Classical Studies

Use the Library website to search for books and ebooks:

The books in the libraries are organised by the Dewey Decimal System. Each book has a number on the spine called a shelfmark.  Books for your subject will be located in the University Library.  

In the University Library, the first floor has books with shelfmark numbers from 000-649 (apart from 340-349.99 which are in the Law Library on the third floor) and the second floor has books with numbers from 650-999.

Try browsing the shelves for books on a particular topic or search on the Library catalogue (https://library.lincoln.ac.uk) to find out where the books are located.

Useful Shelfmarks for Classics include:

180 Ancient, medieval, eastern philosophy
292 Classical religion (Greek & Roman religion)
473 Dictionaries of classical Latin
475 Grammar of classical Latin
483 Dictionaries of classical Greek
485 Grammar of classical Greek

722 Architecture from earliest times to ca. 300

733 Greek, Etruscan, Roman Sculpture
880 Hellenic literatures; Classical Greek
881 Classical Greek poetry
882 Classical Greek drama
870 Latin & Old Latin literatures
871 Latin poetry
872 Latin drama
878 Latin miscellaneous writings
930 History of ancient world (to ca. 499)

Most modules will have an online reading list. Reading lists often provide links to essential and recommended readings for the module. They can also be a good starting point for finding books and other resources for assignments. Reading lists can be accessed via the relevant module site on Blackboard.  Alternatively go to the Reading Lists site directly and search by module code or name.

More information on reading lists is available on the Library guide Reading lists: a guide for students. 

Inter-library loans are requests for items not held in our collections to be obtained via other libraries. The inter library loan service is open to staff, postgraduate researchers, postgraduate taught students, and final year undergraduate dissertation students.  For more details and to make requests go to the Library's Inter-library loans page.

SCONUL Access is a scheme which allows many university library users to use or borrow books and journals at other libraries which belong to the scheme. Click here to learn more about it or sign up.