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Classical studies reference sources

Oxford Reference Online
Reference titles in many fields, including classics. Includes the Oxford Classical Dictionary, along with many other sources.
Oxford Bibliographies Online: Classics
Annotated bibliographies and research guides written by scholars about topics in classics.
Oxford Handbooks Online: Classical Studies
Offers thorough introductions to topics and a critical survey of the current state of scholarship in classical studies.
Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)
Collection of online encyclopedias in many subjects, including classical studies.

JSTOR
Interdisciplinary full-text article database. Also includes some e-books. Note that JSTOR only allows you to search the back files of journals - the most recent 5 years usually aren't included.
Literature Resource Center
Includes biographical and critical material on thousands of literary authors of all periods and many geographical areas.
MLA Bibliography
References to articles in the fields of literature, drama, linguistics, folklore, and cultural studies.
Philosopher's Index
Indexes hundreds of journals and books in Philosophy and related fields. Includes author-written abstracts. Updated quarterly. 1940 - present.
Project Muse
Contains mostly full-text of articles from Humanities and Social Sciences journals (typically 2000 - present). Also includes some e-books.

Digital Loeb Classical Library
Contains Greek and Latin texts from every Loeb edition in print. In Greek and Latin, with English translations.
Oxford Scholarly Editions Online: Classical Studies
Scholarly editions of classical texts published by Oxford University Press.
Perseus Digital Library
Greek works in English translation. Covers the history, literature and culture of the Greco-Roman world.

Thesaurus Linguae Graecae

A comprehensive digital library of Greek literature from antiquity to the present era. Access: Each user must register and login to access.

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