Italian resources and support

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Most Italian resources are held in the Arts and Social Sciences Library.
The Arts and Social Sciences Library classmark scheme shows how the books and journals are arranged.

Some key locations at which core materials for students of Italian can be found are:

Subject	Classmark range	Location
Italian language	PC1001 - PC1984	Second floor
Italian literature	PQ4001 - PQ5999	Second floor
Italian history	DG401 - DG980	First floor

Books about related subjects can be found at the following locations in the Arts and Social Sciences Library:

Subject	Classmark range	Location
Bibliographies of specific subjects	Z	First floor
Cinema and film studies	PN1993 - PN1999	Second floor
Economics	HC	First floor
History of art	N - NX	Second floor
Linguistics	P	Second floor
Literary theory	PN	Second floor
Music	M - MT	Second floor
Philosophy	B - BD; BH - BJ	Second floor
Politics	JN	First floor
Theatre	PN2000 - PN3307	Second floor
Theology	BL - BX	Second floor

Course based materials

Recommended textbooks (books in high demand for essays, for example) are kept in the Short Loan Collection (SLC).

Examination papers: sets of past examination papers (bound in years) can be found on the first floor of the Arts and Social Sciences Library, on the shelves next to the pamphlet collection.

Videos and DVDs

These are located on the second floor of the Arts and Social Sciences Library and have a classmark prefix of Video or DVD. Some are for use in the library only; viewing facilities are available in the Arts and Social Sciences Library.

Thesis collection

University of Bristol PhD theses are held in the Arts and Social Sciences Library thesis collection, kept in a locked cage on the first floor. They may be consulted within the library. Please ask at the library issue desk if you would like to consult a thesis.

Special collections

The Arts and Social Sciences Library contains a special collection of rare books.

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• Quick search on the Library homepage
  search for books, journals, or articles and databases using our various search tools, plus Internet search using Google Scholar.
• The Subject resources section of these pages includes Databases for Italian via MetaLib for searching for journal articles references, etc, quick reference tools, Internet links, and reviews and bibliographies.
• Our Library collections and eResources pages give full advice on finding all types of materials.
• The Inter-Library Loans (ILL) service can be used to obtain Items not held in print in the University's branch libraries or available online. See below for more details. Access to other university libraries and the British Library may be a useful alternative.

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The Inter-Library Loans (ILL) service can be used to obtain Items not held in print in the University's branch libraries or available online. There is a charge for this service, though it may be possible to obtain an Inter-library loan voucher to pay for this:

• Italian Department academic staff should be able to obtain an Inter-library loan voucher to pay for this from your department.
• Italian Department postgraduates should consult their supervisors about obtaining Inter-library loan vouchers to pay for this service.
• Final year Italian Department undergraduates may be entitled to vouchers for their dissertations but should discuss the matter first with their supervisors.

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• Our Research support pages cover finding information, managing information, and exploiting your research, together with sources of further help and advice.
• Each academic department in the university has its own library representative, whose duties are detailed in these guidelines. The Library Representative for Italian is Dr Catherine O'Rawe.
• Book purchase recommendations and suggestions for new journals/databases can be made direct to the Subject Librarian, though in the latter case it is best to discuss the matter first with the departmental Library Representative.
• New academic staff are welcome to contact the Subject Librarian to arrange a session on how the Library can help you.

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MetaLib: your resource gateway provides access to a vast range of online resources, including databases, search engines, subject gateways, and selected Internet resources.

Databases for Italian via MetaLib (list with brief details)
This link takes you to the list of databases and other information resources for Italian, with brief details displayed against each. Click on the Info icon to display the full details.

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Internet links

• Intute: Arts and Humanities - a gateway with extensive links to to quality resources in the area of Italian studies.
• The University of Bristol Department of Italian - information for current and prospective students at the department, staff details and their research interests, selected internet resources and news of forthcoming events etc.

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The following represent a selection of the quick reference resources of interest to students of Italian which are held in the Arts and Social Sciences Library.

Bibliographies

Title	Classmark
Year's work in modern language studies	Serial Z7006.Y4

Dictionaries & encyclopedias

Title	Classmark
Oxford Paravia Italian dictionary: inglese-italiano, italiano-inglese, Maria Cristina Bareggi, ed.	PC1640 OXF
Collins English-Italian, Italian-English dictionary	PC1640 COL
Grande dizionario ilustrado della lingua italiana / Aldo Gabrielli. Milano: Mondadori, c1989	PC1625 GAB
Dictionary of Italian literature / Peter Bondanella and Julia Conaway Bondanella, eds. Rev. ed. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1996	PQ4006 DIC
Oxford companion to Italian literature / ed. by Peter Hainsworth and David Robey. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002	PQ4006 OXF
Encyclopedia of contemporary Italian culture / ed. by Gino Moliterno. London: Routledge, 2000	DG451 ENC
The feminist encyclopedia of Italian literature / ed. by Rinaldina Russell. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1997	PQ4063 FEM
Medieval Italy: an encyclopedia / Christopher Kleinhenz, ed. New York: Garland, 2002	DG501 MED
Historical dictionary of modern Italy / Mark F. Gilbert and K. Robert Nilsson. Lanham: Scarecrow Press, 1999	DG555 GIL
Historical dictionary of fascist Italy / Philip V. Cannistraro, editor-in-chief. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1982	DG571.A1 HIS

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This is a list of some useful research resources for Italian.

