Indexes & Bibliographies
If you are looking for scholarly articles on specific geographic areas or research topics within the Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies, try using some of the indexes and bibliographies listed below. In case you are having trouble finding the right material for your research needs, consult our Guide to Finding Articles. It describes how to search for a known article from a list or a course reserve, where to find articles on a specific topic, and what to do when UBC Library does not have the article you are looking for.
Greece & Rome
- L'Année PhilologiqueThe definitive bibliographic source of scholarly works relating to all aspects of ancient Greek and Roman civilizations.
- Dyabola This link opens in a new windowDYABOLA (Dynamically Accumulating Database on Objects and Literature About Antiquity) provides citations to books, articles and essays on classical, early Christian, Byzantine, early Medieval and ancient Middle Eastern antiquities, art and archaeology.
- Gnomon OnlineIndexes journals, monographs and edited volumes in classical philology, ancient history and archaeology. Based on the journal Gnomon: Kritische Zeitschrift fur die gesamte klassische Altertumswissenschaft.
- NestorAn international bibliography of Aegean studies, Homeric society, Indo-European linguistics and related fields. Currently has over 53,000 bibliographic entries and over 15,000 reviews. The database is updated monthly.
- Perseus Digital LibraryPrimary and secondary sources for the study of ancient Greece and Rome, including texts of major Greek authors linked to dictionaries, English translations and commentaries.
- TOCS-IN Tables of Contents of Journals of Interest to Classicists This link opens in a new windowTOCS-IN provides the tables of contents of a selection of Classics, Near Eastern Studies, and Religion journals, both in text format and through a Web search program.
Egypt & North Africa
- Bibliographie analytique de l’Afrique antique (BAAA)An annual critical review of the international publications dealing with ancient North Africa, from the protohistoric to the Byzantine and Muslim period.
- Online Egyptological BibliographyThe largest available collection of references to Egyptological literature. Comprises the Annual Egyptological Bibliography (AEB), the Bibliographie Altägypten (BA), the Aigyptos database, and many thousands of more recently added records. Updated daily.
- Online Resources for EgyptologyLinks to various Egyptological databases and resources, excavation sites and foundations, electronic museums, online journals and language resources.
Religion & Philosophy
- ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerialsCompiled by the American Theological Library Association. Covers Biblical studies, world religions, church history and religious perspectives on social issues.
- Philosopher's IndexA current and comprehensive bibliographic database produced by the Philosophers Information Center covering scholarly research in all major fields of philosophy.
- RAMBIIndex of Articles on Jewish Studies based largely on the collections of the National Library of Israel.
General
- Art Full TextComprehensive resource covering fine, decorative and commercial art, as well as photography, folk art, film, architecture and much more. Coverage begins in 1984. Preceded by Art Index Retrospective: 1929-1984.
- Arts & Humanities Citation Index (Web of Science)Multidisciplinary index providing bibliographic information and cited references found in over 1,700 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals. Can be used to determine where and how many times an article has been cited.
- Google ScholarSearches a wide variety of sources across many disciplines: articles, theses, books, abstracts, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other websites. The Cited by feature helps identify recent scholarship. UBC eLink feature gives one-step access to resources licensed by UBC Library and not available in the public domain.
- JSTOR CollectionDigital library of academic journals, books and primary sources. In addition to fully-searchable journal backfiles, JSTOR also includes current issues for some titles, as well as collections of primary-source documents.