Research Guide (Mythology) Santa Rosa Junior College

MYTHOLOGY

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Reference	Books	Articles	Web	Associations	Citing

This research guide highlights some sources used for locating information. Consult with a Reference librarian for further assistance or for help in locating the information needed.

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and Handbooks
The following Reference Sources should be helpful in locating background information:

FOLKLORE

Use these to identify motifs, people, places, customs, games and themes from the world's folklore.

Animals with Human Faces

Doyle REF/GR/705/.R68

Brewer's Dicitonary of Phrase and Fable

Doyle & Mahoney REF/PN/43/.B65

An Encyclopedia of Fairies

Doyle REF/GR/549/.B74/1976

Funk & Wagnall's Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology and Legend

Doyle REF/GR/35/.F82

Legends of the World

Doyle REF/GR/79/.L43/1982

Motif Index of Early Irish Literature

Doyle REF/GR/67/.C7/1969

Mythical and Fabulous Creatures

Doyle REF/GR/825/.M87/1987

CLASSICAL DICTIONARIES:

Use to identify authors, characters, places and events from Greek and Roman myths and literature.

Gods and Heroes of Classical Antiquity

Mahoney REF/N/7760/.A34

The Greek Myths (Graves)

Doyle & Mahoney REF/BL/781/.G65/1960/v.1-2

The New Century Classical Handbook

Doyle REF/DE/5/.N4

The Oxford Classical Dictionary

Doyle & Mahoney REF/DE/5/.O9/1970

The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature

Doyle REF/PA/31/.H69/1940

Doyle & Mahoney REF/PA/31/.H69/1989

MYTHOLOGY:

Use to identify mythological characters, places, themes and events from the world's mythologies and religions and to find retellings of the myths themselves.

A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History and Literature

Doyle REF/BL/1105/.D6

Codex Telleriano-Remensis: ritual, divination, and history in a pictorial Aztec manuscript

Mahoney REF/F/1219.56/.C627/Q55

Dictionary of African Mythology: the mythmaker as storyteller

Doyle & Mahoney REF/BL/2400/.S24

Dictionary of All Scriptures and Myths

Doyle REF/BL/603/.G3/1960

Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

Doyle & Mahoney REF/BL/2450/.G6/H37

Encylopedia of Native American Religions

Doyle & Mahoney REF/E/98/.R3/H73

The Encyclopedia of Religion

Doyle REF/BL/31/.E46/1986/v.1-16

Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics

Doyle REF/BL/31/.H38/v.1-13

The Facts on File Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend

Doyle & Mahoney REF/BL/303/.M45

Goddesses in World Mythology

Doyle REF/BL/473.5/.A66/1993

The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion

Doyle & Mahoney REF/BL/310/.F7/1966/v.1-13

Doyle Circulating BL/310/.F72

Guide to the Gods

Doyle REF/BL/473/.L43/1992

Handbook of Hindu Mythology

Doyle & Mahoney REF/BL/1111.4/.W55

Handbook of Japanese Mythology

Mahoney REF/BL/2203/.A86

Handbook of Mesoamerican Mythology

Doyle & Mahoney REF/F/1219.3/.R38/R42

The Illustrated Who's Who in Mythology

Doyle REF/BL/303/.S46/1985

Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology

Doyle REF/BL/310/.G853

Introduced by Robert Graves

Mythologies

Doyle & Mahoney REF/BL/311/.D513/1991/v.1-2

The Mythology of All Races

Doyle REF/BL/25/.M8/1964/v.1-13

Mythologies of the World: A Concise Encyclopedia

Doyle REF/BL/303/.M95

The New Book of Goddesses and Heroines

Doyle REF/BL/473.5/.M66/1988

Way of the Animal Powers

Doyle & Mahoney REF/BL/311/.C26

MYTHOLOGY & ART

Use these to locate representations of mythological subjects in painting, sculpture, and other arts

A Book of Beasts

Doyle REF/N/7850/.B4/1960

A translation from a Latin bestiary of the twelfth century

The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (Gayley)

Doyle REF/BL/721/.G3/1939

The Classic myths in English literature and in art, based originally on Bulfinch's "Age of fable" (1855), accompanied by an interpretative and illustrative commentary.

