The first step is to make sure you understand the topic. Identify the main concepts or keywords in your question to help you develop a search strategy.

1. Use encyclopedias and dictionaries for Classics to find definitions and background information

2. Check for High-Demand items by course code  (about High Demand )
3. Find course material on AKO | LEARN.

The Library Catalogue  lists books held in the Library's collection

Hints for searching the Library catalogue

• Use Keywords or Title searches to find additional material
• Use the Browse Alphabetically: By Author search (e.g., Cicero, M) to find primary sources
• Note that the Library Catalogue does not use abbreviated book titles. If your reading list uses abbreviation like CAH, you will need to type ‘Cambridge Ancient History’ in full
• Click the Subject Headings of useful titles to find books on related subjects. Some relevant subject headings are
  • Coinage – Greece ; Coinage – Rome
  • Coins, Ancient ; Coins, Classical ; Coins, Greek ; Coins, Roman
  • Economic history – To 500 – refine by “Era” To 500 in the left-hand column.
  • Commerce – History – To 500 – refine by “Era” To 500 in the left-hand column.
  • Greece – Economic conditions – To 146 B.C.
  • Greece – Commerce – History
  • Money – Greece ; Money – Rome
  • Roads, Roman
  • Rome – Commerce
  • Rome – Economic conditions and scroll down the left-hand column to “Era” to refine by time period.
  • Rome – Economic policy
  • For sources, try adding “sources” to your search terms, for example
    Rome AND (commerce OR economic) AND sources – Subject search.
• Browse the library shelves in the classification sequences for Economics and Commerce.

See also:

Citation Chaining

Finding Ebooks

The Library Catalogue lists the print and electronic titles of journals held by the Library. Select the Browse Alphabetically: By Title search option and enter the full journal title

• Sometimes the titles of journals in lists of Classics references have been abbreviated, making them hard to find on the Library catalogue. Here is a list of abbreviations along with the full titles that should be used in the Library catalogue

To find articles on your specific topic, use Citation Chaining and search in the Classics databases

Graeco-Roman Economy

Greek Economy

Roman Economy

Coins