The databases listed below contain scholarship from many different disciplines, including Classical Studies. You can also consult our list of databases and other resources by subject. In general:

• Consult Project MUSE for more recent journal articles.
• Consult JSTOR for older articles (the name comes from "Journal Storage").

However, both sources now also contain e-books, with JSTOR including books published as recently as this year.

The links below will take you to resources in other subjects that might be useful.

Any of the these tools listed below can help you organize and cite your references. The Overview at the top of the list explains the strengths and weaknesses for each.

• Overview of Citation Software
• EndNote
• Zotero
• Mendeley

Some of the tools listed in the "Manage Your References" include tools to help you create citations in your papers. For more help in understanding the mechanics behind the citations (and to verify that the tool in question has formatted everything properly), consult the following:

• Citation Style Guides - An overview of many of the more popular citation methods, including MLA (Modern Language Association).
• Purdue OWL: MLA Formatting - More detail about MLA, from Purdue University's Online Writing Lab.

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