A Dictionary of Pictorial Subjects From Classical Literature

Doyle REF/N/7760/.P68/1983

Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art

Doyle & Mahoney REF/N/7740/.H3

Encyclopedia of World Art

Doyle & Mahoney REF/N/31/.E533/v.1-17

God and Heroes in Art

Doyle & Mahoney REF/N/7565/.I47

Doyle Circulating /N/7565/.I47

A Handbook of Legendary and Mythological Art

Doyle REF/N/7760/.W3/1969

An Illustrated Dictionary of the Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya

Doyle Circulating /F/1435/.R3/M55

Mahoney REF/F/1435/.R3/M55

Signs & Symbols in Christian Art

Doyle & Mahoney REF/N/7830/.F37/196

Call Numbers to Browse:

BL 300-325

The following Reference subscription Electronic Databases can also be helpful:

Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Literature Resource Center

Access databases from: SRJC Articles & Databases http://www.santarosa.edu/library/ftdb. Off campus access requires a user name and PIN number. Apply for a PIN.

Books Top
The SRJC Library Catalog lists books under author, title and subject. The following subject headings should contain useful information:

ANIMALS, MYTHICAL	MYTHOLOGY IN LITERATURE
FAIRY TALES	MYTHOLOGY, CLASSICAL
FOLKLORE	MYTHOLOGY, GREEK
LEGENDS	MYTHOLOGY, HINDU
MYTHOLOGY	MYTHOLOGY, NORSE

Use FOLKLORE and MYTHOLOGY as subheadings, i.e., ANIMALS–FOLKLORE.

Access the SRJC Library Catalog at:http://library.santarosa.edu Select the "Exact Subject Heading" Search Type and type in any of the subject headings.

Magazines and Newspaper Articles Top
The library subscribes to a variety of electronic databases to help you locate articles in popular magazines, scholarly journals and newspapers. The following databases should contain information on your subject:

Expanded Academic ASAP(Info Trac)	All ProQuest Databases
ProQuest Research Library	SIRS Researcher
ProQuest Research Library - Multicultural Module	ProQuest Education Journals
ERIC Plus Text

Access databases from: SRJC Articles & Databases http://www.santarosa.edu/library/ftdb. OFF campus access requires a user name and PIN number. Apply for a Pin.

The library has print copies of the following magazines of particular interest:

Aramco World	Mankind
Humanist	Multicultural Review
Humanities

To locate other titles subscribed to by the SRJC Libraries (in print and in electronic databases) go to the:
Library Periodicals List

Web Resources Top
The following selected websites should be helpful in finding information:

SRJC Internet Resources by Subject:

Mythology http://www.santarosa.edu/library/Refs/religions.shtml#myth

Librarians' Internet Index:

Mythology
http://search.lii.org/index.jsp?tn=1title,description,publisher,creator,allTags,keywords,extra_words,searchableid&tv=Mythology&ss=1

The World Wide Web has no standards, quality and reliability of Information and can vary greatly.

Access How To Evaluate Information Resources: http://www.santarosa.edu/library/guides/eval.shtml

Associations and Organizations Top
Use these websites to locate organizations and associations:

Associations on the Net http://www.ipl.org/div/aon

This guide offers access to many scholarly and trade organization/association websites. The directory lists broad categories allowing you to select more narrow subheadings.

Scholarly Societies Project http://www.scholarly-societies.org/subjects_soc.html

This website provides access by subject to national and international societies with scholarly, academic, or research goals. There are strict guidelines for resource inclusion and a URL stability ranking for each website.

Citing Sources Top
For assistance in using the citation style required by your instructor, check the following citation guides:

MLA (Modern Language Association)

APA (American Psychological Association

Other Styles:(Chicago, Turabian, CBE, and more.)

Access any of these guides from: http://www.santarosa.edu/library/Refs/cite.shtml

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Last updated: December 18, 2006	Questions and Comments: Phyllis Usina