Theses

Author, title, date	Location
American doctoral disserations 1955-	Serial Z5053.A5
Index of theses (with abstracts) accepted for higher degrees by the universities of Great Britain and Ireland and the Council for National Academic Awards 1950-	Serial Z5055.G6
Index of theses (with abstracts) accepted for higher degrees by the universities of Great Britain and Ireland and the Council for National Academic Awards 1970-	Available via MetaLib

Style manuals

Author, title, date	Location
The Chicago manual of style. 15th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003	Z253 CHI
Joseph Gibaldi. MLA handbook for writers of research papers. 5th ed. New York: Modern Language Association, 1999	PN147 GIB
MHRA style guide: a handbook for authors, editors, and writers of theses. 2nd ed. London: Modern Humanities Research Association, 2008	PN147 MHR
The Oxford dictionary for writers and editors. 2nd ed., ed. and compiled by R.M. Ritter. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000	Ref. PE1628 OXF
The Oxford style manual / ed. and compiled by R.M. Ritter. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003	PN147 OXF

Bibliographies

Author, title, date	Location
Italian women writers: a bio-bibliographical sourcebook / ed. by Rinaldina Russell. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1994	PQ4063 ITA
Bibliografia della linguistica italiana / Robert A. Hall, Jr. Pisa: Giardini, 1988	Z2355 HAL
Commedia dell'Arte: a guide to the primary and secondary literature / Thomas F. Heck. New York: Garland, 1988	Z2354.D7 HEC

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• The Subject Librarian delivers information literacy sessions to all first year students and is happy to see students individually to discuss specific needs.
• A number of general 'Self-learning resources' are available below, including video tutorials, downloadable library guides, and web resources.
• Find out about referencing in your written work and EndNote referencing software in 'Referencing help'.

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• The Subject Librarian is happy to see students individually to discuss specific needs.
• A number of general 'Self-learning resources' are available below, including video tutorials, downloadable library guides, and web resources.
• Find out about referencing in your written work and EndNote referencing software in 'Referencing help'.

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• Video tutorials - topics include the Library Catalogue, understanding references on reading lists, using the MetaLib resource gateway, off-campus access to eResources, etc.
• Finding and using information pages - covering key aspects of information skills, including researching a topic, effective use of Google, evaluating your search results, avoiding plagiarism, etc. Also includes a Jargon-buster page.
• Library guides - downloadable guides to each branch library, our main search tools, special library services, etc.
• External resources for developing your information skills - including online tutorials and downloadable guides.
• Find out about referencing in your written work and EndNote referencing software in 'Referencing help'.

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Referencing

• There is no single way of writing references. Two of the most common styles are the Harvard system and the Modern Humanities Research Association (MHRA) system. You will need to use the style specified by your department or by the body or journal to which you are submitting your work. The Arts Faculty has produced a useful guide to citing academic work. If there are no guidelines specified, you should make sure that you write your references in a consistent way.
• Our Jargon-buster page includes other abbreviations used in references including ibid, op. cit. and et al.

• General referencing guidance
  includes Why reference? What is included in a reference? Referencing styles, How to reference, Links to useful sites on referencing, and brief details of EndNote and EndNote Web referencing software (see the EndNote referencing software section below for more details).

Journal title abbreviations

Literature references are often written with abbreviated terms. Probably the most troublesome are abbreviated journal titles which can make finding a journal difficult.

To find journal title abbreviations you could try:

Leistner, Otto. Intertnationale Titelabkürzungen von Zeitschriften, Zeitungen... in the Arts and Social Sciences Library at Oversize Z6945.A2 LEI

If you are unable to find the abbreviation you are looking for, please ask a member of the Library staff for assistance. Here are some lists of journal abbreviations that may be useful.

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• General advice on writing and style guides
• Our Plagiarism: information and advice for students page explains what plagiarism is, how to avoid it, and the consequences of plagiarism.

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EndNote is the University of Bristol's recommended bibliographical management software, which can be used to collect, store, organise and manage references, and to output them as reference lists or bibliographies. A particularly useful function is 'Cite While You Write', enabling you to format Word documents, producing bibliographies and adding references within the text.

• EndNote Basic (formerly EndNote Web) help, advice and training sessions
  This is the recommended version for all undergraduate and taught postgraduate students - it is available free to UoB students and staff.
• EndNote Desktop support
  Academics, researchers and research postgraduates can use the desktop version, which may be installed on their UoB PC. See the 'Help and support' page of EndNote Desktop support for details of self help training materials.

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