Major Databases
available with Columbia ID
Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index
Indexes journal articles, book
reviews and essays about women, sexuality and gender in Europe, North
Africa and the Middle East from 450 C.E. to 1500 C.E.
Search Tips: Use " " for a phrase;
use keywords; Do not use "and"; implicit right-hand truncation.
Humanities Full Text
Citations and
abstracts for articles in the humanities, including history,
literature and more, 1984-present.
Search Tips: Use "and" between words; Use " " for a phrase; * for truncation; Use keyword
option.
Humanities & Social Sciences Retrospective, 1907-1984
Citations and abstracts for articles in the humanities, including
history, literature and the social sciences.
Search Tips: Use "and" between words; Use " " for a phrase; * for truncation; Use keyword
option.
International Medieval Bibliography
Covers all aspects of Medieval
Studies with a date range of 400-1500. Europe, Middle East and North
Africa, 1967 to present.
Search Tips: Use keyword searching in "All Index Terms" box; Phrase is
assumed - use "and" if not a phrase; * for truncation.
Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (1842 -)
Citations for articles, books and other materials on the Middle
Ages and Renaissance (1400-1700).
Search Tips: Use keywords, phrase assumed- use "and" if not a phrase,
*for truncation.
JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive
A full text database of
articles from over 1,000 scholarly journals, from the beginning of the
journal but excluding the most recent 3-5 years; includes: history,
language and literature, philosophy, classical studies and more.
Includes Speculum and Renaissance Quarterly.
Search Tips: Use the Advanced Search for more precise searching; Use "
" for a phrase; & for plurals.
LION: Literature Online
English and American poetry, drama, prose, biographies, and
secondary sources, from the Anglo-Saxon period to the 20th century.
Search Tips: To find critical articles click on "Search criticism
and reference."
Phrase is assumed - use "and" if not a phrase; * for truncation.
MLA Bibliography
Major database for literature, language, linguistics and folklore.
Citations for articles, dissertations, books, book chapters, etc. from
1963 to the present.
Search Tips: Use " " for a phrase; * for truncation.
Project Muse
Full-text
articles from more than 100 scholarly journals published by university
presses in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social
sciences. Includes: Essays in Medieval Studies, Journal of Medieval
and Early Modern Studies and more.
Search Tips: Use " " for a phrase; * for truncation.
ProQuest Direct
Online journal
articles and citations, Indexes: Medium Aevum, Speculum and more.
Search Tips: Select scholarly materials by clicking on "Databases
selected" then select "Research Library."
Two words phrases are assumed to be a phrase; use " " for
phrases of more than two words; Use * for truncation.
Gender Studies
Citations for materials on women's studies, gender studies,
feminist theory and criticism, from 1972 to the present.
Search Tips: Use * for truncation.
Additional Databases: ATLA Religion Database,
Bibliography of the History of Art,
History of Science, Technology and Medicine,
Historical Abstracts
(for late Medieval & Renaissance),
Philosopher's Index.
Interlibrary Loan & using other
libraries
Click on
Other Library Catalogs to search additional library
catalogs.
CATNYP is the online catalog of the NYPL research library
and
LEO is the online catalog of the NYPL Branch Libraries.
To locate items that are located at
other libraries, check
WorldCat which is the online collective catalog of OCLC
members around the world.
Click on
Request It to borrow books or order photocopies of items that
are not available at the Barnard or Columbia Libraries using
Borrow Direct or Interlibrary Loan. There is no charge
for these services and more detailed instructions are provided on
the Request It page. A Columbia UNI is needed to use these
services.
RefWorks
for managing citations and creating
bibliographies
REFWORKS BIBLIOGRAPHIC SOFTWARE
RefWorks is a
bibliographic software package that is available, free of charge, to
all current Barnard and Columbia students, faculty and staff, and is
available by signing up for an individual account on the RefWorks
Website:
RefWorks allows you to export citations from library
catalogs and databases, store them in lists that you create, and
cite them in papers and bibliographies using any citation style you
choose. For further information about RefWorks, consult the page
http://www.barnard.edu/library/refworks.htm.
Web
Resources
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Ancient & Medieval Studies: Internet Resources, Columbia University
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Medieval and Earlly Modern Sources Online
(in: CUL list of
Databases)
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Internet
Medieval Sourcebook, Paul Halsall
see:
India
Islam,
Jewish
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Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies, Georgetown University
includes:
French,
Italian and other areas
- ORB: Online Reference Book for
Medieval Studies, Kathryn Talarico
- NetSERF: Hypertext
Medieval Glossary, Beau Harbin
- Online Medieval &
Classical Library, University of California, Berkeley
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Hanover
Historical Texts Project: Medieval Europe, Hanover College
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WWW Virtual Library History
Index: Medieval Europe, Michael George
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Digital Scriptorium: Image
Database of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts
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Celebrating the Liturgy's Books:
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in New York City
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Bodleian Library: Manuscripts
- Medieval English
Compendium, University of Michigan
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Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Literature: Voice of
the Shuttle
- Luminarium: Anthology of
Middle English Literature
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Labyrinth Library Middle English
Bookcase
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Chaucer Name Dictionary
- Electronic Canterbury Tales,
Daniel Kline, University of Alaska
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Canterbury Tales Project:
University of Sheffield & De Ment Fort University
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Chaucer MetaPage
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Geoffrey Chaucer: Harvard
University
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Beowulf: The
Classic Epic, Text of Harvard Classics, 1910 edition
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Decameron Web
- Dartmouth Dante Project
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Princeton
Dante Project
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Camelot
Project, Arthurian Texts and more, University of Rochester
- Galileo Project
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Medieval
Science Page
- Islamic Science: Commission on
the History of Science & Technology in Islamic Societies
- Ecole Initiative:
Creating a Hypertext Encyclopedia of Early Church History
