CLASSICS A guide to resources
St John’s College Library www.joh.cam.ac.uk/library
Resources for Classics BOOKS The main Classics collection is located on the First Floor (Penrose section), with classmarks beginning PA. The oversize sequence precedes the main sequence. The general arrangement is as follows:
PA 1-99
General classical philology
PA 201-899
Greek philology and language
PA 1000-1179
Medieval and modern Greek language
PA 2001-2915
Latin philology and language
PA 3000-3049
Classical literature (incl. philosophy and religion)
PA 3050-4505
Greek literature
PA 3051-3516
Collections
PA 3520-3564
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PA 3601-3681
Translations (including Loebs)
PA 3818-4505
Individual authors arranged alphabetically
PA 5000-5660
Byzantine and modern Greek literature
PA 6000-6971
Roman literature
PA 6001-6097
Literary history
PA 6100-6140
Collections
PA 6141-6144
Criticism, interpretation etc.
PA 6155-6191
Translations (including Loebs)
PA 6202-6971
Individual authors arranged alphabetically
PA 8001-8595
Medieval and modern Latin literature
Works on classical history are located on the Second Floor (Penrose section), with classmarks beginning DE-DG:
DE
Greco-Roman world history
DF
Greek history
DG
Roman history
JOURNALS Details of the Library’s journal holdings, listed by subject, are available via the website: www.joh.cam.ac.uk/journals
Relevant titles include:
Classmark:
Holdings:
L’Annee Epigraphique
ANN (in Basement)
(1922-2010)
Annual of the British School at Athens
DF 10.A5
Vol. 51- (1956-)
BRI (in Basement)
Vol. 1-50 (1894-1955)
Britannia
BRI (in Basement)
Vol. 1-49 (1970-2018)
Classical Quarterly
PA 1.Q3
Vol. 1-44 (1907-50)
PA 1.Q4
Vol. 1- (1951-)
PA 1.R4
Vol. 20-64 (1906-1950)
CLA (in Basement)
Vol. 1-19 (1887-1905)
Classical Review [New Series]
PA 1.R5
Vol. 1- (1951-)
Greece and Rome [First Series]
PA 1.G6
Vol. 7-22 (1937-53)
Greece and Rome [Second Series]
PA 1.G7
Vol. 1-65 (1954-2018)
Greece and Rome: New Surveys
PA 1.G8
Vol. 1-43 (1967-2015)
Journal of Hellenic Studies
DF 10.J6
Vol. 69- (1949-)
JOU (in Basement)
Vol. 1-68 (1880-1948)
Journal of Roman Studies
JOU (in Basement)
Vol. 1-108 (1911-2018)
Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum
CN 1.S9
Vol. 1- (1923-)
[New Series] Classical Review
Recent, unbound issues are shelved in the Periodicals Area on the Ground Floor. Runs of bound journals are generally shelved in the Penrose section on the First and Second Floors (before the main sequences). Older volumes are shelved in Chapel Basement, arranged alphabetically by title or by name of issuing institution.
E-journals can be searched via Cambridge LibGuides (see overleaf for more information).
ELECTRONIC RESOURCES The Faculty of Classics provides links to key subject-specific resources and bibliographies on its website: www.classics.cam.ac.uk
Cambridge LibGuides provide a complete guide to all subjects and electronic resources, such as ejournals, e-books and databases available across the University: libguides.cam.ac.uk
Recommended resources include:
Bibliotheca Teubneriana Latina
Corpus Medicorum Graecorum / Latinorum
Library of Latin Texts
New Jacoby
Oxford English Dictionary
(Note: a Raven password is required for online access off-campus.)
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Other libraries you may find useful:
University Library
Faculty of Classics Library
Recommendations The College Library aims to provide all works necessary for Part One courses, and a selection of the most important works required for Part Two. We receive reading lists from the departmental libraries in advance of each academic year, and continually update the Library collections in response to requests from directors of studies, supervisors and students. You can recommend an item by using the online recommendation form (www.joh.cam.ac.uk/item-recommendations) or by filling in a recommendation form at the Issue Desk. All reasonable requests will be considered. If texts you require for your course are not available in the College Library, please talk to a member of Library staff.
Staff If you have any difficulty in tracing the material you need, whether in printed or electronic format, please ask a member of Library staff for assistance. The Issue Desk is staffed Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm.