Classics: Finding Subject Specific Information

A collection of over 200 e-books covering various aspects of classical studies.

E-books of the Cambridge Companions in Literature, Classics, Philosophy, Religion, Music and Culture, giving accessible introductions to major writers, artists, composers, philosophers, topics and periods. Individual titles are listed in the library catalogue.

Over 270 e-books from the Cambridge Histories series, published since 1960. The collection covers a range of subjects, from American History to History of the Book, including Economic History, British History, Philosophy, Language and Literature, Ancient History & Classical Studies.

Covering Latin literature from its origins to the Renaissance. A multilingual research tool for scholars interested in the writers, texts and manuscripts of Antiquity, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

The LLT-A contains a diverse range of Latin works from Antiquity, the Church Fathers, the medieval period and the modern period.

Includse genres as varied as chronicles, medieval saints' lives and travel narratives, legal texts, and theological, philosophical and scientific treatises from the early-modern period.

Presents a virtual library of all of the Loeb Greek and Latin literature texts (covering: epic and lyric poetry; tragedy and comedy; history, travel, philosophy, and oratory; the great medical writers and mathematicians; Church Fathers & pagan culture). How to use Loeb Classical Library

Oxford Handbooks in Classics bring together the world's leading scholars to discuss research and the latest thinking in a range of major topics in Classics. searching help

Online resources about history, literature and culture of the Greco-Roman world, including primary and secondary texts, images, an interactive atlas and an encyclopedia. searching help

Over 100,000 free downloadable e-books in a range of languages, including classic literature and drama.

Areas of interest to medievalists include Classics, English Language and Literature, History and Archaeology, Theology and Philosophy, Arabic and Islamic Studies, Music, and Theatre.

A series of online research guides containing a series of articles introducing key topics, and lists recommended readings about each topic.
Video User guide (YouTube)

A searchable digital version of the dictionary created by The University of Chicago Library.

One of the most complete and authoritative modern encyclopedia of the ancient world. In nearly 20,000 entries it covers two thousand years of history and culture of Greco-Roman Antiquity and the reception of this in the two thousand years that followed. searching help

One-volume reference work on all aspects of the Graeco-Roman world and contains over 6,200 entries, covering Greek and Roman history, literature, myth, religion, linguistics, philosophy, law, science, art and archaeology, and topics in near eastern studies and late antiquity.

Online resources about history, literature and culture of the Greco-Roman world, including primary and secondary texts, images, an interactive atlas and an encyclopedia. searching help

THE FIRST TIME YOU USE TLG YOU WILL NEED TO REGISTER ON THE WEBSITE. Collection of digitized texts written in Greek from Homer (8c. B.C.) to the fall of Byzantium in AD 1453. searching help

Online resources about history, literature and culture of the Greco-Roman world, including primary and secondary texts, images, an interactive atlas and an encyclopedia. searching help

The Financial Times is one of the world’s leading news organisations which provides a broad range of information, news and services for the global business community.

To access the premium subscription giving you full access to the content, you MUST register on first using the Financial Times for an account using your Royal Holloway email address. Therafter, you log in using your Royal Holloway email address and the password you have created when registering directly with The Financial Times.

OneFile News is a full-text international newspaper resource that allows users to quickly search and compare news articles published worldwide.

A collection of historical archives (modern to present), newspapers and periodicals (17th to 19th centuries) including:
Archives Unbound (trial)
British Library Newspapers,
Daily Mail Historical Archive,
The Economist Historical Archive,
The Illustrated London News Historical Archive,
Nineteenth Century UK Periodicals,
Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection,
The Times Digital Archive,
The Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive

Nexis provides access to a wide range of UK and international newspapers. It also includes a collection of in-depth company profiles and industry reports covering millions of public and private companies.

Regional Business News provides full-text regional business publications for the United States and Canadian provinces. You can search newspapers, magazines and other resources from different news sources.

The online academic edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, including articles, biographies, images, videos and a world atlas. The 'Compare Countries' tool shows a range of facts and statistics for different countries.

The online version of the OED including over 500,000 definitions, together with etymological analysis and variant spellings. Traces the development of English from 1150 AD to the present.
Video tutorial on using the Oxford English Dictionary

Over 100 general reference works, language dictionaries and subject dictionaries covering languages, science and medicine, humanities, social sciences and business.
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A series of online research guides in a range of subjects including American Literature, British and Irish Literature, Cinema and Media Studies, Environmental Science, Victorian Literature,Geography, Classics and Philosophy. Each guide contains a series of articles introducing key topics, and lists recommended readings about each topic.
Video User guide (YouTube)