The Classics Library prides itself in having one of the best collections in its subject area in the world. We have been in existence since 1966 and have close to 30,000 volumes and 180 journal subscriptions. Many items in our collection are in languages other than English, especially Latin, Greek, Italian, German and French. Some of the journals are housed in the university's main library, Perry Castenada, as are many more books on the subject aimed at an undergraduate level of research.
The library has a strong collection focusing on classical philology, Greek and Latin literature, Greek and Roman history and classical civilization (including art, archaeology, epigraphy, and numismatics).
The reference room houses many of the major encyclopedias and reference works such as the Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum (SEG), L'Annee philologique, the old and new Paulys and Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae . There are numerous other Greek and Latin lexicons, dictionaries and major collections of Greek and Latin inscriptions such as Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum and Inscriptiones Graecae .
The general collection books shelved in the open stacks are Greek and Roman Literature, Greek and Roman civilization, history, law, philosophy, economics, military history and social history. You will find most of the volumes in the Loeb, Oxford Classical Texts, Budé and Teubner collections.
The closed stacks consists of art and archaeology holdings, including sculpture, painting, ceramics, architecture and numismatics, with a full set of the Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum.
Periodicals - The library subscribes to most of the major journals in classical studies. Current issues are available for reading in the library and can be found in the reference room. Bound back copies are housed in the open and closed stacks or at the Perry Castenada library. All bound periodicals are arranged alphabetically by title in the Classics Library.
You can search for journals, as well as any other library resources, in the library catalog by following this link. Sometimes searching for journals in our online catalog can prove tricky. If you need help just ask any of the staff here and we'll be only too happy to oblige. We also have a complementary printed database of our periodical holdings. See below.
To view a full list of all the Classics Journals the University of Texas at Austin libraries subscribes to you will need to examine the following links letter by letter. Unfortunately the database is too big to incorporate into one page.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
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| N |
To search for articles in a journal you will need to go to Find Articles using Databases on the libraries home page. However, you can also view a subject index for our journals by clicking on the links for the subject headings in the table below.
| Ancient History | Antiquities | Archaeology | Art |
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Inter-Library Service - This service is available to all University faculty, staff and students for material not owned by the University of Texas at Austin Libraries. Inquire at a service desk for details or read more about the service here.
