~ Classical Studies Tool Includes Scholarly Works Related to Ancient Greek and Roman Civilization ~

IPSWICH, Mass. — January 22, 2013 — L’Année philologique, a specialized bibliographic database of scholarly works relating to all aspects of ancient Greek and Roman civilization, is now available via EBSCOhost® from EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO). L’Année philologique database includes all volumes of the annual index, beginning with Volume I published in 1928.

L’Année philologique, published by the Société Internationale de Bibliographie Classique, is a valuable research tool in the area of classical studies. The database covers a variety of subject matter pertaining to Greek and Roman civilization including: Greek and Latin literature and linguistics, early Christian texts and patristics, Greek and Roman history, art, archaeology, philosophy, religion, mythology, music, science, and scholarly subspecialties such as numismatics, papyrology and epigraphy.

More than 810,000 records are included in L’Année philologique, with more than 15,000 new records added every year. Abstracts of journal articles are in English, German, Spanish, French or Italian. Books entries often include tables of contents and book review information.

Making this resource available via the EBSCOhost platform will further extend its reach to users. EBSCOhost, the world’s most-used reference resource, is a customizable, intuitive search experience designed to cater to user needs and preferences at every level of research.

About Société Internationale de Bibliographie Classique
Société Internationale de Bibliographie Classique (SIBC) was founded in the early 1920s in Paris, France. SIBC members include scholars chosen for their expertise in the field. SIBC is affiliated with the International Federation of the Societies of Classical Studies (FIEC).

About EBSCO Publishing
EBSCO Publishing is the producer of EBSCOhost®, the world's premier for-fee online research service, including full-text databases, subject indexes, point-of-care medical reference, historical digital archives, and e-books. The company provides more than 375 databases and more than 350,000 e-books. Through a library of tens of thousands of full-text journals and magazines from renowned publishers, EBSCO serves the content needs of all researchers (Academic, Medical, K-12, Public Library, Corporate, Government, etc.). EBSCO is also the provider of EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS), which provides each institution with a fast, single search box for its entire collection, offering deeper indexing and more full-text searching of journals and magazines than any other discovery service (www.ebscohost.com/discovery). For more information, visit the EBSCO Publishing Web site at: www.ebscohost.com, or contact: information@ebscohost.com. EBSCO Publishing is a division of EBSCO Industries Inc., one of the largest privately held companies in the United States.

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Kathleen McEvoy
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kmcevoy@ebscohost.com