How to Find Sources Through International Medieval Bibliography

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How to Find Sources through International Medieval Bibliography

International Medieval Bibliography is the leading search tool for researchers studying medieval topics.

It covers the period from the fourth through the fifteenth centuries and focuses mainly on Europe, North Africa, and the Near East.

It can help you identify a wide range of scholarly sources like journal articles, book chapters, and books.

From the main search screen, click "Advanced Search" for a greater range of options.

Enter your search terms at the top

[On the advanced search screen, the words “Saladin AND crusades” have been entered into the search box labeled “All fields.” All the letters in the word “AND” are capitalized.]

and set any other limitations such as language of publication or the range of centuries that your topic covers.

[There are additional; options to limit search, including identifying search term as the author, title, or place name]

The numbers that appear at the right of the search area as you are entering terms give you a preview of the number of hits the search will return.

From the results list, click on the title to view more information about the item you've found.

Before accessing and reading the whole article, review the details provided in the record to determine if it's going to be useful.

The official classification details listed in the record are particularly helpful.

[Classification details shown include discipline (e.g. “Crusades”); area (e.g. “British Isles”); subject (e.g. “Crusades – 3rd Crusade (1189-1192)”); persons, families, texts (e.g. “Saladin, sultan of Egypt”); and century (e.g. “12”).]

If you see one that’s relevant, click on it to see if there are other items classified in the same way.

To see if we have access to the full text of the item, click on the "Get it at Guelph" icon at the top of the record. This will check if the item is accessible through another one of our databases.

Don't forget to try a variety of different searches using different combinations of terms to achieve different results.

[A new search using the words “Saladin AND Lionheart” has been entered into the search box labeled “All fields.” All the letters in the word “AND” are capitalized. This search produces a different result set.]

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