CLS 170
Rome: the Ancient City
F&M Library: library.fandm.edu
REFERENCE RESOURCES
The Oxford Classical Dictionary
REF DE 5 .O9 2003
Rome Alive: a source-guide to the ancient city
REF DG 13 .A37 2004
Urbs Roma: a source book of classical texts on the city and its monuments
REF DG 68 .D83 1967
A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome
REF DG 68 .R5 1992
Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire
REF DG 270 .B86 1994
Augustus to Nero: a sourcebook on Roman history 31BC-AD68
REF DG 277.5 .B73 1985
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INTERNET RESOURCES
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3. Content: What is presented? Is the content focused, or does it stray all over the place? Is the site appropriate for research/scholarly purposes? Is the design of the site more important than the content?
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5. Currency: Is the web site current? Is it currently being maintained? Is there indication of when it was last updated anywhere on the page?
For
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consult the How To guides
on the library web site.
If you have any questions, concerns, research anxiety, etc., contact:
Lisa Stillwell,
Information Literacy Librarian,
291-3844 or lisa.stillwell@fandm.edu
Last updated: 10/05, ls