These are basic TOPCAT searches for books in the library. You should have already learned to use TOPCAT in the Library Orienation for New Students online course; if you haven't completed this, read the TOPCAT Tutorial now.

Use your Keyword Searching skills. If you haven't already done so, read the online tutorial:Keyword Searching Techniques. Use the guide provided by your course instructor for help formatting your citation.

Notes:

• A monograph is a book with an author (or authors) who writes the entire book. An edited book is one where the editor has gathered papers from various writers to create the book; usually there's a different author and title for each chapter. This can also be called a collection of essays. In TOPCAT, an edited book states "Edited by..." just after the title, at the top of the record. If you can't tell by looking at TOPCAT whether it's an edited book or a monograph, find the book in the library and look at it.
• To find books on a topic, use a Keyword search and try different keywords. Be creative and use your results to give you clues for other search terms.
• You don't need to have the book in your hand to cite it. Usually TOPCAT gives you enough information, unless you need specific page numbers.
• Vergil is sometimes spelled differently. Look for clues in the records you find.

This is a bit tricky. Plan to spend some time on it, and be patient. Try to make sure you understand the process so that you can do this for real when you do your research later on.

Start by reading the tutorial for Finding Articles. It explains the process of identifying articles using indexes (databases) and finding both online and print journals.

The databases you want to use are listed on the Ancient History and Classics Subject Guide, under "Indexes". Read the description of earch database if you want to know more about it - each one is unique. Pick one and try it.

Remember your keyword searching skills and only search for the most important term(s).

TOCS-IN:
Connect to the database and search. You'll get citations to articles. The citation provides the details about the journal in which it was published: title, volume, issue, date, pages. The titles are abbreviated, so click on the list of abbreviations to see the full title. Look up that title in TOPCAT or "Journal Titles Online" (links on homepage) to see if we have it.

JSTOR:
Search the database to find citations. All articles are available in full text. Clicking on the title only brings up one page of the article; use the .pdf link to get the full article.

Scholars Portal Journals :
This database is very large and covers all topics. Connect and search, then look at the citations to find one on your topic. All the articles should be available in full text - look for a link.

L'Annee Philologique:
Connect to the database and select an "Advanced Search". Change the search field to "Ancient Authors and Texts" and search for "Homer". Look through the citations to find one that's a journal article on Iliad. Look for the journal by title in TOPCAT, then make sure we have the volume/issue with the article.

Use the guide provided by your course instructor for help formatting your citation.

You should know how to find Reserve readings in TOPCAT, from reading the online tutorial on TOPCAT. Use the guide provided by your course instructor for help formatting your citation.

There are over 40 items on Reserve for this course, but a browse through the titles should make it clear which books you need to answer these two questions. Write down the call numbers, and then ask for them at the Circulation/Reserves Desk. They will make you give them the call numbers, to show that you know how to find them.

The Reference section is on the 2nd (Main) Floor of the library. Note that DE is the beginning of a Library of Congress Call Number. Browse the DE section for a book that has an entry (most likely an encyclopedia or dictionary on Classical History). Please put the books back in the correct spot, so your classmates will be able to find them.

Use one of the reference books you found in your previous question, or Google it.

Make sure you find a reliable website, if you decide to Google - see our webpage on Evaluating Websites.

You should be able to answer this question with a Reference book or a reading for your course. You can also search the web.