
Publisher: New York : H. W. Wilson Co., 1980.
Biographical sketches of 376 Greek and Latin authors covering the years 800 B.C. to 1000 A.D. Includes a list of works of doubtful attribution and a chronological list of authors by century.
assembling a bibliography, citing sources, avoiding plagiarism:
Swarthmore Libraries' research FAQs
Includes a guide to citation styles and instructions for using the EndNote citation software package.
guide to citing sources, from Duke University
This guide deals with the proper way to cite various kinds of sources, demonstrating all the major citation styles (MLA, Chicago, Turabian, APA). See the "Assembling a List of Works Cited" guide for help with putting together a bibliography.
citation, paraphrasing, and avoiding plagarism
A handout from the Writing Center, explaining how to avoid plagiarism and when citations are necessary.
getting more help:
Contact Information: Anne Garrison, agarris1, x8492
If you need research assistance, I am at the Reference desk on Tuesdays 3:00-5:00 and Thursday nights, 7:00-10:00. You can also make an appointment and meet with me in my office, which is on Level 1 of McCabe in the far southeast corner. Or is it the northwest corner? I really don't know, but if you just keep walking around, you're bound to find me eventually!