J. Kovacs

RELC 892 Clement of Alexandria

20 January 1999 Wednesday 3:45 P.M. 10 students

[ Religion Index] [ Arts & Humanities] [ Periodicals Citation Index] [ L'Annee philogique]

I. Online Resources

A. Religion Index (Web Spirs) (1949- A model search engine including articles, book reviews, books, dissertations. Found by entering VIRGO, click on Other Databases, and then choose Alphabetical listing and Religion Index (WebSpirs). book reviews kwd anywhere: mehat and stromates and review 2 hits and is needed; implied adjacency Display with default settings, then "Change Display" Check DE, CT, the "Confirm Changes" subject search words anywhere: Clement and alexandria and plato* 40 hits Explain truncation = plato* retrieves plato, platonists, platonism, etc Display records. Show CT in no.4 ("School of Moses") To Print: Check 2,3,5 "Print" Check "clear marked records after print" "Display for Print" Use Netscape print button Click on "Index" (top of screen) Display "Field" menu. PS=Personal name as subject Term: Clement of Alexandria - 312 items Try also SR=Scriptural Reference and other fields

B. Arts and Humanities Search (1980+) Newer than RI, but interdisciplinary. Most valuable for citation searches. cited refrnc keyword: enter volker and gnostiker, to find cites of W. Volker, Der Wahre Gnostiker. 9 hits Display 2 (Harcus) "General note." cited refs. alpha by author. cryptic info in form. author (last name, 1st initial), date, truncated title. "citation/reference" is data on article or book in which citations appear Prefer RI for reviews

C. Periodicals Citation Index. Can go further back in time; can search by book reviews only "General keyword": Clement and Alexandria; Check "book reviews only" "search" 81 hits; show no.10 "Barnard's Edition" Click on "12 (1898) 45" (issue info), not "Classical Review" Other old reviews nearby

II. Print Resources

A. L'Annee philogique (AL-REF Z7016 .A5) "Auteurs et textes" sect-"Clemens Alexandrinus" For book reviews, look under author of book in "Index des noms d'auteurs modernes" Note annotations, Frequent cross-references (arrows) Very thorough; slow to appear. Goes back to 1924 This and other Classics tools are often helpful for patristics research. Database of Classical Bibliography, a CD-ROM available at the Alderman Library's Ready Reference Desk, only a small cumulation of L'Annee philogique, vers. 2 (1974-1989)